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UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES Big Ten Theatre Consortium creates forum for female playwrights
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC Creating holiday joy in juxtaposition
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM Vocalosity brings a capella to The Clarice
CLARICE IN THE COMMUNITY NextLOOK: Investing in local and regional artists
MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY 50 years of piano history
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A HUB OF INNOVATION AND POSSIBILITY,
IS BUILDING THE FUTURE OF THE ARTS NOW.
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is the thriving center of performing arts at Maryland. Within The Clarice, you will find creative partners committed to engaging audiences in new experiences and inspiring fresh voices of artistic expression. These partners break through traditional boundaries in art-making and audience experience.
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC attracts a different kind of artist; one who understands tradition and celebrates curiosity.
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES embodies art that builds communities and explores new ways to discover ourselves and the world.
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM engages national and international visiting artists who are committed to sparking exploration and discovery through participatory arts experiences.
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION improves the quality of life of our creative radius through its arts and public recreation programs.
MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY is transforming the traditional library space into a collaborative learning environment for students and community members.
DEVOS INSTITUTE OF ARTS MANAGEMENT COVER: Yoko K., electronic musician, composer and producer, in performance on March 25. PHOTO BY LOUIS PINCKNEY INSIDE COVER PHOTO BY RJ MUNA
provides training, consultation and implementation support for arts organizations, their managers and their boards.
Hello and welcome to our refreshed Clarice calendar format!
We at The Clarice are dedicated to providing you with the most comprehensive and current information about all of our activities — and we do a lot! We are constantly working to evolve our website so that the “hot-off-the-presses” information is always there and easy to find, but we also want to be sure you have something to touch and feel! This piece, our Clarice calendar, will continue to provide information on upcoming performances and events at The Clarice and within our creative radius. You will find those listings in the second half of the publication. In the first half we are sharing with you some of our proudest moments — because the work we do beyond the stage shouldn’t be our best kept secret! You’ll find meaningful and important stories of who we are and what it means to be building the future of the arts. And we’ll be sure to tell you the many ways you can be a part of our work. We are fans of our fans. If you have feedback to share, we’re all ears! Our website has specific contact information for our various teams or feel free to email contact.theclarice@ umd.edu. You can also participate in online conversations with us on Facebook and Twitter. We are always open to dialogue on how we’re doing. With gratitude, Team Clarice
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8 ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
10 CLARICE IN THE COMMUNITY
12 MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY
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16 - 23 EVENT LISTINGS Keep informed about all the happenings through summer 2016!
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UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
Big Ten Theatre Consortium Creates Forum for Female Playwrights Kirsten
Greenidge’s
play
featuring at least seven roles for
Baltimore is slated to receive four full
college-aged women. The show is
productions and two staged read-
then produced at BTTC universi-
ings at university theaters across
ties in a rolling world premiere. The
the country during the 2015–2016
inaugural year of the project show-
season. A new play by a woman
cased Good Kids by Naomi Iizuka,
playwright being produced so wide-
which was performed as part of
ly is astonishingly uncommon in an
UMD’s School of Theatre, Dance,
industry in which less than a quar-
and Performance Studies’ (TDPS)
ter of plays produced nationwide are
season. This year, TDPS will also host
written en,
by
and
new
wom-
the
men’s
annual conference.
roles onstage outnumber
women’s
by more than half. This
is
despite
women purchasing approximately 70%
of
theater
tickets and comprising
60%–70%
of audiences. Baltimore
is
“A new play by a woman playwright being produced so widely is astonishingly uncommon...”
Ten
Baltimore tells the story an
of
Shelby,
African-Amer-
ican resident advisor
and
Type-A
overachiever
with
a
plan
five-year
crafted
down
to
the minute. But all of her plans go out
the
the window when
second show produced by the Big
organization’s
Theatre
a racially charged incident occurs
Consortium’s
on her watch and she’s forced to
(BTTC) New Play Initiative, a com-
confront her peers — and herself
missioning
designed
— with long-buried questions about
to tackle this gender disparity.
project
the role race plays in her life. It’s a
Each year, a female playwright is
moving drama about taking sides
given funding to create a new play
and taking a stand. —AMY FRIEDMAN, The Clarice PHOTO BY STAN BAROUH
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For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: theclarice.umd.edu/baltimore
A Comfortable Fit in Chimerica When Studio Theatre announced Lucy Kirkwood’s play Chimerica as its 20152016 season opener, UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies professor of costume design Helen Huang knew she would be a natural fit to work on the project. “I’m Chimerica,” Huang said in an interview with the Washington Post, referring to how she has spent half of her life in China and half in the United States. Set in 2012 in both China and the U.S., the play follows a fictional American journalist in his search for the man in his iconic photograph of Tiananmen Square. A present-day timeline meant contemporary costumes, and Huang gets inspiration from thrift stores and especially from her actors. “The playwright provides a skeleton of the character … the meat comes from who gets cast.” —AMY FRIEDMAN, The Clarice
Foreground: Kelsey Wang and Jacob Yeh. Background: Rob Yang. Chimerica at Studio Theatre. PHOTO BY IGOR DIMITRY
Navigating the Set Design Maze Set design can quickly be a maze of complicated logistical problems. In order to get students to focus in on the creative process, UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies’ professor Dan Conway has them design Cornell Boxes, works of art focusing on one theme and manageably sized at 8 x 10 x 2 inches. Recently, Conway’s students visited Chicago to view a Cornell box exhibit and see shows at two of the country’s most prestigious regional theaters—including a new adaptation of The Tempest at Chicago Shakespeare Theater with set design by Conway himself. “Giving students the chance to experience theater on a national level makes them better designers,” Conway says. “Because of the generosity of our donors, we’re actually able to make shows that look like professional theatres. And that gets our students jobs.” —AMY FRIEDMAN, The Clarice
Larry Yando and Eva Louise Balistreiri. The Tempest at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. PHOTO BY LIZ LAUREN
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Daraja's Debut Daraja, or “bridge” in Swahili, is exactly what the Daraja Ensemble aims to build between art and communities. As the UMD School of Music’s newest Graduate Fellowship Woodwind Quintet, Daraja’s goal is to share their love of music through outreach projects and adventurous performances with audiences around the world. During the summer of 2016, Daraja will travel to Tanzania to foster pathways for music education with Clarinets for Conservation, an organization that promotes the conservation of Mpingo, the wood out of which clarinets are made. —JOSHUA BLUMENTHAL, Daraja Ensemble
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PHOTO BY KEN RUBIN
Creating Holiday Joy in Juxtaposition In an ideal world, winter holidays are
young Clara, while David Lang’s the
came to discover that the outwardly
about being with family, enjoying good
little match girl passion is based on the
disparate pieces of music actually
food and sharing gifts. But for many,
Hans Christian Anderson tale of a child
spoke to each other. Through the use
the season is a time of hardship. James
living amidst poverty and brutality
of two onstage projection surfaces,
Ross, Director of Orchestral Activities
whose only happiness is in memories
the cumulative conversation between
hopes that the University of Maryland’s
and visions. Combining the two works
chorus, orchestra and images began
Symphony Orchestra holiday program
results in a powerful mix of have and
to tell its own meta-story.
will “enable audiences to celebrate
have-not, each now suffused with its
the varied bounty of life, including its
opposite. With this deeper potential
The
tender, fragile beauty, by considering
in mind, Ross collaborated with Tim
performed
those to whom not much is given.
