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Matthew Palumbo, piano

Lecture Recital on Barber's Piano Sonata Op. 26

Location

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Date & Time

September 9, 2026, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Description

Pianist Matthew Palumbo presents a lecture-recital centering on the Piano Sonata, Op. 26, a masterwork by Samuel Barber. Composed in 1947 through 1949, the technically demanding Sonata was...
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2026 UMBC Woodwind Day

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building

Date & Time

September 12, 2026, 11:30 am – 4:30 pm

Description

The UMBC Department of Music invites you to participate in the 2026 Annual UMBC Woodwind Day! This event is FREE and open to all flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon players, friends,...
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UMBC Brass Day

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building

Date

September 27, 2026 (All Day Event)

Description

The UMBC Department of Music invites you to the 2026 Annual UMBC Brass Day! This event is FREE and open to all brass players, friends, family, and colleagues. Participants will have the...
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Whistling Hens

Location

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Date & Time

October 4, 2026, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Description

Showcasing two premieres and a narrative song cycle for soprano and clarinet, the Whistling Hens duo shares stories about women, by women. Haiku Journey (Jenni Brandon) encourages loving...
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Livewire 16

Location

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Date

October 22, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 (All Day Event)

Description

The Department of Music presents Livewire 16: We the People, UMBC's annual festival of New Music.  October 22-24 Oct 22: The American Experiment - 7:30 p.m., Linehan Concert Hall With...

SoloDuo, classical guitar

Baltimore Classical Guitar Society

Location

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Date & Time

October 25, 2026, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Description

The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents SoloDuo, featuring classical guitarists Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli. SoloDuo has performed throughout Europe, Asia, the United States, Canada...
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UMBC String Day

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building

Date

November 8, 2026 (All Day Event)

Description

The UMBC Department of Music invites you to participate in the 2026 UMBC String Day! This event is FREE and open to all string players, friends, family, and colleagues. You can learn more about...
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UMBC Faculty String Sextet

Location

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Date & Time

November 8, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Description

The Department of Music presents the UMBC Faculty String Sextet, performing Brahms' String Sextet No. 2 in G major and Tchaikovsky’s monumental “Souvenir de Florence.”   $15 general public, $10...

Grigorios Zamparas, piano

Location

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Date & Time

November 11, 2026, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Description

Join us as pianist Grigorios Zamparas performs masterworks spanning the Romantic and Impressionist eras. The program features Franz Liszt’s 1849 dramatic “Dante Sonata,” a formidable piece...
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UMBC Piano Day

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building

Date & Time

November 14, 2026, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description

The UMBC Department of Music invites you to participate in the 2026 Annual UMBC Piano Day! This event is FREE and open to all pianists, friends, family, and colleagues. Meet our piano faculty,...
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