Department of Music

We are excited to announce we will be hosting the final round of the inaugural Baltimore International Guitar Competition. The competition is presented by the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society,...

In this landmark year, Livewire 10: Rewind/Fast Forward will exploremusical origins as well as the future landscape through a sweeping series of events. The Department will look back (Rewind) to...

Come listen to an ensemble of Baltimore Symphony Musicians in concert, performing works by Bach, Debussy, Ibert, Brian Prechtl, and more. The concert is presented as a gift from Baltimore Symphony...

Dr. Janice Macaulay released a new recording of her work Three Pieces for String Quartet, on a compilation album on the Navona label called Quadrants, Vol. 3, by the Altius String Quartet!  ...

The estate of Brian J. Wesol has graciously donated to the UMBC Department of Music a gift of Indonesian instruments, puppets, and decorative arts. Brian Wesol, an attorney who practiced law in...

We are excited to share that UMBC is now accepting applications for pre-formed ensembles in our immersive, one-year certificate in Contemporary Music in addition to soloists and composers. The...

We are excited to welcome Dr. Daniel Pesca to UMBC this fall as an Assistant Professor of Music.  As a pianist and composer, he is both a passionate advocate for contemporary music and a committed...

Associate Professor Stephen Caracciolo's professional choral ensemble, LancasterChorale, and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, receive a rousing standing ovation from packed houses....

Lecturer Joseph Siu has a new article published in Psychology of Music! The article focuses on how people with absolute pitch engage in musical and non-musical activity outside of laboratory...

Harpist and affiliate artist, Jacqueline Pollauf has recently published Exercises in Harmonics through Oakway Studios, her own publishing company. This is the second of Pollauf’s major pedagogical...