McLoraine, noted video artist whose
Chamber Singers, unlocks a component
At the root of this juxtaposition is an
work has accompanied the New York
of joy through compassion by finding
aspiration to deepen the empathy with
Philharmonic and has been featured
a common thread between those
which we live our lives.”
at Tanglewood Music Center, to create
who have and those who have not,
projections that would help bind
illuminating the holiday season in an
Ross’ idea is coming to life through
the often stark transitions between
otherworldly glow, like a candle burning
the intertwining of two distinctly
the musical languages of Lang and
in a window or a match brightening the
different
holiday
Tchaikovsky.
chilled face of one who looks for home.
children.
Tchaikovsky’s
stories
about
Nutcracker
Ballet tells the story of the fortunate
various
As
potential
they
considered
musical
inter-
resulting by
provocative
work,
UMSO
UMD
and
—MISSY MCTAMNEY, The Clarice
weavings of these two works, they
PHOTO BY DYLAN SINGLETON
PHOTO BY ALISON HARBAUGH
The Little Match Girl and The Nutcracker at The Clarice will take place on Friday, December 4 at 8pm. For tickets and more information, visit: theclarice.umd.edu/little-match-girl-nutcracker The Kaleidoscope of Bands Concert will take place on Friday, December 11 at 8pm. For tickets and more information, visit: theclarice.umd.edu/kaleidoscope
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ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
S N O I S S I M M O C rk T o E W w K e POC Launch N The future of the arts is made up of emerging creative talent, and that talent needs a launch pad.
The
Clarice’s
Commissions
provide start-up funds for young composers, choreographers and playwrights to create and share new work with audiences. Recent recipients have included alumni from both the UMD School of Music and the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, and the commissions launched three short plays, a string quartet and a new dance piece. “You all gave me the gift of seeing my words out loud, and breathed them into life,” Natalie Piegari, author of the play Unbound, said. “It was a leap of faith that meant everything to this fledgling playwright.” All works premiered at The Clarice’s second annual NextNOW Fest, which opened the 2015–2016 season. —BOBBY ASHER, Artist Partner Program
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PHOTOS BY JARED SCHAUBERT, DYLAN SINGLETON & VOCALOSITY
Portals Twenty minutes was just enough time for a friendship to flourish within the walls of Shared_Studios’ Portal, a shipping container equipped with immersive audio-visual technology to enable conversations and artistic exchange between people from
Vocalosity Brings A Cappella to The Clarice
across the world. Miguel Ángel from Mexico City and I quickly found out that we are both in our second year of university, infatuated with art and interested in traveling the world.
A cappella’s recent boom in popularity has a lot to do with one man. As producer of NBC’s The Sing-Off and arranger, on-site music director and vocal producer for Universal’s Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2, Deke Sharon is largely responsible for the current sound of a cappella music. This February, Sharon’s aca-perfect concert experience, Vocalosity, comes to The Clarice and offers an incredible opportunity for vocal artists from UMD’s campus a
Shared_Studios aims to expand the ability of and capacity for human interaction and imagination. Our distinctions push us to dive in deeper and establish friendships that would have never existed if it weren’t for this simple, golden shipping container resting nonchalantly in The Clarice’s yard during the NextNOW Fest.
—KARLA CASIQUE, UMD Student
cappella groups. They will have the chance to audition for Sharon via YouTube to be the opening act for the performance. Vocalosity is a live, engaging concert experience featuring 12 dynamic singers—many of whom have starred on The Sing-Off. Not only will vocalists sing contemporary Top 40 hits, but they will also explore unique musical sounds and styles, showcasing the art form’s deep roots that trace back to madrigal singing, Gregorian chant, doo-wop and barbershop quartets. —SARAH SNYDER, The Clarice For more information and tickets, visit: theclarice.umd.edu/vocalosity
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The Clarice’s Artist Partner Program is excited to offer this rare and wonderful opportunity for UMD students. A cappella is extremely popular on campus, with several registered a cappella groups performing and placing at national competitions. This arts experience celebrates the wonder of the human voice. —MARTIN WOLLESEN, Executive Director
”
PHOTO BY ERICA BONDAREV
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CLARICE IN THE COMMUNITY
NextLOOK: Investing in Local and Regional Artists For performing artists, creating new work requires finding the perfect blend of funding, space and time — and that isn’t easy. Enter NextLOOK, a partnership between The Clarice and Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, Maryland that is helping make it easier. Initiated in 2014, the series brings together performing artists creating an original work and audiences who want to play an active role in the creative process, all while providing the funding, space and time to do so. Local and regional artists selected through an application process are given access to space at Joe’s Movement Emporium where they have the time to rehearse and develop their work As part of that development process, members of the local community are invited to provide inspiration and feedback to the artist by attending themed discussions and workshops. Each artist’s residency culminates in a public performance of the newly created work. “The Clarice is committed to building the future of the arts by working with nationally recognized artists to develop new work,” said Bobby Asher, Senior Associate Director of the Artist Partner Program. “By doing the same for local and regional artists, we’re investing in the creativity of those right in our own backyard.” Past NextLOOK artists include Vincent E. Thomas/VTDance and BOOMscat as well as Pointless Theatre, a local puppet theatre company founded by alumni of the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. “This residency has allowed us to reinvest in our company members, build skills they haven’t had before and give them the opportunity to flex their directing muscles or develop new muscles in a low-risk environment,” says TDPS alumnus Scott Whalen, a performer and codirector of communications for Pointless Theatre. This season’s NextLOOK series began with Taurus Broadhurst Dance, recipient of the Audience Choice Award at the 32nd Annual Choreographers Showcase, a presentation of The Clarice and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning.
—MEGAN PAGADO, The Clarice
For a list of upcoming NextLOOK performances, visit: theclarice.umd.edu/nextlook
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For more information about partnering with The Clarice, contact Jane Hirshberg at janeh22@umd.edu or 301.405.8172.
PHOTO BY MUKUL RANJAN
The Clarice’s Link to its Creative Radius The Clarice is committed to our community and strives to provide access to that community
The Clarice’s Campus Partners
through partnerships. We choose partners who understand the impact artists can have on
Maryland Robotics Center
everything from politics to science, education to beauty — and who can help us reach new
Office of China Affairs
audiences through collaboration and cross-promotion. We choose artists who understand
Latin American Dance Club
the importance of changing the audience experience and are willing to explore new ways to connect with audience members by sharing in and opening up their creative process. —JANE HIRSHBERG, The Clarice
College Park Arts Scholars Global Communities Program Alternative Breaks Program Caribbean Student Association School of Public Health Beyond the Classroom Minor in International Development and Conflict Management Voices for Social Change School of Public Policy Graduate Student Life Honors Humanities Program The Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies Sustainability Studies Minor
The Clarice’s Community Partners Virginia Harp Center Maryland Multicultural Youth Center/Adelante Program Latin American Youth Center William Wirt Middle School After School Dance Fund ArtSi of Riverdale El Comalito Restaurant Huang Yi working with UMD Robotics students. PHOTO BY JARED SCHAUBERT
Suitland High School Parkdale High School Fonkoze USA Green Ridge House Greenbelt Assistance in Living Brentwood Arts Exchange Batonga Foundation Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center City Blossoms Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian First Peoples Worldwide Joe’s Movement Emporium Busboys and Poets
M-CHE Hair Project. PHOTO BY AUDREY HILL
Jason Cook and Colours
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MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY
Visiting the Past to Inform the Future The Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library is excited to announce a new programming series starting this fall called WAPAVA Presents. The Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA) documents a comprehensive range of DC theatre productions, and their collection is found here at Special Collections in Performing Arts. The events will feature videos of local theatre productions from the WAPAVA Collection with opening remarks by notable participants in the local theatre community, and followed up with a Q&A involving some of the creative talent who were involved in the production. Each viewing will be free and hosted in the Piano Room of the library. —VINCENT J. NOVARA, MSPAL
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For more information, visit: theclarice.umd.edu/mspal-previews
PHOTO BY MICHAEL DAMES
5O Years of Piano History In October 1889, composer Johannes Brahms sat at a piano placed before a strange-looking device in a Vienna living room and played a fragment of one of his works. His playing was captured by a phonograph. Some 14 years later, Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg entered the Paris studios of The Gramophone Company to play nine of his own pieces, which soon became available to the public on fragile 10-inch shellac-based discs. Thus was launched an enormous panorama of recorded classical pianism, documenting for posterity the styles, schools, traditions and notable accomplishments of the piano world for more than a century.
The International Piano Archives at Maryland (IPAM), part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library at The Clarice, is the world’s only institutional collection devoted to the history and performance of classical piano music. With more than 60,000 recordings, students, faculty and visitors from around the world can explore and examine the many elements of piano interpretation and technique.
The archive also contains more than 27,000 published scores of piano music, including manuscripts and early editions of rare, little-known repertoire. In addition, IPAM houses files on the careers of thousands of concert pianists, with programs, clippings, reviews and photographs.
In the 2015–2016 season, IPAM celebrates its 50th anniversary. Founded in Cleveland and New York in 1965 as The International Piano Library, the collection became part of the University of Maryland Libraries in 1977, and has been part of The Clarice since its opening in 2001. To celebrate this milestone occasion, an exhibition is now on display in the library’s Gallery space, tracing the history of IPAM along with some of the rarest materials from the collection. A performance by Marc-André Hamelin kicked off a series of four recitals to be held throughout the season. Performances by Orion Weiss, Ursula Oppens and Margaret Leng Tan will follow. Tan’s performance will explore the novel uses of the conventional piano as well as the musical potential of toy pianos. —DONALD E. MANILDI, MSPAL For tickets and more information, visit: theclarice.umd.edu/ipam50
PHOTO BY JARED SCHAUBERT
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NEXTNOW FEST
The NextNOW Fest at The Clarice is the university’s creative welcome and welcome back to new and returning students. The multi-day, multiarts festival of fun and discovery brings artists and audiences together in surprising and intriguing ways that will make you re-think what is possible. 2015 was the second year of the Fest, and featured headliner Reggie Watts, along with many other creative, engaging performances.
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PHOTOS BY DYLAN SINGLETON, JARED SCHAUBERT, HAYLEY FAHEY AND ERICA BONDAREV
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NOVEMBER
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
STRING QUARTET READINGS WITH ETHEL THURS, NOV 19, 2015 .
NOON
FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
UMD School of Music composers’ works are read by the string quartet ETHEL in this special performance of brand-new music.
UMD WOMEN’S CHORUS & UMD MEN’S CHORUS KALEIDOSCOPE: CHORAL MUSIC ACROSS CULTURES SUN, NOV 15, 2015 . 3PM
EVENT LISTINGS
SECOND SEASON MORE THAN 90 MILES FROM HOME AND SNAKE TELEGRAM NOV 20 - 22, 2015 FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Enjoy two performances created and produced by TDPS students. More Than 90 Miles From Home explores Colette Krogol’s Cuban-American identity and the oral stories told to her throughout her life by her family. Snake Telegram is both mystery and surprise as its plucked and tarnished movements dance to cool, cool jazz.
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
UMD’s ever-popular choruses perform stirring arrangements from countries like Bulgaria, Latvia, Haiti and Ireland. These dynamic ensembles take you on a cross-cultural voyage through the music of Hatfield, Brahms, Guillaume, Lyondev, Mechem and Schubert.
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO DON GIOVANNI
ELIAS STRING QUARTET
W.A. MOZART, composer
FRI, NOV 20, 2015 . 8PM Internationally acclaimed as one of the leading ensembles of their generation, Elias String Quartet’s intense and deeply felt performances mesmerize audiences as they travel the globe collaborating with some of the finest musicians.
N O V 2 0 - 24 , 2 0 1 5 Mozart masterfully shadows the conniving but captivating Don in his quest to conquer all of the beautiful women he encounters. Part comedy, part tragedy, this opera is Mozart at his finest, sparkling with music full of sheer genius.
PROGRAM: Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 42 in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2; Donald Grant: Arrangements of Scottish Folk Tunes; Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 (“Rasumovsky”).
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWCASE
OPERA RESONATES! DON GIOVANNI: SEX, CLASS, GENDER, POWER SUN, NOV 22, 2015 . 1:30PM
MON, NOV 16, 2015 . 5:30PM T U E S , N O V 17, 2 0 1 5 . 7 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
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UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Small student chamber groups perform repertoire for strings, woodwinds, brass and piano. The culmination of a semester’s rehearsal and coaching, this concert provides a glimpse into the groups’ training for major ensembles.
FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Some say this opera embodies the adage, “It’s a man’s world.” But is that what’s really going on in this timeless opera? Join us for the new “Opera Resonates!” series, a dialogue about what stays with us long after the last note has been sung and the impact it has on our lives after the curtain falls. Includes light refreshments and stimulating conversation.
THEC L A RI C E.UM D. ED U | T I C K E T O F F I C E : 3 01 - 4 05-A RTS ( 278 7)
S U N , N O V 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 . 7: 3 0 P M The University Chorale explores the timeless counterpoint of old masters as it encounters the electric harmony of contemporary masters in a program ranging from the Renaissance to 20th century.
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD KOREAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE & UMD JAPANESE KOTO ENSEMBLE
LECTURE AND DISCUSSION SERIES: INTRODUCTION TO ARTS MANAGEMENT T U E S , D EC 1 , 2 0 1 5 . 1 : 3 0 P M O N L I N E R E G I S T R AT I O N R E C O M M E N D E D
Are you an arts lover who wants to run a symphony or a museum? Would you like to know more about marketing and fundraising for a dance or theatre company? Join us for this four-session lecture and discussion series for an introduction to the business of arts management. The series is designed for participants to attend all four sessions. FREE LUNCH.
