Composer and vocalist Be Steadwell tells stories of love, loss and intimacy with LGBTQ-affirming pop music. Following the 2018 release of her album Queer Love Songs, Steadwell brings her album to life through theater and performance. A Letter to My Ex is a collage of music, movement and film, narrating one character’s journey through the ups and downs of love.
Kings and Queens is a multi-disciplinary project designed to highlight the contributions of African-American artists to the beloved musical genre: Rock n’ Roll. The project will combine monologues, live music, projections, dance and discussion honing in on artists such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimi Hendrix, Big Momma Thorton, Bo Diddley, Louis Gordon and others. Beyond noting the practice of cultural appropriation, the project will illustrate the influence of black musicians on their white successors like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppeli
New music examining local and global societal structures in the U.S. Virgin Islands as the territory rebounds from a devastating hurricane season.
2017 Concerto Competition winner Timothy MacDuff performs Ernest Bloch's Suite for Viola and Orchestra, followed by Shostakovich's landmark Symphony No. 5.
A celebration of the 110th anniversary of the UMD Bands and ten years of the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra under the direction of Michael Votta, featuring alumni of the conducting studio as guest conductors and Walsum competition winner Quinn Dizon's Dark Nebula. The concert will also include music by Tomasi, Dizon, Krenek, Borodin, Takemitsu, Hindemith and Bernstein.
Program:
The Faculty Dance Concert showcases the eloquent and provocative choreography of featured Dance faculty members and special guests. Through gesture and verse, meaning through motion, this collection of dances will captivate and inspire.
Under the leadership of newly appointed Associate Director of Bands Andrea Brown, the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble (UMWE) serves as a training ground for talented young wind players. With a focus on student performers, UMWE presents an exciting season of the best traditional and contemporary wind ensemble literature.
Program features John Mackey's Frozen Cathedral
UMRO presents a collaboration with acclaimed faculty pianist Rita Sloan, as well as the sunny and underrepresented sixth symphony by Dvořák.
Usually positioned at the back of the orchestra, members of the percussion section move center stage to reveal the colorful, melodic potential of their instruments in this striking concert of contemporary music.
Directed by Dr. Lee Hinkle, the University of Maryland Percussion Ensemble performs chamber music composed primarily for percussion and mallet instruments. Repertoire of historical importance is performed along with contemporary works, transcriptions of classical works and repertoire involving solo instruments with the ensemble.
This annual, toe-tapping concert really swings. Director Chris Vadala brings together the UMD Jazz Ensemble, the UMD Jazz Lab Band and the University Jazz Band in innovative interpretations of classic and contemporary jazz works.
