—————————————————————— DUKEPERFORMANCESNEWSUPDATEDukePerformanceshttp://www.dukeperformances.org——————————————————————FORIMMEDIATERELEASE:Tuesday,June13,2017DukePerformancesAnnounces2017/2018Season:InDurham,AtDuke,Essential&ExtraordinaryJune13,2017,Durham,NC—DukePerformancespresentsits2017/2018seasonatDukeUniversityinDurham,NorthCarolina,withanessentialcollectionofnearly80presentationsfeaturingthebestartiststheworldhastoofferinclassicalmusic,newmusic,jazz,Americanvernacularmusic,hip-hop,internationalperformance,theater,anddance.DukePerformancesisattheforefrontofuniversityperformingartspresentersnationwide,attractingartistsofthehighestcaliberandcommissioning,developing,andproducingagrowingnumberofforward-thinkingnewworksfortheworldstage.Thelong-awaitedopeningoftheDukeArtsCentertakesplacethisseason,withDukePerformancespresentingsixconcertsofdance,opera,andclassicalmusicintheArtsCenter’svonderHeydenStudioTheater.DukePerformancesalsocontinuesitslongstandingpartnershipwithlocalpresentersinthecomingseason,withfestivalpresentationsatDurhamFruit&ProduceCompanyandMotorco,andmajorshowsattheDurhamPerformingArtsCenter(DPAC)andTheCarolinaTheatreofDurham.Thedozensofpresentationsinthe2017/18seasondemonstrateDukePerformances’roleasavitalcontributortotheculturallifeofDuke,Durham,andNorthCarolina.The2017/18seasongoesonlineatdukeperformances.orgat10AMonTuesday,June13.Ticketpackagesgoonsaleoneweeklater,Tuesday,June20at11AM.OURNETWORKOFVENUESDukePerformancespresentsits2017/18seasoninanetworkofvenuesthatsupportstheculturalvitalityofDurham.Oncampus,inadditiontothevonderHeydenStudioTheaterinthebrand-newDukeArtsCenter,thesevenuesincludetheacousticallypristineBaldwinAuditorium;thewarmandinvitingReynoldsIndustriesTheater;thecapacious,recentlyrenovatedPageAuditorium;thenewlyrestoredDukeChapel;theintimateNelsonMusicRoom;theelegantauditoriumoftheNasherMuseumofArt;and,inoursummerseriestobeannouncedinthespringof2018,theverdantexpanseoftheSarahP.DukeGardens.Venuesintownincludethenewlyrefurbishedpost-industrialartsspaceDurhamFruit&ProduceCompany,whereDPpresentsanimmersiveeleven-dayjazzfestivalinhonorofthecentenaryofTheloniousMonk,MONK@100:ACelebrationofGenius;thedowntownclubMotorcoMusicHall,whereDPpresentsthefirstfivedaysofasix-dayfestivalofthemusicofAfricaandtheAfricandiaspora,BlackAtlantic;thepromusicshopandrecordingstudioSoundPure,hostingatalkwithsinger-songwriter-producerJoeHenryaspartofhisthree-dayresidencywithDukePerformances;thegrandlyhistoricdowntownvenuetheCarolinaTheatreofDurham,hostingconcertswiththepopularjazzsingerGregoryPorterandtheflamencoandLatinmusicicon

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DiegoElCigala;andtheDurhamPerformingArtsCenter(DPAC),hostingguitaristsJohnMcLaughlinandJimmyHerringinTheMeetingoftheSpirits.SEASONHIGHLIGHTS:FALLAmongthehighlightsthisfall:TheNorthCarolinaSymphonyandLostBayouRamblerskickoffDukePerformances’2017/2018seasonwithtwoscreeningswithlivemusicofthefairytale-adventuredramaBeastsoftheSouthernWild,undertheauspicesofNewYork’sWordlessMusic;choreographerPamTanowitzandpianistSimoneDinnersteinpresenttheworldpremiereofanoriginaldancesettingoftheBachmasterpiece,NewWorkforGoldbergVariations,producedbyDukePerformances;newlyrefurbisheddowntownpost-industrialartsspaceDurhamFruit&ProduceCompanyplayshosttoaneleven-dayfestivalinhonorofthehundredthbirthdayofreveredNorthCarolinamusicaltitanTheloniousMonkinMONK@100:ACelebrationofGenius,featuringaremarkablecollectionofover20topjazzmusicians,includingtheEthanIversonTrio,theJDAllenTrio,GeriAllen,JasonMoran,JoshuaRedman,RaviColtrane,GeraldClayton,BillFrisell,andtheComoMamas;QueensMCPharoaheMonchtakesthestagewithBrooklyn’sPitchBlakBrassBandforasetoffull-bandhip-hop;jazz-fusionguitaristJohnMcLaughlin(MahavishnuOrchestra)andjam-bandiconJimmyHerringcometoDPACwiththeirMeetingoftheSpiritsTour;all50boychoristersofSt.ThomasChoirofLeipzigsingaprogramofreveredGermancomposers,fromBachtoMendelssohn,inthesoaringspaceofDukeChapel;andiconicsinger-songwriter-producerJoeHenrycomestotownforathree-dayresidency,includingafreelisteningsessionandtheconcertdebutofHenry’snewalbum.SEASONHIGHLIGHTS:SPRINGInthespring,highlightsincludepianistandNewYorkercontributorJeremyDenkandviolinistStefanJackiwplayingthefourviolinsonatasofthegreatAmericancomposerCharlesIves,withheraldedvocalquartetNewYorkPolyphonysingingthepopular19thcenturyAmericansongsthatservedasIves’sourcematerials.TakeMetotheRiver,withR&BveteransandrecentGRAMMYwinnersWilliamBellandBobbyRush,alongsideDonBryant,istheconcertversionofthehitdocumentaryfilmabouttherevitalizationofthemusicalmeccaofMemphis,Tennessee;MCMursandproducer9thWondercapMurs’weeklongresidencyatDukePerformanceswithaduoset,builtfromthebestoftheirdozen-plusyearsofcollaboration;upstartNewYorktheatercompanyBedlampresentsenergeticproductionsoftwoclassicplaysinrepertory—HamletandGeorgeBernardShaw’sSt.Joan;Sudanese-AmericansingerAlsarahbringstheintoxicatingNubianpopofherNubatonestoMotorcoMusicHall;DanceHeginbotham&MairaKalmanperformanewdanceworkinspiredbyKalman’sbook,ThePrinciplesofUncertainty;artistsfromtheDominicanRepublic(JoanSoriano),Haiti(EmelineMichel),Venezuela(BetsaydaMachadoYLaParrandaElClavo),Mali(TriodaKali),Honduras(Aurelio),andSpain(DiegoElCigala)performthemusicofAfricaandtheAfricandiasporaoversixnightsatMotorcoandtheCarolinaTheatreofDurham;theGRAMMY-winning17-pieceMariaSchneiderOrchestracomestoBaldwinAuditorium;andToumani&SidikiDiabatébringaprogramofancientMaliankoraduetstocampus.DukePerformancesisproudtopresentwillfullyeclecticprogrammingoftheworld’sessentialperformingartistsforDukestudents,staff,andfaculty;theresidentsoftherapidlygrowingcity

