
Ciompi Downtown – Fall 2026
Ciompi continues its two concert series of one-hour programs featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. Student ensembles from the Duke Chamber Music Program are also featured on these programs.

Ciompi continues its two concert series of one-hour programs featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. Student ensembles from the Duke Chamber Music Program are also featured on these programs.

The Ciompi continues its two concert series of one-hour programs featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. They perform for their home audience at the beautiful Goodson Chapel.

Premier performances of works by Duke and UNC-G graduate composers.

Ciompi has commissioned current Duke and UNC-G graduate composers to write short string quartet movements. This premiere performance provides a chance to meet the next generation of composers and experience music on the cutting edge.

This program explores the Black and Indigenous influences that shaped Antonín Dvořák’s work during his time in America—including his residency in nearby Spillville, Iowa.