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM & MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY
ORION WEISS, PIANO T H U R S , D EC 3 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians, Orion Weiss is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year. PROGRAM: Leoš Janáček: In the Mists; Ludwig Van Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op. 101; Johannes
M O N , N O V 3 0 , 2 0 1 5 . 7: 3 0 P M
Brahms: Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118; Alberto Ginastera: Sonata No. 1
FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Join the UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble for this exhilarating contemporary form of Korean music. The quiet beauty, simplicity and harmonizing effect of Japanese nature are revealed in the great repertoire of Samulnori.
DECEMBER
UNIVERSITY CHORALE ECLECTICISM — TRADITION MEETS INNOVATION
DEVOS INSTITUTE OF ARTS MANAGEMENT
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
BACH CANTATA SERIES: O EWIGES FEUER, O URSPRUNG DER LIEBE, BWV 34 T H U R S , D EC 3 , 2 0 1 5 . 1 : 3 0 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Written for the first day of Pentecost, BWV 34 is lavishly scored for vocal trio, chorus and orchestra. The Bach Cantata Series, a UMD favorite, explores the composer’s more than 200 cantatas through informal performances led by graduate choral conducting students. Participation in the chorus is open to students, faculty, staff and friends of the community. Day-of rehearsals are at 12:15PM in the Choral Rehearsal Room (Room 2201).
NEW MUSIC AT MARYLAND
WORLDWISE: ARTS AND HUMANITIES DEAN’S LECTURE SERIES: ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO IN CONVERSATION WITH SHERI PARKS
T U E S , D EC 1 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M
F R I , D EC 4 , 2 0 1 5 . 5 : 3 0 P M
FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
FREE, TICKETS REQUIRED
New works give young instrumentalists and singers the opportunity to learn from living composers, collaborate with them and gain insight into the composition process. This concert features original works by UMD student composers, performed by UMD music students.
The “undisputed queen of African music,” Angélique Kidjo uses her acclaimed songs to speak to the lives of African women. In conversation with Sheri Parks, Kidjo will discuss her world activism and her life — from Benin to Paris to Brooklyn.
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UNL ES S N OTED, A L L TI C KETS $ 25 / $ 20 W I T H N E X T L E V E L / $ 1 0 ST U D E N T & YO U T H
EVENT LISTINGS
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
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UMD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & UMD CHAMBER SINGERS
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL AND THE NUTCRACKER
UMD JAZZ ENSEMBLE UMD JAZZ LAB BAND UNIVERSITY JAZZ BAND WINTER BIG BAND SHOWCASE
F R I , D EC 4 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M
M O N , D EC 7, 2 0 1 5 . 7: 3 0 P M
Drawing from various holiday stories seen through the eyes of children, the UMD Symphony Orchestra and UMD Chamber Singers provocatively combine excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet with David Lang’s poignant the little match girl passion for solo chamber choir. The interweaving of these two works with imagery by video designer Tim McLoraine finds a common thread between the lives of those who may have and those who may not.
In this annual event, director Chris Vadala brings together three ensembles in innovative interpretations of classic and contemporary jazz works.
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO S AT, D EC 5 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M Celebrated as “Africa’s premier diva,” the GRAMMY-winning vocalist is a charttopping world music superstar who combines West African grooves, American R&B, samba and sophisticated jazz harmonies. Kidjo is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and tireless crusader for women’s and children’s rights whose work celebrates the resilience and beauty of Africa’s women.
EVENT LISTINGS
DECEMBER
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
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UMD WIND ORCHESTRA & UMD WIND ENSEMBLE EXOTIC BIRDS
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD GAMELAN ENSEMBLE
S U N , D EC 6 , 2 0 1 5 . 4 P M
F R I , D EC 4 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
The complex rhythms and delicate motions of Balinese dance unite in the UMD Gamelan Saraswati.
Olivier Messiaen once called birds “the greatest musicians on the planet,” and began transcribing their sounds at a young age. In this “almost piano concerto,” Messiaen integrates the calls of 47 different birds from India, China, Malaysia and the Americas.
UMD PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE M O N , D EC 7, 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Usually positioned at the back of the orchestra, the percussion section moves center stage to reveal their colorful, melodic potential in this striking concert of contemporary music.
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
KREATIVITY UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
HONORS CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL S U N , D EC 6 , 2 0 1 5 . 7: 3 0 P M A concert showcasing exceptional ensembles of the UMD School of Music’s chamber music program, as selected by faculty.
D EC 8 & 9 , 2 0 1 5 . 7: 3 0 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Kreativity Diversity Troupe, voted one of the Top 10 UMD student groups, is an all-inclusive student performance group. The members, or Kreators, write, direct, produce, perform and stage their own original work around a single theme in a culminating, end-of-semester performance.
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UMD REPERTOIRE ORCHESTRA TCHAIKOVSKY’S ROCOCO VARIATIONS
LEFT BANK STRING QUARTET STRING ICONS
FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Newly appointed Assistant Professor of Cello Eric Kutz joins the UMRO in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s famous cello showpiece Rococo Variations. An elegant homage to Mozart and the early classical era, the Variations are as close to a cello concerto as Tchaikovsky ever came to writing.
F R I , D EC 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M Two iconic string quartets of the 20th Century by two of its giants from Berlin and Budapest, with a repass through 1700’s Vienna on the way.
ODC/Dance BOULDERS AND BONES F R I , JA N 2 9 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
PROGRAM: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave and Rococo Variations featuring Eric Kutz, cello; Amy Beach: Symphony No. 2 (“Gaelic”).
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
DELTA CHI XI HONORARY DANCE FRATERNITY NEW DANCES D EC 1 0 & 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 . 7: 3 0 P M FREE, NO TICKE TS REQUIRED Choreographers and dance groups from across the UMD campus bring you an evening of original work.
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD WIND ENSEMBLE UMD WIND ORCHESTRA MIGHTY SOUND OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY BAND MARYLAND COMMUNITY BAND KALEIDOSCOPE OF BANDS F R I , D EC 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M Praised by audiences for its varied repertoire, this annual event has a loyal following. Spirit and spectacle combine in the finest wind repertoire plus the ever-popular Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching Band.
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD WOMEN’S CHORUS UMD MEN’S CHORUS
14TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS M e m o r i al C h ap el
Dance has a kind of temporary permanence. boulders and bones is inspired by the work of sculptor and land artist Andy Goldsworthy, whose own creations interpret the subtle shifts of place and time. Brenda Way and K.T. Nelson trace the shifting light and changing landscape of the body to reveal moments of chaos and clarity. Performed with live music by Erin Wang.
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F R I , D EC 1 1 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M
SECOND SEASON TOM IN THE MACHINE AND MY DEVIL DANCE
$15 PUBLIC | $10 SENIORS | $5 STUDENT / YOUTH
Modeled after the beloved Christmas Eve tradition of King’s College, this performance tells the story of Christmas through lively readings and music that epitomizes hope, goodwill and joy.