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ofDurham;andthetwomillionpeoplewholiveintheTriangleregion.Committedtoaccessibilityandtobuildingwidespreadengagementinthearts,DukePerformancesoffers$10ticketsforDukestudents;$20ticketstonearlyeveryshowforpatronsages30&under;adiscountof15%forallDukeemployees;a25%Pick-FourOrMorediscount;anddiscountedsubscriptionpackagesforourChamberArts,PianoRecital,andVocalEnsembleSeries.WORLDPREMIEREDPCOMMISSION:NEWWORKFORGOLDBERGVARIATIONSDukePerformanceshascommissioned—inpartnershipwithPeakPerformances/MontclairStateUniversity,OpeningNightsPerformingArts/FloridaStateUniversity,andSummerStagesDanceattheInstituteofContemporaryArt/Boston—acollaborationbetweenPamTanowitzDanceandpianistSimoneDinnerstein,NewWorkforGoldbergVariations.ThepiecepremieresfollowingaweeklongproductionresidencyatDuke,andfeatures“unapologeticallyromantic”pianistDinnersteinatcenterstage,withtheensembleofsevendancersperformingaroundthepianoasDinnersteinplays.Tanowitzsaysofthenewwork,“Idesiretocreatesomethingthatwillbeinherentlydangerousforbothofusasartists,inwhicheverythingwerevealtoeachotheriswovenintothefabricofherplayingandmychoreography.”MONK@100:ACENTURYOFGENIUSDukePerformancescomesfull-circlewithanexpansiveten-daycelebrationofthecentenaryofTheloniousMonk.Tenyearsago,ExecutiveDirectorAaronGreenwaldprogrammedaMonkfestivalinhisfirstseasonatDP.Hebringsbackthefestivalformatwithco-curatorEthanIverson,ajazzpianist,critic,andfrequentDPguest(TheBadPlus).InauguratingtheformerindustrialspaceDurhamFruit&Produce,withinstallationscreatedbyartistAndréLeonGray(whoseworkwasrecentlyshowninanexhibitionattheCarrack),MONK@100beginswiththeJDAllenTrioforthreenightswithguestsBillFrisell,DaveDouglas,andGeriAllen.OtherartistsincludeTyshawnSorey&JasonMoran;ChrisPattishall,FrankKimbrough,JebPatton,EthanIverson&OrrinEvansmakingtheirwaythroughtheextensiveMonksongbookintwofreeafternoonmarathons;BenWendel&GeraldClayton;Mississippi’sComoMamas,makingcleartheinfluenceofgospelonMonk’smusic;andtheEthanIversonTriooverfournights,withguestsMelissaAldana;ChrisPotter&HoustonPerson;JoshuaRedman;andRaviColtrane.ForcompleteinformationonMONK@100,pleasevisitdukeperformances.orgTHEATERANDDANCEATDUKEPERFORMANCES:InvestigativetheatercompanyTheCiviliansbuildtheirkaleidoscopicplaysfromhundredsofconversationswithregularpeopleandexpertsalike,examininglife’smostvitalquestions.Inareadingoftheirnewplayindevelopment,SchoolProject,madeincollaborationwithObie-winningwriterEthanLipton(TheOuterSpace),theyexaminethedebateoverschoolchoiceandthevalidityofthecharterschoolmovement.NewWorkforGoldbergVariations:PleaseseeWorldPremiereCommission,page3DonDeLillo’snovellaTheBodyArtistisatonceaghoststoryandalovestory.Aperformance

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artistwhoseworkcrossesthelimitsofthebodylivesonalonelycoastinaramblingrentedhouse,wheresheencountersachangelingwithanuncannyknowledgeofherownlife.AdaptedanddirectedbyDukeprofessorJodyMcAuliffe,andstagedwithacclaimeddesignerandDukealumnusJimFindlay,TheBodyArtiststarstherivetingJessBarbagalloandthehauntingRachelJett.AustralianchoreographerAntonyHamiltonandsoundartistanddancerAlisdairMacindoepresentMEETING,amesmerizingdancespectacleexploringtheintersectionofindustryandart,manandmachine.UpstartNewYorktheatercompanyBedlampresentsenergeticandacclaimedproductionsoftwoclassicplaysinrepertory—HamletandGeorgeBernardShaw’sSt.Joan—featuringthesamefouractorsplayingmultiplerolesineachwork.DukePerformancespresentstheworldpremiereofTHE_OPER&,anewoperabycomposerandDukemusicprofessorJohnSupkoand“recombinantpoetics”pioneerandDukeartprofessorBillSeaman,withaward-winningdirectoranddesignerJimFindlay,aDukealumnus,andBoston’sacclaimedeight-voiceLoreleiEnsemble.Duringeachperformance,acomputersystempreloadedwithvideo,sound,andpoetictextfragmentsgeneratesanoriginalworld,specifictotheroomandaudience.Theworldeventuallycedestoentropy,disintegratingfromdisasteranddestruction,onlytoberebuilt.InthenewdanceworkThePrinciplesofUncertainty,topremiereatJacob’sPillowinAugustandatBAMinSeptember,illustratorMairaKalmancollaborateswithchoreographerJonathanHeginbothamandhiscompanytoexplorethestrangewonder,humor,andsadnessoflife.Thecreatorsdescribethisevening-lengthdanceadaptationofKalman’sbookofthesamenameasan“absurdisttravelogue.”KalmanwillperforminthepiecewhenitcomestoDukePerformances,alongsidesevenofHeginbotham’sdancers.TheworkfeaturesmusicperformedlivebyBrooklynRider’sColinJacobsen—whocomposedthescore—andafive-piecechamberensemble.INTERNATIONALMUSICATDUKEPERFORMANCES:GRAMMY-winningguitaristandmodernflamencomasterVicenteAmigocombinesthesoleárhythmofpuroflamencowithelementsofbulería,bolero,rumba,tango,andalegría.Anexceptionalbandleader,AmigobringshisquintettoDukePerformances,alongwithasingerandaflamencodancer,forthisrareU.S.engagement.NolessanauthoritythanPatMethenycalledAmigo“thegreatestguitaristalive.”Jerusalem-bornYasminLevyhasspenthercareerbringingyouthandvitalitytoLadino,thelanguageSephardicJewstookwiththemwhentheywerebanishedfromSpainmorethanfivecenturiesago.Mixingflamencoandfado,HebrewandSpanish,Persianmusicandthesongsofherfather’snativeTurkey,LevyisamasterofwhatTheGuardiancalls“smolderingmelodrama.”Adynamicandcaptivatingperformer,shecommandsthestageassheleadsabandthatspeaksasmanymusicallanguagesasshedoes.

