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Dario Marcellari to Conduct UMBC Symphony in Workshop

The Department of Music will be joined by Dario Marcellari for a workshop with the UMBC Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday October 8 in the Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall.  He will conduct part...

Posted: September 12, 2018, 11:54 AM

Paula Maust Performs with Philadelphia Orchestra

Affiliate Artist Paula Maust performed with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Baroque ensemble Tempesta di Mare for Songs of Wars I Have Seen, a staged concert presented at FringeArts,...

Posted: September 10, 2018, 1:16 PM

2018 Summer Stories

Linehan Artist Scholar and Cello Performance major Christian Hartman has been performing as a snare drummer with Baltimore’s Marching Ravens. Some summer performances include a flash mob at the...

Posted: August 29, 2018, 11:06 AM

Die Lorelei: A Musical Representation of Depression

Author: Matthew King

Music will sometimes serve as a representation of a musician's psyche.  Matthew King explores Clara Schumann's composition "Die Lorelei" and how it displays the thoughts of a composer potentially...

Posted: June 14, 2018, 4:01 PM

George Whitefield Chadwick, Pioneer of American Music

Author: Collin David

American composer George Whitefield Chadwick has fallen into obscurity, but should be recognized as one of America's leading composers of nationalist classical music. He wrote American nationalist...

Posted: June 14, 2018, 3:59 PM

Music Alum Stewart Dailey featured Baltimore City Educator

Stewart Dailey was recently featured on the Baltimore City Public Schools "The Newsroom" website.  The feature highlights Dailey's teaching, philosophies, and insights into his life outside of the...

Posted: April 11, 2018, 11:15 AM

Brotherhood in the Romantic Period

Author: Brotherhood in the Romantic Period

Pirzchalski explores the deep friendship between Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré, surmising that the emotional, musical, and professional support these two composers provided for one another...

Posted: February 14, 2018, 3:44 PM

Audrey Andrist Featured in Recordnet Article

Audrey Andrist, Affiliate Artist in Piano at UMBC, and her trio, Strata, were recently featured in an article by Recordnet. The article discusses a recent performance the trio had in Stockton for...

Posted: February 13, 2018, 10:23 AM

Bizet and the Rebel Bird

Author: Manuel Ayala Sapelli

Sapelli examines the harmonic nature of pieces sung by Carmen and Don Jose in Bizet's opera Carmen, concluding that audience sympathy with Don Jose's character via his music does not match up with...

Posted: February 7, 2018, 11:41 AM

Music History Blog Series

Over the course of the term we will be publishing blog posts our students created for Dr. Lindsay Johnson's course MUSC 322 Music History II (1700-1915). For the assignment, first the students...

Posted: February 1, 2018, 11:35 AM