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
NextLOOK CLOWN CABARET J o e’s M o ve m e n t Emp o r iu m F R I , JA N 2 2 , 2 0 1 6 . 7 P M
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W ED, D EC 9 , 2 0 1 5 . 8 P M
JANUARY
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
F R I , JA N 2 9 , 2 0 1 6 . 7: 3 0 PM S AT, JA N 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 . 2PM & 7PM FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Second Season, a TDPS student group that creates and produces its own work, will stage Tom in the Machine, a new dance-theatre show addressing the great social divides of today, by Matthew Reeves. My Devil Dance, choreographed and performed by Sudesh Mantillake, speaks to the oppression that Sri Lankans and other colonized nations have endured, proposing “mindfulness” for coexistence of humans.
PAY W H AT Y O U WA N T, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Clown Cabaret will be in residency at Joe’s Movement Emporium from January 18–22, 2016, and works in an evolving art form that celebrates a universal sense of fun. Through performance, workshops and audience interaction, Clown Cabaret keeps the tradition alive as they develop their newest work.
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FEBRUARY
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM & MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY
URSULA OPPENS, PIANO International Piano Archives at Maryland 50th Anniversary Celebration T H U R S , F EB 4 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for “steely fingers and a tender, inviting sense of lyricism” Oppens is a leading champion of contemporary American piano music. The four-time GRAMMY nominee has performed with virtually all of the world’s major orchestras and collaborated with the JACK, Juilliard and Pacifica Quartets.
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO NEW WORKS READING ANOTHER COUNTRY F R I , F EB 1 2 , 2 0 1 6 . 7: 3 0 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
A chamber opera for nine singers loosely based on nursery rhymes explores the nature of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
GOD BLESS BASEBALL F EB 1 2 & 1 3 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
PROGRAM: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111; Frederic Rzewski: The People United
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Will Never Be Defeated!
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Visionary playwright/director Toshiki Okada explores this iconic American symbol in his newest play God Bless Baseball. The play positions the U.S. as parent and Japan and Korea — where baseball is deeply rooted in popular culture — as brothers heavily influenced by the parent. Featuring Japanese and Korean actors with a stage set by acclaimed visual/video artist Tadasu Takamine, this baseball culture triple-play is sure to be a home run.
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VOCALOSITY THE ACA-PERFECT CONCERT EXPERIENCE F R I , F EB 1 9 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M From the movies to television, a cappella is soaring in popularity. Vocalosity captures this excitement live onstage at The Clarice. Deke Sharon, producer for Pitch Perfect and NBC’s The Sing-Off, gathers the world’s best singers for an ‘Aca-Perfect’ musical experience. For added fun, UMD a cappella groups will audition to be an opening act for this special evening.
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INNOVATORTALK ART AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM & THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Lola Bloom / City Blossoms
33rd annual CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE
3901 Rhode Island Ave, Brent wood, MD
S AT, F E B 6 , 2 0 1 6 . 3 P M & 8 P M
E M A I L E N G A G E .T H E C L A R I C E @ U M D . E D U
The Clarice is nurturing the dance culture of our region by hosting in partnership with The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission one of the season’s most inspiring dance events. the Washington Post called the Annual Choreographers’ Showcase “a rite of passage in the DC dance community.” Witness the future of dance by some of the area’s most intriguing choreographic talents.
City Blossoms, a non-profit dedicated to kid-driven, community-engaging, creative green spaces, was founded by UMD alum Lola Bloom. Specializing in an art-based, hands-on approach, Bloom will give an overview of the group’s evolution, and lead participants through activities that demonstrate her unique approach to learning.
B r e n t w o o d A r t s E xc h an g e
S AT, F EB 2 0 , 2 0 1 6 . 1 P M F R E E , R E G I S T R AT I O N R E C O M M E N D E D –
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA by William Shakespeare F EB 1 2 –2 0 , 2 0 1 6 The classic love tale of Troilus and Cressida set in the Trojan War is reenvisioned to feature students cast as icons and a homecoming atmosphere where everything is about TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT.
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QUATUOR DANEL
UMD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
T H U R S , F EB 2 5 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M At the forefront of the international music scene since its founding in 1991, Quatuor Danel’s groundbreaking recordings have won significant international awards. Famous for their bold interpretations and fresh vision on the traditional quartet, the group extracts the maximum degree of tonal and dynamic variety from the music. PROGRAM: Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D Major; Mieczyslaw Weinberg: String Quartet No. 3, in D
MARCH
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F R I , F EB 2 6 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M New violin faculty artist Irina Muresanu and viola faculty artist Katherine Murdock are soloists in Mozart’s brilliant double concerto. With hip-hop and techno beats, folksy fiddling and junkyard percussion, Mason Bates’ Alternative Energy is a timetravelling montage that conveys the rise and fall of our industrialized world.
Minor, Op. 14; Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 5
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD WIND ORCHESTRA PUSHING BOUNDARIES S AT, F EB 2 7, 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
in B-flat Major, Op. 92.
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2; Gustav Mahler: Blumine; Mason Bates: Alternative Energy.
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TWELFTH NIGHT Filter Theatre in Association with the Royal Shakespeare Company F EB 2 6 - 2 7, 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
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THE KENNY GARRETT QUINTET FR I, FEB 26, 2016 . 7PM & 9 PM Kenny Garrett is the pre-eminent alto saxophonist of his generation. From his first gig with the Duke Ellington Orchestra to his time with musicians like Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis, Garrett brings a vigorous and truly distinctive sound to each musical situation.
A venerable institution collaborates with an upstart theatre company to create a radically cut version of Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity. The stage is awash with cables and instruments, costume changes occur in front of the audience and performance decisions are made on the hoof. The live chemistry between actors, audience, text and sound explodes into an exhilarating theatrical experience.
Stravinsky didn’t believe he was a “revolutionary” composer, yet his legacy proves otherwise. UMWO pushes boundaries as it performs two of Stravinsky’s most innovative works with faculty artist Mayron Tsong. Two new works — one by American composer Steve Mackey and a percussion concerto featuring faculty artist Lee Hinkle — will premiere on this program. PROGRAM: Igor Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947) and Piano Concerto; Steve Mackey: World Premiere; Torke: Mohave with Lee Hinkle – soloist
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD WOMEN’S CHORUS 12TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S VOICES
EVENT LISTINGS
PROGRAM: W.A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante; Ludwig van
S AT, M A R 5 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
BALTIMORE BIG TEN NEW PLAY INITIATIVE by Kirsten Greenidge F EB 2 6 - M A R 5 , 2 0 1 6 Baltimore by Kirsten Greenidge is a contemporary story about the loss of innocence and the coming of age of a student forced to encounter the social ramifications of difference and her own cultural relevance. Baltimore is part of the Big Ten Theatre Consortium’s New Play Initiative for women playwrights.
Enjoy a program of music for treble voices by the UMD Women’s Chorus and guest ensembles to mark the beginning of Women’s History Month.
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
TEMPO CONCERT M O N , M A R 7, 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
Established and run by graduate students at the UMD School of Music, TEMPO premieres new music.
UNL ES S N OTED, A L L TI C KETS $ 25 / $ 20 W I T H N E X T L E V E L / $ 1 0 ST U D E N T & YO U T H
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NextLOOK YOKO K.
