Masterclass with Cellist Norman Fischer
School of Music cello students refine their repertoire with world-renowned cellist Norman Fischer.
School of Music cello students refine their repertoire with world-renowned cellist Norman Fischer.
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.
School of Music student artists perform an exciting collection of chamber music repertoire for strings, woodwinds, brass and piano.
The culmination of rehearsal and coaching during the spring semester, this concert is an integral part of coursework for UMD School of Music students and provides a glimpse into the training they receive for performing in major ensembles.
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.
This concert showcases exceptional ensembles of the UMD School of Music’s chamber music program, as selected by faculty.
Experience the sights, sounds, and rhythms of Korean percussion — Samulnori!
Samulnori is an ensemble of four percussion instruments: an hourglass drum, a barrel drum, a small gong and a large gong. This exhilarating contemporary form of Korean music will be performed by the UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble. In addition, director Sebastian Wang will be accompanied by trained professionals who will perform some of the great repertoire of Samulnori.
A casual preview of the Maryland Opera Studio’s Scene Study Performances in the Clarice Smith Center’s expansive Grand Pavilion.
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.
Established and run by graduate students at the UMD School of Music, TEMPO premieres new music happening beyond the walls of the University of Maryland.
The quiet beauty, simplicity and harmonizing effect of Japanese nature are revealed in the music of the UMD Koto Ensemble.