Outstanding Young Musicians and World-Renowned Conductors Present an Overarching Vision of What Music Can be at the National Orchestral Institute and Festival, June 6 - 29
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151
Drums, Hymns and Salvation
Join University of Maryland musicologist and American music specialist Patrick Warfield for a special pre-concert discussion of one of the most unusual pieces on the evening's program: Charles Ives's "General William Booth Enters Into Heaven."
Dr. Warfield will speak about how Ives borrowed pre-existing hymns and popular songs to create a piece that expresses his personal understanding of justice. Come ready to sing!
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Announces 2013-2014 Season Marked with Stories of Collaboration, Transformation and Fearlessness
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CONTACT: Missy McTamney
mmctam@umd.edu
301.405.8102
CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151
SAGWA: String Festival & Rocktacular
Suzuki Association of the Greater Washington Area (SAGWA) is hosting its 43rd Annual String Festival and world premiere of Rocktacular!© at the University of Maryland Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Dekelboum Hall. The concert will take place on Sunday, April 14th at 2PM and will feature more than 200 DC metro area string students ranging in age from 4 to 17.
Aeolus Quartet and SIREN Quintet present a repertoire of French Impressions
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151
Parking advisory for the evening of Friday, April 12, 2013
Due to a football scrimmage in the nearby Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, we expect parking in the Stadium Drive Garage and Lot 1B to be crowded on the evening of Friday, April 12, 2013.
What would your dance story be?
This post is by Megan Piluk, a Senior Dance and Communication double major.
Photo courtesy of Graham Brown
I recently saw Graham Brown’s work Apple Falling, as part of the Shared MFA Dance Thesis Concert at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. It almost seemed as if a play was unfolding in front my eyes.
Meredith Monk's On Behalf of Nature Blends Music and Movement with Artistry and Ecological Consciousness
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151
College Park, MD – Iconic interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk comes to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 4 at 8:00pm to present her newest music-theatre work, On Behalf of Nature.
Ninety Miles Project Bridges Gap between America and Cuba through Jazz
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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
301.405.8151
April 4, 2013 – College Park, MD – On April 26 at 8pm at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, vibist Stefon Harris, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and saxophonist David Sánchez present their Ninety Miles Project, a collaboration that brought leading Cuban and American jazz musicians together in Cuba over the span of a week to record music that both highlights and synthesizes their different cultures.
Mourning the Loss of Jane Henson: Artist, Creative Genius and UMD Alumna
The University of Maryland is saddened by the news that alumna and world-celebrated puppeteer Jane Henson died Tuesday at her home in Connecticut at the age of 78 following a battle with cancer. Ms. Henson was the widow of puppeteer Jim Henson.
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