ALFREDO RODRÍGUEZ TRIO
J o e’s M o ve m e n t Emp o r iu m FRI, M AR 25, 2016 . 7PM Residency at Joe’s Movement Emporium: March 2016
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UMD JAZZ ENSEMBLES SPRING BIG BAND SHOWCASE M A R 8 - 9 , 2 0 1 6 . 7: 3 0 P M
EVENT LISTINGS
FREE, NO TICKE TS REQUIRED The UMD jazz ensembles give a lively concert that features jazz standards and premieres of new works by UMD alumni and current jazz students.
Electronic musician Yoko K. is a two-time winner of Wammie’s “Electronica Artist” and former Strathmore artist-in-residence who creates an immersive multimedia experience using live electronic music and video art. Her NextLOOK residency examines how postapocalyptic views of the future shape our present and playfully explores an alternative. Audience members will be invited to participate and engage in a post-performance discussion and online forum about the nonimmediate impact of the work.
& 9PM
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
SECOND SEASON GHETTO SYMPHONY A P R 1– 3 , 2 0 1 6 FREE, TICKETS REQUIRED
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
THIRD ANNUAL BLACK THEATRE SYMPOSIUM Embracing Inclusion and Diversity in American Theatre
S AT, A P R 2 , 2 0 1 6 . 9 :3 0 A M NON-STUDENTS: $30 IF PURCHASED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 2, 2016. $40.00 IF PURCHASED ON OR AFTER MARCH 3, 2016 A L L S T U D E N T S A R E F R E E W I T H VA L I D
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
U N I V E R S I T Y I D ( R E G I S T R AT I O N R E Q U I R E D )
SPRING MFA DANCE THESIS CONCERT
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
M A R 1 0 & 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 . 7: 3 0 P M
S AT, A P R 2 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
Hauntings by Julia Smith explores living and dancing after half a life through themes of love and nostalgia. Characters wrestle with intimate relationships and mortality in dances inspired by Chopin and W.B. Yeats. Invoking Justice by Curtis Stedge is a gritty cross-cultural survey of magical justice that places the human collective on trial, as it explores the human soul.
10TH ANNUAL MEN’S
CHORUS INVITATIONAL
FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
M e m o r i al C h ap el
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UNIVERSITY BAND & MARYLAND COMMUNITY BAND W ED, M A R 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
MURASAKI DUO DUO VIRTUOSO
T H U R S , M A R 24 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
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F R I, A P R 1 , 2016 . 7 P M
Eric Kutz, new cello professor in the School of Music, gives his first recital as part of the Murasaki Duo. The duo was formed at The Juilliard School in 1996, and has performed throughout the United States and Europe.
FREE, NO TICKE TS REQUIRED
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
SECOND SEASON SHARED GRADUATE DANCE CONCERT APR 8 & 9, 2016 FREE, TICKETS REQUIRED
The University Band and Maryland Community Band share an evening of traditional and contemporary wind band music.
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
This concert will be an inspiration to children and adults thinking of starting to play an instrument.
A P R 8 & 9, 2016 . 8PM
SALT OF THE EARTH PuppetCinema
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MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO REGINA
UMD WOMEN’S CHORUS & UMD MEN’S CHORUS SPRING CHORAL SHOWCASE
UMD CHAMBER SINGERS & UNIVERSITY CHORALE THE NEW CHORAL MASTERS
F R I, A P R 1 5, 2016 . 8PM
S U N , M AY 1 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
MUSIC IN MIND: PARIS, 1920
LES BALLETS JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL
A P R 8 –1 6 , 2 0 1 6 UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
OPERA RESONATES! REGINA: IS IT ALL BLACK AND WHITE? SUN, APR 10, 2016 FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
S U N , A P R 17, 2 0 1 6 . 3 P M
APRIL - JUNE
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
T H U R S , M AY 5 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
MARGARET LENG TAN
ARTISTTALK INDIGENOUS RIGHTS/ INDIGENOUS OPPRESSION
Film Screening and Conversation
Conversations with Tanya Tagaq
M O N , A P R 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 . 7PM
A P R 1 9 –2 1 , 2 0 1 6 C H E C K W E B S I T E F O R L O C AT I O N A N D T I M E S
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
MARGARET LENG TAN, PIANO
In Concert with Nanook of the North
Cabinet of Curiosities
TANYA TAGAQ
S AT, A P R 2 3 , 2 0 1 6
TUES, APR 12, 2016 ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET COMPOSER READING W ED, A P R 1 3 , 2 0 1 6 . 7:3 0 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
T HURS, A P R 28, 2016 . 8PM
F R I , M AY 6 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
S AT, M AY 7, 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
NEW VISIONS/ NEW VOICES 2016
FREE, TICKETS REQUIRED
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
PAY W H AT Y O U WA N T, N O T I C K E T S R E Q U I R E D
UMD WIND ORCHESTRA & MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
ANNUAL POPS CONCERT
F R I , A P R 2 9 , 2 0 1 6 . 7:3 0 P M
F R I , A P R 1 5 , 2 0 1 6 . 7PM
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
FATOUMATA DIAWARA
T H U R S , A P R 14 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
NextLOOK SWING
M AY 6 – 8 , 2 0 1 6
UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
UMOVES UNDERGRADUATE DANCE CONCERT
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
International Playwrights’ Intensive A partnership between The Kennedy Center and the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
UMD SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
EVENT LISTINGS
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM MICHELLE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY
UMD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE PRESIDENT’S OWN UNITED STATES MARINE BAND MUSIC IN MIND: REMEMBERING WWI S U N , M AY 1 , 2 0 1 6 . 2 P M
ARTIST PARTNER PROGRAM
NATIONAL ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTE + FESTIVAL (NOI+F) POPS CONCERT S AT, M AY 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
AMERICAN SYMPHONIES S AT, J U N 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
MAHLER’S TITAN S AT, J U N 1 8 , 2 0 1 6 . 8 P M
VÄNSKÄ CONDUCTS SIBELIUS
FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED
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A Dinner of Operatic Proportions The School of Music is at the forefront of advancing the field of opera through the Maryland Opera Studio (MOS), a graduate program under the direction of Craig Kier. On September 9, approximately 100 guests gathered in the Grand Pavilion of The Clarice for the Dinner of Operatic Proportions, a fun and participatory evening of opera and succulent delights that featured the 18 singers of MOS. The event, hosted by Shelley Mulitz, Trustee of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation, and Tommy Mulitz, was the kick-off of the multi-arts NextNOW Fest that activated The Clarice with more than 50 artful experiences that made people re-think what is possible. —CECILY HABIMANA, The Clarice Support scholarships at Maryland Opera Studio. Contact David RobinsonSlemp at drslemp1@umd.edu or 301-405-4623.
Shelley Mulitz and Bob Fischell at the Dinner of Operatic Proportions
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Students Louisa Waycott, Matt Hill, Ava Wing, Alec Feiss, Laynee Woodward, Chelsea Davidson perform at the Dinner of Operatic Proportions
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Thomas Mulitz with students Alexis Aimé and Sarah Best at the Dinner of Operatic Proportions
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Frances Gulick with student Tshegofatso Moeng
Carolyn Fichtel, Erica Lee Bondarev, Martin Wollesen
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and Barbara Loh at the Dinner of Operatic Proportions
SUPPORT THE CLARICE
Calvert Lifetime Circle
Founders Legacy Circle
Calvert Lifetime Circle recognizes lifetime contributions of $250,000 or more to the University of Maryland. Thank you!
