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Songs of War: UMD Repertoire Orchestra

Throughout history, war has had a profound influence on classical music. Featuring cellist Frances Borowsky, runner up of the 2018-19 UMD Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, this concert will cover pieces from three different wartime periods:

In Memoriam: The Colored Soldiers Who Died for Democracy was written by William Grant Still, known for giving voice to African-American classical music in the first half of the 20th century, in January of 1944, at the height of the Second World War.

Vox Et Motus: UMD Wind Ensemble

Latin for "sound and motion," vox et motus is the inspiration for this concert featuring Spanish composer Oscar Navarro's lively II Concerto with Associate Professor Robert DiLutis on clarinet. The program will also include Gustav Holst's First Suite in E-flat for Military Band and Julie Giroux's Paprikash.

About the Ensemble:

Masterful Strings: Diana Cohen, violin, and Roman Rabinovich, piano

Concertmaster of the Calgary Symphony since 2013, Diana Cohen leads an active career as a soloist, chamber musician and arts administrator. She is the founding member of Trio Terzetto and executive and co-artistic director of the ChamberFest Cleveland festival. Cohen and Roman Rabinovich will perform a program of beloved violin and piano sonatas.

Faculty Artist Series: Timothy Powell, saxophone

UPDATE: This event has been cancelled, click here for more information.

Saxophonist Timothy Powell presents a classical program featuring guest artist Molly Orlando on piano and School of Music faculty members Robert DiLutis on clarinet and Sarah Frisof on flute. The repertoire includes works by Christopher Theofanidis, Tristan Keuris, Roshanne Etezady, Rodney Rogers, Jennifer Higdon, Kirk O’Riordan and School of Music composition faculty member Robert Gibson.

Spring Chamber Jazz

UPDATE: This event has been cancelled, click here for more information.

Experience the soulful, syncopated sounds of jazz in these two lively concerts featuring classic tunes performed by the four jazz combos coached by Gerry Kunkel, Tom Baldwin, Mike Quinlivan and Mike Kuhl. Attend both nights—each performance features a different program. Concert repertoire coming soon.

Dvořák and Copland: UMD Wind Orchestra and UMD Wind Ensemble

The culmination of the School of Music’s Wind Conducting Workshop, this concert will feature guest conductor H. Robert Reynolds of the Thornton Wind Ensemble and Director of Bands Emeritus at the University of Michigan. Also featuring School of Music faculty conductors Michael Votta, Jr., and Andrea Brown, the program will include Darius Milhaud’s La Création du Monde, Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade in D minor, Op. 44, Morten Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium and Aaron Copland’s Emblems.

Program:

Julie Giroux: Paprikash

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