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7 ways to spring into the arts at UMBC

Mar 5, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading

As flowers start popping up on campus and we get some warmer (if rainy) days, it’s the perfect time to go out and catch some of the arts events happening at UMBC. Whether you need a break from studying, work, or are just looking for some fun, you can be sure to find many entertaining and thought provoking arts and culture events happening on campus! 1. Enjoy an Artful Conversation All About Dance No dance skills are required to enjoy an evening all about dance with Artful Conversations: An Evening with Misty Copeland. On the night of March 6, from… Continue Reading 7 ways to spring into the arts at UMBC

In a sepia-toned photos, a group of seven musicians with instruments

Livewire Explores the Transformative Power of Music

Oct 17, 2023 / 2 minutes of reading

From October 18 through 21, Livewire, UMBC’s annual festival exploring the music of our times, takes center stage in Linehan Concert Hall. This year, Livewire investigates the power of music to transform. A recital by pianist Idith Meshulam Korman and her collaborator Reese Todd Basile opens the festival with an intimate view of how music has delivered hope and possibilities in a correctional facility; on Saturday, the Decoda ensemble will perform songs and music written by incarcerated musicians. “We’re asking some challenging questions,” says Airi Yoshioka, professor of music and violinist, who serves as director of this year’s Livewire festival.… Continue Reading Livewire Explores the Transformative Power of Music

Library of Congress commissions UMBC’s Daniel Pesca to bring new work of music to the public during pandemic

Jun 23, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

Pianist Daniel Pesca will participate in the Library of Congress’s Boccaccio Project, in which ten composers will be paired with ten performers. The newly commissioned musical compositions will be presented in a series of online broadcasts. Continue Reading Library of Congress commissions UMBC’s Daniel Pesca to bring new work of music to the public during pandemic

UMBC celebrates Dean Scott Casper, next president of the American Antiquarian Society

Jun 11, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

This fall, UMBC will bid farewell to one of its senior leaders as Scott Casper, dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS), departs the university to assume the presidency of the American Antiquarian Society (AAS). Continue Reading UMBC celebrates Dean Scott Casper, next president of the American Antiquarian Society

Creating new pathways: Meet ten UMBC arts graduates advancing their fields

May 19, 2020 / 11 minutes of reading

Majoring in the arts requires intense levels of stamina and self-discipline — long hours rehearsing, creating, writing, designing, interpreting — coupled with an inner drive for inquiry and perfection. UMBC’s undergraduate and graduate students in the arts are no exception, reaching forward even in this era of social distancing. Continue Reading Creating new pathways: Meet ten UMBC arts graduates advancing their fields

Linda Dusman, professor and chair of music, named Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship

Feb 12, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

Linda Dusman, professor and chair of music, has been named The Herbert Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship for 2020 – 2023. The three-year appointment will enable Dusman to further her work with EnCue, an audience engagement app she co-designed for use during classical music performance. Continue Reading Linda Dusman, professor and chair of music, named Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship

UMBC shines at Brilliant Baltimore with artwork, talks, performances, a reception, and more

Oct 25, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading

From November 1 through 10, UMBC will again join in two of Baltimore’s signature events — Light City and the Baltimore Book Festival — which will be held together in 2019 under the theme of Brilliant Baltimore. UMBC’s contributions include a talk by President Freeman Hrabowski, a UMBC-Light Ekphrastic panel discussion, a panel discussion on Baltimore Revisited, and the SPARK gallery. Continue Reading UMBC shines at Brilliant Baltimore with artwork, talks, performances, a reception, and more

UMBC’s Livewire new music festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

Oct 23, 2019 / 2 minutes of reading

On October 24 – 27, UMBC’s department of music celebrates the tenth anniversary of its fall Livewire festival, an annual event that explores the classical music of our time through concerts, lecture-recitals, paper presentations, multi-media installations, and conversation. Continue Reading UMBC’s Livewire new music festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

UMBC’s Ann Sofie Clemmensen explores The Kennedy Center’s REACH through choreography

Oct 17, 2019 / 3 minutes of reading

On October 18 and 19, choreography by Ann Sofie Clemmensen, assistant professor of dance, will be presented at the new REACH expansion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Featuring 20 dancers, including UMBC students, Clemmensen’s three-part experience — In To and Out Of — transports audiences through different spaces of the REACH using the unique characteristics of each location to explore concepts in pattern and timing, light and dark, and limitation and transformation. Continue Reading UMBC’s Ann Sofie Clemmensen explores The Kennedy Center’s REACH through choreography

Young and Hungry

Nov 18, 2014 / 4 minutes of reading

What to do when you achieve a dream job before 30? Brigitte Pribnow Moore ’05, theatre, says you should expand the scope and ambition of that dream. Moore is the executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT), a group that fosters arts education in area schools via playwriting and allows highschool writers to collaborate with professional theatre makers to see their own work on the stage. The 2013 recipient of the UMBC Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award in the Visual and Performing Arts has big plans. Over the next three years, Moore aims to expand her… Continue Reading Young and Hungry

Mark Your Calendars for March!

Feb 7, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Make it a March (and April) to remember by joining us for these great events coming soon: Admissions Receptions Various Dates Are you a proud Retriever Believer? There are a variety of ways alumni can volunteer to give back to the UMBC community. One unique opportunity is to attend one of our many spring Admissions Receptions. These events are offered through Alumni Relations and the Admissions Office. The first two receptions will be held in March: Tuesday, March 11, 7 – 9 p.m., Baltimore (Hilton) Tuesday, March 25, 7 – 9 p.m., North Bethesda (Rockville/Strathmore) Get more details and volunteer… Continue Reading Mark Your Calendars for March!

Striving to Make a Difference: Joseph T. Jones, Jr. '06

Sep 30, 2011 / 11 minutes of reading

Once upon a time, Joseph T. Jones, Jr. thought he couldn’t escape the city’s mean streets. Now he’s leading efforts to help reclaim the families broken by urban ills. By Elizabeth Heubeck ’91 Photos by Bruce Weller Searing waves of heat already ripple through West Baltimore at 9 a.m. on a Friday in July. The streets around 2201 N. Monroe Street – headquarters of the Baltimore-based nonprofit Center for Urban Families (CFUF) – are all but deserted. Inside the center’s air-conditioned conference room, 40 or so adults – men and women, black and white, some as young as 18 and… Continue Reading Striving to Make a Difference: Joseph T. Jones, Jr. '06

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