BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Ciompi Quartet - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ciompi.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Ciompi Quartet REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T183000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230804T122219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T122219Z UID:4863-1700155800-1700159400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Downtown Classics - Johannes Brahms: String Quintet #2 DESCRIPTION:Johannes Brahms: String Quintet #2 in G Major\, Op. 111\, with Patrick Yim\, violist \nNorthStar Church of the Arts\n220 West Geer Street\,\nDurham\, NC \nNorthstar is located in Downtown Durham\, near Motorco and Central Park \nThe Ciompi continues its two series of one-hour concerts featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. Student ensembles from the Duke Chamber Music Program are also featured on these programs. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/downtown-classics-johannes-brahms-string-quintet-2/ LOCATION:NorthStar Church of the Arts\, 220 West Geer St\, Durham\, NC\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T203000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230923T150825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230923T150825Z UID:4935-1698865200-1698870600@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Carol Woods DESCRIPTION:This Program is FREE: \n\nFranz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C Major\, Op. 74 #1\nSofia Gubaidulina: String Quartet #2 (1987)\nShelley Washington: Middleground for String Quartet (2017)\nClaude Debussy: String Quartet\, Op 10 URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/carol-woods/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T180000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230923T145826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230923T150046Z UID:4927-1698595200-1698602400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:St. Peter's Episcopal Church\, Washington\, NC DESCRIPTION:Program: \n\nFranz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C Major\, Op. 74 #1\nSofia Gubaidulina: String Quartet #2 (1987)\nShelley Washington: Middleground for String Quartet (2017)\nClaude Debussy: String Quartet\, Op 10 URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/st-peters-episcopal-church-washington-nc/ LOCATION:St Peter’s Episcopal Church\, 101 N. Bonner St\, Washington\, NC\, 27889 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230804T121855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230923T151520Z UID:4847-1698523200-1698530400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Sol Variations DESCRIPTION:Featuring Gabrielius Alekna\, piano  \nSofia Gubaidulina and Shelley Washington both organized their works around Sol (the pitch G)\, but they go in remarkably different directions. Gubaidulina probes the question “existence vs. essence” whereas Washington explores a place she calls “Home of the Heart\, Heart of the Home.” Revered Polish composer Graźyna Bacewicz\, a woman\, gave us one of the best piano quintets of the era: romantic\, dramatic\, forward-looking. The evening\, and the season\, starts with a quartet by Haydn\, reviving a Ciompi tradition! \n\nFranz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C Major\, Op. 74 #1\nSofia Gubaidulina: String Quartet #2 (1987)\nShelley Washington: Middleground for String Quartet (2017)\nGraźyna Bacewicz: Piano Quintet #1 (1952) with Gabrielius Alekna\, piano\n\nTickets are FREE and can be reserved in advance URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/sol-variations/ LOCATION:Baldwin Auditorium\, Duke University\, 1336 Campus Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27708\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciompi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Gabrielius_Alekna-at-piano.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T213000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230519T135039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T022328Z UID:4792-1692298800-1692307800@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Ciompi Presents: Evocations DESCRIPTION:Presented by Caroline Stinson (cello). \nTickets available from the Duke University Box Office. \nThe final concert in the summer series features Caroline Stinson performing with the Lydian String Quartet\, Rachel Calin (bass) and Adriana Linares (viola). \nProgram: Boccherini Cello Quintet Night Music of the Streets of Madrid; John Harbison Presences for solo cello\, string quartet\, and bass\, commissioned to honor the young cellist\, David Anderson (1978-1998); Brahms Sextet for Strings in G Major OP 36\, the early joyful flowering of Brahms’ musical voice. \n\nCaroline Stinson is cellist with the Ciompi String Quartet at Duke where she is Associate Professor of the Practice and directs Chamber Music. Ms. Stinson performs widely as a soloist\, recitalist and chamber musician\, appearing at Zankel Hall (Carnegie)\, The Gardner Museum (Boston) and The Smithsonian (DC); the Koelner Philharmonie\, Lucerne Festival and Cité de la Musique in Europe\, and the Centennial Centre in Canada. She is Principal Cello