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The UMBC Jazz Ensemble, led by Matt Belzer, presents Electric Miles, a concert in celebration of the Miles Davis Centennial focusing on the groundbreaking electric sounds of the seminal albums Bitches Brew, On The Corner, and more, featuring compositions such as Directions, Black Satin, In A Silent Way, and Star on Cicely.

The Livewire 16: We the People new music festival celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States and the composers and musicians who helped share our musical landscape. Through concerts and other events, Livewire celebrates the innovators, the brave, and the experimental, celebrating artists who forge new directions, challenge barriers, and open doors. This year, the newRUCKUS ensemble and the Zohn Collective present three evenings of music by Kenji Bunch, Raven Chacon, Chen Yi, Viet Cuong, Ruby Fulton, Brittany J. Green, Lou Harrison, Edgar Meyer, Daniel Pesca, Steve Reich, Frederic Rzewski, Gabriella Smith, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon.

The first evening of the Livewire 16 new music festival features the newRUCKUS ensemble in a program entitled The American Experiment, featuring music by Kenji Bunch, Viet Cuong, Ruby Fulton, Brittany Green, and Gabriella Smith.

The second evening of the Livewire 16 new music festival features the newRUCKUS ensemble and the Zohn Collective, with narrator Nigel Semaj, assistant professor of theatre, in Coming Together, an evening of works by Raven Chacon, Steve Reich, and Frederic Rzewski.

The third and final evening of the Livewire 16 new music festival features the Zohn Collective in a concert of works by Chen Yi, Edgar Meyer, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Kenji Bunch, Daniel Pesca, and Lou Harrison.