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Dancenorth/Lucy Guerin Inc./Senwaya

Two of the world's leading dance companies, Dancenorth and Lucy Guerin Inc. collaborate with tour-de-force Indonesian music duo Senyawa in this cross-cultural event. Drawing influences from both Indonesian folk ritual idioms and western metal bands, Senyawa's unusual sound reinvents the Javanese spiritual tradition of entering trance through dance and music by fusing hand-made electric string instruments with operatic melodies, metal vocals and contemporary choreography.

Annual Pops Concert

Enjoy a mix of standards, contemporary hits arranged for band, Broadway tunes, American songbook classics and more at this annual celebration of pops music. Showcasing the lighter side of classical music, it’s been an audience favorite for more than four decades.

Program:

University Band

Alfred Reed's The Hounds of Spring

Aaron Copland's Variations on a Shaker Melody

Percy Grainger's The “Gum-suckers" March

John Philip Sousa's Manhattan Beach

The Heidi Chronicles

In this witty, amusing and heartfelt coming-of-age story, Heidi Holland grows up before our eyes. Starting out as a bright, idealistic college student of the 1960s, the world around her rapidly changes. With feminist guiding principles, she strives to build a fulfilling life and is forced to confront, through her work, friendship and relationships, the true cost of “having it all.”

Faculty Artist Series: Left Bank Quartet -- Vocal Connections

The Left Bank Quartet presents works linked by their connection to the human voice. Schubert's tuneful lyricism is paired with an emotional new work by Mark Wilson, and Samuel Barber's "Dover Beach," for string quartet and baritone.

Left Bank Quartet:
David Salness, Sally McLain, violins
Katherine Murdock, viola
Eric Kutz, cello

Guest Artists:
Linda Mabbs, soprano
Kevin Short, bass-baritone
Rita Sloan, piano

Company Wang Ramirez: Borderline

Returning to The Clarice after their sold-out performance in 2017, Sébastien Ramirez and Honji Wang’s expanded choreographic language explores the tension of physical forces and social boundaries that reflect the reality of being tethered together in complex communities. Attached to cables, yet with great fluidity, five virtuosic dancers thwart gravity through hip-hop, acrobatics, levitation and stunning visual poetry. 

Wind Band Halloween Haunt

Spend Halloween with the University Band and the Maryland Community Band as we "trick-or-treat" with haunting classics, spooky favorites, and a Las Vegas-eating Godzilla (you read that right). Come scream with us! 

TEMPO

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.

Big Band Halloween Scream

Swing into the spirit of Halloween with this audience favorite signature concert! It’s an entertaining evening with screaming saxophones, wailing trumpets and more. Featuring the UMD Jazz Ensemble, UMD Jazz Lab Band and University Jazz Band.

Richard Goode

The Washington Post calls Richard Goode one of the finest pianists in the world for his expert technique, interpretive insight and emotional commitment. Acknowledged  as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music, Goode is a frequent recitalist in the world’s musical capitals and with leading orchestras including The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, among others.

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