Revisions: Celebrating 50 Years of the UMBC Photography Collections
Albin O. Kuhn Library GalleryThe Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Revisions: Celebrating Fifty Years of the UMBC Photography Collections, featuring highlights and lesser-known gems from UMBC’s considerable photography holdings. Looking back at a half-century of collecting, the exhibition offers thematic groupings and visual juxtapositions of photographs from the nineteenth century to the present. The display asks viewers to approach the history of photography with fresh eyes. Among the artists featured are Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Cary Beth Cryor, Darryl Curran, Judy Dater, Robert Frank, Roland Freeman, Ralph Gibson, Lewis Hine, Lisette Model, and Alfred Stieglitz.
Levester Williams: all matters aside
Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC)The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents the early-career survey Levester Williams: all matters aside, an exhibition curated by Lisa D. Freiman, professor of art history at Virginia Commonwealth University. The exhibition presents a selection of the Philadelphia-based conceptual sculptor’s work from the past decade, including sculpture, video, sound art, and installation.
Artist Talk: Tommy Kha
Albin O. Kuhn Library GalleryIn conjunction with the exhibition Revisions: Celebrating 50 Years of the UMBC Photography Collections, on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery through December 15, the Library Gallery presents an artist talk by Tommy Kha, whose work is featured in the show.
UMBC New Music Ensemble
The Music BoxThe Department of Music presents the UMBC New Music Ensemble under the direction of Lisa Cella.
Race Stories: Celebrating Maurice Berger
Fine Arts Recital Hall MDRace 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.
Fall Dance Showcase
Proscenium TheatreThe Department of Dance presents the Fall Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research.
Down With Love: An Actor Showcase
Black Box TheatreUMBC 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!
UMBC Percussion Ensemble
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue.
UMBC Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.
UMBC Jazz in Concert
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe 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.
UMBC Opera Workshop
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh.
Department of Music Honors Showcase
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work.
UMBC Improvisation Ensemble
The Music BoxThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Improvisation Ensemble under the direction of Patrick Crossland.
Cellist Nicolas Altstaedt with pianist/composer Fazil Say
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesChamber Music Maryland presents cellist Nicolas Altstaedt in concert with pianist/composer Fazil Say. Their program will feature Say's masterpiece Four Cities, in addition to works by Benjamin Britten, Samuel Barber, and Johannes Brahms.
Gabriel Bianco, classical guitar
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents Gabriel Bianco, who has earned first prize in multiple international competitions in Austria (Vienna), Germany (Koblenz), France (Ile de Ré and Barbezieux), Poland (Tychy) and Portugal (Sernancelhe). His most recent win at the 2008 Guitar Foundation of America Competition has earned him the coveted 50-concert tour in the United States, Mexico, and Canada with additional concerts in China, Colombia, and Brazil. Bianco has already performed in over 30 music festivals across the world, in France, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Portugal, Slovakia, and Thaïland.