Masterful Strings: Marcus Thompson, viola

Violist Marcus Thompson has appeared as a viola and viola d’amore soloist with many of this country’s leading orchestras. Performance highlights include Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with Yehudi Menuhin and the Chicago Symphony, as well as performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic and the New Orchestra of Washington.

Women's Voices

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In honor of Women’s History Month, the UMD Treble Choir and guest choirs from the area join together to celebrate women’s voices in the beautiful UMD Memorial Chapel.

Dedications: UMD Wind Ensemble

Composers often dedicate their works to or in the spirit of someone influential or inspirational. Featuring special dedications, this wind ensemble concert will spotlight D.M.A. vocal performance student Jennifer Piazza-Pick on Roshanne Etezady's Points of Departure. Additional dedications on the program include Fanfares for Friends by Baltimore composer Joel Puckett, J.R. by Kevin Day and Dixtuor by Claude Arrieu.

Maryland Gospel Choir

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Since its founding in 1975, hundreds of voices have joined together to share joyous music through UMD’s very own gospel choir. The group is committed to encouraging fellowship and community service.

TEMPO

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This graduate student-led contemporary music ensemble focuses on cultivating new music experiences in the community both within and outside of the standard concert hall. Presenting music so fresh that the ink is often literally wet on the pages, TEMPO collaborates with composers to present the music of now. Concert repertoire coming soon.

UMD Chamber Singers and Alumni Choir

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the UMD Chamber Singers will perform Stravinsky's Les Noces and a specially commissioned work by School of Music alumna Dale Trumbore '09 titled If I Say Yes. The choir will then be joined by alumni of UMD Chamber Singers from the past twenty years in performances of music by Brahms and Schönberg. Beginning at 7:30PM and preceding the UMD Chamber Singers performance will be a brief awards ceremony and a 30-minute performance by the Duquesne University Voices of Spirit.

Piano Division Showcase

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The School of Music’s prestigious and highly selective Piano Division showcases its talented students in this semesterly performance of solo and collaborative works. Concert repertoire coming soon.

Piano Division Showcase

The School of Music’s prestigious and highly selective Piano Division showcases its talented students in this semesterly performance of solo and collaborative works. Concert repertoire coming soon.

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