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UMSO Concerto Competition Finals

School of Music students vie for the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the UMD Symphony Orchestra in the final round of this annual competition.   

Finalists perform 15- to 20-minute excerpts of a concerto or concert piece for an independent jury panel. Following the jury’s deliberation, a winner, runner-up and second runner-up will be announced.

The prizes for the 2017 UMSO Concerto Competition are graciously donated by The Board of Visitors of the University of Maryland School of Music.

New Music at Maryland Concert

New works inspire young instrumentalists and singers to learn from living composers and breathe new life into music, collaborating with them to gain insight into the compositional process. This concert features original works by UMD student composers, including solo, chamber and electroacoustic performances.

Music in Mind: Left Bank Quartet 6x3

The Left Bank Quartet brings its unique vision to three pieces connected by the number six: Beethoven’s Sixth Quartet, Webern’s Six Bagatelles and Bartok’s Sixth Quartet. And with the final La Malincolia movement of the Beethoven; the recurring elegiac “Mesto” of the Bartók; and Webern’s stark musical sketches that convey life’s uncertainty, the notion of melancholy—and our sometimes triumph over it—is the other common denominator.

Program:

Beethoven: Quartet in No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18

Webern: Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9

UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble

Experience the dynamic energy of Korean percussion — Samulnori! The UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble features the hourglass and barrel drums, and the small and large gongs. Professional musicians will join the ensemble, under director Sebastian Wang, to perform some of the great Samulnori repertoire.

Clove

What are the elements that make any of us a whole person? Fulfillment and meaning come from an entire network of social connections and actions, so what happens when one of those connections is severed? Do you replace it? Can you? In this radiant multidisciplinary devised piece, spoken word, hip-hop, jazz, short plays and more fuse together in a search for answers to these central questions of identity. Written and directed by UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies alumna Paige Hernandez ’02.

 

MFA Dance Thesis Concert

MFA Dance candidates Mustapha Braimah and Allen Chunhui Xing present their thesis concerts.

Akwantuo: Plight of the immigrant

By Mustapha Braimah

Symphonic Metamorphosis

The first University of Maryland Wind Ensemble concert of the 2017-2018 season is anchored by two cornerstones of the wind repertoire, Ralph Vaughan Williams' lyrical English Folk Song Suite, and Paul Hindemith's monumental Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. Also included in this concert is a little-heard chamber work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his Divertimento in E-Flat Major,

Tine Thing Helseth, Trumpet

Whether your love of classical music has spanned decades, or this concert will be your first, Tine Thing Helseth wants you to feel welcome.The rising star Norwegian trumpet soloist often offers commentary and context from the stage, encouraging audiences to react and be present in the experience. Her virtuosic technique, tonal warmth and ability to span genres were evident in her BBC Proms concert in London. She is also recognized as a curator, both at her own festival, Tine@Munch, and as part of the Leeds International Concert Season.

University & Community Band Concert

The University Band and Community Band share an evening of traditional and contemporary wind band music. Conducted by UMD alumnus Bill Sturgis, and UMD Assistant Director of Bands, Eli R. Osterloh, this concert will be an entertaining evening for the whole family! Children and adults interested in playing an instrument are sure to be inspired.

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