2019-2020 School of Music Masterclass and Lecture Series

The School of Music's Masterclass and Lecture Series features masterclasses with internationally renowned guest artists and lectures by musicology and ethnomusicology experts. The Renegade Series highlights influential thinkers and entrepreneurs who have plowed musical paths beyond the concert hall.

Event Performances
Renegade Series: Melissa Ngan
  • Tue, Sep 24, 2019 . 12:30PM
Adriana Helbig Ethnomusicology Lecture: Adriana Helbig, University of Pittsburgh
  • Fri, Oct 4, 2019 . 4:00PM
Pre-Concert Discussion With David Neely: Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony
  • Sat, Oct 5, 2019 . 7:00PM
Masterful Strings: Masterclass with Roberto Díaz, viola
  • Thu, Oct 10, 2019 . 12:15PM
Masterful Strings: Masterclass with Daniel Levitov, cello
  • Wed, Oct 16, 2019 . 12:00PM
Musicology Lecture: Sara Haefeli, Ithaca College
  • Fri, Oct 18, 2019 . 4:00PM
Peter Zazofsky Masterful Strings: Masterclass with Peter Zazofsky, violin
  • Tue, Oct 22, 2019 . 12:30PM
Pre-Concert Discussion: Holst’s The Planets
  • Sun, Nov 3, 2019 . 2:15PM
Emanuel Gruber Masterful Strings: Masterclass with Emanuel Gruber, cello
  • Wed, Nov 20, 2019 . 12:00PM
Opera Resonates Discussion: Ariodante
  • Sun, Nov 24, 2019 . 1:30PM
Pre-Concert Discussion: Messiah: UMD Symphony Orchestra and UMD Chamber Singers
  • Sun, Dec 8, 2019 . 2:00PM
Masterclass with Joseph Kalichstein, piano
  • Mon, Dec 9, 2019 . 10:00AM
Masterclass with Julian Martin, piano
  • Mon, Feb 17, 2020 . 2:00PM
Renegade Series: Spektral Quartet
  • Tue, Feb 18, 2020 . 12:30PM
Musicology Lecture: George E. Lewis, Columbia University
  • Fri, Feb 28, 2020 . 4:00PM
Pre-Concert Discussion: Our Rights, and Nothing Less: UMD Symphony Orchestra
  • Fri, Feb 28, 2020 . 7:00PM
Masterful Strings: Masterclass with Marcus Thompson, viola
  • Tue, Mar 3, 2020 . 12:30PM
Jesse Rodin Musicology Lecture: Jesse Rodin, Stanford University
  • Fri, Mar 6, 2020 . 4:00PM
Diana Cohen Masterful Strings: Masterclass with Diana Cohen, violin
  • Tue, Mar 10, 2020 . 12:30PM
Musicology Lecture: Caroline Barron, University of London
  • Fri, Mar 27, 2020 . 4:00PM
    CANCELLED
Masterful Strings: Masterclass with Amir Eldan, cello
  • Fri, Apr 3, 2020 . 12:00PM
    CANCELLED
Musicology Lecture Series: Timothy Taylor- Ethnomusicology, UCLA Ethnomusicology Lecture: Timothy Taylor, UCLA
  • Fri, Apr 3, 2020 . 4:00PM
    CANCELLED
Opera Resonates Discussion: The Cunning Little Vixen: Maryland Opera Studio
  • Sun, Apr 5, 2020 . 1:30PM
    CANCELLED
Pre-Concert Discussion: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring: UMD Symphony Orchestra
  • Fri, May 8, 2020 . 7:00PM
    CANCELLED