Crafting Inspiration: Why Speeches of Abraham Lincoln & Martin Luther King, Jr. Still Motivate Us Today

An address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and a speech on the National Mall in Washington, DC both mark important eras in our history. Why did the words from these speeches make such a dramatic impact on the historical memory of the United States?

Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches are separated by almost 100 years, yet they share a compelling similarity: both speeches make the seemingly impossible appear not only possible but desirable.

Drums, Hymns and Salvation

Join University of Maryland musicologist and American music specialist Patrick Warfield for a special pre-concert discussion of one of the most unusual pieces on the evening's program: Charles Ives's "General William Booth Enters Into Heaven."

Dr. Warfield will speak about how Ives borrowed pre-existing hymns and popular songs to create a piece that expresses his personal understanding of justice. Come ready to sing!

SAGWA: String Festival & Rocktacular

Suzuki Association of the Greater Washington Area (SAGWA) is hosting its 43rd Annual String Festival and world premiere of Rocktacular!© at the University of Maryland Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Dekelboum Hall. The concert will take place on Sunday, April 14th at 2PM and will feature more than 200 DC metro area string students ranging in age from 4 to 17.

What would your dance story be?

This post is by Megan Piluk, a Senior Dance and Communication double major.

Graham Brown

Photo courtesy of Graham Brown

 

I recently saw Graham Brown’s work Apple Falling, as part of the Shared MFA Dance Thesis Concert at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. It almost seemed as if a play was unfolding in front my eyes.

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