Excelsa Plays Trios (OFF-SITE)
On their final concert of the semester, Excelsa performs a concert of string trios by Schubert, Kodály, Beethoven and Mozart.
Program:
- Schubert - String Trio in B flat Major, D 471
- Kodály - Intermezzo for String Trio
- Beethoven - String Trio No. 3 in G Major, Op. 9, No. 1
- Mozart - Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478 (with Dr. Kenneth Slowik, piano)
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras CONCERT: Celebrating 70 years!
Since 1946, MCYO has provided top orchestral training for aspiring young musicians in the metropolitan Washington region. This 70th Anniversary celebratory concert features MCYO's 3 String Orchestras: Preparatory Strings, Chamber Strings and the elite Chamber Ensemble. Music by Stamitz, Bach, Orozco, Copland, Grieg, Bartok and Boccherini, featuring soloist Caleb Kim.
Ballet Company M Spring Showcase
Ballet Company M will be hosting their Spring Showcase on May 15th, featuring ballet, modern, and jazz choreography and collaborations from multiple members.
Express yourself. April 16, 2016
Express yourself. April 15, 2016
Express yourself. April 15, 2016
PS Dance - Film Showing
Ken Skrzesz, Coordinator of Fine Arts at the Maryland State Department of Education, and Jody Gottfried Arnhold, Executive Producer, invite you to a showing of:
PS DANCE!
Join us for a showing of the New York Emmy-nominated documentary film about dance education in public schools. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Jody Gottfried Arnhold, Filmmaker Nel Shelby, Composer Bob Novak, and Ken Skrzesz.
Please reserve your space online at www.PSDance.EventBrite.com. Space is limited.
Gamer Symphony Orchestra 10th Anniversary Spring Concert
Celebrating its 10th year, the student-run GSO works to establish video game music as a serious art form and to use that music as a way to bring new and younger audiences to orchestral performances. The GSO is the first collegiate ensemble exclusively devoted to performing orchestral arrangements of video game music and using that music as an educational tool. The orchestra began humbly in late 2005 with six members and now boasts a roster of more than 110 musicians, including 30 singers.
UMD Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Lecture: Fairies, Folk Songs and Beethoven's Shadow
Mendelssohn was inspired by Shakespeare when he composed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ginastera hoped to evoke the soundscape of his native Argentina through Variaciones Concertantes, and Brahms undoubtedly had Beethoven on his mind when he composed his Second Piano Concerto. This lecture explores these compositional influences, and illustrates how they shaped each composer’s music.