Arts at UMBCExplore the music of George Lewis, Viet Cuong and David Lang performed by the RUCKUS ensemble! Wednesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. in UMBC's Linehan Concert Hall —
Join us Tues 10/14, 5:30 pm at UMBC for Mel Chin: Constructing Liberation – a rare opportunity to hear from MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Mel Chin, whose groundbreaking, socially engaged work spans science, video games, ecology, and more —
All four performances of this weekend's theatre production, "in the darkest forest," are now sold out! Congrats to Nigel Semaj and the entire team in the UMBC Department of Theatre! https://umbc.edu/event/in-the-darkest-forest/
In The Darkest Forest - UMBC
UMBC Theatre presents in the darkest forest, directed by Nigel Semaj. Inspired by the aesthetics of horror films, Semaj and company go on a journey into Shakespeare’s “forest” plays where characters find adventure, terror, and transformation. This new work combines elements from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth to explore how the wildness of the psyche is mirrored in the wildness of the natural world.
Join us as pianist Joel Sachs celebrates Charles Ives at 150! He'll perform the First Piano Sonata along with The Alcotts and Thoreau — Wed 4/23, 7:30pm, Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC.
https://umbc.edu/event/celebrating-charles-ives-at-150-joel-sachs-pianist/
Celebrating Charles Ives at 150 — Joel Sachs, pianist
Pianist Joel Sachs performs masterworks by Charles Ives, one of America’s greatest composers and one of the greatest modernists of the early 20th century. His rarely heard Piano Sonata No. 1 will be preceded by “The Alcotts” and “Thoreau,” the third and fourth movements of his more famous second Sonata, “Concord, Mass., 1840-1860,” a tribute...
Learn more about the fabulous work of artist Kelley Bell this Wednesday at UMBC!
In this presentation, she will take us on a tour of her best, worst and wildest art adventures and discover how delight and imagination can lead to contemplation and meaningful interpersonal connection, and how art doesn’t have to be big or in the public eye to be spectacular.
Wednesday, March 12, 12 pm, 216 Performing Arts and Humanities Building — lunch included!
https://umbc.edu/event/kelley-bell-projections-inflatables-and-artistic-spectacles/
Kelley Bell: Projections, Inflatables, and Artistic Spectacles
The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents artist Kelley Bell, who will present a talk entitled Projections, Inflatables, and Artistic Spectacles. Bell is an artist/designer/educator celebrated for creating vibrant projection mapping works on a grand scale and gallery installations that emphasize joy, community, and human connection. In this presentation, she...
The Department of Music presents the second UMBC Create Music Festival, an event that reimagines music education festivals for equity and 21st century music learning, with the collaboration of the BSO OrchKids program and several Maryland school large ensembles!
Saturday, March 1, 5:30 p.m., Linehan Concert Hall
UMBC Create Music Festival
The Department of Music presents the second UMBC Create Music Festival, an event that reimagines music education festivals for equity and 21st century music learning, with the collaboration of the BSO OrchKids program and several large ensemble programs—including the Suitland High School Band (Krystal Williams, director) and the Oakland Mills High School Chamber Choir (Edryn Coleman,...
Venture into the world of renowned flutist Nicole Mitchell when she performs with the UMBC Jazz Ensemble on Friday, February 28! Linehan Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. —
https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-jazz-ensemble-with-nicole-mitchell/
UMBC Jazz Ensemble with Nicole Mitchell
The UMBC Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Matt Belzer performs with guest artist Nicole Mitchell for a fabulous evening of jazz. An award-winning creative flutist, conceptualist and composer, Miller emerged from Chicago’s creative music community in the 90s, was is the former first woman president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians...
Kick off your weekend with the UMBC Faculty Jazz Ensemble!
Trumpeter Brent Madsen, saxophonist Matt Belzer, pianist Harry Appelman, bassist Tom Baldwin, and drummer Mark Merella will take the stage tomorrow — Friday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Linehan Concert Hall.
UMBC Faculty Jazz Ensemble
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Jazz Faculty Ensemble, featuring trumpeter Brent Madsen, saxophonist Matt Belzer, pianist Harry Appelman, bassist Tom Baldwin, and drummer Mark Merella. The ensemble will perform modern interpretations of classic and recent jazz compositions. $15 general admission, $10 seniors, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats. Earl and Darielle...
Still looking for that perfect Valentine's Day outing? We've got just the thing at UMBC tonight — a flute trio new music concert, “Pareidolia Memories: Imagined faces in noises of sounds remembered”! Friday 2/14, 7:30 pm, Linehan Concert Hall —
Pareidolia Memories: Rachel Beetz, Julie Herndon, and Berglind María Tómasdóttir
The Department of Music presents Rachel Beetz, Julie Herndon, and Berglind María Tómasdóttir, in a program entitled Pareidolia Memories: Imagined faces in noises of sounds remembered. This collection of works and improvisations shared between the three musicians explores memory, recognition, time, places, people, and relationships between humans and non-humans. The works are intertwined with videos...
Snow? What snow?! We're on for tonight's concert by the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra! Join us Wednesday, February 12, 7:30 p.m. in Linehan Concert Hall for a rousing performance of works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn.
Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Established in 2024, the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra brings together top early music specialists to perform classical works on period instruments under the direction of Kenneth Slowik. The ensemble will present a program of works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn: Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) — Symphony No. 91 in E-flat major (1788) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) —...