of Orchestra Lumos in Connecticut\, under the direction of Michael Stern\, and is co-Artistic Director of Weekend of Chamber Music in the Catskill Mountain Region with her husband Andy Waggoner. Ms. Stinson has premiered dozens of works for solo cello\, concerti and chamber music\, and her many recordings include the solo CD Lines on Albany Records. \nLinks to guest artists: \nLydian String Quartet \nRachel Calin\, bass \nAdriana Linares\, viola \nFrom Caroline Stinson:  The Lydian have had a long relationship with John Harbison\, whose work “Presences” for solo cello\, string quartet and bass we will perform\, and eventually record. I’m looking forward to performing the work again; I first learned it back in 2016 and performed it with the Verona Quartet. \nFrom the composer: “Presences\, for solo cello\, string quartet\, and bass viol\, was commissioned by Charles Felsenthal to honor his friend\, the young cellist\, David Anderson (1978-1998). With the help of many materials furnished to me by the commissioner — news articles\, photographs\, concert programs\, poems\, and personal memories — I conceived of an informal\, un-stylized piece\, not a threnody or tombeau\, but something which might permit David Anderson’s cello-voice — which unfortunately I never heard or knew — to be known and heard again through the porous curtain which shields us from the other side.” \n— John Harbison URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/evocations/ LOCATION:Sarah P. Duke Gardens\, Kirby Horton Hall\, Doris Duke Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230808T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230808T213000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230519T134445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T022250Z UID:4788-1691521200-1691530200@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Ciompi Presents: Homages DESCRIPTION:Presented by Eric Pritchard\, violin. \nTickets available from the Duke University Box Office. \nThe second concert features violinist Eric Pritchard with guest artists Anton Miller (violin)\, Heather Bentley (viola)\, Elizabeth Anderson (cello) and Brandt Fredriksen (piano). The program includes two premiere performances of recently composed piano quintets inspired by visionary creatives and finishes with Handel’s well-known Passacaglia and Pärt’s beloved Spiegel im Spiegel. \nProgram: Heather Bentley For Nellie inspired by Ellen Shipman\, the visionary landscape architect of the Duke Gardens; Bill Robinson Cubic Deviations\, inspired by Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Handel; Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia transcribed by Halversen; Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel. \n\nEric Pritchard has served as first violinist of the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University since 1995. Mr. Pritchard tours worldwide as a chamber musician and he has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Boston Pops\, Indianapolis Philharmonic and Orchestra New England. As a member of the Alexander String Quartet\, he was awarded First Prize at the London International String Quartet Competition and premiered works by Aaron Copland and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Pritchard’s chamber and solo recordings have been released on Naxos\, MSR\, Albany and Toccata Classics. A graduate of Indiana University and the Juilliard School\, he also is a certified teaching member of Alexander Technique International. \nViolinist Anton Miller has appeared throughout the United States and abroad as a soloist\, chamber musician\, recitalist and pedagogue. He is currently Professor of Violin at the Hartt School of Music and Co-Director of Music at the Point CounterPoint Chamber Festival in Vermont. He can be heard in concert with the Miller-Porfiris Duo\, QuartetES\, Con Brio Ensemble and the Phenix Ensemble. He studied at the Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay and at Indiana University with Franco Gulli.  \nSeattle-based violist and composer Heather Bentley has trailblazed a career as one of the West Coast’s most visible improvisatory musicians\, specializing in creating evocative atmospheres and textures. Classically trained\, she has shifted to an unabashedly experimental artistic output: As a performer\, she can be seen performing on instruments like her electric seven string and five string violins or her electronic pedal board in numerous chamber ensembles that utilize improvisation\, electronics\, and often both. As a composer\, her work for chamber ensembles and orchestras has been performed by organizations across both California and Washington. Relentless in her pursuit of creativity\, she continues this work as co-founder of Kin of the Moon\, a 501(c)3 organization which fosters collaboration between artists in service of creating unique art. \nCellist Elizabeth Anderson has performed in major concert venues of the world in China\, Japan\, Australia\, Italy\, Germany\, Finland\, Mexico and the US. As a founding member of the Naumburg Award winning Meliora Quartet\, she made numerous appearances on the world’s most prestigious chamber music series and recorded the Mendelssohn Octet for Telarc with the Cleveland Quartet. She has