Featuring musicians and dancers from the Indonesian Embassy, come experience an evening of traditional Balinese music played on the gamelan, a gong kebyar style percussive instrument. Showcasing complex interlocking rhythms, multifaceted expressions and the delicate motions of Balinese dance.
Gamelan Saraswati takes its name from Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts.
Drop-in for some light opera. This audience favorite concert offers a casual preview of the Maryland Opera Studio’s scene study performances in The Clarice's expansive Grand Pavilion.
UMRO's season finale celebrates the summer season and presents guest artist and professor of flute Sarah Frisof.
Experience the vibrant beat of samulnori. This modern incarnation of traditional Korean folk music celebrates harvest time and provides a lively soundtrack to dancing. The ensemble is comprised of four types of percussion instruments—an hourglass drum, a barrel drum, a small gong and a large gong. Each represents a natural element—wind, rain, clouds and lightning.
Under the direction of Sebastian Wang, the concert is performed by the UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble, alongside a small core of professional musicians, exhibiting some of the great samulnori repertoire.
The combined forces of the UMD Symphony Orchestra and the UMD Wind Orchestra perform a collaborative conductors' concert led by faculty and members of the graduate conducting studios.
Program:
Schoenberg: Theme and Variations
Gotkovsky: Concerto pour Grand Orchestre D'harmonie
Milhaud: Suite Française
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919)
A graduate student-led contemporary music ensemble focused on cultivating new music experiences in the community. Presenting music so fresh that the ink is often literally wet on the pages, TEMPO often collaborates with composers to present the music of now. The group has a special emphasis on experiences outside the standard concert hall.
Since its founding in 1975, hundreds of voices have joined together to share joyous music through College Park’s very own gospel choir. The group is committed to encouraging fellowship and community service.
Like the band, the name DakhaBrakha is original, and authentic at the same time. Meaning “give/take” in old Ukrainian, DakhaBrakha presents fundamental elements of Ukrainian “ethnic chaos,” bending genres with new music influenced by traditions from across the globe. This quartet from Kiev’s dramatic show is filled with explosive harmonies and thrilling vocal effects. While deeply rooted in Ukrainian culture, the band’s compositions are influenced by sounds from Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditions.
