Take a musical journey into the future of life on this planet. Apotheosis of This Earth grapples with the ecological consequences of humankind’s violence towards nature. Composed by Karel Husa in 1971, its themes are still relevant today.
Celebrate 20 years of Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols at the University of Maryland! Five choirs, brass quintet and organ bring the joy of the season to life with carols, hymns and spoken word that epitomize hope and goodwill.
From themes of racial violence and cultural appropriation to multiculturalism and gender equality, the work of The Clarice's artists is complex, provocative and deeply sensitive. Arts Citizenship Talks (ACTnow) are opportunities to hear from these artists about the issues reflected in their works. These conversations are an invitation to act now!
From themes of racial violence and cultural appropriation to multiculturalism and gender equality, the work of The Clarice's artists is complex, provocative and deeply sensitive. Arts Citizenship Talks (ACTnow) are opportunities to hear from these artists about the issues reflected in their works. These conversations are an invitation to act now!
From themes of racial violence and cultural appropriation to multiculturalism and gender equality, the work of The Clarice's artists is complex, provocative and deeply sensitive. Arts Citizenship Talks (ACTnow) are opportunities to hear from these artists about the issues reflected in their works. These conversations are an invitation to act now!
Equal parts meditation and call-to-action, The Karma Suite is a blend of vocal interludes, instrumental jazz and percussive dances that comment on the social upheaval experienced in the United States in recent years. The piece, by Washington, D.C.-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Elijah Jamal Balbed, was originally written in response to the threat of unrest brought by the 2016 election results and includes interrogations of voting inequity, gerrymandering and the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Co-produced with Annapolis Opera, the University of Maryland School of Music’s Maryland Opera Studio presents the rescheduled performance of last season's New Work Reading: Sunder. This performance will be sung in English.
Dedicated to the commissioning and performance of music by living composers, professional chamber choir The Crossing explores ways in which to expand choral writing. With more than 100 commissions, the ensemble has received two Grammy awards for “Best Choral Performance” for recordings of works that elevate dynamic compositional voices. Many of The Crossing’s commissions often address issues of our society, environment and politics.
For nearly four decades, Grammy award winner and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington has been on the front lines of creating a new form of jazz—one without patriarchy. Her work as a drummer and bandleader has earned her a Doris Duke Artist Award and three Grammys, including Best Jazz Vocal Album for “The Mosaic Project,” which exclusively featured female musicians. In 2018, she founded the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice to address a long history of inequality and sexual harassment.
Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this event will not be livestreamed.
