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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
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October 12, 2012 – College Park, MD – Gabrieli’s Garden will take listeners on a daring musical journey, as the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra (UMWO) performs wind music from the late 16th century to the early 1990s. The concert takes place on November 2 at 8 p.m. at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
The multitalented comedian and film, television, and Broadway star discusses the creative process, comedy and improvisation, music, and his life experiences with culture and race.
Named one of Comedy Central’s “100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time,” Grier was most recently nominated for a 2012 Tony Award for his performance in the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
Moderated by Associate Dean and Professor of American Studies, Sheri L. Parks
The U.S. Air Force Band honors those who have served, inspires American citizens to heightened patriotism and service, and positively impacts the global community on behalf of the U.S. Air Force and the United States of America.
On this night everyone in attendance will be inspired as Colonel Larry H. Lang, commander and conductor of the United States Air Force Band, shares the stage with the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble.
Hear music influenced by jazz and folk tunes on SIREN's concert of works by composers from the early twentieth-century: Milhaud, Haas, Villa-Lobos and Szervánszky.
SIREN is a Graduate Fellowship Chamber Ensemble at the School of Music.
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
(301) 405-8151
October 8, 2012 – College Park, MD – On Sunday, November 4 at 3 p.m., Mayron Tsong performs Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 with the UMD Symphony Orchestra. The program also includes Debussy’s imaginative Nocturnes and Shostakovich’s bold Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10.
This service is modeled after the world-famous Christmas Eve tradition of King's College in Cambridge, England, which is broadcast annually on National Public Radio.
This year's event will use the original format of the first festival service in 1918. The service features the UMD Men's & Women's Choruses, readers from the University campus, and audience participation.
Advance tickets may be purchased through December 6 at the Clarice Smith Center Ticket Office. On the day of the performance, tickets will be available only at the Memorial Chapel, beginning at 7PM.
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
(301) 405-8151
October 5, 2012 – College Park, MD – Choreographers Shannon Dooling and Xuejang Feng examine feminine ideals through the power of dance in their Shared MFA Dance Thesis Concert on Oct. 18-19 at 8 p.m. in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Dance Theatre.
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
(301) 405-8151
September 21, 2012 – College Park, MD – Rinde Eckert explores themes of loss, creation and the unattainable in And God Created Great Whales on October 17-19 at 8 p.m. in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Kogod Theatre.
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
(301) 405-8151
You may have noticed mandolinist Chris Thile on a big banner in front of our building — he’ll be here on April 12, 2013, performing with pianist Brad Mehldau.
We’ve just gotten word that he received a 2012 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.”
Congratulations, Chris! Can’t wait to hear you perform.
