Premier post-classical string quartet, ETHEL, and multi-platinum recording artist Todd Rundgren present Tell Me Something Good October 28 at the Clarice Smith Center
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
(301) 405-8151
Chris Thile Awarded MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant"
You may have noticed mandolinist Chris Thile on a big banner in front of our building — he’ll be here on April 12, 2013, performing with pianist Brad Mehldau.
We’ve just gotten word that he received a 2012 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.”
Congratulations, Chris! Can’t wait to hear you perform.
Pianist Eliza Garth Brings John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes to Life, October 4, 2012
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
(301) 405-8151
Ruth Watkins, Storyteller
RUTH WATKINS, Theatre major, UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Marketing major, UMD Robert H. Smith School of Business
I spent my last semester abroad in London, which was fantastic and I was able to do it partially because I had received a scholarship from the donors at the Clarice Smith Center.
The best part was seeing that there is an audience for the kind of theater I want to do.
Helen Huang, Storyteller
HELEN HUANG, Costume and Set Designer, UMD Professor, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance
As a costume designer who emigrated from China to the United States, I always find a personal connection with plays in which the protagonist is searching for his or her place in the world.
…this play changed my perspective on the meaning of home…
Laree Ashley Lentz, Storyteller
LAREE ASHLEY LENTZ, MFA Costume Design 2012, UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Costume Designer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream/仲夏夜之梦
Last May I embarked on an international journey that opened my eyes to a new culture when, along with a few designers and UMD theatre faculty, I had the amazing opportunity to visit Beijing.
…I learned the importance of expression and the simplicity of line.
Prince George's Philharmonic
Under the baton of Maestro Charles Ellis, the Prince George's Philharmonic presents Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491 and Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major (Titan).
John Cage and the Prepared Piano
Pianist Eliza Garth will explore the origins of the prepared piano, prepared-piano effects, and techniques for preparing a piano properly.
This lecture includes short performances of music for prepared piano.
Enchanted Piano: Cowell, Crumb and Cage
Pianist Eliza Garth explores extended techniques at the piano, investigating works by Cowell, Crumb and Cage.
SFJAZZ Collective premieres The Music of Chick Corea and New Compositions on October 12 at the Clarice Smith Center
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
(301) 405-8151
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