Department of Music

Events

UMBC Jazz in Concert Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 3:00 PM

UMBC Camerata Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 7:30 PM

UMBC New Music Ensemble Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM

UMBC Gamelan Friday, May 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM

UMBC Percussion Ensemble Friday, May 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM

The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet in Residence

The Department of Music is thrilled to welcome the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet as artists in residence at UMBC on November 20th-21st. The residency will include concerts, masterclasses, and a...

Posted: October 29, 2021, 6:49 PM

Don Johns to Perform at International Convention

UMBC Percussion Methods instructor Don Johns will be performing in November 2021 at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention as part of the Colour of Music Festival Percussion Section;...

Posted: October 26, 2021, 2:05 PM

Airi Yoshioka Violin Masterclass Cancelled

The Airi Yoshioka Violin Masterclass has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Registrants will be notified via email.

Posted: October 14, 2021, 1:10 PM

Livewire 11: Rewired

The Department of Music is pleased to present its eleventh Livewire Festival, an exploration of today’s music featuring faculty artists as well as leading guest composers and performers. After a...

Posted: September 30, 2021, 2:59 PM

Daniel Pesca Receives SEED Grant

An Initiative to Imagine a More Inclusive Piano Canon

Daniel Pesca will co-lead a multi-institutional effort to bring music departments and piano studios from five institutions around the country together to research, perform, record, and teach the...

Posted: September 20, 2021, 12:10 PM

D'Juan Moreland Receives Black and Latinx Birder Scholarship

D'Juan Moreland has been selected as a recipient for the second year in a row of the Black & Latinx Birders Scholarship, a fund dedicated to increase the number of Black birders and Latinx...

Posted: September 17, 2021, 12:01 PM

The Systemic Repression & Fictionalization of Joseph Bologne

Written by Josh Miller

Miller explores the racial prejudice composer Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, experienced during his life and in the historical record, arguing that historians and musicians should...

Posted: September 14, 2021, 10:22 AM

Corona Bagatelles by Linda Dusman Receives Premiere

Linda Dusman's Corona Bagatelles for cello and piano was premiered by the Duo des Alpes as part of the Cello Autumn Festival in Unna, Germany on August 13. Corona Bagatelles comprises a musical...

Posted: August 27, 2021, 2:26 PM

Stream of Creation: The World of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Written by Erika Rollins

In this post Rollins explores Black English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's life and career through a web of cultural, racial, and socioeconomic factors. To read the full blog post, click here.

Posted: August 26, 2021, 11:51 AM

Join the UMBC Wind Ensemble

Join the UMBC Wind Ensemble All Winds, Brass, and Percussion welcome. The Wind Ensemble meets on Monday nights from 7:10–9:40 in the Linehan Concert Hall of the Performing Arts and Humanities...

Posted: August 23, 2021, 3:43 PM