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Sacred Concertos and Motets [in Goodson Chapel]

A split-screen promotional graphic for an event at Duke University Chapel.  On the left side, a photograph shows a choir of young adults performing on a stage. They are dressed in formal black attire, holding open black music folders, and several singers are holding long-stemmed red roses. In the foreground, the neck of a double bass and the back of a musician's head are slightly out of focus.  The right side of the image has a solid royal blue background with white text that reads "SACRED CONCERTOS AND MOTETS".
Friday, June 19, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Chorworks

This concert features music by the Renaissance Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi and his Circle, and showcases smaller-scale works for voices and continuo.

*** The concert takes place in Duke Divinity School's Goodson Chapel inside the Westbrook Building. ***

Free admission. Paid parking is available in the Bryan Center Garage at 125 Science Dr.

The performance is presented by singers with the Chorworks summer program. Directed by the Chapel's conductor-in-residence Dr. Philip Cave, Chorworks is a week-long workshop for talented, early-career singers to deepen their facility with early music repertoire.

Chorworks' founder, Dr. Cave, is a conductor, educator, singer, and the director of the professional ensemble Magnificat. As a vocal soloist, he has worked with celebrated conductors including Leonard Bernstein, and at venues including the Beethovenhalle in Bonn and the Sydney Opera House. He has performed across Europe, at the BBC Promenade Concerts in London, and has shared the concert platform with many distinguished musicians, including Sir Peter Pears, Sting, and Sir Paul McCartney.

This year, Chorworks welcomes new and returning musicians, including former Duke organ scholar Katherine Johnson, Duke student instrumentalists, and Duke faculty members Clara Rottsolk and Roseen Giles.