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Berndt Thurner, vibraphone

Austrian percussionist Berndt Thurner performs Stuart Saunder Smith's New England for solo vibraphone.

Berndt Thurner is a percussionist of remarkable breadth who is equally at home as a soloist and in an ensemble setting. Thurner´s musicality is influenced by his passionate travels to regions all over the world, voyages from which he returns with impressions and musical instruments alike. He has made appearances at many important new music festivals all over the world. He performs frequently with several noteworthy european ensembles for contemporary music.

11th Annual Celebration of Women's Voices

The celebration features a joint concert by the UMD Women’s Chorus and guest choirs. Together, they perform music for treble voices to mark the beginning of Women’s History Month.

Ensembles will showcase music written especially for women’s choirs by such contemporary composers as Joan Szymko and Stephen Hatfield.

Bach Cantata Series: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig BWV 26

The Bach Cantata Series is dedicated to exploring the more than 200 extant cantatas by the great master through informal performances by students and friends of the UMD Choral Activities.

Join us in The Clarice’s Grand Pavilion to experience this unique tradition!

Rediscovering youth: Writer-director Jared Mezzocchi on The Lost World

This blog post is by Emily Schweich, junior broadcast journalism major.

The Lost World

The Lost World photo by Jared Schaubert
 

The Lost World isn’t your typical coming-of-age play – unless your idea of a coming-of-age play includes a secret world of dinosaurs under the bed. I spoke with writer and director Jared Mezzocchi, an assistant professor in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies design department, about his inspiration for the play and the multimedia aspects of the performance.

"I think the biggest challenge has really just been making sure that everybody is seeing the same thing in their head as we’re building it. It’s a really complex landscape, because it’s all kind of a memory play, set in the mind of our narrator, who’s telling the story."

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Bach Cantata Series: Jesu der du meine Seele BWV 78

The Bach Cantata Series is dedicated to exploring the more than 200 extant cantatas by the great master through informal performances by students and friends of the UMD Choral Activities.

Join us in The Clarice’s Grand Pavilion to experience this unique tradition!

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