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.

Meredith Monk's On Behalf of Nature Blends Music and Movement with Artistry and Ecological Consciousness

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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151

College Park, MD – Iconic interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk comes to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 4 at 8:00pm to present her newest music-theatre work, On Behalf of Nature.

Ninety Miles Project Bridges Gap between America and Cuba through Jazz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151

April 4, 2013 – College Park, MD – On April 26 at 8pm at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, vibist Stefon Harris, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and saxophonist David Sánchez present their Ninety Miles Project, a collaboration that brought leading Cuban and American jazz musicians together in Cuba over the span of a week to record music that both highlights and synthesizes their different cultures.

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