Bring a picnic to The Clarice and celebrate Spring with the UMD jazz ensembles in their outdoor Big Band Finale. As one of UMD jazz’s most popular concerts, the Big Band Finale drives you along with infectious energy and flair.
After a year of deconstructing their craft and sculpting it from the ground up, Maryland Opera Studio first-year students are paired in operatic scenes from a wide variety of repertory. Accompanied only by piano and minimal props, these performances give our young artists a chance to shine in the purest of forms.
The complex interlocking rhythms of Balinese music on percussive instruments, the myriad expressions and the delicate motions of Balinese dance unite in the UMD Gamelan Saraswati.
Swing with the UMD jazz combos as they play both brand-new selections arranged by UMD jazz students and beloved standards. Attend both nights — each performance features a different program.
The UMD jazz ensembles give a lively concert that features jazz standards and premieres of pieces by UMD alumni and current jazz students.
Join UMRO for its first concert of 2017 celebrating the vibrancy of music and ballet! Along with favorites by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, UMRO will also perform an excerpt from Crane Whisperer, the 2015 ballet written by co-conductor and composer Dr. Shen Yiwen.
Tchaikovsky - Selections from Swan Lake, Op. 20
Shen Yiwen - Pas de Cinq - Pas de Deux (Before Parting), from Crane Whisperer
Prokofiev - Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
An innocent boy, son to a family of goat herders, is found to be heir to the kingdom. Riches and luxury are laid at his feet, but at what cost to others?
This world premiere musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's “The Young King,” by Martin Hennessy with libretto by Tom Rowan, addresses human rights and social justice issues directly relevant to contemporary wealth and income inequality struggles. Performed by Maryland Opera Studio (MOS) artists.
Join the UMD Chamber Singers for an exploration of the breadth and depth of the finest choral literature in music history.
Guest choirs join the UMD Men’s Chorus to perform music for men’s voices, both as distinct ensembles and en masse.
For the 13th consecutive year the UMD Women’s Chorus presents a program of music for treble voices to mark the beginning of Women’s History Month.
