Annual Pops Concert
For 40 years and running, the Annual Pops Concert has been a big hit with audiences. We guarantee you will walk out humming more than one tune from this lighter fare of great classic music.
Music in Mind: Murasaki Duo
In anticipation of their upcoming recording project, the Murasaki Duo performs works they commissioned between 2007 and 2012 by Robert Pound, Brooke Joyce, Jerry Owen, Jocelyn Hagen and Maria Newman as well as timeless favorites from the literature.
Music in Mind: Left Bank Quartet
Come celebrate Spring with the blossoming of 19th-century Moravian musical nationalism! The essence of indigenous Bohemian folk culture distilled in great art music as represented in three wonderful quartets of Dvorák, Janáček, and Haas, and played by the Left Bank Quartet.
Linda May Han Oh Grp
Though the undeniable beating heart of the jazz combo, the bass rarely takes center stage. In this performance, Linda Oh showcases the instrument’s funky, soulful potential. Born in Malaysia and raised in Australia, Oh racked up young performer awards while in school. She is a double bassist, electric bassist and composer, creating music for various ensembles and short films. She has performed the musicians such as Joe Lovano, Steve Wilson, Vijay Iyer, Dave Douglas, Kenny Barron, Geri Allen, Fabian Almazan and Terri Lyne Carrington.
René Marie
Guided and tempered by powerful life lessons and rooted in jazz traditions laid down by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and other leading ladies of past generations, GRAMMY-nominated René Marie borrows various elements of folk, R&B and even classical and country to create a captivating style uniquely her own. Several of her original pieces focus on social issues, like This Is Not A Protest Song, about homelessness, and Three Nooses Hanging, which delves into racial tension in Louisiana.
Winter Big Band Concert
In this annual event, director Chris Vadala brings together three ensembles in innovative interpretations of classic and contemporary jazz works.
Bingen, Brahms, and Shaw: A Cappella Masterworks - UMD Chamber Singers
The virtuoso UMD Chamber Singers perform a program that melds Hildegard of Bingen's Medieval aesthetic with Caroline Shaw's Post-modern sound alongside the eternal music of Johannes Brahms, J. S. Bach, and William Byrd.
Presented in the intimate Gildenhorn Recital Hall, this concert promises to offer a spellbinding artistic experience through the dual lenses of sacred and secular vocal chamber music.
Grupo Corpo
Clad in ethereal white, dancers’ undulating arms and hips sway across a stark, enigmatic landscape. Hypnotic movements, athletic suspensions and gravity-challenging floor work mesmerize audiences. Brazilian dance troupe Grupo Corpo’s style has always been distinctive, and in this evening of contemporary dance, the company’s proud otherness and vivid imagination shine through. The performance is accompanied by original instrumental music by Samuel Rosa.
Jaimeo Brown Transcendence
Sometimes, when you find a voice, your life is no longer your own. It belongs to those you speak to, speak for and speak of. Jaimeo Brown found his voice in struggle and hope. His work, grounded in jazz’s long tradition as a protest art form, features samples of historical work songs blended with contemporary jazz, blues and hip-hop. Sung with fire, healed with love, his notes are the echoes of protest and his rhythms are the universal beat of freedom and solidarity.
Eurydice
When Eurydice tragically perishes on her wedding day, her groom Orpheus will do anything to bring her back to life. He strikes a deal with the gods of the Underworld, but will he be able to fulfill its terms? This reimagining of the classic myth is told through Eurydice’s eyes, offering a fresh perspective on her journey. It’s one of love and loss, pleasure and pain. The play’s rhythmic language helps rebuild the memories of the characters and highlights the heroine’s impossible choice between life and death.
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