Performance Posts

J.S. Bach’s church cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. The Chapel’s Bach Cantata Series presents these musical masterpieces accompanied by other notable choral and instrumental works of the Baroque era. For this final concert in the series,

Duke Chapel’s choirs join forces with the Mallarmé Music to present a program of choral music for anxious times. The program will include Felix Mendelssohn’s cantata “Hear My Prayer” and the Missa in Angustiis (“Lord Nelson” Mass) by Franz Joseph Haydn, considered one of the most evocative mass settings of the Classical era. Click here to purchase

April 18th at 7:30pmMeymandi Concert Hall Giuseppe Verdi’s dramatic Requiem Mass set for four soloists, double chorus and large orchestra soars with operatic grandeur. For the first time in 15 years, the Master Chorale returns to this stunning masterpiece. From the opening breathless murmuring prayers of the chorus to the antiphonal brass and thundering blows

April 1st at 4pm, Wake Forest Renaissance CentreApril 5th at 7:30pm, Cary Arts Center [Information]  Join the Chorale and chamber orchestra for some of the most beloved music from the American Musical Theater. You’ll hear songs from shows like Camelot, My Fair Lady, and Brigadoon from the duo Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Also, enjoy the toe-tapping

Mozart’s “Requiem” with professional soloists and orchestra, as well as music by Caroline Shaw, Ola Gjeilo, Antonio Vivaldi, and Adolphus Hailstork. Allan Friedman directs the Duke Chorale. $10 general admission, Duke students free. Tickets available at https://tickets.duke.edu.

Ruh roh – looks like St. Paddy’s Day…..