also performed and recorded extensively with the Cassatt String Quartet\, VC3 Cello Trio\, and as cellist in the New York City Opera Orchestra at Lincoln Center. \nPianist Brandt Fredriksen enjoys a dynamic and versatile career as a performer\, musical director and teacher. His debut recitals were held in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City\, Gasteig Cultural Center in Munich\, Germany\, and Vafopoulio Cultural Center in Thessaloniki\, Greece. Fredriksen has appeared in recitals as a soloist and a collaborative artist at many prestigious venues including Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center Jazz\, Merkin Hall\, Florence Gould Hall\, Gasteig Cultural Center\, Megaron Athens and Thessaloniki\, Greece and Beijing Concert Hall in China. In 1999\, he was selected by the U.S. and China Foundation to perform recitals and concertos throughout China\, a tour that included Beijing\, Shenzhen\, Shanghai\, and Shenyang. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/homages/ LOCATION:Sarah P. Duke Gardens\, Kirby Horton Hall\, Doris Duke Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T213000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230519T133612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T022203Z UID:4785-1687287600-1687296600@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Ciompi Presents: Contrasts DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jonathan Bagg\, viola \nTickets available from the Duke University Box Office. \nThe first concert of the Ciompi Quartet Presents 2023 Summer Chamber Music Series features Jonathan Bagg with guest artists Benjamin Fingland (clarinet)\, Maiani da Silva (violin)\, Emely Phelps (piano) and Laura Gilbert (flute). The title for his presentation is drawn from a Bartók work that was written for Benny Goodman in 1938. The program features a unique musical combination with unusual instrumentation. \nProgram: Béla Bartók Contrasts; George Crumb Eleven Echoes of Autumn (1966); Undine Smith Moore Afro-American Suite (1969) \nJonathan Bagg is Professor of the Practice at Duke University. As violist with Duke’s Ciompi String Quartet\, he has performed hundreds of concerts in the U.S. and around the world. Currently co-Artistic Director of Electric Earth Concerts in New Hampshire\, he also directed the Monadnock Music festival for six years. Bagg has performed at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival\, the Portland Chamber Music Festival\, the Eastern Music Festival\, Sebago Long-Lake\, Highlands-Cashiers\, Mohawk Trail\, and Castle Hill festivals. He is principal viola with the CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and has appeared with many notable ensembles\, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Bagg has recorded solo vi0la music on the Bridge\, Albany\, Centaur and Gasparo labels. \nClarinetist Benjamin Fingland’s playing has been praised for its “spiritedness and humor\,” “unflagging precision and energy\,” and “eloquence and passion” (NY Times). He is a founder of the critically acclaimed new music collective counter)induction and a member of the renowned Dorian Wind Quintet. He has performed\, recorded\, and toured worldwide\, collaborating with a broad variety of artists – ranging in scope from Brooklyn Rider\, to Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble Intercontemporain\, to jazz/pop icons Ornette Coleman and Elton John. Formerly Principal Clarinet of the New Haven and Prometheus orchestras\, he is currently Principal Clarinet of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra. A graduate of The Juilliard School\, he teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and the Third Street Music School in NYC. He has performed at the Festival since 2022. \nMaiani da Silva is a contemporary violinist\, performer\, arranger\, and educator.  She is a member of the four-time Grammy-winning sextet Eighth Blackbird\, co-founder of performance-art duo The Furies\, as well as Lecturer at Yale’s Department of Music and Visiting Distinguished Professor at University of Oregon. She has premiered concertos with the Cincinnati Symphony and the U.S. Navy Band\, premiered staged works by David Lang/Anne Bogart\, and has also collaborated with Bang On a Can All-Stars\, Electric Earth Concerts\, Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music\, Wild Up\, Louis Andriessen\, Viet Cuong\, Ted Hearne\, Nina Shekhar\, Childish Gambino\, George Lewis\, Taylor Mac\, Julianna Barwick\, Joe Hisaishi\, and more.  Maiani studied under the tutelage of Irina Muresanu at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee\, and Mela Tenenbaum in Brooklyn\, N.Y.  Other mentors include Lenny Matczynski\, and Andrew Mark. She is also an Artist in Residence and Fellow at Yale University’s Morse College. \nFor more info: https://www.maianidasilva.com \nPraised by the Boston Globe for her “fleet\, energetic\, and bright-toned” playing\, pianist Emely Phelps enjoys a multilayered career as a soloist\, chamber musician\, and teacher.  