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Dubbed“thenewprincessofNubianpopandSudaneseretro”byTheGuardianandpraisedbyNPRfor“undoubtedlyopeningnewworldsformorethanafew,”Sudanese-AmericansingerAlsarah’sintoxicatingupdatesontherichmusicaltraditionsoftheNubianregionhavefoundlarge,eageraudiences.Alsarah&theNubatoneshavebecomeglobalambassadorsforwhatNPRcalls“deeprhythmsandseriousgrooves.”Malianvirtuosoandtwo-timeGRAMMYwinnerToumaniDiabaté,oneoftheworld’smostremarkablemusiciansandthemasterofthehypnotictwenty-one-stringkora,Diabatérepresentstheseventy-firstgenerationinalineofWestAfricangriotsthatstretchesbacksevencenturies.Knownforhisabilitytobeautifullyrendermelody,rhythm,andbasssimultaneously,heisjoinedbyhissonSidikiforaconcertofmesmerizingkoraduets.NPRdescribesas“magical”theircollaborationandcelebrationofanancienttraditionmadenew.BLACKATLANTIC:ASIX-DAYFESTIVALOFTHEMUSICOFAFRICAANDTHEAFRICANDIASPORADuring the lasthalf-century, the intoxicatingsoundsofbachatahaveemergedasoneof LatinAmerica’smostpopularmusicalstrains,aspellbindingdistillationofdisparateAfricanandLatininfluences. Shapedaround the snapandshuffleof steel-stringacousticguitarandbittersweetsongsof romanticyearning,bachatahas transcended its second-class status in theDominicanRepublic. JoanSoriano,theself-styled“DukeofBachata,”isadaringmusician,delvingintothetraditionaloriginsofthesound.Sorianoopensthesix-dayfestivalBlackAtlantic.Fortwentyyears,thesinger,songwriter,bandleader,andhumanitarianEmelineMichelhasdeliveredasingulardistillationofHaiti’smusicalvariety,withsongsthatdrawuponhardfunkandsoftfolk,cracklingbluesanddistinctlyHaitianrhythms.TheBostonGlobecalledher“theelegant,jubilantvoiceofherislandnation,findingthebeautyinacountrymostoftencharacterizedbypoliticalupheavalandsocialunrest.”Atlonglast,thesoundsofAfro-VenezuelanmusicianshavestartedtofindtheirwaytostagesaroundtheworldthankstothevirtuososingerBetsaydaMachadoandherbackingbandLaParrandaElClavo,adrum-and-voiceensemblewithairtight,emphaticharmoniesandundeniablyecstaticrhythms.Theirlong-delayedstatesidedebutwasunanimouslypraised:TheNewYorkTimesravedthat“thiswasthekindofgroupthatworldmusicfanshavealwaysbeenthrilledtodiscover:vital,accomplished,local,unplugged,deeplyrooted.”TriodaKali—abeguilingpartnershipamongsomeofMali’smostreveredmusicalfamilies—includesthreeoutstandingmusiciansfromthegriottradition.HawaKasséMady,daughteroflegendarysingerKasséMadyDiabaté,singswithauthorityandcharm,whilehammeredbalafonplayerLassanaDiabatéplayslyrical,agilemelodies,andMamadouKouyatéaddsbasswiththengoni,amodernversionoftheancientguitar-lute.Songlinesexclaimed,“Steepedintradition,thesethreebrilliantmusiciansgiveanewvoicetotimelesssounds.”Garifunamusic,epitomizedbyashufflingrhythmandthemingledsoundsofWestAfricaandtheCaribbean,isupbeatandirrepressible.SingerandguitaristAurelioMartínezrepresentsthattraditionwithgreatappeal.Hisdeep,commandingvoiceandtherich,fullsoundofhisbandledtointernationalattentionandacollaborationwithYoussouN’Dourthatcementedhisstar

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status.Called“oneofthegreatestartistsofLatinAmerica”bytheLondonEveningStandardand“amusicalguardianoftheGarifuna”byNPR,Aurelioisapowerhouseperformerofthehighestorder.Gravel-voicedsingerDiegoElCigalaconjurestheromanceofflamencoandupdatesitwithaswaggerallhisown,buthealsoventuresintootherraw,emotionalmusic,nomatterthecountryoforigin.HebeganbyexploringCubanrhythms,thenturnedtotango,evenwinningaLatinGRAMMYinthegenre,andrecentlyrecordedIndestructible,hismasterfulalbumofspiritedsalsa,deliveredwithauthoritativeflamencopower.HereturnstoDurhamwithaten-pieceband,pullingtogetherthesoundsandsourcesoftheworld’sforemostcentersoftropicalmusic.AMERICANVERNACULARMUSICATDUKEPERFORMANCES:TheLostBayouRamblersopentheseasonwithanexclamationmark.BeforejoiningtheNorthCarolinaSymphonytoperformthescoreforBeastsoftheSouthernWild,theRamblers—aCajunfamilybandwithinfluencesthatincludegaragerockandpunk—rattlethewallsofthePinhook.SingerLouisMichot“possessesoneofthegreatkeeningvoicesofCajunmusic,”(TheNewYorkTimes),andtheRamblershavenettedaGRAMMYnomination,tourdateswithArcadeFire,andasignificantroleinBeastsoftheSouthernWild.ThebandsharesthestagewithlocalcollectiveShamuGarçon,whoofferaspiritedmixofCajunandcountrytunes. Theaward-winningfilmBeastsoftheSouthernWildisequalpartsfairytaleandadventuredrama.SetinaremotesouthernLouisianacommunitycalledtheBathtub,thefilmfollowstheindomitableHushpuppyandherfather,Wink,astheycontendwithapocalypticstorms,risingsealevels,andprehistoricbeastssetfreebythawingglaciers.“Thismovieisablastofsheer,improbablejoy,aboisterous,thrillingactionmovie,”exclaimedA.O.ScottinTheNewYorkTimes.FromtraditionalLouisianarave-upstoglisteningneoclassicalminiatures,thescoreplayedacentralroleinthefilm’ssuccess.AudaciousNewYorkcompanyWordlessMusic,whichhasundertakentheenormousprojectofproducingscreeningswiththecountry’stoporchestras,hasbroughtBeastsoftheSouthernWildwithliveorchestratoBrooklyn’sProspectParkandManhattan’sSymphonySpace,NewOrleans’historicSaengerTheatreandLondon’sBarbican.InDurham,twenty-fivemusiciansfromtheNorthCarolinaSymphonyplaythescoretwonightsinarowalongsideascreeningofthefilminaveryspecialpresentationlaunchingDukePerformances’2017/18season.Louisiana’sLostBayouRamblers,thecontemporaryCajunbandthatlentitstalentstothemovie,joinsthesymphonyforthismajorundertaking,bringingtheexcitementofliveperformancetoafilmmadeofpureimagination.BillCallahanisoneofAmericanmusic’smostdistinctivesongwritersandmostreadilyidentifiablesingers,praisedbyTheGuardianas“thenaturalheirtoLeonardCohen.”Sincehisbreakthroughsolorelease,SewntotheSky,hehasmadeastringofthemostimaginativesinger-songwriteralbumsofthecentury.Inraresoloappearance,heisjoinedbyNathanBowlesandJakeXerxesFussell—twoDurhamresidentswhoupdatehistoricsouthernfolkmusicformoderntimesonoutstandingrecordingsoftheirown.InFebruary2016,aquartercenturyafterhisdebutwiththepivotalhip-hopduoOrganized

