After a successful run last year, Duke Performances is bringing back its summer Music in the Gardens series. Called "Music in the Gardens: Listening Locally," the series puts the spotlight on "the best forward-thinking art from the state." This years schedule looks great.
May 20 - Ciompi Quartet with Sandra Cotton, soprano – Kirby Horton Hall, Duke Gardens
May 27 - Ciompi Quartet with Vega String Quartet and Joe Robinson, oboe – Nelson Music Room, East Building, East Campus
June 3 - Thad Cockrell
June 10 - The Rosebuds
June 17 - Megafaun
June 24 - Alina Simone
July 1 - Dex Romweber Duo
July 8 - Mallarme Chamber Players with Brussels Chamber Orchestra – Kirby Horton Hall, Duke Gardens
July 15 - The Love Language
July 22 - Eric Bachmann
July 29 - Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey
All shows are outside in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on the lawn behind the Doris Duke Visitor Center (the building by the parking )unless otherwise noted. Food and drink are permitted, and concerts go rain or shine (anyone who was at Portastatic last year should know this). General admission is $10, Duke employees are $5, students and children under 12 are free.
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