In this career-building presentation, flutist and author of Clubbing for Classical Musicians, Sarah Robinson, gives practical advice on marketing and concert programming, while offering tips on producing chamber music events in unconventional spaces.
Screaming saxophones, wailing trumpets and spine-tingling piano are a thrill in this “spirited” evening of performances by the UMD Jazz Ensemble, UMD Jazz Lab Band and University JazzBand.
The University of Maryland Repertoire Orchestra is a unique all-campus orchestra that is open to music majors, non-music majors and members of the University of Maryland community. Led by graduate conducting students at UMD, the orchestra prides itself on a wide range of projects, collaborations and repertoire.
A UMD Choral Activities favorite, the Bach Cantata Series explores the more than 200 cantatas written by the great master through informal performances by students, faculty, staff and community friends.
Jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin has a lot to be proud of in his long career. His high-energy, rhythmic, rock-and synth-influenced sound has netted him 11 hit albums and three GRAMMY nominations. But he’s most proud of his group’s intimate collaboration with David Bowie on the artist’s final album, Blackstar. Since then, McCaslin has recorded Beyond Now, anew contemporary jazz album with electronic and synth-pop influences dedicated to Bowie.
For 35 years, the popular Choreographers’ Showcase has been “a rite of passage in the DC-area dance community” (The Washington Post). This evening of works by new and established choreographers is presented in partnership with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The Showcase has been inspiring dance audiences and supporting scores of dance makers since1983. In this celebration year, past laureates will converge to honor the influence that the showcase has had on their careers and the dance community.
The program will feature:
Pioneering wind works by Raff, Schwantner and John Williams are complemented by a stunning new work by UMD alumnus Kevin McKee. His teacher, Chris Gekker, will perform Centennial Horizons, originally composed for trumpet and piano, in a new arrangement for trumpet and winds.
Infused with the passion of flamenco, the funky irreverence of Latin rock, the smooth syncopation of jazz and the mathematical precision of classical music, La Manta turns traditional Mexican music on its head. In this texturally diverse fusion performance, the group hums with Mexican pride while showcasing its wide range and buoyantly energetic sound.
La Manta hails from Xalapa, Veracruz, and has flourished since its founding in 2009, sharing the stage with international artists like Regina Spektor, the Pet Shop Boys and Robert Plant.
Through the mediums provided by two violins and piano, School of Music faculty James Stern, Larissa Dedova and Irina Muresanu plus guest pianist Audrey Andrist examine the life of Sergei Prokofiev, from the brash, revolutionary products of his St. Petersburg Conservatory days, to the inward-looking music of his self-imposed exile in the west, to the war-inspired epics of his return to his homeland.
Program
Prokofiev:
Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14
Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94
Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Cellist Hai-Ye Ni performs Arensky’s uniquely scored String Quartet No. 2 for violin, viola and two celli with School of Music faculty James Stern, Katherine Murdock and Eric Kutz, as well as Shostakovich's Cello Sonata in D minor with faculty pianist Rita Sloan.
