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May 2026

Fri 1

A woman with a medium skin tone, black hair, and black outfit, holds a piece of artwork as she looks at the camera.

May 1, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Wei Leng Tay: Migratory Paths, from Photographic Representation to Materiality

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Visual Arts

Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery

In this lecture, artist Wei Leng Tay will discuss modes of narrative-making in her art, taking migration as a central premise. From her beginnings in journalism to her current practice, she will speak about shifting ideas and uses of representation and materiality in relation to the photographic medium. She will discuss ways migration moves through some of her works, from topic to medium to form.

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Fri 1

May 1, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

UMBC Gamelan Ensemble

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The Music Box

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).

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Sat 2

In the foreground, the side of a green taxi, and in the background a complex storefront that says Gulshan Pharmacy and Wholesale. Image by Vaniya Khan.

May 2 - May 29

UNRECONCILED: A Showcase of Student Work Exploring the Concepts of Global Asias

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Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda

Join us for UNRECONCILED: A Showcase of Student Work Exploring the Concepts of Global Asias, featuring work by Fatima Hafeez, Vaniya Khan, Parvata Kirthivasan, Greyson Martin, Neha Mathew, Bao Nguyen, Morgan Seabolt-Wilbanks, Julianne Scott, Bibi Qudsia Tolwak, and Michelle Yang.

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Sat 2

Against a black background, three people pose with musical instruments — left to right, saxophone, drums and double bass.

May 2, 11:30 am - 3:00 pm

The Ocean is Aware: A Suite for 5 Creative Musicians in 5 Movements

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Rita Rossi Colwell Center

Explore the intersection between music and science as Matt Belzer, the 2025 CIRCA-IMET Artist-in-Residence, presents his new work The Ocean is Aware: A Suite for 5 Creative Musicians in 5 Movements, featuring the composer on alto and soprano saxophones, Juan Sebastián Delgado, cello, Dustin Donahue, percussion, Larry Melton, acoustic and electric bass, and Mark Merella, hybrid drum kit, with two performances at 11:30 and 1:30.

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Sat 2

A choir performs on stage with a piano positioned in front of them

May 2, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

UMBC Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir

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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

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

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Sun 3

A group of jazz musicians play their instruments on stage

May 3, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

UMBC Jazz in Concert

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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

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. Fresh from performances at the Smithsonian and Keystone Korner, the Jazz Ensemble will feature compositions by current students and alumni.

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Sun 3

May 3, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

UMBC Camerata

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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

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.

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Thu 7

A white man with short gray hair and slight beard, wearing glasses and a blue jacket, smiles at the camera.

May 7, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Erle Ellis — How People Make Nature Better

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Social Sciences

Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery

The Social Sciences Forum presents the annual Lipitz Lecture, featuring Erle Ellis, who will speak on “How People Make Nature Better: Measuring Progress Toward a World Where People and Nature Thrive Together using the Nature Relationship Index (NRI).”

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Fri 8

Against a dimmed background, three dancers perform on stage.

Featured May 8 - May 9

Spring Dance Showcase

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Dance

Dance Cube

The Department of Dance presents the annual Spring Dance Showcase, featuring a new faculty ballet work by Brandon Russell, senior capstone choreography by Nyah Brown, Madison Kayser, Katie King, and Kiera Richardson, new choreography by Katie Goralski, and a dance film by Gwyneth Watson.

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Fri 8

May 8, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

UMBC Symphony Orchestra

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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann in a program featuring works by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, William Walton, and UMBC student Jean Nguyen, with student soloists Jocelyn Faison, Veronica Anzola Rojas, and Albert Russell:

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Sat 9

A group of musicians perform in a large room with red panels

May 9, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

UMBC Student Composers Recital

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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Student Composers Recital, featuring featuring premieres of works by student composers.

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Sat 9

May 9, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

UMBC Improvisation Ensemble

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The Music Box

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Improvisation Ensemble under the direction of Patrick Crossland.

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Sun 10

Four percussionists perform on a concert stage with a conductor.

May 10, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

UMBC Percussion Ensemble

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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue. The ensemble will perform Edgard Varèse's Ionisation, Susie Ibarra's These Trees That Speak, and other works.

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Sun 10

A group of musicians perform an opera scene on stage

May 10, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

UMBC Opera Workshop

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Music

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh. The ensemble will perform Act 1 of Mozart's The Magic Flute (K. 620), and Act 4 of Puccini's La bohème.

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Tue 12

Musicians perform on string instruments against a black background

May 12, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Department of Music Honors Showcase

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Arts and Culture
Music

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work.

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May 2026

Wei Leng Tay: Migratory Paths, from Photographic Representation to Materiality

UMBC Gamelan Ensemble

UNRECONCILED: A Showcase of Student Work Exploring the Concepts of Global Asias

The Ocean is Aware: A Suite for 5 Creative Musicians in 5 Movements

UMBC Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir

UMBC Jazz in Concert

UMBC Camerata

Spring Dance Showcase

UMBC Symphony Orchestra

UMBC Student Composers Recital

UMBC Improvisation Ensemble

UMBC Percussion Ensemble

UMBC Opera Workshop

Department of Music Honors Showcase

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