A finalist for the 2019 Pro Musicis International Award\, Emely has given nearly 40 performances over the past two years\, including Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto with the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra and Ohio University Symphony Orchestra\, and solo recitals at Denison University and Bucknell University. Emely has presented recitals throughout North America and Europe with repertoire ranging from Bach to Carter\, and is a passionate advocate for new music. She has worked closely with Jörg Widmann\, Shulamit Ran\, Lei Liang\, Robert McClure\, and Richard Wernick in performances of their works. As a founding member of Trio Cleonice\, Emely spent eight years with the ensemble\, performing across the United States\, touring Europe and winning second prize at the Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin\, China. Emely performs regularly at the Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival and with Electric Earth Concerts. She is currently Artist-Teacher of Piano at Ohio University. \nLaura Gilbert\, has appeared worldwide as flutist and lecturer. She is co-Founder/Artistic Director of Electric Earth Concerts and is a founding member of Auréole Trio. She has performed with many ensembles including Musicians from Marlboro\, Brandenburg Ensemble\, Music at the “Y\,” Saint Luke’s Ensemble\, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra\, New York Philharmonic and Speculum Musicae\, as well as Borromeo\, Brentano\, and Saint Lawrence string quartets. Laura performs with guitarist Antigoni Goni: as advocates of folk-inspired classical music\, the duo has commissioned and recorded many new works. Her discography includes over 30 solo and chamber music recordings. Laura is principal flutist of CityMusic\, Cleveland and Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and serves on the faculties of Mannes College of Music and Saint Ann’s School. \n  URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/contrasts/ LOCATION:Sarah P. Duke Gardens\, Kirby Horton Hall\, Doris Duke Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T160000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220822T152210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T152434Z UID:4712-1686492000-1686499200@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Sights and Sounds Concert Series DESCRIPTION:View the concert listing on ncartmuseum.org. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/sights-and-sounds-concert-series-2023-06-11/ LOCATION:North Carolina Museum of Art\, SECU Auditorium\, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd.\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27607\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T180000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230224T195328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T195328Z UID:4767-1685289600-1685296800@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Franklin Pond Chamber Music 2023 Competition DESCRIPTION:The Franklin Pond Chamber Music Competition is annual event open to middle and high school ensembles throughout the state of Georgia. Winners receive cash prizes as well the opportunity to perform before a live audience at the Awards Concert. The Ciompi Quartet will judge the competition and perform with the winners on May 28. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/franklin-pond-chamber-music-2023-competition/ LOCATION:Spivey Hall\, 2000 Clayton State Blvd\, Morrow\, GA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T170000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230224T190939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T200348Z UID:4765-1683471600-1683478800@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Performance with Durham Medical Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams. \nIn concert with the Durham Medical Orchestra. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/performance-with-durham-medical-orchestra/ LOCATION:Baldwin Auditorium\, Duke University\, 1336 Campus Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27708\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230224T182457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T182457Z UID:4755-1683313200-1683320400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Electric Earth Concerts DESCRIPTION:Anthony Kelley\, “Sidelines”; Béla Bartók\, String Quartet No. 4; Franz Schubert String Quartet in d minor\, “Death and the Maiden”. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/electric-earth-concerts-2023/ LOCATION:First Church\, Jaffrey\, NH\, 14 Laban Ainsworth Way\, Jaffrey\, NH\, 03452\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230423T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230423T170000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230224T182950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T195927Z UID:4760-1682262000-1682269200@ciompi.org SUMMARY:"A Forest Unfolding" – National Gallery of Art DESCRIPTION:A Forest Unfolding is a collaborative work inspired by recent scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees. Four writers—the environmentalists Bill McKibben and Joan Maloof\, along with the novelists Richard Powers and Kim Stanley Robinson—selected prose passages and poems on the relations among people and trees.  They presented these selections to four composers—Eric Moe\, Melinda Wagner\, Stephen Jaffe\, and David Kirkland Garner—who set these words into a linked sequence of recitatives and arias.  