Craig Potter, conductor
Representing a variety of majors across campus, the University Band is joined by the Maryland Community Band for a concert of traditional and contemporary wind band music in a performance perfect for all ages. Repertoire will be announced closer to the concert.
Elizabeth Pitcairn, violin
Glen Inanga, piano
The UMD High School Choir Invitational puts the spotlight on the future of choral music as talented high schools from throughout the DMV gather for vibrant performances alongside the UMD Chamber Singers and University Chorale.
This year UMD welcomes six schools:
Robert DiLutis, clarinet
Rita Sloan, piano
Carrie Bean Stute, cello
Professors Robert DiLutis and Rita Sloan are joined by cellist Carrien Bean Stute for this recital highlighting trios written for clarinet, cello and piano that Beethoven and Brahms dedicated to those close to them. On the program are Beethoven's Trio in B-flat, Op. 11, written for patron of the arts Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein, and Brahm's Trio in A-minor, Op. 113, a piece inspired by and dedicated to Richard Mühlfeld.
James Stern, violin
Steven Honigberg, cello
Audrey Andrist, piano
Featuring provocative choreography by M.F.A. Dance students, this concert is a collection of eclectic new works, serving as an unguarded exploration of these diverse artists' talents and interests.
Alondra Torres Negron '25: "Here's To Us"
A celebration of all we've felt, said, done and how we've made it through.
Join us for an artist talk with Ari Melenciano! Ari Melenciano is an artist, technologist, researcher, and cultural theorist. Her art and research practice explores the societal subconscious intellect, computational anthropology, ethnographical morphing of artistic and psychological expression across diasporas, the formation and embodiment of mythology and rituals, and the materialization of polymathic research in the form of transcendent sciences.
This talk will take place in Room 3304 of the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building.
DANCE2 is a dance installation about human-robot interaction and our collective feelings about technology’s influence on the future. Audiences will use their smartphones to interact with the performance, influencing the choreography of the human and robotic dancers. Through their choices, we will explore the question of whether emerging technology is bringing us closer together or pulling us farther apart.
One of the priorities for the UMD School is to connect and engage with the surrounding community in meaningful and impactful ways. As a part of this effort, chamber groups from across the School of Music are presenting a recital in order to collect donations for the College Park Community Food Bank.
Paper quilling is the art of cutting paper into long thin strips, rolling and pinching the pieces into different shapes, and then gluing the shapes together to form decorative art.
Each workshop will last 90 minutes. All supplies are included. Registration begins via TerpLink on Monday, August 28, 2023; limited space available. Only open to current UMD graduate students. This event will take place at Stamp Student Union in the Charles Carroll A 2203K room.
