First Annual David W. Smith Gala

Sep 16, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

The campus community is invited to the inaugural gala fundraising event for the David W. Smith Scholarship for Vocal Arts. This fund seeks to honor the memory of David W. Smith, an extraordinary singer and a brilliant and dedicated UMBC professor, through its support of young singers pursuing degrees at UMBC. The event will be a concert featuring the amazing bass-baritone, Simon Estes, as well as David’s beloved Camerata and UMBC alumni. A small reception will follow the concert. The first half of the program will feature a collaboration of alumni, faculty and staff who worked with David Smith and will include art… Continue Reading First Annual David W. Smith Gala

Congratulations to Our 2015 Alumni Award Winners!

Aug 20, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association celebrates those people who have made outstanding contributions to the University, their fields, and their communities. This year, we extend that honor to the following distinguished alumni and faculty: Engineering and Information Technology: Andre Gudger ’99, Information Systems Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing, and Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of Defense Natural and Mathematical Sciences: Dr. Yoon-Ho Kim ’01 Ph.D., Applied Physics Professor, Pohang University of Science and Technology Social and Behavioral Sciences: Bryan Kelly ’92, Economics Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Kelly Group Visual and Performing Arts: Dr. Lisa Urkevich ’86,… Continue Reading Congratulations to Our 2015 Alumni Award Winners!

Vox Popular: Christie Finn ’07, Music

Mar 21, 2015 / 4 minutes of reading

We, the Hearts, have something to say. So we might as well sing it. We have voices. Are you surprised? – From “The Hearts’ Manifesto” by Christie Finn On stage in the concert hall of UMBC’s Fine Arts Building last March, Christie Finn ’07, music was rehearsing Triptych of Gossips – a composition by UMBC professor of music Linda Dusman based on a poem by Serena Sue Hilsinger – with violinist and associate professor of music, Airi Yoshioka. The two musicians ran through the witty and ebullient piece with Dusman, who sat in the audience with the score and helped… Continue Reading Vox Popular: Christie Finn ’07, Music

Tom Lagana, Music, in Capital Gazette

Aug 26, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Tom Lagana, Music, was interviewed for a feature article in the Capital Gazette on his forthcoming third album, Volume 1. “It’s called Volume 1 because it’s the first record I’m playing all nylon string,” the guitarist told the Capital Gazette. Also featured on the recording is electric bass play Tom Baldwin, an affiliate artist in the Department of Music. Click here to read the full story, published on Monday, August 25.

Round-Up: UMBC in the News 8/22

Aug 22, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community. Linda Dusman, music, and Eric Smallwood, visual arts, Awarded TEDCO MII Grant Maurice Berger, CADVC, Latest “Race Story” in The New York Times Irene Chan, visual arts and Asian studies, in Women’s Studio Workshop Spotlight Amanda Knapp, Assistant Vice-Provost, in American Motorcyclist See more great UMBC news at UMBC Insights!

Faculty and Alumni of Umbilicus Perform at The Parlor

Nov 11, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The percussion quartet Umbilicus, featuring Tom Goldstein, music, Shelly Purdy ’10, Will Redman ’98, and Rob Wolk ’11, performs Friday, November 15 at 8 p.m. at The Parlor, in a program including a set with new Department of Music faculty member, Patrick Crossland, trombone. Umbilicus’ set will include work by Anna Rubin, music. The Parlor 800 St. Paul Street Baltimore, MD Umbilicus was founded in 2012 in reaction to the generic contemporary percussion quartet, with the intention of promoting and performing a more experimental repertoire, much if it composed by its members. The suggested donation for this event is $5-$7.

Tom Goldstein, Music, and Alumni Perform at Bruun Studios

Sep 30, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The percussion quartet Umbilicus, featuring Tom Goldstein, music, Shelly Purdy ’10, Will Redman ’98, and Rob Wolk ’11, performs Friday, October 4 in the program Feeling Different — an event that “explores what it means to feel different.” “When is [feeling different] a good thing, or a bad thing? Empowering, or marginalizing? When does difference generate harmony, and when chaos?” Attendance is free, but registration is required for attendance. Please email Peter Bruun at peter@bruunstudios.com, to reserve your space. Bruun Studios is located at: 302 E. Federal Street 4th Floor Baltimore, MD

UMBC Camerata in the Baltimore Sun

Apr 18, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The UMBC Camerata’s performance last Sunday with the Handel Choir of Baltimore was mentioned yesterday in a Baltimore Sun article by Tim Smith, praising the career of Handel Choir director, Linda O’Neal. The concert performed, Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, was considered by the Baltimore Sun arts critic, Tim Smith, one that “sounded smoothly balanced and articulated with admirable quality.”

Richard Spece, Clarinet, and Nancy Beith, Piano (9/13)

Aug 30, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

On Thursday, September 13 at 8:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall, clarinetist Richard Spece and pianist Nancy Beith join forces to present a program featuring: Five Bagatelles, Op. 23, by Gerald Finzi Concertino by Giuseppe Tartini (arranged by Gordon Jacob) Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120, by Johannes Brahms Duo Concertant pour Clarinette et Piano by Darius Milhaud Richard Spece regularly performs on modern and historical clarinets around the country and has several recordings available on Crystal Records. He has been a featured performer on the Smithsonian Recital Series in Washington, D.C., Music in the Mansion Series at… Continue Reading Richard Spece, Clarinet, and Nancy Beith, Piano (9/13)

UMBC Announces New Certificate Program in Music Entrepreneurship

Jul 11, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

The one-year, post-baccalaureate Music Entrepreneurship Certificate Program is modeled around an innovative collaboration between UMBC and The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO). This marks the first time that a major American orchestra has collaborated with a university in a new academic program. With the BSO’s public education music program, OrchKids, at the center of the Music Entrepreneurship program curriculum, students will obtain practical experiences in entrepreneurial and educational ventures to make them successful twenty-first century musicians. Applications for Fall 2012 will be accepted through Friday, August 10. For more information, click here.

Shana Palmer ’15, MFA in Visual Arts, Exhibits in Finland

Jun 29, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Shana Palmer, an MFA candidate with Visual Arts for 2015, is participated in the Invisible Time exhibition at the MUU Gallery based in Helsinki, Finland. Palmer contributed to the track “Lunar Storm” from her band Secret Secrets’s latest album Chiromagica, to the “Wall of Sound” portion of the exhibit, alongside ten other track by other participating artists. Secret Secrets is a duo of Palmer on vocals and electronics with drums provided by Melissa Moore. Invisible Time opened at the MUU Gallery on June 8th and closed on June 21st. More information on the exhibit and its participants can be found… Continue Reading Shana Palmer ’15, MFA in Visual Arts, Exhibits in Finland

Linda Dusman, Music, Profiled on NewMusicBox

Mar 22, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Linda Dusman, professor of music, was profiled on the contemporary music website NewMusicBox in a feature by Molly Sheridan, “Linda Dusman—Leading a Creative Life.” The video accompanying the text includes performance excerpts of several of Professor Dusman’s works by UMBC faculty—Lisa Cella, Tom Goldstein and Airi Yoshioka—with additional contributions by Alan Wonneberger and the Imaging Research Center.

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