The Visiting Artist Series at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is postponing Porte Parole’s “The Assembly” until the 2020-21 season. This is a work of documentary theatre that speaks to contemporary issues and will provide a valuable perspective for important conversations when presented next season.
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Porte Parole (Canada): The Assembly
Interim Director of Jazz Studies Tim Powell brings together the UMD Jazz Ensemble, UMD Jazz Lab Band and the University Jazz Band in innovative interpretations of classic and contemporary jazz works including Windows by Chick Corea, Bloom by Radiohead and State Line Strut by Ellen Rowe.
Throughout the history of classical music, women have struggled to find their voice as performers, conductors and particularly composers. Many women composers are best known for their associations with their husbands or brothers such as Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn and Alma Mahler. Today, we are far closer to reaching gender equity with prolific composers like Jennifer Higdon, Joan Tower, Missy Mazzoli, Libby Larsen, Julia Wolfe, Unsuk Chin and so many more. Still, major American orchestras feature music by women in at most 10% of their seasons and as little as literally none.
This faculty curated honors concert showcases gorgeous tone and vivid emotion.
Chamber music is at the core of the School of Music’s curriculum. The leadership and communication skills essential to its performance, when applied to large ensemble settings, empower musicians and lead to outstanding performances.
This annual winter concert presented by the School of Music’s student directed a cappella ensembles is always a special evening of music heightened by the beautiful acoustics of the Memorial Chapel.
After the sudden and tragic death of her younger sister Tilly, Agnes Evans discovers a mysterious fantasy gaming notebook that offers clues into her sister’s life. Risking her own real-life relationships, Agnes enters the action-packed world of Dungeons and Dragons brimming with dominatrix warrior women, ogres and fairies to understand Tilly’s world and mourn her death. This touching story draws on nerd culture and queer representation to explore themes of sisterhood, loss and acceptance.
UPDATE: This event has been cancelled, click here for more information.
UPDATE: This event has been cancelled, click here for more information.
The UMD Wind Orchestra (UMWO) goes “Classically Dope” on its season finale concert featuring rapper and hip hop artist Konshens the MC. Classically Dope is a genre fusing initiative that uses music as an instrument of positive social influence.
In this fast-paced, rigorous and celebratory program, undergraduate dance students from the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies set new works of art into motion. Paired with faculty and graduate student mentors, dancers showcase original choreography in collaboration with student designers. These short works span multiple dance styles and are as diverse as the students themselves.
Experience the vibrant beat of samulnori. 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.
