Susie Farr Named Sue Hess Arts Advocate of the Year by Maryland Citizens for the Arts

Sue Hess, John Schratweiser and Susie Farr

Sue Hess, John Schratweiser and Susie Farr photo by Jonathan Hanson Photography
 

Susie Farr, our Executive Director, has been awarded the Sue Hess Arts Advocate of the Year Award by Maryland Citizens for the Arts (MCA). The award was presented in person by its namesake, Sue Hess, at Maryland Arts Day in Annapolis on Wednesday, February 20. 

Smoking Out the Beehive Celebrates Historic African American Poets

Scot Reese

To University of Maryland students, Scot Reese is known as an outgoing and well-loved professor from the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. But to a national audience, he is better known as a prominent actor and director of Black Theatre, appearing in theatres from LA to New York, and locally at the Kennedy Center and Arena Stage.

The Poetry of Joseph Schwantner Honors the Composer with the World Premiere of his Trilogy, March 10

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February 20, 2013 – College Park, MD – On March 10 at 3pm, the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra (UMWO), under the direction of Dr. Michael Votta, will honor Joseph Schwantner and celebrate his 70th birthday with the world premiere of the composer’s Trilogy at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Masterclass with Benjamin Pasternack, piano

Benjamin Pasternack will conduct a piano masterclass with select students from the UMD School of Music. In this informal event that is open to the public, Pasternack will give students feedback on works by Beethoven, Granados and Liszt.

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