This annual celebration showcases the range and diversity of exceptional talent across the School of Music in an exhilarating program curated by faculty member Sarah Frisof. This student showcase will feature Oculus [Five] Fellowship Woodwind Quintet, solo piano works by Clara Schumann, Jessie Montgomery’s Strum for string quartet, Mozart’s “Alleluja” from Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 for soprano and jazz classics by Duke Ellington and Miles Davis.

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.

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.

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.