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Konfusion,QueensemceePharoaheMonchtookachanceandsteppedonstageatNewYork’sEcstaticMusicFestivalwithBrooklyn’suproariousPitchBlakBrassBand.Theyastoundedtheaudiencewithafullsetoffull-bandrap.Sousaphonesandstrings,trombonesandtrumpets,drumsandsaxes,backgroundsingersandbassallblastedthebeatsforthebestofMonch’scatalogue.ThecrowdinNewYorkwassojubilantthatMonchagreedtorevisitthePitchBlakprojectinDurham,reanimatinghissongswithabig,boldbandthatspeakshislanguage.Inthe1970s,guitaristJohnMcLaughlin,withhisMahavishnuOrchestra,unveiledanecstatichybridofrockandjazz.OntheMeetingoftheSpiritstour,McLaughlinrevisitsMahavishnu’scatalogueforthefirsttimeinfortyyears.WidespreadPanicguitaristandjam-bandiconJimmyHerringopenswithhisfive-pieceband,TheInvisibleWhip.TheyturnoverthestagetoMcLaughlin’sthe4thDimensionforasecondset.The4thDimensionandTheInvisibleWhipthenplayathirdandfinalsetfocusedontheclassicarchivesoftheMahavishnuOrchestra.Forthreedecades,thesinger,songwriter,producer,andauthorJoeHenryhasbeenshapingarichandrewardingdefinitionofAmericanmusic.TheCharlottenativeisanAmericanfolksingerinthebravestsenseoftheword:hisworkassimilatesacenturyofthiscountry’smusicalideasandexpressionsintounforgettablesongs.Inauniquethree-dayresidencywithDukePerformances,includingtalksabouthisinfluences(TakeMetotheRiver)andaboutsongwritingandrecording(IsItRolling,Bob?),andaperformanceofhisnewalbum,Thrum,Henryexamineshisartistryfromseveraldistinctangles.MemphismusiciansWilliamBell,BobbyRush,andDonBryantarethreeofthiscountry’sgreatelder statesmen of soulmusic. Recording for labels inMemphis and elsewhere in the South,they produced acclaimed albums and helped turn out hits for the likes of Otis Redding, TinaTurner,andAlGreen.Withasultrier,grittiersensibilitythantheirMotownneighborsupnorth,the Memphis sound these artists created was recently featured in Take Me to the River, amusicaldocumentarythattookhometheAudienceAwardatSXSWFilmFestivalandhelpedputthisrevueontheroadinanold-timeMemphissoul&R&Brevue.BicoastalduoMurs&9thWonderareknownforoneofhip-hop’smostproductiveandjoyousrapper-producercollaborationsever.Onaseriesofsixalbumsandmixtapes,Murshassharedtalesofdomesticbliss,youthfulwoe,andsocialcriticismoverthetrademarksoulsamplesof9thWonder.Therelationshiphaspushedthemboth,addingmoredissonanceto9th’sjubilantmusicalvocabularyandmorefuntothehardlinerhymesofMurs.InDurham,MursclosesaweeklongDukeresidencywithaduosetalongside9thWonder,builtfromthebestoftheirdozenyearsofpartnership.JAZZATDUKEPERFORMANCES:InadditiontothemajorjazzfestivalMONK@100(seep.3);JohnMcLaughlin&JimmyHerring’sTheMeetingoftheSpirits(seep.6);DukePerformancespresentsthefollowingjazzconcerts:BrianBlade&theFellowshipBand,ledbytheastoundingdrummerBrianBlade—whoplayedonBobDylan’sTimeOutofMind,NorahJones’ComeAwaywithMe,andEmmylouHarris’WreckingBall—cometoDukePerformanceswiththeirseamlessmixofhardbopandheavenly

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atmospherics,threadedtogetherwithsophisticatedharmonyandmeticulousrhythm.WiththeFellowshipBand,Bladebringsallhisinspirationstothefore,fromthegospelhegrewupplayinginhisfamily’sLouisianachurch,totheNewOrleansjazzofhiscollegeyears.Asacomposerandbandleader,five-timeGRAMMYwinnerMariaSchneiderdeploysherpeerlessseventeen-pieceMariaSchneiderOrchestratotesttheboundariesbetweenclassicalmusicandjazz.Hailedasa“majorcomposer”byTimeanda“nationaltreasure”byNPR,Schneiderdrawssomeoftheworld’sbestmusicianstoherensemble,reshapingthewayabigbandworks,muchasDukeEllingtondidbeforeher.AprotégéofGilEvansandacollaboratorofDavidBowie,DawnUpshaw,andtheKronosQuartet,SchneidercomestoDPhavingrecentlywonaGRAMMYforTheThompsonFields,hersublimeodetoherruralMinnesotaupbringing.CONTEMPORARYCLASSICALMUSICATDUKEPERFORMANCES:DukePerformanceshastakentheregionalleadinpresentingcontemporaryclassicalmusic,withnofewerthansixconcertsinthe2017/18season.TheseventeenmusiciansofBoston’sAFarCryareacollaborativestringsymphonywiththeirownrecordlabel,aGRAMMYnomination,commissions,andcriticalaccolades.ForTheBlueHour,anewevening-lengthcommission,AFarCryengagedacollectiveoffivecomposers—RachelGrimes,AngélicaNégron,NorthCarolinanativeCarolineShaw,SarahKirklandSnider,andSharaNova—tocreateaworkforstringorchestraandvoice.ThecomposerssetexcerptsfromCarolynForché’spoemOnEarth,arecitationofmemoriesfromalifenearingitsend.TheresultingsongcycleisperformedbyAFarCryandtheacclaimedBrazilianvocalistLucianaSouza.Injustadecade,theJACKQuartethasbecomeoneofthemostenterprisingandenergizednewmusicensemblesintheworld.ThequartetwasformedattheEastmanSchoolofMusicinordertopursueanexpandedclassicalrepertoire,bothbyperformingworksfrompivotaltwentieth-centurycomposersandbycollaboratingwithessentiallivingcomposers.HavingwonLincolnCenter’sMartinE.SegalAwardin2014andworkedwithaveritableWho’sWhoofmoderncomposers,theensembleis,asTheNewYorkTimeshasproclaimed,“avitalforceinthenewmusicworld.”TheJACKbeginsitstwo-yearresidencyatDukewithtwoconcertsofAmericanmusicforstringquartet,featuringmusicbysuchcomposersasRuthCrawfordSeeger,NatachaDiels,JohnZorn,ErinGee,AnthonyBraxton,andMortonFeldman.Jack’sresidencywillalsoincludeextensiveengagementwithstudentsinthePh.D.programinCompositioninDuke’sDepartmentofMusic.SharedMadnessbeganwithanimmensedebt.Foreightyears,theviolinistJenniferKohstruggledtopayofftheloanshehadtakenforherinstrument.Whileteeteringonthebrinkofbankruptcy,shemetJustusandElizabethSchlichting,patronswhoagreedtotakeonherdebtinexchangefornewcommissionsforKohandherviolin.Theygotanastoundingthirty-twonewworks.DebutedduringtheNewYorkPhilharmonic’sSecondBiennial,thetwoconcertsofSharedMadnessincludethirty-twoshortpiecesfromcomposerswhomKohconsidersherfriends.Itisamarvelousstudyofviolinvirtuosityforthetwenty-firstcentury,inspiredbyPaganini’sCaprices.

