Music exists only in time, but music can also play games with our perception of time. French music specialist Dr. Caroline Potter lectures about how this temporal play was central to the aesthetic of the great French composer Henri Dutilleux and discusses the influence of literary and musical models on his work.
Join the UMD trumpet studio, trumpet professor Chris Gekker and piano professor Rita Sloan for this casual concert that includes works by Mahler, de Falla, Cooman, John Williams and UMD alumnus Kevin McKee.
This blog post is by Chelsey McLaughlin, a senior theatre major.
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Photo by Stan Barouh
School of Music students perform their own film scores to rare, vintage silent films provided by the Library of Congress.
Join students of Professor David Salness' studio for an evening of works for violin.
Join Professor Scot Reese's Play Directing I class for their final scene showcase. Students will be directing scenes from:
Maria Irene Fornes, Conduct of Life
Richard Greenberg, Eastern Standard
Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun
Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Prince George County Public Schools’ Music Enrichment Program provides instrumental and choral music instruction at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. The program enriches students’ lives with musical knowledge and enthusiasm, as well as a better understanding of the personal commitment required to be successful. Dedicated music teachers, students and parents all contribute to this exemplary program. This year’s culminating concert features the High School Honors Band, Senior Youth Orchestra and the High School Honors Chorus.
Hear works by Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, Rachmaninoff and Enescu in this showcase of solo and collaborative piano students from the School of Music's piano division.
School of Music violin students refine their technique and artistry with former first violinist of the Mendelssohn String Quartet, Miriam Fried.
Fried has played with virtually every major orchestra in the United States and Europe and has been a frequent guest with the principal orchestras of Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as with the Israel Philharmonic, the London Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic and the Vienna Symphony.
