The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Tom Goldstein in a program of music by John Cage, Linda Dusman, Robert Carl, Alex Armbruster, Eric Shuster, Marilyn Bliss, Paul Hindemith, and Vinko Globokar.
The Department of Music presents the Collegium Musicum under the direction of Lindsay Johnson.
The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh, in a performance featuring scenes from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Delibes's Lakmé, and Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Wind Ensemble under the direction of Brian Kaufman, performing music for the screen, including sounds from blockbuster hits, Saturday morning cartoons, and Academy Award winning scores.
The Department of Dance presents the Spring Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by three senior students and First Works projects.
The Department of Music presents a concert featuring new works by student composers.
The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work.
The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture and the Department of Visual Arts present the Visual Arts Senior Exhibition, featuring work of graduating seniors in photography, graphic design, cinematic arts, animation and interactive media, and print media, reflecting the interdisciplinary orientation and the technological focus of the department. An Opening Reception will be held on Tuesday, May 24, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The Candlelight Concert Society presents cellist Steven Isserlis in concert with pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen. Their program will feature works by Felix Mendelssohn, Dmitry Shostakovich, and Julius Isserlis.
UMBC is pleased to host the annual Maryland Arts Summit, a statewide conference presented by and for the Maryland arts sector, including arts advocates, arts educators and teaching artists, independent artists, arts organizations, youth, community stakeholders, arts and entertainment districts, county arts agencies of Maryland, public artists, boards of directors, and folklife artists.
UMBC is pleased to welcome the Nature Sacred Firesoul Network to join our monthly Wellness Wednesday event at 12 noon on July 6, and the public is invited too! In partnership with Chesapeake Mental Health Collaborative's Center for Nature Informed Therapy, and supported by Nature Sacred, this forest meditation and nature therapy session integrates traditional therapeutic methods with the healing effects of nature to restore and rejuvenate the mind and body.
Please join us for a public Artist Reception for SPARK: New Light, on display at The Peale. Enjoy food and drink while celebrating the artwork of two dozen UMBC and Towson University artists in partnership with PNC Bank, and celebrate the grand re-opening of The Peale.
The Catonsville Arts District, located adjacent to the UMBC campus, is engaged in the development of a public arts master plan. The district has engaged the services of nationally-recognized public art consultants Art Builds Community, who will host a listening session for the campus community at the large sculpture in front of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, Forum by Thomas Sayre.
Harpist Jacqueline Pollauf performs a program of French music, all related to the Paris Conservatoire, which was the center of the harp world for many years. Her concert will feature music by Gabriel Pierné, André Jolivet, Marcel Samuel-Rosseau, André Caplet, Marcel Tournier, and Pollauf's own transcription of a work by Lili Boulanger.
