The final event of the Livewire 14: Resounding new music festival presents the work of featured New Zealand-born American composer Annea Lockwood, who brings vibrant energy, ceaseless curiosity, and a profound sense of openness to her music. Lockwood’s lifelong fascination with the visceral effects of sound in our environments and through our bodies — the way sounds unfold and their myriad “life spans” — serves as the focal point for works ranging from concert music to performance art to multimedia installations.

The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents cellist Juan Sebastián Delgado, faculty fellow for diversity in the arts, who will discuss Imaginary Tangos: Research, improvisation, and performance practice in contemporary tango music. In this talk, he will discuss and analyze different works featuring the cello by prominent living composers that showcase a distinctive style, musical narrative, and contemporary practices.

Join us as we embark on a mesmerizing journey through the masterpieces of two renowned composers, Mozart and Bartók, performed by the New Bartók Quartet, comprised of Wanchi Huang and Airi Yoshioka on violins, James Stern on viola, and Eric Kutz on cello. This ensemble of exceptional musicians will enrapture your senses with their skillful interpretation and heartfelt expressions.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra and the UMBC String Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Chamber Players under the direction of Airi Yoshioka. Students in the UMBC Chamber Players perform a wide variety of instrumental chamber works, ranging from Baroque, Classical, Romantic to contemporary repertoire.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Gamelan Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Purdy. The ensemble performs on a central Javanese gamelan (a gong-chime orchestra of Indonesia), and also on a Balinese gamelan angklung (one of many types of gong-chime orchestras from the island of Bali, Indonesia).

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Collegium Musicum under the direction of Lindsay Johnson. The UMBC Collegium Musicum explores and performs vocal and instrumental music from Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, sampling musical repertoires created between 800 and 1750.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Camerata under the direction of Lulu Mwangi. A small choral ensemble consisting of auditioned singers from across the university. Camerata performs a wide variety of works drawn from the expansive choral repertoire: including Renaissance motets and madrigals, folksongs, German part songs, Russian sacred liturgies, American spirituals, and new American concert works.

The Department of Music presents a concert featuring premieres of works by student composers.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Wind Ensemble under the direction of Brian Kaufman.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC New Music Ensemble under the direction of Lisa Cella.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue.

The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.

The Department of Music presents UMBC Jazz in Concert, featuring the Jazz Guitar Ensemble, the Jazz Small Groups, and the Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Tom Baldwin, Tom Lagana, and Matthew Belzer.

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh.