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Inside Track: Clarice Presents on Campus & in the Community (Winter 2024)
Campus & Community Engagement • Winter 2024 Highlights
Clarice Presents offers engagement programs that make a lasting, positive impact on our community and ensure that the arts are accessible to all.
New Work Reading: The Fishwife • Maryland Opera Studio
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From traditional arias to jaunty sea Shanties, The Fishwife is an inventive reimagining of the Brothers Grimms’ The Fisherman and His Wife. Composed by Ashi Day and commissioned by the Maryland Opera Studio, this new work expands on the original story in an operatic collage of musical languages and styles.
Gamelan Concert: UMD Balinese Gamelan Saraswati
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Under the direction of I Nyoman Suadin, the UMD Balinese Gamelan Saraswati Ensemble presents an evening of traditional Balinese music. The ensemble takes its name from Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts. The gong kebyar style percussive instruments used by this ensemble were built by I Wayan Beratha, a leading instrument maker, composer, performer and teacher in Bali.
Opera Scene Study: Maryland Opera Studio
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First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. To keep the focus on beautiful, pure sounds and vivid acting, the performance is accompanied only by piano and minimal props.
Bach Cantata Series: UMD Choral Activities
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J.S. Bach, known as the great master, wrote more than 200 cantatas, and UMD Choral Activities aims to sing them all in this series of short performances led by conductors in the graduate program. This performance will feature a cantata and soloists announced closer to the performance.
Korean Drumming Concert: UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble
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Experience the vibrant beat of samulnori under the direction of Sebastian Wang. This modern incarnation of traditional Korean folk music celebrates harvest time and provides a lively soundtrack to dancing. The ensemble is comprised of four types of percussion instruments—an hourglass drum, a barrel drum, a small gong and a large gong—each representing a natural element: rain, clouds, lightning and wind, respectively.
Toho Koto Society Concert: UMD Japanese Koto Ensemble
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Directed by Yuriko Gandolfo, the UMD Japanese Koto Ensemble features elegant music played on the koto, a traditional Japanese 13-string instrument. Koto music reflects the quiet beauty, simplicity and harmonizing effect of Japanese nature. The concert will also feature the Washington Toho Koto Society.
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