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Big news: Martin Wollsen has been named our new executive director, officially assuming his duties on September 2, 2013.
The Civil War to Civil Rights symposium planning committee invites students to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington Rally. The rally will begin at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall at 8AM on Saturday, August 24, 2013.
As of July 1, 2013, the University of Maryland is a smoke-free campus. This means that smoking is no longer allowed directly outside the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Maryland ranks among the top 10 states for HIV/AIDS infection, and Prince George's County has some of the highest rates in the state.
We know that the arts facilitate self-exploration and self-expression like nothing else, which is why we've joined forces with the UMD School of Public Health's Prevention Research Center to address these important issues through CREATE (Community Redirection of Expections through Arts Transformation Experiences) for Change. This arts-based, intergenerational project aims to raise awareness about HIV and STD prevention in Prince George's County through creative expression.
Watch the video above to learn more about School of Music's fearless students and the paths they're trailblazing.
Update: Support scholarships for performing arts Terps. Today is Scholarship Day!
The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is cultivating teaching artists. Watch the video above to learn more about the MFA Candidates, why they chose to pursue graduate-level studies at TDPS and how their passions and art intersect.
The classical music world is exploding with change. Each day, we experience new ways to present classical music, hear emerging composers changing the landscape and witness surprising ways to appreciate this sublime art form. It’s vital that young aspiring performers genuinely understand why classical music is changing so they can apply this insight to their own performance and artistry.
Sarah York has been a student at the University of Maryland School of Music since 2007 and is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Violin Performance. This is Sarah’s first time attending and blogging about the National Orchestral Institute.
Although this is the National Orchestral Institute, and we will be playing a number of monumental full orchestra works under some great conductors in the next month, our first week focused on working in small chamber groups and three unconducted chamber orchestras.
I’ve learned, especially sitting on the last stand of second violins, that every player is responsible for propelling the music forward, and if we wait for others to move, the music loses its momentum.
If you are planning on attending any of National Orchestral Institute's free Open Rehearsals, please note that only paid parking options are available to visitors during the daytime:
The UMD School of Music’s National Orchestral Institute and Festival (NOI) welcomes nearly 100 talented orchestral musicians for four weeks of dynamic music-making, June 6–29, 2013, at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.