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Forcompleteprograms,pleasevisitdukeperformances.orgCLASSICALMUSICATDUKEPERFORMANCES:DukePerformanceshasaseven-decade-longtraditionofbringingtheworld’sbestclassicalmusicianstoDurham.FEATUREDCLASSICALCONCERTS:NewWorkforGoldbergVariations:PleaseseeWorldPremiereCommission,page3TheinquisitiveandexploratorypianistandwriterJeremyDenkandthebeguiling,intuitiveviolinistStefanJackiwplaycomposerCharlesIves’fourviolinsonatas,startingwiththeboisterousNo.4,basedonrevivalhymntunes,andarriving,ultimately,atthejoyousunpredictabilityofNo.1,whichlikewiseincorporatesborrowedmelodiesintoIves’distinctivemodernistsound.Beforeeachsonata,heraldedvocalquartetNewYorkPolyphonysingsthe19thcenturysongsthatappearassourcematerialsineachsonata.ThisprogramofferspersonalcontextforoneofAmerica’smostoriginalcomposers,thankstooneofitssharpestmodernminds.Forhalfacentury,JordiSavall,theworld’sforemostmasterofthemajesticandhauntingvioladagamba,hasexploredearlymusicfromaroundtheglobe,reintroducingforgottenworkswithhislong-runninggroupHespèrion.Savallhasmadeavastrepertoireofmusicaccessibleandborderless,agifttobeshared.LikeSavall,CarlosNúñezhaslongchampionedanobscureinstrument,theGalicianbagpipesfromtheCelticlandsthatarepartofnorthernSpain.InthemonumentalnewcollaborationCelticUniverse,SavallandNúñezcombinetheirtriosforanexpansiveexplorationofCelticmusicacrosscenturiesandgeographicalborders.CHAMBERARTSSERIES:Called“thehighpriestsofbrass”byNewsweek,theAmericanBrassQuintethassculptednewrepertoireandsettheartisticstandardsforthemodernclassicalbrassensembleforthepastsixdecades.Withthebrighthighsoftwotrumpetsandtheundergirdinglowofabasstrombone,theQuintethasexpandedthereputationandcatalogueofclassicalbrasswithbothnewcommissionsandarrangementsofcanonicalworksnotintendedforhorns.Theytreatbothpastandpresentwithequalzeal,playingaprogramthatrangesfromJohnDowlandtoJoanTower.PeriodinstrumentquartetQuatuorMosaïquesconservestheauthenticityofthepastwhileleadingthewayinnewandinvigoratinginterpretation.InDurham,theMosaïquespresentsaconversationbetweentwostringquartetpioneers,MozartandHaydn.TheensembleplaysMozart’svivacious“Hunt,”K.458andhisswoopingNo.15inDMinor.BothquartetswerededicatedtoHaydn,whoestablishedboldnewideasandconventionsfortheform.TheMosaïquesplaysHaydn’sop.20,no.2,expertlynavigatingitsmanytwistsandturns.NamedforAmedeoModigliani,theItalianartist,therapturousModiglianiQuartetembracesawiderangeofrepertoire.ThesefourgraduatesoftheParisConservatoirehavebeenpraisedfor

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theirstylisticversatility.TheSydneyMorningHeraldravedthattheModiglianiis“stylishbutnotfaddish,infusedwithfineshadesandineffablesophistication.”InDurham,theQuartetplaysaromanticprogramthatincludestheSchubert“Quartettsatz,”Brahms’hauntingQuartetinCMinor,Puccini’selegiacCrisantemi,andMendelssohn’sSixthStringQuartet.NewYork’sEscherStringQuartethasrisenthroughtherankstobecomeoneofmusic’smostengagingstringensembles.TheQuartethasbroadeneditsreputationbybecominganeagercollaborator,workingwithclassical,jazz,andLatinlegendsalike.OneofitspartnershipshasbeenwithGRAMMY-winningguitaristJasonVieaux,aclassicalguitarluminarywho,liketheEscher,eschewsthetraditionalrepertoire.Onthissharedprogram,thefivemusiciansplayaprogramofHaydn,Kurtág,Bach,Albéniz,Jobim,Ellington,andBoccherini.Foundedin1934byprominentCzechpianistJosefPáleníček,theSmetanaTrioborrowsitsnamefromBedřichSmetana,thenineteenth-centurycomposerwhosemusicinspiredthecountry’squestforindependence.WhileCzechcomposersremaincentraltotheirrepertoire,theSmetananowventuresbeyondboundariesofstateandnation. InDurham,theyplayZemlinsky’smercurialPianoTrioinDMinor,Shostakovich’sdramaticPianoTrioNo.1inCMinor,andMendelssohn’sjubilantPianoTrioNo.1inDMinor,showcasingtheirtrademark“musicalskill,flawlessensemble,andexceptionalcommunicativeability”(AmericanRecordGuide). TheJerusalemQuartethasconsistentlygarneredaccoladesforitsdefinitiveinterpretationsoflandmarkquartets.Theensemble,knownforitsrecordingsofBeethoven,playsthecomposer’sdense,restlessQuartetNo.11inFMinor,followedbyClaudeDebussy’sonlyquartet,fullofscintillatingmotion.TheprogramdrawstoanendwiththeSecondQuartetoftwentieth-centurymasterShostakovich.Writtenin1944asWorldWarIIneareditsend,itisdarkandpowerful,perfectlycapturingthecomposer’spersonalturmoil.HailedbyGramophoneas“amodelforanyaspiringstringquartet,”theFrench-bred,UK-basedQuatuorDanelhasemergedasapremierrisk-takingensembleduringthelastquartercentury.AtDukePerformances,theDanelplaysaprogramofRussianmasters:theSecondStringQuartetofAlexanderBorodin,thedynamicQuartetNo.3ofSoviet-PolishJewishcomposerMieczysławWeinberg,andShostakovich’sengrossingStringQuartetNo.3inFMajor.TheEmersonStringQuartetisthemostcelebratedAmericanstringquartetinexistence.WithnineGRAMMYawards,acatalogueseveraldozenalbumsdeep,anAveryFisherPrize,andafifty-two-discDeutscheGrammophonboxsettoitsname,theEmersonmaintainswhatTheBostonGlobeoncecalled“anextraordinaryfusionofexperienceandauthoritywithaudacityandfreshness.”InDurham,theEmersonplaysSamuelBarber’sdevastatingop.11,AntonWebern’satonalmasterpieceSixBagatellesforStringQuartet,BélaBartók’srivetingThirdQuartet,andBeethoven’sQuartetNo.13,op.130,thelastmusichewrote.ForcompleteChamberArtsSeriesprograms,pleasevisitdukeperformances.orgPIANORECITALSERIES:

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BenjaminGrosvenorwontheBBC’sYoungMusicianCompetitionattheageofeleven,avictorythatcatapultedhimtothemostprestigioushallsintheworldandwonhimsubstantialcriticalacclaim.Nowtwenty-four,heisfrequentlypraisedforhismusicalmaturity;TheNewYorkTimesravedthatGrosvenor“commandsthestagewitharistocraticease”and“makesyousighwithjoy.”ForhisreturntoDukePerformances,GrosvenorplaysBach’sdiaphanousFrenchSuiteNo.5,Mozart’svivacious“Linz”Sonata,anarrangementofDebussy’sPréludeàl’après-midid’unfaune,Berg’sdreamlikePianoSonata,andRavel’stempestuousGasparddelanuit.StephenHoughisarenaissanceman.Acomposer,writer,poet,painter,andMacArthurFellow,Houghisalsooneoftheworld’sgreatpianists,praisedforhis“beautifullyarticulatedinnervoices,thecrystallinequalityoflyricalpassages,theprecisionofthepedal”(VanityFair).InDurham,HoughplaysDebussy’sflutteringClairdeluneandbothbooksofthecomposer’sruminativeandengrossingImages,includingthepreludestoBookII.HoughalsooffersSchumann’spensiveFantasieandBeethoven’sgrand“Appassionata.”Overthelastdecade,thebrilliantIsraeli-born,NewYork-basedpianistShaiWosnerhasearnedspotsasasoloistwiththeworld’stoporchestras,acovetedAveryFisherCareerGrant,laurelsfromTheNewYorkTimesandtheBBC,andcollaborationswiththeworld’sbrightestyoungcomposers.WosnerisdeeplydevotedtoSchubert.Overthecourseofhistwo-concertprogram,Schubert’sLastSonatas,presentedintheroundintheintimateNelsonMusicRoom,heplaysSchubert’sfinalsixpianosonatas.ThefirstconcertincludestheotherworldlyD.845,theextrovertedD.850,andthesereneD.894,theonlythreesonataspublishedduringSchubert’slifetime.Inthesecondconcert,heplaysSchubert’sgreatsonatatrilogyof1828—thedramaticD.958,thelyricalD.959,andthevertiginousD.960.

Since2005,whenRafałBlechaczbecamethefirstPolishmusicianinthreedecadestowinWarsaw’sInternationalChopinPianoCompetition,hehasbecomeanestablishedstar,winningprestigiousawardsandappearingwithmajororchestras.Bachtrackcalledhisplaying“crystallineandelegant.”InDurham,BlechaczplaysMozart’ssprightlyRondoinAMinorandhisbleakSonatainAMinor,followedbyBeethoven’sexpressivelateSonatainAMajor,op.101,Schumann’sanimatedCarnivalScenesfromVienna,andtwoworksbyChopin:thetempestuousMazurkasandthetheBalladeNo.4,aworkofextremebeauty.BritishpianistPaulLewisCBE,aprotégéofAlfredBrendel,returnstoDukePerformancestocloseoutour2017/18PianoRecitalSeries.TheGuardiandeclaresthatwhatsetsLewisapartishis“clarity,muscle,andsteelypride,butalsointimacy,vulnerabilityandvolatility:thecombinationismagnetic.”LewishasmadedefinitiverecordingsofBeethoven,andhebeginshisprogramwithBeethoven’sElevenBagatelles,op.119,asetofsparklingminiatures.HefollowsthiswithHaydn’simpassionedSonatainE-flatandthemercurialSonatainBMinor.LewiscloseswiththechiaroscuroofBrahms’Klavierstücke,themaster’slastcompositionforsolopiano.ForcompletePianoRecitalSeriesprograms,pleasevisitdukeperformances.orgVOCALENSEMBLESERIES:ThehugelysuccessfulVocalEnsembleSeriesreturnsforitsfifthseasonin2017/18,satisfying

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Durhamaudiences’substantialappetiteforvocalchambermusicofthehighestcaliber.St.ThomasChoirofLeipzig,thechoiroffiftyboysingersinresidenceatthechurchwhereJ.S.Bachonceservedascantor,cometoDukeChapelwithaprogramrevolvingaroundthreeBachmotets,alongwithsacredworksbySchütz,JohannSchein,andMendelssohn.TheKing’sSingersperformafiftiethanniversaryprogramthatincludesnewcommissions,renaissanceworksbyTallisandByrd,romanticworksbyVaughanWilliamsandElgar,contemporaryarrangementsofspirituals,andclassicaudiencefavorites.London’sTallisScholarssingaprogramdesignedasaMass,albeitonethatdrawsfromtheworkofmanycomposers,inremembranceofthe100thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarI.ItincludesearlymusicbyJosquin,Guerrero,JeanMouton,AlonsoLobo,Victoria,andPalestrina,aswellascontemporarycompositionsfromTavenerandPärt.ForcompleteVocalEnsembleSeriesprograms,pleasevisitdukeperformances.orgARTISTRESIDENCIESATDUKEPERFORMANCES:InanefforttoprovidecontextforpresentationsandfacilitateengagementbetweenvisitingartistsandtheDukecampusandDurhamcommunity,DukePerformanceshostsaseriesofresidencieswithartistsduringthe2017/18season,rangingfromweeklongvisitstorepeatvisitsoverthecourseoftheyear.Artistswillparticipateinavarietyofengagements,includingDukeclassvisits,publicconversations,listeningsessions,andmasterclasses.ArtistsparticipatinginresidenciesincludeTheCivilians+EthanLipton,givingaworkshopreadingoftheirnewSchoolProject;singer-songwriterandproducerJoeHenry,inDurhamforthreedaystogiveatalkabouthispastinfluences,atalkaboutthealchemicalprocessofmakingrecords,andtoperformhisnewalbum,Thrum,inconcert;JACKQuartet,whobeginatwo-yearresidencyatDukePerformanceswithtwoconcertsofAmericanmusicforstringquartet;rapperMurs,whocapsaweeklongresidencywithaconcertwithNorthCarolinaproducer9thWonder;andNubianpopstarsAlsarah&theNubatones,whoseweeklongresidencyculminatesinaconcertatMotorco.THECIOMPIQUARTET:TheCiompiQuartet,Duke’sresidentstringquartet,celebratesits52ndseasonin2017/18.Theensemblepresentsjusttwoconcertsthisseason.Inthefirst,theCiompiplaysMozartandSchubertwithguestsRachelKuipersYonan,viola,andBrentWissick,cello;inthesecond,theQuartetplaysHaydn,Mozart,andShostakovichwithguestJaneHawkins,piano.ThesecondconcertmarksFredRaimi’sfinalperformanceascellistoftheCiompiQuartet.WHEREANDWHENTOGETTICKETS:Ticketpackages(Pick-FourorMore,ChamberArtsSeries,PianoRecitalSeries,VocalEnsembleSeries,andCiompiQuartetSeries)goonsaleTuesday,June20.SingleticketsgoonsaleTuesday,July11.Dukestudentticketsand$20ticketsforpatrons30&undergoonsaleTuesday,August29.Ticketsmaybeorderedonlineatdukeperformances.org;byphonefrom