The Founders Legacy Circle at the University of Maryland honors all benefactors, living and deceased, whose gifts through will, trust or other planned gifts — such as a charitable gift annuity, charitable remainder trust, charitable lead trust, life insurance, etc. — help to ensure the excellence of the University and its programs. We would like to recognize and express our deep appreciation to those members for their foresight and commitment to the future of The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and to the performing arts at Maryland.
$1,000,000 and above Anonymous (3) Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Bender Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation †Marvin & †Elsie Dekelboum Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Fischell The Hon. Joseph B. & Alma Gildenhorn †Ina & †Jack Kay †Constance Keene
For more information, please contact David Robinson-Slemp at 301.405.3378.
The individuals and organizations below are current donors who have provided program, scholarship, general support and/or new endowment gifts to the performing arts over the past 12 months.
Mentor $25,000 - Above Anonymous (1) Gail Berman-Masters & Bill Masters Ms. Laura Bryna Gudelsky Mulitz Mr. Isadore Morton Gudelsky Mrs. Peggy McKenzie Herman in memory of Robert G. McKenzie †Mr. & Mrs. Jack Kay
Anonymous (3)
Robert & Arlene Kogod
Charles E. Smith Family Foundation
†Dr. Rolfe L. Allen
†Estate of Dr. Dorothy G. Madden
†Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey A. Alperin
†Estate of Mr. Carl K. Maholm
Bernard & June Auerbach
Ms. Michelle H. Mulitz
Dr. Robert L. Bennett & Mrs. Carol H. Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Mulitz with gifts in memory of Melvyn Estrin
Robert & Arlene Kogod
Robert H. Smith Family Foundation
$250,000 - $999,999
Dr. Marilyn Berman Pollans & Mr. Albert A. Pollans
Anonymous (3)
Partner $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. Jason Aufdem-Brinke § Dr. Peter Beicken Mr. & Mrs. Eirik S. Cooper Mr. Michael Cummins & Dr. Debra Suarez Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O. Dunlap III *Dr. & Mrs. Carl Fichtel Mr. Albert Folop with gifts in memory of Suzanne Beicken and Kathleen Moquin Mr. John C. Ford & Dr. Sandra Poster Frances & Denny Gulick Janet & Jay Hawley Ms. Mary Howard *Dr. & Mrs. Robert Knight Dr. & Mrs. Willard D. Larkin Mr. Jeffrey M. Menick Mr. Nick Olcott David & Heidi Onkst
Charlie Reiher
†Lee & Patricia Preston
†Dr. Daniel P. Boyd
Nora Roberts Foundation
Mr. David Bruce Smith
Mrs. Mary Lee Anderson
Mr. Alan S. Eisen
Mrs. Clarice Smith
†Mr. Francis Hugh Thomas
Dr. & Mrs. Carl Fichtel
Mr. Stephen A. Fessler & Mr. Randy Lord
Mr. J.D. Williams
Mr. John Charles Ford & Dr. Sandra S. Poster
Dr. & Mrs. Carl Fichtel
Ms. Michelle Smith with gifts in memory of Melvyn Estrin
†Charles Fowler Jr.
John C. Ford & Sandra Sollod Poster
The Honorable & Mrs. Kingdon Gould
†Dr. Donald W. Giffin
Jane Henson Foundation
†Ms. Daryl B. Klonoff
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Mulitz
†Dr. David V. Lumsden
†Mr. & †Mrs. Nathan Patz
†Dr. Dorothy G. Madden
Philip R. & Brenda Brown Rever
†Mr. Carl K. Maholm
†Estate of Victor Rice
Steve & Shelley Marcus
Nora Roberts Foundation
Ms. Mary C. Massey
†Mr. & Mrs. George Tretter
Mr. Jeffrey M. Menick
Dr. & Mrs. William B. Walters
Bob & Terry Miller †Ms. Dorothy E. Morris
100,000 - $249,999 †Malvina Balogh Gail Berman-Masters & Bill Masters †Estate of Daniel Boyd Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Dukes Jr. †Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Herman Chancellor & Mrs. William E. Kirwan †Estate of Dr. Dorothy G. Madden Mr. & Ms. Richard E. Marriott
Ms. Viola S. Musher Dr. Gerald Perman & †Mrs. Ann K. Perman †Barb & Charlie Reiher †Mr. Victor Rice †Mr. Keith G. Steyer Mrs. Marsha Oshrine Stoller †Francis H. Thomas & Anne W. Hurd Mr. & Mrs. Roy R. Thomas Mr. Leonard Topper
Robert H. Smith Family Foundation †Mr. & Mrs. George Tretter
Innovator $10,000 - $24,999 Ronald & Anne Abramson Mrs. Shirley Banning *Richard & Sarah Bourne in memory of John “Jack” Bourne Mr. Michael Ross Goldman Dr. John W. Layman Dr. & Mrs. Wallace Loh Dr. & Mrs. C.D. Mote Jr. Dr. Sam Steppel *Mrs. Mary Traver in memory of Paul Traver *Ms. Anne S.K. Turkos Michael & Sandra Twigg Dr. & Mrs. William B. Walters Mrs. Dorothy G. White Dr. Peter Wolfe
Dr. & Mrs. C.D. Mote Jr. †Michael Naida †Mr. Marshall Ocker †Barb & Charlie Reiher Dr. Sam Steppel Dr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Wilson
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Dr. Edward Maclary
Mr. William E. Morley
Mr. Harvey W. Maclary
Mr. David L. Olson & Mr. Jonah Richmond
$2,500 - $4,999
Mrs. Sheila F. Mahaffy
Dr. Patrick G. O’Shea
William R. Malone
Mrs. Vivienne Y. Patton
Anonymous (1)
Dr. Marlene Mayo
Ms. Laura A. Peregoy
Ms. Deanna M. Amos
Mr. Alan L. Meltzer
Dr. Gerald Perman
Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Arnaud
Dr. William L. Montgomery
Ms. Erin Perry
Dr. Robert L. Bennett & Mrs. Carol H. Bennett
Dr. John R. Moore
Ms. Karel C. Petraitis
Sam & Elizabeth Bernsen
Ms. Deborah L. Potter
Alex Pile & Karyn Miller
†Mr. & Mrs. James Bersbach*
Dr. & Mrs. Aron Primack
Ms. Geraldine Fogel Pilzer
Faye F. & Sheldon S. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Ruoff
Mr. Charles R. Privitera
Patrick & Patricia Cunniff
Dr. & Mrs. Charles S. Rutherford
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Quayle Jr.
