Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University
Haydn, Brahms & Gubaidulina
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesJohannes Brahms’ Quintet for clarinet and strings, a timeless masterwork, will bring back the Rane Moore, who shone in last year’s Dreams and Prayers concert. The concert begins with a trio by Haydn, architect of high classicism, that features flutist Laura Gilbert. Sofia Gubaidulina’s blazing originality is already evident in her piano quintet, which also reveals her origins as a soviet composer bursting with talent and energy.
Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesCiompi brings this remarkable program to Duke! This is a live concert experience that explores the Black and Indigenous influences on Dvořák during his time in America. The program weaves original Native American melodies and moving African American Spirituals along with Dvořák’s most beloved chamber music.
Memories and Aspirations
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesIn honor of the recent passing of renowned American composer Paul Schoenfield, Ciompi revisits a powerful and poignant work they commissioned in 2003. Memoirs, the second of Schoenfield’s two string quartets, is a deeply personal composition written in memory of the composer’s father.