Hailed by Frank Bruni in The New York Times as a “stunning music hall with sumptuous acoustics” and by Tim Smith in The Baltimore Sun as “architecturally and acoustically inviting,” the beautiful Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall seats 375 people and is the site of both professional and student performances produced by UMBC Department of Music, as well as distinguished lectures and other events. Linehan Concert Hall is equipped with Steinway concert grand pianos and cutting edge recording and performance technologies. Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall is ADA accessible.
Directions
UMBC is easy to visit, and is about 15 minutes from the Inner Harbor area and about 25 minutes from the Washington Beltway. We’re just off I-95 and I-695 with plenty of free parking.
• If you’re using Google Maps, search for UMBC Lot 8. If you use Apple Maps, search for UMBC Parking Lot 8A.
• From I-95 between Baltimore and Washington, take Exit 47B and follow signs to Catonsville and UMBC. At the second traffic circle, go 3/4 the way around to join the inner loop of Hilltop Circle. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Hilltop Road (with the PAHB on your right), and then an immediate left into Parking Lot 8.
• From I-695, take Exit 12C, Wilkens Avenue west, and at the first traffic circle go 3/4 the way around to turn onto Hilltop Road. At the traffic light, go straight through Hilltop Circle, and then take an immediate left into Parking Lot 8.
Parking
Free evening and weekend parking is available in Lot 8, adjacent to the Performing Arts and Humanities Building.
The entrance to the Concert Hall is through the doors near the large stainless steel façade.
Accessibility
UMBC is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all students, staff, and visitors. If you would like to request a disability-based accommodation on site or have questions about Linehan Concert Hall, please contact us at pahboom@umbc.edu.
For printable campus maps and additional information, please visit UMBC’s campus visitor’s site.
Dining Options
Limited on campus dining options may be found here. The nearby communities of Arbutus and Catonsville provide many other options, and we also encourage visitors to explore the Catonsville Arts District, home to numerous restaurants and shops.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Chamber Players under the direction of Airi Yoshioka, in a program featuring works by Rachmaninoff, Borodin, and Brahms.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra and the UMBC String Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann, in a program of music by William Grant Still, Carl Nielsen, Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, Max Bruch, and Arturo Márquez.
Join us as we embark on a mesmerizing journey through the masterpieces of two renowned composers, Mozart and Bartók, performed by the New Bartók Quartet, comprised of Wanchi Huang and Airi Yoshioka on violins, James Stern on viola, and Eric Kutz on cello. This ensemble of exceptional musicians will enrapture your senses with their skillful interpretation and heartfelt expressions.
Inscape, praised by The New York Times, as "brilliant," performs a program featuring Dmitri Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony, Paul Hindemith's Mathis der Maler (arranged for chamber orchestra), and Osvaldo Golijov's Tenebrae.
The final event of the Livewire 14: Resounding new music festival presents the work of featured New Zealand-born American composer Annea Lockwood, who brings vibrant energy, ceaseless curiosity, and a profound sense of openness to her music. Lockwood’s lifelong fascination with the visceral effects of sound in our environments and through our bodies — the way sounds unfold and their myriad “life spans” — serves as the focal point for works ranging from concert music to performance art to multimedia installations.
The Livewire 14: Resounding new music festival presents A Conversation with Annea Lockwood, in which the composer will discuss her life and works with Linda Dusman, professor of music at UMBC.
The Livewire 14: Resounding new music festival presents an open rehearsal of "bayou-borne, for Pauline" by featured composer Annea Lockwood.
The Cabalitto Negro ensemble, featuring Tessa Brinckman, flutes, and Terry Longshore, percussion, are joined by UMBC faculty Lisa Cella, flutes, and Dustin Donahue, percussion, for a concert of works by Emma O’Halloran, Jane Rigler, Will Rowe, Stuart Saunders Smith, and featuring the East Coast premiere of Birds, Bees, Electric Fish by Juri Seo.
The fourth of six events in the Livewire 14: Resounding new music festival features Hub New Music with performances of works by Caterina Calderoni, Rahilia Hasanova, Eleanor Hovda, and Nina C. Young. Hub will be joined by guest artists Teodora Adzharova and Dustin Donahue.
The second of six concerts in the Livewire 14: Resounding new music festival will feature works by UMBC students and music alumni.
The 14th annual Livewire new music festival kicks off with a concert by the Ruckus ensemble, featuring works by Linda Dusman, Alexandra Gardner, Sam Garrett ’11, music, Patrice Repar, and Anna Rubin. The ensemble features UMBC faculty Teodora Adzharova, piano; Lisa Cella, flutes; Patrick Crossland, trombone; Juan Sebastián Delgado, cello; Dustin Donahue, percussion; Natalie Groom, clarinet; Gita Ladd, cello; Airi Yoshioka, violin; and Philip Mann, conductor.
The Livewire 14: Resounding festival presents a multi-day installation of featured composer Annea Lockwood's work A Sound Map of the Hudson River. The public is invited to enjoy this installation throughout the festival.
Join us for UMBC’s 14th annual Livewire new music festival, an exploration of new sounds presented in six concerts over three days, October 24 to 26. Livewire 14: Resounding celebrates the work and completion of I Resound Press, an online archive of scores and recordings by women composers selected for their imagination, innovation and craft. Featured guest composer Annea Lockwood will interact with students and audiences in a variety of events, including a sound installation, public conversations, open rehearsals, and a concluding portrait concert of her recent works. Hub New Music, Sofia Kamayianni and Tim Ward, Caballito Negro, and the UMBC faculty contemporary ensemble Ruckus will present concerts including works from the I Resound archive by composers Rahilia Hasanova, Patricia Repar, Sofia Kamayianni, Linda Dusman, Anna Rubin, Lois V Vierk, Ruth Lomon, Caterina Calderoni, Jane Rigler, and Eleanor Hovda. Livewire 14 features premieres by Hasanova, Dusman, Alexandra Gardner, and others, including Sam Garrett, the commissioned alumnus composer for 2024.
Harpist Jacqueline Pollauf gives a solo recital showcasing the many capabilities of the harp, performing a variety of pieces, both original works and transcriptions, including music by Gabriel Fauré, Nino Rota, and Micheline Kahn. Throughout the program, Pollauf will offer remarks and insights about the works presented.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Matthew Belzer, in a program entitled Bud and Monk: Celebrating the music of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.