Michele & Roger Eastman
Ms. SinClaire Rzasa
Mr. Christopher M. Reiher
Mr. Randy D. Edsall
Mr. Robert Sherman
Mr. David Robinson-Slemp
Ms. Susan S. Farr
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Schwartz
Steve & Marie Fetter
Mr. Thomas R. Shipley & Mr. Christopher L. Taylor
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Gibson
Marc & Madlen Simon
Michelle Smith in memory of Melvyn Estrin
James F. & Catherine A. Harris
Mr. Glenn Shortall
Dr. Lowell R. Sparks
Esther & Eugene Herman
Dr. Rose Smiley & Mr. David Raderman
Dr. & Mrs. Charles F. Sturtz
David & Sandra Lange
*David Bruce Smith Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Thomas
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Mr. Randolph R. Snell
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$500-$999
$250-$499 Anonymous (1) Dr. & Mrs. Edward Adelson Ms. Helen Alas Ms. Donna C. Aldridge
Mr. John Arnold & Ms. Dorothy Reitwiesner
Mr. Wallace K. Bailey Jr.
Mr. & Ms. William C. Austin Jr.
Robert S. & Katherine Pedro Beardsley
Dr. & Mrs. Jack T. Baker
†Walter & Mary Bradley
Ms. Cynthia L. Bauchspies
Mrs. Patricia Alper-Cohn
Mr. R. Allen Brisentine
Mr. Richard Belle & Ms. Marie Pogozelski
Ms. Kelly Andrews
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Buffon
†Mr. & Mrs. Walter D. Bradley
Ms. Cynthia L. Barnes
Ms. Gail M. Chickersky
Mr. Seth A. Breger
Dr. Henry C. Barry & Ms. Terrie Fielden-Barry
Ms. Leslie P. Coleman
Mr. & Mrs. Orson Butler
Mr. Travis A. Dixon
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon S. Cohen
Mr. Zhenghong Dong
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. David Jr.
Mr. Richard W. Doyle Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Davis
Mr. Laurence Dusold
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Mrs. Deborah Eckstein
Mr. Alan S. Eisen
Mr. & Mrs. Frank C. Fellows
Mr. Julio M. Espinoza-Sokal
Ms. Maureen A. Fitzpatrick
Ms. Robin F. Fine-Weinberger
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Fox
Mr. Paul D. Fitzgerald
Mr. David Friedland
Mrs. Brenda Frese
§ Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Friedman
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§ *Ms. Miriam A. Friedman
§Ellen & Mark Goldman
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Fundyga
Mr. Clifton Gross & Ms. Lelia Hopkins
Ms. Kit Gage & Mr. Steven Metalitz
Dr. Theodore M. Guerrant
Mrs. Joan M. Goldenberg
Mr. Jorge A. Gutierrez
Dr. Patricia P. Green
Mr. Douglas S. Hoff
Carol & Bill Gross
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Mr. Stephen A. Holmes
Dr. Barbara Haggh-Huglo
*Ms. Sallie Holder
Dr. Howard Kaplan & Mrs. Romana Laks Kaplan
Mrs. Susan Hauser
Mr. Nathan Kotz
Dr. H. Eleanor Kerkham
Mrs. Sandra S. Jackson
Mrs. Marjorie H. Liden
Kyle & Tatiana Kweder
Dr. & Mrs. John N. Margolis
Mr. & Mrs. Julius H. Lauderdale Ms. Dorothy Levy
Dr. Kenneth McConnell Jr. & Dr. Virginia Duff McConnell
Mr. Edward J. Lewis III
Ms. Michele McTamney & William Dolan
Professor Linda Mabbs
Mrs. Angela Moran
$1,000 - $2,499
Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein & Dr. Judith Chernoff Kenneth Boulton & JoAnne Barry †Mr. John B. Bourne Mike & Roxanne Boyle Mr. Marcus Calendrillo Ms. Linda S. Casselberry *Drs. Salvatore & Marlene Cianci Mr. & Mrs. John C. Cini Ms. Eileen L. Connolly Mr. & Mrs. James L. Cooley Ms. Marilyn E. Courtot Mr. Scott Eichinger & Mr. Jason Lott Mr. Charles C. Gallagher Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William M. Goldman †Irv & Micki Goldstein Dr. Leslie Greenwald Ms. Gailyn Gwin & Mr. Joseph Irwin
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Mrs. Kristen M. Siebenhuhner
Drs. Malvery & Murchison Henry †Dr. & Mrs. Frank M. Hetrick Ms. Jeri Holloway Ms. Jennifer L. Khasilev Dr. Douglas Lawrence Kornreich Mr. Thomas L. Lackey Mr. Willis T. Lansford Mr. William M. Leach
in memory of Elizabeth Ann Leach Mr. Andrew B. Levine Mr. James Ligman Mr. Henry Long
Corporate, Foundation and Government Donors:
Judith Lichtenberg & David Luban Mr. John H. Michel
Asian Cultural Council
Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Miller
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Dr. Linda L. Z. Moghadam
College Park Community Foundation
Ms. Pamela L. Munson
The Leading College and University Presenter Program, an initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Mr. Zachary D. Nemser Mr. Christopher O’Brien Mr. Steve O’Hearn Mr. & Mrs. Timothy M. O’Neil Dr. Rakesh Pandey Ms. Linda C. Pattison Mr. John C. Pertino Marguerita & Robert Phelps Mr. & Mrs. John E. Prevar Ms. Martha L. Randall Mr. Robert Riveria Dr. Bruce E. Ronkin & Ms. Janet Zipes Mr. Lawrence N. Rosenblum Ms. Joy Sakamoto-Wengel Ms. Louise Schutz Mr. Jonathan E. Shalvi
The Gazette & The Star MAP Fund Maryland State Arts Council Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Nora Roberts Foundation Podio The Presser Foundation David Bruce Smith Family Foundation Robert H. Smith Family Foundation The Stringer Foundation UMD Office of Diversity and Inclusion UMD Office of Veteran Student Life The Williams Companies, Inc
Mr. Steve Shapiro Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Silver Mr. & Mrs. Benson J. Simon Mr. Jayme A. Sokolow Mr. & Mrs. James A. Stacy
Employer matching gifts can double the impact of your gift. Our thanks to the following companies for their recent matching gift contributions.
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Suchoski Dr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Terchek
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Marcia Thomas
BASF Corporation
Ms. Margaret L. Thrasher
Chevron Matching Gift Program
Mr. Charles W. Timbrell Jr.
Global Impact
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Tinch
IBM Foundation
Ms. Regina Tracy
Verizon Foundation
Debby & Victor Vargas Mr. John Raymond Wilhelm, III Dr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Wilson Mrs. Gail P. Yeiser Jack & Judy Zane Ms. Delores Ziegler Mr. Mark A. Zaucha Mr. Morris J. Zwick
The Clarice Smith Center gratefully acknowledges the initial funding support provided by The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and appreciates its partnership with Prince George’s County and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Honor Roll information accurate as of April 30, 2015.
† Deceased § In memory of Suzanne Beicken * Portion of giving in honor of Ed Lewis The Clarice Smith Center values every gift received, however we regret that space does not allow us to list every donor. For information on ways to give, please call David Robinson-Slemp at 301-405-4623. To notify us of any necessary corrections, please contact 301.405.5375. Thank you.
Leigh Wilson Smiley with students Vaughn Midder and Tendo Nsubuga at UMoves event
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Brenda and Eirik Cooper
DREW BARKER AND JARED SCHAUBERT
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