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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall
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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.

Today

Rediscovering the Music of Lucia Dlugoszewski: Rebecca Lloyd-Jones and Dustin Donahue

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Australian percussionist Rebecca Lloyd-Jones and UMBC percussion faculty Dustin Donahue present the enigmatic work of Lucia Dlugoszewski (1925–2000). A renowned composer for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Dlugoszewski spent a lifetime searching for radical new ways of making sound, inventing hundreds of percussion instruments designed to create delicate and colorful textures of sound. By the time of her death, Dlugoszewski’s music was largely unpublished and unrecorded, and her invented instruments in disrepair. In this event, Lloyd-Jones and Donahue will share their reconstructive process, having rebuilt both her scores and her instruments in order to bring this historic and evocative music to life again.

Maryland Winds

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The Department of Music presents Maryland Winds, a professional concert band based in Howard County that exists to bring world-class wind band music to the residents of Maryland. Their program, entitled Dances Around the World, will be guest conducted by Michael Votta, Jr., and will feature a cornucopia of dance music by Julie Giroux, Jodi Blackshaw, Philip Sparke, Jim Colonna, Kevin Day, Michael Gandolfi, a work by Vincent Youmans arranged by Dmitri Shostakovich, and a work by Basemeny Jaxx arranged by Brian Sadler.

Gabriel Bianco, classical guitar

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The 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. 

Cellist Nicolas Altstaedt with pianist/composer Fazil Say

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Chamber 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.

Department of Music Honors Showcase

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The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work.

UMBC Opera Workshop

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The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh.

UMBC Jazz in Concert

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The 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 Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir

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The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.

UMBC Percussion Ensemble

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The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue.

UMBC Wind Ensemble

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The Department of Music presents the UMBC Wind Ensemble under the direction of Brian Kaufman, in a program of works inspired by the wonders of outer space. Peabody saxophone faculty Doug O’Connor will give the Baltimore premiere of Alexandra Gardner’s new saxophone concerto Time Unfolding. Additional works by Jennifer Jolley, Jim Colonna, Wataru Hokoyama, and Chandler L. Wilson take us on a journey of exploration beyond the “surly bonds of earth.”

Student Composers Recital

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The Department of Music presents a concert featuring premieres of works by student composers.

UMBC Camerata

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The Department of Music presents the UMBC Camerata under the direction of Lulu Mwangi. 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.

UMBC Chamber Players

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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.

UMBC Symphony Orchestra and UMBC String Chamber Orchestra

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United States

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.

New Bartók Quartet

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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.

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