MUSIC AT DUKE CHAPEL

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1 MUSIC AT DUKE CHAPEL Fall 2017 Spring 2018

2 Fall 2016 Spring 2017 For driving direction and visitor information, please visit chapel.duke.edu/contact. MUSIC AT DUKE CHAPEL Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Sep 10 BRASS RECITAL 5:15pm Amalgam Brass Ensemble Nov 19 MESSIAH SING-ALONG 5:15pm Rodney Wynkoop, director Sep 24 5pm CARILLON RECITAL J. Samuel Hammond Nov 26 BACH CANTATA SERIES 5:15pm Bach Choir & Orchestra Oct 15 5pm Oct 20 8pm ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Kola Owolabi FALL CONCERT Duke Vespers Ensemble Oct 29 BACH CANTATA SERIES 5:15pm Bach Choir & Orchestra Oct 31 ALL HALLOWS EVE SERVICE 10:30pm Duke Vespers Ensemble Nov 5 4pm ALL SAINTS REQUIEM EUCHARIST Duke Evensong Singers Nov 13 JAZZ VESPERS 7:30pm Duke Jazz Program Dec 1 HANDEL S MESSIAH 7:30pm Duke Chapel Choir Dec 2 2pm Dec 3 3pm Dec 7 6pm Dec 17 5pm Dec 24 11pm ADVENT LESSONS & CAROLS Duke Vespers Ensemble ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Christopher Jacobson CHRISTMAS EVE LESSONS & CAROLS Public Community Choir Through the generous support of our partners and the friends of Duke Chapel, many of these concerts are FREE and open to the public. Performances requiring a ticket have been noted with a icon. Tickets can be purchased at the Duke University Box Office at tickets.duke.edu or

3 Jan 7 4pm EPIPHANY LESSONS & CAROLS Duke Evensong Singers Mar 29 MAUNDY THURSDAY 7:00pm Duke Chapel Choir Jan 21 ORGAN SCHOLARS RECITAL 5:15pm Joseph Fala & Jacob M. Montgomery Jan 28 BACH CANTATA SERIES 5:15pm Bach Choir & Orchestra Mar 30 TENEBRAE 7:30pm Duke Chapel Choir Apr 1 EASTER SUNDAY 9am Duke Chapel Choir 11am Feb 4 WINTER CONCERT Apr 8 CARILLON RECITAL 4pm Duke Evensong Singers 1pm J. Samuel Hammond Feb 11 5pm ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Dongho Lee & Andrew Pester Apr 8 HYMN FESTIVAL 5:15pm John Ferguson Feb 25 BACH CANTATA SERIES 5:15pm Bach Choir & Orchestra Apr 22 5pm ORGAN RECITAL SERIES David Briggs with choir & soloists Mar 4 4pm Mar 25 5pm MENDELSSOHN S ELIJAH Duke Chapel Choir & Duke Chorale ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Robert Parkins May 6 ASCENSION DAY EVENSONG 3:30pm Duke Evensong Singers Parking information for each event is available at chapel.duke.edu/events. Sign up for Chapel Music updates at chapel.duke.edu/ . SACRED MUSIC IN WEEKLY WORSHIP SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 11am Chapel Choir SUNDAY AFTERNOON EVENSONG 4pm Evensong Singers THURSDAY EVENING VESPERS 6pm Vespers Ensemble

4 Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. Martin Luther

5 LETTER FROM THE DEAN This year, I invite you to be a part of the living tradition of music at Duke University Chapel. We are made in the image of God: creative and beautiful in our diversity. When I see the community come to Duke Chapel to listen, to worship, to join the mighty chorus, and to experience the power of music in all of its variety, I am encouraged, strengthened, and empowered to be part of this beautiful creation of God. For this upcoming year, we have invited an outstanding slate of organists, choral singers, soloists, and other instrumentalists to fill the Chapel with the sounds of joy and excellence. Once again, we will offer our signature events: Messiah, the Organ Recital Series, and Carillon Recitals. Choral Vespers and Evensong services return, and of course, the musical and liturgical traditions of Advent, Christmas, and Easter. New works and new artists will round out the season. You will not want to miss the sound of music this year. Come, listen, and reflect. Come, sing along. Come and hope. Mark your calendars and join us for the season of music at the Chapel. In peace, The Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery Dean of Duke University

6 G. F. HANDEL MESSIAH Duke Chapel Choir Dr. Rodney Wynkoop, Director Dec 1, 7:30pm Dec 2, 2pm Dec 3, 3pm For eighty-five years, Messiah has been the cornerstone of the Chapel s concert life and one of the centerpieces of Duke s holiday season. Performed annually during the season of Advent, Handel s masterpiece tells the story of much more than the birth of Jesus. Tracing the history of humankind s divine redemption through Christ, Messiah relates much of the biblical story from prophecy to Christ s life, death, resurrection, and glorification in heaven. The Duke Chapel Choir is joined by professional vocal soloists and orchestra. Through a collaboration between Duke Chapel and Trans World Radio, this year Messiah will be broadcast internationally. This event is ticketed. Please visit tickets.duke.edu for more information.

