Opera Al Fresco
A casual preview of the Maryland Opera Studio’s Scene Study Performances in the Clarice Smith Center’s expansive Grand Pavilion.
Maryland Opera Studio: Opera Scene Study
After a year of deconstructing their craft and sculpting it from the ground up, Maryland Opera Studio first-year students are paired in operatic scenes from a wide variety of repertory.
Accompanied only by piano and minimal props, these performances give our young artists a chance to shine in the purest of forms.
- Opera Scene Study #1: Thursday, April 28, 2016 . 7:30PM
- Opera Scene Study #2: Friday, April 29, 2016 . 7:30PM
TEMPO: The Experimental Music Performance Organization
Established and run by graduate students at the UMD School of Music, TEMPO premieres new music happening beyond the walls of the University of Maryland.
UMD Koto Ensemble and Washington Toho Koto Society
The quiet beauty, simplicity and harmonizing effect of Japanese nature are revealed in the music of the UMD Koto Ensemble.
UMD Percussion Ensemble Concert
Usually positioned at the back of the orchestra, the percussion section moves center stage to reveal the colorful, melodic potential of their instruments in this striking concert of contemporary music.
UMD Repertoire Orchestra: Pines of Rome
UMRO raises a toast to spring with this sparkling program featuring Respighi's tone poem, Pines of Rome, Strauss' famous Emperor Waltz, and selections Grieg's folk-influenced Symphonic Dances.
Program
- STRAUSS: Kaiser-Walzer, op. 437 ("Emperor Waltzes")
- GRIEG: Selections from Symphonic Dances, op. 64
- RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome
Rorem, Ravel and Ragtimes
The two artists and faculty members explore classical music infused with ragtimes, American blues, Spanish melodies, and gypsy themes, all connected by the works of Maurice Ravel.
Program
- RAVEL: Habenera
- ROREM: Autumn Music
- RAVEL: Sonata for Violin and Piano
- BOLCOM: Ghost Rag
- JOPLIN: The Strenuous Life
- WELCHER: Another Rag for Rags
- JOPLIN: The Entertainer
- RAVEL: Tzigane
Don Rieder: Burnt I
Burnt I is a series of monologues, or tone poems, that are danced and gestured. Found objects are used to create the landscape and illustrate some of the action. A young boy, named Toc, speaks first. Toc watched his father, Yewlis, sail away. His father never returns. The boy grows up without him. In the second monologue, his mother Pen recounts her youth and her life with and without Yewlis.
Andrés Cárdenes, violin
Grammy-nominated artist Andrés Cárdenes parlays his myriad of talents into one of classical music’s most versatile careers. An intensely passionate and personally charismatic artist, Cuban-born Cárdenes has garnered international acclaim from critics and audiences alike for his compelling performances as a violinist, conductor, violist, chamber musician, concertmaster, and recording artist.
Since capturing Second Prize in the 1982 Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition in Moscow, Mr. Cárdenes has appeared as a soloist on four continents with over 100 orchestras.
Critical Response Workshop for the Heist
Clown Cabaret is creating a new work that will be shown on Friday, Jan. 22 at Joe’s Movement Emporium. Please join us for an opportunity to give your thoughts about the direction the piece is going. Your feedback will be incorporated into the final rehearsals during the Cabaret’s NextLOOK residency and can impact the piece as it nears completion.
The session will be facilitated by Jane Hirshberg from The Clarice, and will be based on Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process. What you think matters! Nothing is too small to notice!
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