Returning for its 15th season, the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols tells the Christmas story through lively readings and music that epitomizes hope, goodwill and joy.
On the day of the performance, tickets will be available only at Memorial Chapel beginning at 7PM
Residency at Joe's Movement Emporium: December 5-9, 2016
What if a man, struggling against being mechanical, could not accept his son as anything but a machine? Sent from a dying earth, General Ebon Kojo and Ra-7 have been ordered to “recolor” the distant and barren planet Beta-5. Upon their arrival to Beta-5, Ebon and Ra are confronted with unprecedented realities that transform them both.
James Stern of the UMD School of Music faculty performs Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1; the program concludes with Dvořák's beloved American-inspired masterwork, the New World Symphony.
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.
Program:
Pärt - Fratres for Strings and Percussion
Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for their end-of-semester performance.
Interested in learning more about Kreativity? Email kreativity.troupe@gmail.com and like them on Facebook!
Event information to be announced.
This concert showcases exceptional ensembles from the UMD School of Music’s chamber music program, as selected by faculty.
Usually positioned at the back of the orchestra, the percussion section moves center stage to reveal the colorful, melodic potential of their instruments in this striking concert of contemporary music.
Event information to be announced.
The complex interlocking rhythms of Balinese music on percussive instruments, the myriad expressions and the delicate motions of Balinese dance unite in the UMD Gamelan Saraswati. The quiet beauty, simplicity and harmonizing effect of Japanese nature are revealed in the music of the UMD Koto Ensemble.
Grammy-nominated trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a modern musical innovator. A lover of jazz rooted in the conviction that all forms of musical expression have something to offer, he is hailed as the father of Stretch Music, a genre that strives to stretch jazz’s conventions to encompass as many other musical forms, languages and cultures as possible. From his critically acclaimed albums to his epic NPR Tiny Desk Concert, Scott’s trailblazing sounds and compelling presence consistently elicit palpable emotional responses from rapt audiences.
