Craig Potter, conductor
Representing a variety of majors across campus, the University Band is joined by the Maryland Community Band for a concert of traditional and contemporary wind band music in a performance perfect for all ages. Repertoire will be announced closer to the concert.
Percy Grainger: Children's March
Luis Serrano Alarcón: The Unknown Friend
Kimberly K. Archer: Symphony No. 2
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UMD Choral Activities' two student-led a cappella ensembles Voix de Chanson and Frendemusik present an array of familiar standards and exciting new arrangements.
Musicologists William Robin and Kerry O'Brien, co-editors of the new book On Minimalism: Documenting A Musical Movement, discuss the monumental music and impact of Steve Reich with Alarm Will Sound artistic director Alan Pierson.
The Maryland Music Educators Association presents three concerts on March 10, 2024:
Maryland All State Junior Mixed Chorus Concert • 11AM
This performance will feature the 2024 Maryland All State Junior Mixed Chorus under the direction of their guest conductor, Evan Powers.
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The International Pride Orchestra is proud to present an unapologetic musical celebration of the LGBTQIA+ experience: “Wouldn’t That Be Queer?”
Amadi Azikiwe, violist, violinist and conductor, has been heard in recital in major cities throughout the United States, such as New York, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Houston, Baltimore and Washington, DC, including an appearance at the US Supreme Court. Currently, Azikiwe is Music Director and Community Engagement Director of the Harlem Chamber Players and a member of the Pressenda Chamber Players.
Join us as Azikiwe presents a special recital performance as a part of our Masterful Strings series!
Eric Kutz, cello
Miko kominami, piano
Kathy Murdock, viola
Rita Sloan, piano
Ned Rorem, composer
Gertrude Stein, libbretist
Come stay up late with Ned Rorem’s Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters. With a libretto by Gertrude Stein, the opera follows five children as their make-believe game of murder blurs the line between reality and playing pretend. Whether the events of this comedy are real or not…well, wait and see.
