Casual Conversations at the Museum with Classical Music

FREE WITH REGISTRATION for an account or membership
Join us for an evening of classical music in the Museum Park. Throughout the evening small ensembles and solo musicians perform at multiple outdoor performance stations. Featured music spans the Renaissance, baroque, classical, Romantic, and contemporary eras. Audiences are invited to move freely about to create their own musical experience by choosing which performances to attend and in what order.
These 20-minute performances take place continuously from 6 pm to 9 pm at Park locations near the Blue Ridge Road parking lots.
Performance times
6–6:20 pm
6:40–7 pm
7:20–7:40 pm
8–8:20 pm
8:40–9 pm
Station 1, Smokestack: Durham Medical Orchestra
Musicians from the Durham Medical Orchestra perform selections throughout the evening.
Station 2, Ulalu: United Strings of Color
6–6:20 pm, 7:20–7:40 pm, 8:40–9 pm
Amara Izualor, violin
Zion Anderson, cello
6:40–7 pm, 8–8:20 pm
Jada Starr, violin
Armand Etienne, violin
Delaney Etienne, cello
Zay Salifou, bass
Station 3, Mirror Labyrinth NY: UNC–Chapel Hill Flute and Oboe Duo
Musicians from UNC–Chapel Hill present music for flute and oboe throughout the evening.
Station 4, Ellipse: Stratus Quartet
Gabriel Bravo, violin
Cadence Shevy, violin
Ford Amerson, viola
Iana Parks, cello
Station 5, Please Be Seated—North Carolina: Paradox Opera
Daniel Seyfried, piano
Gwen Hyland, baritone
Plan your evening
Performances occur simultaneously at multiple stations throughout the Museum Park. There is no required starting point or set route—choose the music that interests you, move between locations at your own pace, and experience classical music throughout the landscape of the Park.