Iktus Flute/Percussion Duo
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.
UMD Wind Ensemble: Recoil
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.”
Program:
- KABALEVSKY, arr. HUNSBERGER: Overture to “Colas Breugnon”
- MILHAUD: Suite Francaise
- ADLER: Southwestern Sketches
- SCHWANTNER: Recoil
AFRIFIMO Awards 2015
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.
Express yourself. September 25, 2015
Express yourself. September 23, 2015
Express yourself. September 23, 2015
A Golden Box Creates Trans-Continental Relationships
This blog post is by Karla Casique, a sophomore journalism major.
A bridge woven by cameras, lights, speakers, hundreds of text messages and e-mails, dozens of tongues lighting the path, images not flickering but incarnating a beating heart that’s a continent or a nation away, just a few feet in front of you.
I was surprised how intimate the set up was, there was no room to be self-conscious since the only thing I saw was a full-body image of Miguel Angel. That way, I was completely focused and invested in him, instead of being consumed with my appearance or demeanor.
Excelsa String Quartet: Haydn, Heiss and Schumann
Excelsa Quartet, the School of Music's Graduate Fellowship Quartet, gives their first concert of the semester with the music of Haydn, Heiss and Schumann.
First Prize winners of "The Provincie Limburg Prijs" and “EMCY Artprize” at the Charles Hennen 26th International Chamber Music Competition for Strings in The Netherlands and Finalists in the 2015 Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition in Austria, Excelsa Quartet is currently the Graduate Fellowship String Quartet at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD.
Maryland Opera Studio: New Works Reading
A chamber opera for nine singers loosely based on nursery rhymes and explores the nature of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.