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theUniversityBoxOfficebetweenMondayandFriday,11amto6pm,919-684-4444;orinpersonfromtheUniversityBoxOfficeonthetopleveloftheBryanCenteronDukeUniversity’sWestCampus,betweenMondayandFriday,11amto6pm.TicketsforJohnMcLaughlinandJimmyHerringTheMeetingoftheSpiritsandTakeMetotheRiverwithWilliamBell,BobbyRush&DonBryantatDPACmaybepurchasedonlineatdpacnc.com,bycalling919-680-2787,orbyvisitingtheDPACboxofficeat123VivianSt.TicketsforGregoryPorterandDiegoElCigalaattheCarolinaTheatreofDurhammaybepurchasedonlineatcarolinatheatre.org,bycalling919-560-3030,orbyvisitingtheCarolinaTheatreBoxOfficeat309WestMorganSt.DukestudentsmaypurchasestudentticketstoDukePerformancesshowsattheCarolinaTheatreandDPACthroughtheUniversityBoxOfficeattheBryanCenter.

FULL2017/2018SEASONSCHEDULE: THELOSTBAYOURAMBLERSWITHOPENERSHAMUGARÇONThursday,September7|8PMThePinhookTickets$14GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudents|ReservedSeatingGenre:Gospel/Country/BluesBEASTSOFTHESOUTHERNWILDWITHWORDLESSMUSIC,THENORTHCAROLINASYMPHONY&THELOSTBAYOURAMBLERSFriday,September8|8PM&Saturday,September9|8PMReynoldsIndustriesTheaterTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:Gospel/Country/BluesCIOMPICONCERTNO.1Saturday,September23|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$25GeneralAdmission•$15Ages30&Under$10AllStudentsGenre:CiompiQuartetVICENTEAMIGOSunday,September24|7PMPageAuditoriumTickets$45•$35•$30•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:InternationalAMERICANBRASSQUINTETMORLEY,DOWLAND,BRADE,TOWER,FUCHS,EWAZEN

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Saturday,September30|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$42•$36•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeriesTHECIVILIANS+ETHANLIPTONSCHOOLPROJECTWednesday,October4|8PMMotorcoMusicHallTickets$10GeneralAdmissionGenres:TheaterWORLDPREMIERENEWWORKFORGOLDBERGVARIATIONSPAMTANOWITZDANCE&SIMONEDINNERSTEIN,PIANOFriday,October6|8PM&Saturday,October7|8PMReynoldsIndustriesTheaterTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenres:Dance,EssentialClassicsBILLCALLAHANWITHOPENERSNATHANBOWLES&JAKEXERXESFUSSELLSaturday,October14|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32$10DukeStudentsGenres:Rock/Pop/SoulMONK@100:JDALLENTRIO&GUESTSJDALLENTRIO&BILLFRISELLTuesday,October17|8PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:JDALLENTRIO&GUESTSJDALLENTRIO&DAVEDOUGLASWednesday,October18|TwoSets:7PM&9PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:JDALLENTRIO&GUESTSJDALLENTRIO&GERIALLENThursday,October19|TwoSets:7PM&9PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission

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$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:TYSHAWNSOREY&JASONMORANFriday,October20|TwoSets:7PM&9PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:MONKSONGBOOKWITHCHRISPATTISHALL,FRANKKIMBROUGH,JEBPATTON,ETHANIVERSON&ORRINEVANSSaturday,October21|1PMSunday,October22|1PMDurhamFruit&ProduceNoticketsrequired.Freeandopentothepublic.Genre:JazzMONK@100:BENWENDEL&GERALDCLAYTONSaturday,October21|TwoSets:7PM&9PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:THECOMOMAMASSunday,October22|7PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:ETHANIVERSONTRIO&GUESTSETHANIVERSONTRIO&MELISSAALDANAMonday,October23|TwoSets:7PM&9PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:ETHANIVERSONTRIO&GUESTSETHANIVERSONTRIOWITHCHRISPOTTER&HOUSTONPERSONTuesday,October24|TwoSets:7PM&9PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:ETHANIVERSONTRIO&GUESTSETHANIVERSONTRIO&JOSHUAREDMAN

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Wednesday,October25|TwoSets:7PM&9PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzMONK@100:ETHANIVERSONTRIO&GUESTSETHANIVERSONTRIO&RAVICOLTRANEThursday,October26|TwoSets:7PM&9PMDurhamFruit&ProduceTickets$25GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:JazzQUATUORMOSAÏQUESMOZART&HAYDNSaturday,October21|3PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$48•$42•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeriesPHAROAHEMONCHE&PITCHBLAKBRASSBANDThursday,November2|8PMReynoldsIndustriesTheaterTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:Rock/Pop/SoulYASMINLEVYThursday,November9|8PMReynoldsIndustriesTheaterTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:InternationalMODIGLIANIQUARTETSCHUBERT,BRAHMS,PUCCINI,MENDELSSOHNSaturday,November11|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeriesJOHNMCLAUGHLIN&JIMMYHERRINGTHEMEETINGOFTHESPIRITSSunday,November12|7PMDurhamPerformingArtsCenter(DPAC)Tickets$85•$65•$55•$45$10DukeStudents

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Genre:Rock/Pop/SoulST.THOMASCHOIROFLEIPZIGBACH,SCHÜTZ,SCHEIN,MENDELSSOHNTuesday,November14|8PMDukeChapelTickets–ReservedSeatingVIP$52;ReservedSeatingPreferred$42GeneralAdmission$28•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:VocalEnsembleSeriesBENJAMINGROSVENOR,PIANOBACH,MOZART,DEBUSSY,BERG,RAVELFriday,November17|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$42•$36•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:PianoRecitalSeriesAFARCRYWITHLUCIANASOUZA,VOCALISTTHEBLUEHOURSaturday,November18|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ContemporaryClassicalJOEHENRYRESIDENCY:ONINFLUENCESTAKEMETOTHERIVERThursday,November30|7PMNasherMuseumAuditoriumFreeandopentothepublicGenre:Rock/Pop/SoulJOEHENRYRESIDENCY:ONSONGWRITING&RECORDING“ISITROLLING,BOB?”Friday,December1|7PMSoundPureTickets$35GeneralAdmission•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:Rock/Pop/SoulJOEHENRYRESIDENCY:THRUMSaturday,December2|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:Rock/Pop/SoulJACKQUARTET

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AMERICANMUSICNO.1Thursday,December7|8PMNelsonMusicRoomTickets$28GeneralAdmission•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ContemporaryClassicalSTEPHENHOUGH,PIANODEBUSSY,SCHUMANN,BEETHOVENFriday,December8|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:PianoRecitalSeriesESCHERQUARTETFEATURINGJASONVIEAUXHAYDN,KURTÁG,BACH,ALBÉNIZ,TOMJOBIM,BOCCHERINI,ELLINGTONSaturday,December9|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$42•$36•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeriesJEREMYDENK&STEFANJACKIWIVESVIOLINSONATASWITHNEWYORKPOLYPHONYFriday,January19|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$42•$36•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:EssentialClassicsBRIANBLADEFELLOWSHIPSaturday,January20|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenres:Jazz,Gospel/Country/BluesDONDELILLO’STHEBODYARTISTADAPTEDANDDIRECTEDBYJODYMCAULIFFEThursday,January25|8PMFriday,January26|8PMSaturday,January27|8PMReynoldsIndustriesTheaterTickets$20$10DukeStudentsGenre:TheaterTAKEMETOTHERIVER:MEMPHISSOUL&R&BREVUE

