UMD Dance Innovator and Researcher Honored by University of Oregon

Karen Kohn Bradley dances to her own tune, and it seems to be attracting all kinds of attention.

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Reflections from the Keyboard (CANCELLED)

Donald Manildi, Curator of the International Piano Archives at Maryland, explore the world of pianos and piano music in a program to be announced.

Left Bank Quartet: Dvořák in Search of America

Produced by UMD faculty artist David Salness in association with PostClassical Ensemble, this concert includes readings from Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha and Dvořák’s personal letters from Iowa.

Together, these documents illustrate how Dvořák’s Sonatina incorporates a portrait of Hiawatha’s wife Minnehaha and how his American String Quartet is an elegiac evocation of the Iowa prairie. Joseph Horowitz will provide commentary.

Dance-making with Dance Exchange, December 10 and 11

November 27, 2012 – College Park, MD – Dance Exchange delves into the dance-making experience on December 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. in Straight to the Source. In this special two-part event, Dance Exchange Artistic Director Cassie Meador and Resident Artist Sarah Levitt will collaborate with participants to create movement, text and song drawn from personal stories, current events and physical explorations.

Woodwind Quintet SIREN Plays Favorite Reflections, December 12

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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
ssnyder3@umd.edu
(301) 405-8151

In Music from Bach’s iPod, the UMD Wind Orchestra Imagines Bach’s Modern Musical Tastes

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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
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(301) 405-8151

UMD Symphony Orchestra Performs Albinoni, Moravec, Strauss and Mendelssohn on December 8

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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
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November 26, 2012 – College Park, MD – The University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra (UMSO) will perform a rich selection of pieces on Saturday, December 8 at 8 p.m. with four works that represent a range of styles and eras.

Celebrate the Holidays with the School of Music’s Festive Baroque, December 9

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CONTACT: Sarah Snyder
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November 19, 2012 – College Park, MD – The School of Music ushers in the holidays with Music in Mind: The Festive Baroque on Sunday, December 9 at 3 p.m. The University of Maryland Chamber Singers and Festive Baroque Orchestra join with faculty members for a performance of Bach’s Magnificat, also known as the Song of Mary or Canticle of Mary.