The Department of Dance presents the Fall Dance Showcase, featuring a new repertory work by Brandon Russell and five senior capstone works that explore the past, present, and future of the human experience through movement.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue.
The Department of Music presents a concert featuring premieres of works by student composers.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Camerata under the direction of Carlin Truong. 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 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.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Improvisation Ensemble, directed by Patrick Crossland.
The Shriver Hall Concert Series presents elegant flutist Brandon Patrick George, a “knockout musician with a gorgeous sound” (Philadelphia Inquirer) joined by harpist Parker Ramsay, hailed as “remarkably special” (Gramophone) with an artistry that is “marked by a keen musical intelligence” (Wall Street Journal) for an unforgettable duo recital. Together they perform a lyrical program spanning centuries and continents.
The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents a book launch to celebrate the publication of Oletha DeVane: Spectrum of Light and Spirit. This online event will feature Oletha DeVane, Lowery Stokes Sims, Christopher Kojzar, and Serubiri Moses.
In the spirit of armchair travelers everywhere, the Voyager Ensemble explores a new culture each year by combining standard repertoire along with contemporary works by composers from the region. This year’s concert focuses on Puerto Rico with directors Airi Yoshioka (violin) and David Yang (viola) joined by eminent Puerto Rican musicians José Miguel Cueto (violin) and Kelvin Diaz Inoa (cello).
In conjunction with the exhibition Anastasia Samoylov: FloodZone on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery from January 29 through May 24, the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Anastasia Samoylova in conversation with Mark Alice Durant.
The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents the Opening Reception for Spectrum of Process: 2024 UMBC Faculty Exhibition. Spectrum of Process presents a range of UMBC faculty approaches to art and culture through rigorous, experimental processes.
Known for presenting works of technical precision, joyful ease, dramatic relevance, and playful unpredictability, Baltimore Dance Project presents a diverse program of eight thrilling works, from tap and contemporary dance to poetry and spoken word. The evening also includes Infinite Transformations, an immersive multi-disciplinary installation that can be experienced prior to the performances.
Join us for Infinite Transformations, a multimedia, transdisciplinary installation presented in conjunction with performances by Baltimore Dance Project on February 9 and 10. Conceived by Foad Hamidi (assistant professor of information systems) and Linda Dusman (professor of music) and created as part of an Imaging Research Center (IRC) Faculty Fellowship, the project brings together the fields of bio art, audio design, and visualizations, with a creative team involving Lee Boot, Ryan Zuber, and Alan Wonneberger, and with choreography by Carol Hess.
The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents Spectrum of Process: 2024 UMBC Faculty Exhibition, on display from February 9 through March 2. Spectrum of Process presents a range of UMBC faculty approaches to art and culture through rigorous, experimental processes. The exhibition is interdisciplinary, including works of fine art, design, pedagogy, and the visual culture of research.
