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Blurring the boundaries between the human and animal experience, The Cunning Little Vixen follows the story of a sharp, young, female fox (a vixen) and the gamekeeper who tries to control her. Inspired by a comic strip, this Czech opera by Leoš Janáček explores the ways in which human beings interact with the natural world while hinting at the underlying forces that govern us all.
What else could go wrong? Tensions run high as Lloyd Dallas, the director of this play’s play-within-a-play, struggles to prepare his accident-prone cast for the opening of British bedroom comedy Nothing On. Missed cues, jealous lovers, a lost contact lens and a troublesome plate of sardines all conspire to ruin the performance. Michael Frayn’s award-winning farce details the hilarity that ensues behind the scenes of a theatrical production as characters attempt to untangle the chaos and salvage the play.
Acclaimed for their superb sense of ensemble and wondrous balance, the musicians of the Boston Trio are committed to creating exceptional and daring performances of standard and contemporary repertoire. Since its inception, the trio has established itself as one of the most sought after chamber ensembles and features Jonah Ellsworth, Heng-Jin Park and School of Music faculty member Irina Muresanu. To celebrate 250 years from the composer's birth, the program will feature "Archduke," Beethoven's ultimate piano trio.
J.S. Bach, known as the great master, wrote more than 200 cantatas, and UMD Choral Activities aims to sing them all in this series of short performances by students, faculty, staff and community friends led by conductors in the graduate program. Conducted by Minji Kim, this performance will feature Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt (Just as the Rain and Snow Fall From Heaven and Do Not Return Again), BWV 18.
Spektral Quartet & Nathalie Joachim: Fanm d’Ayiti
Nathalie Joachim and Spektral Quartet read new works by School of Music student composers.
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The duo presents the lush, ultra-Romantic Sonata, Op. 34 by Amy Beach along with a world-premiere performance composed by Dana Wilson and titled Of my dream before me…. This piece was inspired by the Langston Hughes poem As I Grew Older. James Stern is a violin professor at the School of Music and Audrey Andrist is a guest artist.
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School of Music student artists perform a moving collection of chamber music repertoire for strings, woodwinds, brass and piano. The culmination of rehearsal and coaching during the spring semester, these concerts are an integral part of coursework for School of Music students and provide a glimpse into the training they receive for performing in major ensembles.
Set in the year 2093, this play reading follows Davu, a young Black man, through the ruins of a futuristic African-American history museum. There, Davu encounters androids who help him uncover a past unrealized, as they reenact stories of both the heroism and the destruction of Davu’s predecessors. The Final Genocide is a story of the possibilities and dangers faced by black men in America.
A new chamber opera by Joseph C. Phillips, Jr., Four Freedoms is inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 "Four Freedoms Speech." While this speech was delivered almost 80 years ago, its four philosophical pillars — freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from fear and freedom from want — still resonate today.
