The summer of 2024 will be a summer of chamber music not to be forgotten when Ciompi Presents once again fills the chamber music niche with vibrant artistry. This three-concert series never fails to delight audiences when the musicians share the inspirational creativity of master composers. Nationally and internationally recognized guest artists will join Ciompi musicians – violist Jonathan Bagg, violinist Eric Pritchard and cellist Caroline Stinson – in these celebratory evenings filled with creativity, conviviality and superb artistry. Join us for Ciompi Presents 2024 Summer Chamber Music Series at Duke Gardens AND Baldwin Auditorium.
SPRING IN PARIS
TUESDAY, MAY 21 AT 7:00 PM
Duke Gardens, Durham, NC
Presented by Caroline Stinson
This concert of French music old, new, and popular, with strings, percussion, and song, brings us together around the French Fête des voisins – a get-together with neighbors and friends for a moment of conviviality. Spring in Paris – there isn’t a better time to visit!
EVOCATIONS
FRIDAY, JUNE 28 at 7:00 PM
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, NC
Presented by Jonathan Bagg
Schubert’s joyous “Trout” Quintet meets the dark, mystical world of Osvaldo Golijov’s Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, a Klezmer-inspired classic of our time for clarinet and strings. Also on the program: For Toru for flute & strings by Lukas Foss. Rane Moore, clarinet; Jesse Mills and Emilie-Anne Gendron, violins; Jonathan Bagg, viola; Thomas Kraines, cello; Laura Gilbert, flute; Rieko Aizawa, piano; Zachary Hobin, bass.
DREAMTIME
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 | 7:00 PM
Duke Gardens, Durham, NC
Presented by Eric Pritchard
Throughout human history, artists and composers have sought to lift the veil of the subconscious by giving voice to the dreamworld in their work. This concert begins with luminous sounds and evocative stories from six contemporary composers and concludes with a transcription of Arnold Schoenberg’s glorious setting of Transfigured Night.
Purchase tickets beginning Thursday May 2, 2024. Subscriptions are $60. Single tickets are $25 General Public; Non-Duke Students/Duke Employees $20; Youth/Duke students $10. Tickets may be purchased online at tickets.duke.edu or at the Duke University Box Office, Bryan Center, Upper Level. The box office is open Tuesday-Friday, 11am-4pm, or you may call 919-684-4444. The box office accepts cash, check, credit cards and Duke Card FLEX payments.
All Concerts begin at 7:00pm. The concerts will be presented at Kirby Horton Hall in the Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and at Baldwin Auditorium, Duke East Campus. Call 919-684-3698 for directions to the Gardens and 919-684-4444 for directions to Baldwin.
Ciompi Presents is sponsored by the Department of Music, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and the Ciompi Quartet Fund.