The Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC in collaboration with the University of Maryland at College Park cordially invites you to a dramatic reading of Dante's Divine Comedy done by students from the Department of French and Italian (School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) and the School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies.
The Daraja Ensemble, the School of Music's new Graduate Fellowship Woodwind Quintet, makes their debut performing three exciting of pieces of chamber music that are rather unknown in the standard repertory.
This concert program, though unorthodox, will show the extreme versatility of the quintet medium and impressively feature each member of this ensemble.
Join the Iktus Flute/Percussion Duo for an adventurous program that includes works ranging from Bach to Ravi Shankar.
Based in New York City, Iktus Percussion is an ambitious, dynamic young ensemble committed to expanding the boundaries of the percussion genre. The Iktus Duo, featuring flutist Hristina Blagova and percussionist Christopher Graham, won the 2014 Ackerman Chamber Music Competition. They have performed at the Con Vivo New Music Series in New Jersey, Bulgarian Consulate of NYC and Spectrum NYC.
Rhythmic, bold and explosive, Schwantner's Recoil exploits the vast tone colors of an expanded percussion section and amplified piano. Adler’ Southwestern Sketches conveys the Southwest region of the United States, a culture Adler describes “as fast-changing as the weather.”
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The AFRIFIMO AWARDS was conceived to reward deserving Africans and all people of African descent in the film and music industry all over the world who have made significant progress in the entertainment industry, bringing forth flora and fauna of Africa.
