Upcoming Concerts

Join us for the 2026-27 concert season! Find information about our upcoming concerts below.

Fall 2026

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 4:00 pm

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 82 Kimberly Dr, Durham, NC

Music of freedom, in support of the Crayons2Calculators program of the DPS Foundation, and its mission to equip every Durham classroom with the essential supplies needed to support student learning, growth, and academic achievement.

• Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus (Have mercy on me, O God)

• Burton - Let Freedom Ring

• Messiaen - O Sacrum Convivium (O blessed sacrament)

• Certon - Je le vous dirai (I'll tell you anyway)

• Devashe - Lakutshon' ilanga (When the sun sets)

• Shreve - One Song, America

• Tschesnokoff - Salvation is Created

• Augustinas - Tėvyne mūsų (Our homeland)

• Olsavsky - What happens when a woman?

• Kodály - Huszt (The Ruins)

• Monteverdi - Lasciatemi morire (Let me die)

• Erivo - Stand Up

• Victoria - Ave Regina coelorum (Hail, Queen of heaven)

Fall 2026 - Virginia edition

Sunday, November 1, 2026, 4:00 pm

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 115 Jefferson Ave, Danville, VA

A repeat performance in our first US concert outside North Carolina, in support of God's Storehouse, promoting nutrition and distributing food to those in need around Danville and Pittsylvania County.

fall 2026 - peacemaking concert

Friday, November 20, 2026, 7:30 pm

United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC

Winter 2027

Saturday, February 6, 2027, 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University East Campus, Durham, NC

Margaret Bonds' Credo, the premiere of Allan Friedman's A New Birth of Freedom, and other music of liberation with the Duke Chorale.

Spring 2027

Sunday, May 2, 2027, 3:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Durham, 305 E Main St, Durham, NC

June 2027 - Voices United Family Concert

Saturday, June 5, 2027, 11:00 am

Carolina Theatre, 309 W Morgan St, Durham, NC

SONAM joins with the Durham Children's Choir for a morning of diverse choral music as part of the Carolina Theatre's Family Saturday Series.

2025-26 concerts

Saturday, September 13, 2025, 4:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Durham, Durham, NC

SONAM joins forces with the Duke University Chorale to kick off the fall season, with music by Vivaldi, Orff, Palestrina, Erivo and more, in support of First Presbyterian's Walk-in Ministry.

Saturday, November 15, 2025, 7:30 pm

United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC

In support of UCCH's Peacemaking Scholarship, with music from Britten, Friedman, Dawson, Braun, Palestrina, and more.

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 4:00 pm

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 82 Kimberly Dr, Durham, NC

Music of light and love from Friedman, Poulenc, Victoria, and more, in support of Meals on Wheels Durham and their work enhancing the quality of life and access to nutrition for homebound members of our community.

Saturday, March 21, 2026, 7:30 pm

Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University East Campus, Durham, NC

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana and the world premiere of Reyna Alston's Dialogues from the Garden with the Duke Chorale and Durham Medical Orchestra.

Sunday, May 3, 2026, 3:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Durham, 305 E Main St, Durham, NC

SONAM joins with members of the Duke String School for music about finding refuge in the storm, in support of Families Moving Forward and their work with families with children experiencing homelessness.

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 4:00 pm

Duke University Chapel, Durham, NC

SONAM sings about American waters, with music from a diverse array of American composers and poets, in support of Urban Ministries of Durham and its work fighting homelessness and poverty in the Durham area.