Reminder: Parking for NOI Open Rehearsals
If you are planning on attending any of National Orchestral Institute's free Open Rehearsals, please note that only paid parking options are available to visitors during the daytime:
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.
Outstanding Young Musicians and World-Renowned Conductors Present an Overarching Vision of What Music Can be at the National Orchestral Institute and Festival, June 6 - 29
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151
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!
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Announces 2013-2014 Season Marked with Stories of Collaboration, Transformation and Fearlessness
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CONTACT: Missy McTamney
mmctam@umd.edu
301.405.8102
CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151
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.
Aeolus Quartet and SIREN Quintet present a repertoire of French Impressions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151
Parking advisory for the evening of Friday, April 12, 2013
Due to a football scrimmage in the nearby Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, we expect parking in the Stadium Drive Garage and Lot 1B to be crowded on the evening of Friday, April 12, 2013.
What would your dance story be?
This post is by Megan Piluk, a Senior Dance and Communication double major.
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.