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.
MFA Portfolio Review (OFF-SITE)
An exciting feature of the MFA in Design program in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is the annual public portfolio exhibit and review. See the class and production work of the graduate costume, set, lighting, and projection design students, including scenic models and full costumes.
Solo Performance Showcase
Students of THET328 perform their end of semester solo pieces that they have worked on throughout the semester.
NIAF Pellegri Distinguished Lecture, "America: The New Rome"
Dr. Mortimer Sellers is Regents Professor of the University System of Maryland and Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at the University of Baltimore. His areas of expertise include constitutional law, philosophy of law, and Roman law as well as international and comparative law. His topic, “America: The New Rome,” is integral to the theme of the NIAF Pellegri Program on Ancient Rome and its Legacy in America, funded by a five-year grant from the National Italian American Foundation, thanks to a bequest from Mr. Ernest Pellegri.
Express yourself. April 9, 2016
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