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FEATURINGWILLIAMBELL,BOBBYRUSH&DONBRYANTThursday,January25|8PMCarolinaTheatreofDurhamTickets$55•$45•$35$10DukeStudentsGenres:Rock/Pop/SoulTHEKING’SSINGERSNEWCOMMISSIONS,RENAISSANCE&ROMANTICWORKS,CONTEMPORARYARRANGEMENTSOFSPIRITUALS&AUDIENCEFAVORITESFriday,January26|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$56•$44•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:VocalEnsembleSeriesANTONYHAMILTON&ALISDAIRMACINDOEMEETINGThursday,February1|8PMFriday,February2|8PMSaturday,February3|8PMvonderHeydenStudioTheater,RubensteinArtsCenterTickets$28GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:DanceMURS&9THWONDERThursday,February8|8PMMotorcoMusicHallTickets$28GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:Rock/Pop/SoulJENNIFERKOHSHAREDMADNESS:NEWWORKSFORSOLOVIOLINPart1:Saturday,February10|8PMPart2:Sunday,February11|3PMvonderHeydenStudioTheater,RubensteinArtsCenterTickets$28GeneralAdmission•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ContemporaryClassical,EssentialClassicsSMETANATRIOZEMLINSKY,SHOSTAKOVICH,MENDELSSOHNSaturday,February17|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeries

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BEDLAMHAMLET+SAINTJOANDIRECTEDBYERICTUCKERHAMLETBYWILLIAMSHAKESPEAREThursday,February22|7PMSaturday,February24|7PMSunday,February25|2PMvonderHeydenStudioTheater,RubensteinArtsCenterTickets$28GeneralAdmission•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:TheaterRuntimeforthisshowisapproximately3hourswith2intermissions.SAINTJOANBYGEORGEBERNARDSHAWFriday,February23|7PMSaturday,February24|2PMvonderHeydenStudioTheater,RubensteinArtsCenterTickets$28GeneralAdmission•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:TheaterRuntimeforthisshowisapproximately3hourswith2intermissionsSHAIWOSNER,PIANOSCHUBERT’SLASTSONATASPart1:Saturday,February24|8PMPart2:Sunday,February25|3PMNelsonMusicRoomTickets$28GeneralAdmission•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:PianoRecitalSeriesALSARAH&THENUBATONESThursday,March1|8PMMotorcoMusicHallTickets$20GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:International,Rock/Pop/SoulGREGORYPORTERSunday,March4|8PMCarolinaTheatreofDurhamTickets$55•$45•$35$10DukeStudentsGenre:Jazz,Rock/Pop/Soul

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WORLDPREMIERE:THE_OPER&BYJOHNSUPKO&BILLSEAMANDIRECTEDBYJIMFINDLAYPERFORMEDBYLORELEIENSEMBLEThursday,March8|8PMFriday,March9|8PMSaturday,March10|3PM&8PMvonderHeydenStudioTheater,RubensteinArtsCenterTickets$28GeneralAdmission•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenres:ContemporaryClassical,TheaterDANCEHEGINBOTHAM&MAIRAKALMANTHEPRINCIPLESOFUNCERTAINTYFriday,March23|8PMSaturday,March24|8PMReynoldsIndustriesTheaterTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:DanceJERUSALEMQUARTETSaturday,March24|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$42•$36•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeriesBLACKATLANTIC:JOANSORIANO,DOMINICANREPUBLICMonday,March26|8PMMotorcoMusicHallTickets$20GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:International,Rock/Pop/SoulBLACKATLANTIC:EMELINEMICHEL,HAITITuesday,March27|8PMMotorcoMusicHallTickets$20GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:International,Rock/Pop/SoulBLACKATLANTIC:BETSAYDAMACHADOYLAPARRANDAELCLAVO,VENEZUELAWednesday,March28|8PMMotorcoMusicHall

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Tickets$20GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:International,Rock/Pop/SoulBLACKATLANTIC:TRIODAKALI,MALIThursday,March29|8PMMotorcoMusicHallTickets$20GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:International,Rock/Pop/SoulBLACKATLANTIC:AURELIO,GARIFUNA/HONDURASFriday,March30|8PMMotorcoMusicHallTickets$20GeneralAdmission$10DukeStudentsGenre:International,Rock/Pop/SoulBLACKATLANTIC:DIEGOELCIGALA,SPAIN/DOMINICANREPUBLICSaturday,March31|8PMCarolinaTheatreofDurhamTickets$45•$40•$30$10DukeStudentsGenre:International,Rock/Pop/SoulRAFAŁ BLECHACZ,PIANO MOZART,BEETHOVEN,SCHUMANN,CHOPINFriday,April6|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:PianoRecitalSeriesMARIASCHNEIDERORCHESTRASaturday,April7|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenres:Jazz,ContemporaryClassicalTHETALLISSCHOLARS ACOMMEMORATIONOFTHEOUTBREAKOFWWI:JOSQUIN,GUERERRO,JEANMOUTON,ALONSOLOBO,VICTORIA,PALESTRINA,TAVENER,PÄRTWednesday,April11|8PMDukeChapelTickets–ReservedSeatingVIP$52;ReservedSeatingPreferred$42GeneralAdmission$28•$20Ages30&Under

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$10DukeStudentsGenre:VocalEnsembleSeriesQUATUORDANELSaturday,April14|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$38•$32•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeriesTOUMANI&SIDIKIDIABATÉMonday,April16|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$42•$36•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:InternationalJACKQUARTETAMERICANMUSICNO.2Thursday,April26|8PMvonderHeydenStudioTheater,RubensteinArtsCenterTickets$28GeneralAdmission•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ContemporaryClassicalCIOMPICONCERTNO.2Saturday,April28|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$25GeneralAdmission•$15Ages30&Under$10AllStudentsGenre:CiompiQuartetJORDISAVALL&HESPÈRIONXXIWITHCARLOSNÚÑEZCELTICUNIVERSESunday,April29|7PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$48•$42•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:EssentialClassicsPAULLEWIS,PIANOFriday,May4|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$42•$36•$20Ages30&Under

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$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeriesEMERSONSTRINGQUARTETSaturday,May5|8PMBaldwinAuditoriumTickets$48•$42•$20Ages30&Under$10DukeStudentsGenre:ChamberArtsSeries———————————————————————————————————————————DUKEPERFORMANCES’MEDIACONTACTForimages,interviews,andmoreinformation,pleasecontactArielFielding,MarketingDirectoratDukePerformances.office:919-660-3348cell:919-937-8581email:ariel.fielding@duke.edu