The resulting whole traces a narrative arc from human estrangement from nature to a glimpse of the endless cooperation that knits a forest together. \n– Richard Powers\, novelist and co-creator of A Forest Unfolding. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/a-forest-unfolding-national-gallery-of-art/ LOCATION:National Gallery of Art\, Constitution Ave + 6th St\, Washington\, DC\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T170000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20230224T182011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T200004Z UID:4752-1681657200-1681664400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:“A Forest Unfolding” – Weymouth Center for the Arts DESCRIPTION:A Forest Unfolding is a collaborative work inspired by recent scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees.  Four writers—the environmentalists Bill McKibben and Joan Maloof\, along with the novelists Richard Powers and Kim Stanley Robinson—selected prose passages and poems on the relations among people and trees.  They presented these selections to four composers—Eric Moe\, Melinda Wagner\, Stephen Jaffe\, and David Kirkland Garner—who set these words into a linked sequence of recitatives and arias.  The resulting whole traces a narrative arc from human estrangement from nature to a glimpse of the endless cooperation that knits a forest together. \n– Richard Powers\, novelist and co-creator of A Forest Unfolding. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/a-forest-unfolding-weymouth-center/ LOCATION:Emmanuel Episcopal Church\, 350 East Massachusetts Avenue\, Southern Pines\, NC\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230414T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230414T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220822T151822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T200025Z UID:4709-1681500600-1681506000@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Southern Exposure New Music Series: "Forest Unfolding" DESCRIPTION:A Forest Unfolding is a collaborative work inspired by recent scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees.  Four writers—the environmentalists Bill McKibben and Joan Maloof\, along with the novelists Richard Powers and Kim Stanley Robinson—selected prose passages and poems on the relations among people and trees.  They presented these selections to four composers—Eric Moe\, Melinda Wagner\, Stephen Jaffe\, and David Kirkland Garner—who set these words into a linked sequence of recitatives and arias.  The resulting whole traces a narrative arc from human estrangement from nature to a glimpse of the endless cooperation that knits a forest together. \n– Richard Powers\, novelist and co-creator of A Forest Unfolding. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/southern-exposure-new-music-series-forest-unfolding-2023-04-14/ LOCATION:University of South Carolina School of Music\, 813 Assembly St\, Columbia\, NC\, 29208\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T223000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220820T020103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T200134Z UID:4661-1680897600-1680906600@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Duke Performances Presents: A Forest Unfolding DESCRIPTION:A Forest Unfolding is a collaborative work inspired by recent scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees.  Four writers—the environmentalists Bill McKibben and Joan Maloof\, along with the novelists Richard Powers and Kim Stanley Robinson—selected prose passages and poems on the relations among people and trees.  They presented these selections to four composers—Eric Moe\, Melinda Wagner\, Stephen Jaffe\, and David Kirkland Garner—who set these words into a linked sequence of recitatives and arias.  The resulting whole traces a narrative arc from human estrangement from nature to a glimpse of the endless cooperation that knits a forest together. \n– Richard Powers\, novelist and co-creator of A Forest Unfolding. \nJohn Luther Adams: Above Sunset Pass (2007)\nDvorak: Silent Woods; Arranged for string quartet by Andrew Waggoner\nA Forest Unfolding (2018): a collaborative work by multiple creators \nFree tickets can be reserved at www.dukeperformances.org URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/duke-performances-presents-a-forest-unfolding/ LOCATION:Baldwin Auditorium\, Duke University\, 1336 Campus Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27708\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T200000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220822T151531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T151531Z UID:4707-1679851800-1679860800@ciompi.org SUMMARY:North Carolina Central University\, Durham NC DESCRIPTION:The Ciompi Quartet with Jacquelyn Bartett\, Harp. \nExact venue T.B.D.\, at North Carolina Central University. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/north-carolina-central-university-durham-nc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220822T151408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T151408Z UID:4705-1679686200-1679695200@ciompi.org SUMMARY:A la carte In cooperation with New Music Greensboro DESCRIPTION:Exact venue T. B.D.