Renegade Series: Sarah Robinson, flute

Flutist and author of Clubbing for Classical Musicians, Dr. Sarah Robinson, demonstrates in this flute and electronics performance how classical music can rock any kind of alternative space. 

Sarah is a flutist for Helix Collective, a Los Angeles-based ensemble that specializes in multi-media, collaborative performance and recording. Playing with orchestras and rock bands everywhere from Disney Hall to the legendary Troubador rock club, Sarah has also performed on the scores for television shows, commercials and over 20 films. 

Burning to Tell You: Critical Conversations with Risk Taking Artists

Produced in partnership with The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics at Georgetown, Burning to Tell You highlights leading artists from a range of disciplines (theater, film, music, media arts, political cartooning), including Belarus Free Theater, a UK-based international award-winning theatre company-in-exile founded on principles of freedom of speech and artistic expression, as well as the Russian feminist punk rock group Pussy Riot, and leading voices from Syria, Iran, and the United States.

Gamer Symphony Orchestra Fall 2017 Concert

The student-run Gamer Symphony Orchestra is the first collegiate ensemble exclusively devoted to performing orchestral arrangements of video game music and using that music as an educational tool. All of our arrangements are created by GSO members and alumni. We now boast a roster of more than 100 musicians, including 30 singers, and play to packed houses at the University of Maryland's largest performing arts venue, the 1,100-seat Dekelboum Concert Hall! Our mission is to bridge the worlds of video games and the performing arts and promote orchestral VGM as an art form.

Maryland Minza

Maryland Minza is a national intercollegiate dance competition created to foster cultural awareness and passion for dancing. South-Asian fusion dance is composed of various styles of dance from different areas internationally. Teams have the freedom to choose which styles they would like to include in their routine, as well as how they would like to represent a chosen theme, generally characterized by a story told through dance. Maryland Minza is a first year South-Asian fusion dance competition at the University of Maryland, College Park.

The Sound of Music in Concert

This final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain's immediate service in their navy.

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