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.
Race Stories: Celebrating Maurice Berger celebrates the life and legacy of Maurice Berger, who was research professor and chief curator at the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) until his death in 2020. The event will include the launch of the Maurice Berger CADVC Program Fund, the publication of “RACE STORIES: Essays on the Power of Images,” a collection of award-winning essays by Maurice Berger, the relaunch of the CADVC’s Issues in Cultural Theory publication series, the publication of Cockeysville to Baltimore (accompanying the exhibition Levester Williams: all matters aside), and remarks from noted speakers.
The Department of Dance presents the Fall Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research.
UMBC Theatre presents Down With Love: An Actor Showcase, directed by Joseph W. Ritsch, with musical direction by Andrew Hann. Join our acting majors for an evening of songs, scenes, and speeches exploring love’s highs, lows, and everything in between!
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.
The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work.