\, at University of North Carolina\, Greensboro. \nAnthony Kelley: Sidelines\nCaplet: Conte Fantastique\nDebussy: Chansons de Bilitis\nCrumb: Ancient Voices of Children URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/a-la-carte-in-cooperation-with-new-music-greensboro-2023-03-24/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T160000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220822T150852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T150852Z UID:4702-1676815200-1676822400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Ashe County Arts Council DESCRIPTION: URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/ashe-county-arts-council/ LOCATION:Ashe Arts Center\, 303 School Ave\, West Jefferson\, NC\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T223000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220820T015528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220820T024337Z UID:4659-1676750400-1676759400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Duke Performances Presents: Black Angels DESCRIPTION:George Crumb said that Black Angels “was conceived as a kind of parable on our troubled contemporary world.” Premiered in 1970\, it is one of Crumb’s most influential works\, with its spooky use of electronics\, vocalisations\, gongs\, and tuned glasses into the string quartet genre. Schubert’s D minor Quartet “Death and the Maiden” whose famous theme George Crumb interpolated into Black Angels\, has an air of dark prophecy as well\, yet its exuberant moments can still transport the listener far above daily struggles. \nFree tickets can be reserved at www.dukeperformances.org URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/duke-performances-presents-black-angels/ LOCATION:Baldwin Auditorium\, Duke University\, 1336 Campus Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27708\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220820T022831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230115T225902Z UID:4681-1675425600-1675429200@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Lunchtime Classics DESCRIPTION:Bartok: String Quartet #4 \nThe Ciompi continues its two series of one-hour concerts featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. \nGoodson Chapel\, Duke University\n407 Chapel Drive\, Durham\, NC URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/lunchtime-classics-2023-02-03/ LOCATION:Goodson Chapel\, Duke University\, 407 Chapel Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27705\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T183000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220820T022608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220820T024150Z UID:4678-1675359000-1675362600@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Downtown Classics DESCRIPTION:Bartok: String Quartet #4. \nThe Ciompi continues its two series of one-hour concerts featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. \nPresented by NorthStar Church of the Arts. \nNorthstar is located in Downtown Durham\, near Motorco and Central Park URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/downtown-classics-2023-02-02/ LOCATION:NorthStar Church of the Arts\, 220 West Geer St\, Durham\, NC\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T183000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220820T023323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220820T024054Z UID:4683-1674581400-1674585000@ciompi.org SUMMARY:The Portfolio Project DESCRIPTION:Premier performances of works by Duke graduate composers Ethan Foote and Chris Williams \nFor the third year\, the Ciompi has commissioned current Duke graduate composers to write short string quartet movements. This premier performance provides chance to meet the next generation of composers and experience music on the cutting edge. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/the-portfolio-project/ LOCATION:Rubenstein Arts Center\, Duke University\, 2020 Campus Drive\, Durham\, NC\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T223000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220820T015247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220820T023955Z UID:4657-1668283200-1668292200@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Duke Performances Presents: Lost Songs DESCRIPTION:Florence Price’s unique voice ranges easily through the stylistic territory of late-romantic and mid-20th century classical music\, while confidently incorporating ideas and idioms from Black American music. Her recently discovered Second String Quartet accomplishes this with virtuosic flair over the course of its four expansive movements. The concert begins with Anthony Kelley’s playful take on two American games: baseball and basketball. Anna Weesner’s clarinet quintet The Eight Lost Songs of Orlando Underground are the imagined work of a fascinating but fictional character dreamt up by the composer. \nFeaturing Romie de Guise-Langlois\, clarinet \nAnthony Kelley: Sidelines for String Quartet (2008)\nAnna Weesner: The Eight Lost Songs of Orlando Underground for Clarinet Quintet (2019)\nFlorence Price: String Quartet #2 in A Minor (1935) \nFree tickets can be