Announcing Duke Performances' 2017/18 Season

In Durham, At Duke, Essential & Extraordinary. Ticket packages for Duke Performances' 2017/18 season are NOW on sale.

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25% Pick-Four or More Discount

Take 25% off your total price when you buy tickets to four or more shows from Duke Performances' 2017/18 season.

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Music in the Gardens

Duke Performances' annual outdoor summer concert series features breakout local & regional artists in an idyllic setting at Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Wednesdays in June & July.

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Upcoming Shows

Wednesday, June 28

Music in the Gardens: Loamlands
Wednesday, July 05

Music in the Gardens: Birds of Chicago
Wednesday, July 12

Music in the Gardens: Kelsey Waldon
Wednesday, July 19

Music in the Gardens: River Whyless
Wednesday, July 26

Music in the Gardens: Caleb Caudle
Thursday, September 07

Lost Bayou Ramblers Opener: Shamu Garçon
Friday, September 08 - Saturday, September 09

Beasts of the Southern Wild with Wordless Music, NC Symphony & Lost Bayou Ramblers
Saturday, September 23

Ciompi Concert No. 1 featuring Rachel Kuipers Yonan, Viola and Brent Wissick, Cello
Sunday, September 24

Vicente Amigo
Saturday, September 30

American Brass Quintet
Wednesday, October 04

The Civilians + Ethan Lipton School Project
Friday, October 06 - Saturday, October 07

World Premiere: New Work for Goldberg Variations Pam Tanowitz Dance & Simone Dinnerstein, Piano
Saturday, October 14

Bill Callahan Openers: Nathan Bowles + Jake Xerxes Fussell
Tuesday, October 17

JD Allen Trio & Bill Frisell

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Wednesday, October 18

JD Allen Trio & Dave Douglas

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Thursday, October 19

JD Allen Trio & Geri Allen

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Friday, October 20

Tyshawn Sorey & Jason Moran

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Saturday, October 21 - Sunday, October 22

Monk Songbook with Chris Pattishall, Frank Kimbrough, Jeb Patton, Ethan Iverson & Orrin Evans

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Saturday, October 21

Quatuor Mosaïques
Saturday, October 21

Gerald Clayton & Ben Wendel

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Sunday, October 22

The Como Mamas

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Monday, October 23

Ethan Iverson Trio & Melissa Aldana

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Tuesday, October 24

Ethan Iverson Trio with Chris Potter & Houston Person

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Wednesday, October 25

Ethan Iverson Trio & Joshua Redman

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Director’s Note for Duke Performances’ 2017/18 Season

We live in anxious, uncertain times. Across our globe, in our country, our state, and even our city of Durham, there seem to be newly monumental consequences of our decisions, many of which feel beyond our control.

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