7 MENDELSSOHN ELIJAH Duke Chapel Choir & Duke Chorale Dr. Rodney Wynkoop, Director Mar 4, 4pm Felix Mendelssohn s oratorio collects key events from the life of Old Testament prophet Elijah as he seeks to reunify the Jewish people and recommit them to the worship of the one true God. From deep drought to the moment of Elijah s fiery ascension into the heavens, Mendelssohn s dramatic work shows the influence of composers such as Bach, Handel, and Haydn, while existing as a thoroughly Romantic work. The Duke Chapel Choir is joined by the Duke Chorale, professional vocal soloists, and orchestra. This event is ticketed. Please visit tickets.duke.edu for more information.

8 ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Dr. Robert Parkins, Director Sundays, 5pm A staple of the Chapel Music calendar, the Organ Recital Series showcases internationally acclaimed organists performing beloved favorites, modern masterpieces, and original improvisations. The Chapel s Aeolian, Flentrop, and Brombaugh organs are all featured in this series. Oct 15 DR. KOLA OWOLABI, whose playing has been described as a thrilling combination of technical prowess and artistic ingenuity (The American Organist), will present an eclectic program of music from the 17th through 20th centuries on the Brombaugh and Flentrop organs. In 2002, Owolabi was awarded Second Prize, as well as the Audience Prize, at the American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. Previously the University Organist at Syracuse University, he is now an Associate Professor of Organ at the University of Michigan. Dec 17 CHRISTOPHER JACOBSON, FRCO, Chapel Organist and Divinity School Organist at Duke, has won prizes in several organ competitions. He has presented organ recitals throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, and records for the Dutch label Pentatone. One reviewer noted that demonstrating excellent technique and mature interpretation, Christopher Jacobson presented one of the strongest recitals of the convention (The American Organist). His recital this year, performed on the Aeolian organ, will include music by Marcel Dupré and Petr Eben, as well as works based on seasonal carols. Feb 11 DONGHO LEE & ANDREW PESTER A native of South Korea, Dongho Lee has been praised for her drive and energy and her ability to tenderly shape a musical line (The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians). She will be joined by her husband, Andrew Pester, at the Aeolian organ in a transcription of The Planets by Gustav Holst, celebrating the centennial of this popular orchestral work s premiere. In 2010, Lee won both the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. Pester, a Ph.D. Candidate in Musicology at Duke, holds degrees in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music and Yale University. Both organists have performed throughout the United States and Europe. Mar 25 DR. ROBERT PARKINS, University Organist and a Professor of the Practice of Music at Duke, has performed throughout the United States and Europe, as well as in Central America. His organ and harpsichord recordings have appeared on the Calcante, Gothic, Musical Heritage Society, and Naxos labels. This season s program, presented on the Aeolian organ, will feature music by German Romantic and American composers. Included among the American works will be the first performance of Noel s Psalm (A Sonata for Organ), a newly commissioned piece by North Carolina composer Dan Locklair. Apr 22 DAVID BRIGGS, FRCO, recently appointed Artist in Residence at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, has built a worldwide reputation as a dazzling performer and creative improviser. In recent years he has become increasingly sought after for his organ arrangements of massive orchestral scores. The final concert of this season s series will feature Briggs performing his transcription of Gustav Mahler s Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection). He will be joined by a choir and soloists under the direction of Dr. Rodney Wynkoop. A recent review extolled David Briggs s playing as unquestionably marvellous: shapely, virtuosic, and poetic in turns, and lauded his stupendous technical brilliance, musical imagination of the first order, and breathless inspiration (The Organists Review).

9 VESPERS ENSEMBLE Fall Concert Dr. Philip Cave, Director Oct 20, 8pm The Duke Vespers Ensemble has achieved a reputation for excellence in chamber music through regular services and concerts, multiple recordings, and appearances at national-level festivals and conferences. This year s fall concert continues to explore the deep well of sacred choral music for which the choir has been known, while welcoming the incoming Associate Conductor of Chapel Music, Philip Cave, to lead the ensemble. EVENSONG SINGERS Winter Concert Lighten Our Darkness Poetry in Music Christopher Jacobson, FRCO, Director Feb 4, 4pm Poetry has inspired composers to write some of the most beautiful choral music we have today. This concert traces poetry about light shining into darkness set to elegant music. In addition to William Byrd s Ave verum corpus and J. S. Bach s Cantata 22, composer Benjamin Britten illuminates words by Christopher Smart in his cantata Rejoice in the Lamb.

10 JAZZ VESPERS Nov 13, 7:30pm Listen, pray, and participate in this worship service combining the ancient Christian form of traditional evening vespers with the musical improvisation of jazz. This service, a collaboration with the Duke Jazz Program, occurs once a semester. A spring date will be announced on the Chapel s website. CARILLON RECITALS Sept 24, 5pm Apr 8, 1pm Duke Chapel s 50-bell carillon provides some of the most treasured sounds on Duke s campus. University Carillonneur J. Samuel Hammond will present two formal recitals this year. People attending these outdoor concerts are welcome to bring a chair or blanket.

11 SPOTLIGHT RECITALS Sept 10, 5:15pm Amalgam Brass Recital Jan 21, 5:15pm Organ Scholars Recital BACH CANTATA SERIES Dr. Philip Cave, Director Sundays, 5:15pm Oct 29 Nov 26 Jan 28 Feb 25 The cantatas of J. S. Bach exist to teach, challenge, and inspire those who experience them Soli Deo gloria. This series presents the works of Bach and others, with period instrument orchestras, local singers, and professional soloists. These concerts feature repertoire from two regular contributors to Chapel worship services. The Amalgam Brass Ensemble frequently enhances Sunday morning worship services; their concert will highlight brilliant brass arrangements and original works. Duke Chapel s Organ Scholars, Joseph Fala and Jacob M. Montgomery, will present solo repertoire selections on the Chapel organs. COMMUNITY SINGING Nov 19, 5:15pm Messiah Sing-Along Apr 8, 5:15pm Hymn Festival Duke Chapel has a long tradition of being a home for all who wish to raise their voices. This year marks the return of the Messiah Sing-Along, featuring choral and solo highlights from Handel s masterwork. The Hymn Festival will feature world-renowned organist John Ferguson, who will lead all who attend in beloved songs of the church. All are welcome to sing along.

12 SACRED MUSIC IN WORSHIP SPECIAL SERVICES Oct 31, 10:30pm Nov 5, 4pm Nov 13, 7:30pm Dec 7, 6pm Dec 24, 11pm Jan 7, 4pm Mar 29, 7:00pm Mar 30, 7:30pm SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP Duke Chapel Choir Aug 27, 2017 Apr 22, 2018, 11:00am Dr. Rodney Wynkoop, Director Sunday morning worship unites the Duke and Durham communities in times of celebration and sorrow. In the service, the Chapel Choir presents anthems and leads hymn singing. THURSDAY EVENING VESPERS Duke Vespers Ensemble Sep 7, 2017 Apr 19, 2018, 6:00pm Dr. Philip Cave, Director As daylight fades, Choral Vespers invites students and community members into the darkened Chapel to experience sacred music, scripture readings, and prayer. SUNDAY AFTERNOON EVENSONG Duke Evensong Singers Aug 27, 2017 May 6, 2018, 4:00pm Christopher Jacobson, FRCO, Director Distinct from the noisy world around us and derived from the traditions of the ancient church, Choral Evensong at Duke Chapel provides sanctuary through scripture and sacred music. ALL HALLOWS EVE ALL SAINTS REQUIEM EUCHARIST WITH DURUFLÉ S REQUIEM JAZZ VESPERS ADVENT LESSONS & CAROLS CHRISTMAS EVE LESSONS & CAROLS EPIPHANY LESSONS & CAROLS MAUNDY THURSDAY TENEBRAE Apr 1, 9am & 11am EASTER SUNDAY May 6, 3:30pm WEEKLY SERVICES ASCENSION DAY EVENSONG WITH MESSIAEN S L ASCENSION FINDING SANCTUARY IN MUSIC Where do you Find Sanctuary? Last year, we asked Duke students and Chapel visitors this question in a yearlong project. We wanted to see their pictures of sanctuary. The outpouring was extraordinary. More than 2,500 images were submitted through online postings and disposable cameras provided inside the Chapel. Some of these images suggested that a love of music was at the heart of people s ideas of sanctuary. Everyone at the Chapel agrees. Music is one of the ways we find comfort and strength. Whether you sing or play an instrument as a professional or as an amateur enthusiast, there is something inspirational about the presentation of live music solo and choral voices, brass and strings, and, of course, the organs that enliven Duke Chapel with their nearly limitless range. This year, we invite you to #FindSanctuary in music. Our schedule of concert performances and choral worship services is made possible by the longstanding and generous support of the friends of Duke Chapel. Among these are the many donors to Chapel music endowments, music funds, and unrestricted annual support. Partnering organizations including WCPE and WUNC Radio, Duke Performances, Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA), and the entire university support our efforts with new ideas, collaborative projects, and essential direct and in-kind support. We are deeply grateful for their generosity. I hope that you will be part of this community of supporters by making a generous gift to Duke Chapel today. You can do so online at gifts.duke.edu/ chapel. Online giving is fast, secure, and a perfect way to support the Chapel and its music program. Where do you find sanctuary? We hope you will find it with us. Amanda M. Hughes Director of Development & Strategy Music at Duke Chapel is supported by:

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