reserved at www.dukeperformances.org URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/duke-performances-presents-lost-songs/ LOCATION:Baldwin Auditorium\, Duke University\, 1336 Campus Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27708\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221106T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221106T160000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220822T150636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T150651Z UID:4700-1667743200-1667750400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Weymouth Concerts DESCRIPTION: URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/weymouth-concerts-2022-11-06/ LOCATION:Weymouth Center\, Southern Pines\, NC\, 555 E Connecticut Avenue\, Southern Pines\, NC\, 28387\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T213000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220822T150407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T150420Z UID:4698-1666207800-1666215000@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Carol Woods DESCRIPTION:Anthony Kelley: Sidelines\nFanny Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat major\nFlorence Price: Second String Quartet URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/carol-woods-2022-10-19/ LOCATION:Carol Woods Community\, 750 Weaver Dairy Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T183000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220820T022326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220820T023759Z UID:4674-1664818200-1664821800@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Downtown Classics DESCRIPTION:Fanny Hensel: String Quartet in E-Flat Major (1834). \nFlorence Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor (1935) Selected movements. \nThe Ciompi continues its two series of one-hour concerts featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. \nPresented by NorthStar Church of the Arts. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/downtown-classics-2022-10-03/ LOCATION:NorthStar Church of the Arts\, 220 West Geer St\, Durham\, NC\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T130000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220820T021321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220820T023705Z UID:4668-1664539200-1664542800@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Lunchtime Classics DESCRIPTION:Fanny Hensel: String Quartet in E-Flat Major (1834). \nFlorence Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor (1935) Selected movements. \nThe Ciompi continues its two series of one-hour concerts featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings.  URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/lunchtime-classics-2022-09-30/ LOCATION:Goodson Chapel\, Duke University\, 407 Chapel Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27705\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220803T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220803T213000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220525T022545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T021930Z UID:4628-1659553200-1659562200@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Three Kinds of Music DESCRIPTION:Presented by Eric Pritchard\, violin \nGet tickets for this concert » \nThe final concert of the Ciompi Quartet Presents 2022 Summer Chamber Music Series features violinist Eric Pritchard performing with Elizabeth Anderson (cello) and Brandt Fredriksen (piano). The program includes trios of Shostakovich\, Bill Robinson\, and Dvořák’s “Dumky.” \nEric Pritchard has been serving as First Violinist of the Ciompi Quartet since 1995. He was previously First Violinist of the Alexander and Oxford String Quartets. He studied at the New England Conservatory\, the Indiana University School of Music and the Juilliard School where he received a Master of Music. He was awarded First Prizes at the London International String Quartet Competition and at the Coleman and Fischoff national chamber music competitions. He was also the winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs Award in violin in 1981. \nCellist Elizabeth Anderson has performed in major concert venues of the world in China\, Japan\, Australia\, Italy\, Germany\, Finland\, Mexico and the US. As a founding member of the Naumburg Award winning Meliora Quartet\, she made numerous appearances on the world’s most prestigious chamber music series and recorded the Mendelssohn Octet for Telarc with the Cleveland Quartet. She has also performed and recorded extensively with the Cassatt String Quartet\, VC3 Cello Trio\, and as cellist in the New York City Opera Orchestra at Lincoln Center. \nPianist Brandt Fredriksen enjoys a dynamic and versatile career as a performer\, musical director and teacher. His debut recitals were held in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City\, Gasteig Cultural Center in Munich\, Germany\, and Vafopoulio Cultural Center in Thessaloniki\, Greece. Fredriksen has appeared in recitals as a soloist and a collaborative artist at many prestigious venues including Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center Jazz\, Merkin Hall\, Florence Gould Hall\, Gasteig Cultural Center\, Megaron Athens and Thessaloniki\, Greece and Beijing Concert Hall in China. In 1999\, he was selected by the U.S. and China Foundation to perform recitals and concertos throughout China\, a tour that included Beijing\, Shenzhen\, Shanghai\, and Shenyang. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/three-kinds-of-music/ LOCATION:Sarah P. Duke Gardens\, Kirby Horton Hall\, Doris Duke Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T213000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220525T022310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T022416Z UID:4624-1657220400-1657229400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Special Affects DESCRIPTION:Presented by Caroline Stinson with Nurit Pacht (violin)\, Emi Ferguson (flute)\, Stephanie Vial (cello) and Paolo Bordignon\, (harpsichord). Program: Sonatas by Bach\, Couperin and Veracini\, and Telemann “Paris” Quartet. \nGet tickets for this concert » \n  \nCritically acclaimed modern and baroque violinist Nurit Pacht was a top prize winner in the Irving Klein International Music Competition\, the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition\, and the Kingsville International Music Competition. In the Spring of 2022\, she joined the faculty of Mount Holyoke College as a visiting professor. \nEmi Ferguson stretches the boundaries of what is expected of modern-day musicians. Her unique approach to the flute can be heard in performances that alternate between the Silver Flute\, Historical Flutes\, and Auxiliary Flutes. As a historical Flutist\, she is Principal Flute of the Handel and Haydn Society\, and is a frequent guest artist with period ensembles including Tafelmusik. She is on the faculty of the Juilliard School. \nStephanie Vial performs regularly in early music ensembles throughout the US and has given solo and chamber music concerts\, lectures\, and master classes at numerous universities including The University of Virginia\, Duke University\, and The Curtis Institute of Music. She is co-director of the period instrument ensemble The Vivaldi Project and is on the faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill. \nPaolo Bordignon is harpsichordist of the New York Philharmonic and has appeared with Camerata Pacifica\, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival\, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra & Boston Symphony Chamber Players\, among others. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/special-affects/ LOCATION:Sarah P. Duke Gardens\, Kirby Horton Hall\, Doris Duke Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T213000 DTSTAMP:20260503T112244 CREATED:20220525T021145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T021834Z UID:4619-1654628400-1654637400@ciompi.org SUMMARY:Quartets of Brahms and Lindroth DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jonathan Bagg\, violist. \nGet tickets for this concert » \nThe second concert of the Ciompi Presents 2022 Summer Chamber Music Series will feature Jonathan Bagg\, violist with the Ciompi String Quartet\, performing with Laura Gilbert (flute)\, Nicholas DiEugenio (violin)\, Raman Ramakrishnan (cello) and Mimi Solomon (piano). Program: Brahms’ Piano Quartet Op. 60\, a new flute quartet by Duke faculty composer Scott Lindroth\, and works by David Kirkland Garner and Tatiana Nikolaeva. \nJonathan Bagg is Professor of the Practice at Duke University and violist of the Ciompi String Quartet. His career with the Ciompi includes hundreds of concerts at chamber music venues across the U.S. and around the world\, as well as many recordings. Currently co-Artistic Director of Electric Earth Concerts in New Hampshire\, Bagg teaches viola and chamber music at Duke and is Chair of the Music Department. \nLaura Gilbert has appeared around the world as chamber musician\, soloist\, recitalist and guest lecturer. In 2012 she co-founded Electric Earth Concerts. In addition to founding and performing with Auréole\, a flute\, viola and harp trio\, she has appeared with Musicians from Marlboro\, Alexander Schneider’s Brandenburg Ensemble\, the Borromeo\, Brentano\, Saint Lawrence\, and Ciompi String Quartets\, among others. She is on the faculties of Mannes College of Music and Saint Ann’s School. 
Praised by the New York Times for his “excellent” and “evocative” playing\, Nicholas DiEugenio has twice been a prize winner at the Fischoff Competition. He is director of the Luby Violin Symposium at UNC Chapel Hill\, where he is Assistant Professor of Violin. \nAs a member of the Horszowski Trio\, Raman Ramakrishnan has performed across North America\, Europe\, India\, Japan\, and in Hong Kong\, and recorded for Bridge Records and Avie Records. He is an artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society and teaches at Bard Conservatory. \nMimi Solomon has performed throughout the United States\, China\, Japan and Europe\, and has appeared as soloist with orchestras including Shanghai Symphony\, Philharmonia Virtuosi\, and Yale Symphony Orchestra. She is currently on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. URL:https://ciompi.org/performance/quartets-of-brahms-and-lindroth/ LOCATION:Sarah P. Duke Gardens\, Kirby Horton Hall\, Doris Duke Center END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR