The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Fall Season Guide 2011-2012

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BOLD. PROVOCATIVE. STIRRING. UNIQUE. 2011-2012: OUR 10 Th ANNIVERSARy SEASON

extraordinarY minds. extraordinarY stories. ­“ Our­stories…­are­our­grounds,­our­identities...”­ baYnard Woods, journalist

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1. Eiko & Koma. 2. Liz Lerman. 3. Patti LuPone. 4. Jean-yves Thibaudet. 5. David harrington. 6. Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). 7. ysaye Barnwell. 8. Joshua Redman. 9. Christopher O’Riley. 10. Walter Dallas.

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“Storytelling­reveals­meaning­without­committing­the­error­of­defining­it.”­ hannah arendt, historian

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2011-2012: our 10th anniversarY season “Storytelling­is­what­lights­my­fire.”­ hope davis, actress

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extraordinarY minds. extraordinarY stories.

throughout the 2011-2012 season, artists, scholars, students, patrons, donors and community members — people like you — share their stories.

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on marYland daY 2011, CommunitY members shared their stories in our video booth.

“I’m a believer: I experienced the power of art the first time I saw my little sister, she was 15 years old, at her dance recital. It was so powerful, I was in tears … i am a divine diva: For most of my life my mother was very ill and in dealing with that i found acting. it allowed me a chance to vent my anger, sadness and my pain … I’m­a­serious­kidder:­I­think­the­arts­change­the­world­because­if­there­were­no­French­horns­what­would­I­play­in band?­­Nothing! …Music to me is life; I live it and I breathe it. A lot of people settle but I have found that true passion and meaning in life and I hope to spread my joy …When­I­was­growing­up­singing­in­showers,­ I­always­dreamed­of­winning­a­Grammy­award … i’m a keeper of the flame: the arts have changed my world entirely because they brought me a family, my kids, the joy i get from teaching …”

divine divas, provoCateurs, serious kidders and more.

meet our 2011-2012 storytellers.

share Your storY. are you an intrepid explorer? a serious kidder? a divine diva? someone else? tell us who you are and what makes you that way. our video booth in the grand Pavilion will be open one hour before select performances throughout the season.

four storytellers are featured in this guide: Susie­Farr,­Executive­Director­of­the­Clarice­Smith­Center;­Ysaye­Barnwell,­composer­and­musician;­ Sarah­Levitt,­resident­artist,­Dance­Exchange;­­and­David­Harrington,­founding­director­and­violinist,­Kronos­Quartet.

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the Creative arC of our 10th anniversarY season some of the artists who have long-standing relationships with the Center will be here several times throughout the 2011-2012 season, interacting with our community in performances, free engagement events and collaborative projects.

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eiko and koma are partners in both their personal and professional lives. Choreographic collaborators since the early ’70s, they are also a married couple and were joint recipients of the Macarthur “genius” Fellowship in 2006. eir choreography and stagecraft are characterized by bold, theatrical strokes, which audiences will experience in performances in september 2011, February 2012 and May 2012. eir February presentation, Fragile, is a collaborative project with kronos Quartet and they will incorporate kronos’s music into select other performances at the Center.

kronos Quartet is known for adventurously advocating for contemporary chamber music. Drawing inspiration from around the world, kronos champions numerous international artists and composers. eir performances at the Center this season include clarinetist David krakauer in a world premiere by composer aleksandra vrebalov (september 2011) and azerbaijani musician alim Qasimov (February 2012). ey will also collaborate with eiko and koma on the February presentation, Fragile.

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orpheus Chamber orChestra With the umd sYmphonY orChestra

dr. YsaYe barnWell

in a season-long collaboration with the school of Music and the Clarice smith Center, members of orpheus will work with University of Maryland students and faculty on collaborative processes and will perform in December 2011 with the UMD symphony orchestra and in March 2012 with faculty artists, as well as participate in the 2012 national orchestral institute. in addition, the Clarice smith Center will present orpheus in February 2012 with guest pianist Jean-Yves ibaudet.

Dr. Ysaye barnwell is the curator for the Fortune’s­Bones project, which will include performances and events throughout our season. a composer, singer, writer and educator, Dr. barnwell heads the planning committee for the Fortune’s­Bones­ project, working in collaboration with the University of Maryland system and numerous organizations and citizens throughout Prince george’s county and baltimore. her composition, Fortune’s­Bones: e­Manumission­Requiem will be performed in February 2012 and is the centerpiece of the yearlong initiative.

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season opening Celebration

patti lupone Coulda,­Woulda,­Shoulda Saturday, September 10 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

Join us in raising a glass to our 10th anniversary as the incomparable Patti LuPone kicks off our season with her witty, candid autobiographical review, Coulda,­Woulda,­Shoulda.

With self-deprecating humor and larger-than-life warmth that radiates to every seat in the house, she bares it all in songs and stories — the roles she has played and wishes she could have played; the mass “cattle-call” auditions at the beginning of her career; her unlikely entrance to Juilliard; and her numerous career ups and downs.

The evening will open with a pre-performance champagne toast at 7:15PM in the Grand Pavilion — a fitting overture for our 10th anniversary and the divine diva who will launch it.

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Regeneration

Remembering­September­11 Edward Maclary, conductor Sunday, September 11 . 7:30PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

umd students and faculty commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in a performance of mozart’s Requiem­Mass­in­D­Minor (k. 626). is work,

Mozart’s last before his tragically early death, summons momentous events of loss and remembrance of the departed. “it’s an unfinished masterpiece that evokes the tragedy of loss,” says conductor ed Maclary.

“What more appropriate memorial for september 11?”

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rinde eCkert Becoming­Unusual­…­e­Education­of­an­Eclectic Tuesday, September 13 . 5:30PM kay Theatre

rinde eckert writes, composes, performs and directs evocative and haunting performance pieces and plays that push the boundaries of what

a “play,” a “dance piece,” an “opera” or a “musical” might be. he grapples with complex issues in works that feature a smart, slightly cock-eyed everyman who begins his journey with a pure sense of mission and descends into the maelstrom. e Clarice smith Performing arts Center has co-commissioned two of eckert’s works: HORIZON premiered in 2005, toured throughout the country and had a successful off-broadway run in 2007; and SLIDE, with eighth blackbird and composer/guitarist steve Mackey. Becoming Unusual is a solo concert of song, dramatic monologues, lecture and video from his anthology of theatrical loners.

Wednesday, September 14 . 8PM Thursday, September 15 . 8PM kogod Theatre

eiko and koma met nearly 40 years ago in Japan and created a sensation when they brought their otherworldly, intense form of dance to this country in the mid-1970s. rich in visual elements and unfolding in

tiny increments of movement, their work creates profound connections for the viewer. as gia kourlas wrote in the New­York­Times, “… the moving-painting quality of their choreography is profoundly arresting, both theatrically and visually … You connect to their world not by watching, but by imagining that you are living inside their bodies.”

Regeneration offers our community the rare opportunity to witness nearly 40 years in the artistic evolution of these two visionary artists.

Regeneration’s three pieces will unfold from newest to oldest, beginning with Raven (2010), performed to original native american flute music composed by robert Mirabal. Night­Tide (1984) will feature recorded music by kronos Quartet, and White­Dance (1976) is set to medieval european music and bach. eiko notes that she was 23 years old when the duo first performed White­Dance, and for the presentation here the hour-long work will be shortened and altered to suit the dancers’ aging bodies and our contemporary context. e first of three appearances by eiko & koma this season, Regeneration will introduce their work to new audiences and welcome back their long-time fans in our community. For mature audiences. Contains full nudity.

Eiko & koma are artists-in-residence at the Center during the 2011-2012 season.

This project is supported in part by an award from the national Endowment for the arts.

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september 2011 artist Conversation

eiko & koma, david harrington & david krakauer Thursday, September 15 . 6PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

kronos Quartet and Japanese-american choreographers/dancers eiko & koma initiate a year-long collaboration with this free-ranging discussion about collaboration, artistic inspiration and creative exploration.

Clarinetist David krakauer, who will perform with kronos on september 16, joins the dialogue.

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aleksandra vrebalov Friday, September 16 . 7PM leah M. Smith lecture Hall, room 2200

Composer aleksandra vrebalov will discuss her new piece Babylon,­Our Own, to be premiered by the kronos Quartet and David krakauer in a concert immediately following the discussion.

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kronos Quartet With david krakauer Friday, September 16 . 8PM kay Theatre

e kronos Quartet has brought its eclectic, no-holds-barred approach to contemporary music to the Center’s audiences numerous times in past seasons. Clarinetist David krakauer is an artist without boundaries who has mastered classical chamber music, eastern european Jewish klezmer music and avant-garde improvisation in a style described as “an electrifying amalgam of cozy eastern european traditions, free-form jazz, and dissonant howls of rage and pain.” together these distinctive artists open up new musical vistas. e program includes Franghiz ali-zadeh’s Oasis, Laurie anderson’s Flow, Missy Mazzoli’s Harp­and­Altar, nicole Lizee’s Death­to­Kosmische and the world premiere of Babylon,Our­Own by aleksandra vrebalov, commissioned by the Center. kronos Quartet are artists-in-residence at the Center during the 2011-2012 season.

This project is supported in part by an award from the national Endowment for the arts.

Creative Dialogue

Who Was FortUne? Dr. Ysaye barnwell Dr. Marilyn nelson Marie Galbraith Dr. Warren Perry kojo nnamdi, moderator Monday, September 19 . 7:30PM kogod Theatre

in the late 1700s, an african-american captive named Fortune was enslaved

by Dr. Preserved Porter, a bonesetter in Waterbury, Connecticut. Fortune died under mysterious circumstances at about age 60 and Dr. Porter prepared his skeleton to use as a teaching tool. in this Creative dialogue, four panelists will bring multiple perspectives to a discussion of fortune’s life and legacy. Poet Marilyn nelson wrote Fortune’s­Bones:­ e­Manumission­Requiem commemorating Fortune’s life through a commission from the african american history Project Committee led by Marie galbraith from the Mattatuck Museum in Connecticut. Ysaye barnwell was commissioned by the Waterbury symphony to set the poem to music. Warren Perry, Connecticut’s state anthropologist, was one of the first people to examine Fortune’s bones.

Fortune’s­Bones:­e­Manumission­Requiem will be performed at the Clarice smith Center in February 2012, one of many events throughout the season that will examine Fortune’s life and death.

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Dr. YsaYe BarnWell CommUnitY sing Tuesday, September 20 . 5:30PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

a community sing conducted by Dr. Ysaye barnwell is a two-hour experience in which participants actively engage in singing rhythms, chants and songs from african and african-american traditions. all are welcome and no experience is necessary. Come and be moved by the power of music and community.

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JaMes FarM FeatUring JoshUa reDMan, aaron Parks, Matt PenMan anD eriC harLanD sunday, september 25

anDa Union Friday, september 30

MiChaeL votta, ConDUCtor, UMD WinD orChestra ursday, september 29

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featuring Joshua redman, saxophone aaron Parks, piano Matt Penman, bass Eric Harland, percussion Sunday, September 25 . 7PM kay Theatre

Friday, September 30 . 8PM kay Theatre

Joshua redman has a restless musical intelligence that continually pushes the boundaries of the jazz idiom. he brings that creative fire to his newest band, James farm, as he returns to the quartet format. since the group’s debut at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2009, redman and his James Farm collaborators aaron Parks, Matt Penman and eric harland have fully explored a song-based approach to improvisation in performances that are rhythmically complex, harmonically rich and emotionally compelling. $45 / $36 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe UMD School of Music

the mongolian folk ensemble anda union is part of a musical movement that finds inspiration in old forgotten songs, drawing on a repertoire of magical tunes that all but disappeared during China’s tumultuous past.

Playing traditional instruments like the morin­khuur­(horsehead fiddle) and singing in the khoomii style of overtone vocals, anDa Union reveals a world that is largely hidden from view in the United states. eir music comes from each of the Mongol tribes that genghis khan unified and the performers have different ethnic backgrounds, creating a richly diversified program with a pounding, percussive pulse at its core.

The 2012 national tour of anDa Union is part of a major, multi-year cultural exchange with Minneapolis-based arts Midwest, the Chinese Ministry of Culture, and the US Major University Presenter’s consortium. Support for the tour has been provided by the Ministry of Culture, People’s republic of China.

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umd Wind orChestra Music­from­Prague Michael votta, conductor Thursday, September 29 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

in addition to his prize-winning works for string ensemble and symphony, Czech-born composer karel husa has made significant and extensive contributions to the wind repertoire — one of the few composers of his generation to do so. in the first of two concerts celebrating karel husa’s 90th birthday, umWo performs his Music­for­Prague­1968, written in homage to the valiant but doomed Prague spring uprising. also on the program: robert kurka’s Suite­from­e­Good­Soldier­Schweik and Lubos Fiser’s Report. $27 / $22 Subscribers

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umd sYmphonY orChestra left bank Quartet Mountaineers James ross, conductor Friday, September 30 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

umso collaborates with the left bank Quartet for a performance of schoenberg’s Concerto for string Quartet, based on handel’s Concerto grosso op. 6 no. 7. Written in 1933 shortly after schoenberg immigrated to the United states, it is one of several works that musicologist Joseph horowitz describes as “complex, free-wheeling elaborations of 18th-century source materials, tonal yet reflecting ... schoenberg’s 12-tone craftsmanship.” also on the program: ruggles’s Marching­Mountains, sibelius’s symphony no. 2 and an unexpected prelude. $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

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susie farr Was photographed at Western presbYterian ChurCh in Washington dC

“One­of­the­things­that­I­really­value­is­honest­engagement­with difficult­ideas­and­at­Western,­everyone­is­welcome­to­bring­questions.”­­

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susie farr executive Director, Clarice smith Performing arts Center i came to the Center as executive director in 1999. since then i have told many people that i have the best job in the country, maybe the best job in the world.

From the beginning, we wanted the Center to be a place rich in thought, the way a research university is rich in thought.

From that idea, we developed the mission of transforming lives through sustained engagement with the arts. i’m proud of the diversity of our programming and the way we open many different doors to transformative experiences. in some ways, it makes me think of my own journey.

When i was a child, growing up in a little mill town just south of Pittsburgh, there was a national program called the Civic Music association, guilds of concerned citizens

Museum of Modern art, wandering around the galleries, and came across Picasso’s “guernica,” which i had studied in college. i’d seen pictures of it and knew it was important but it wasn’t until i stood in front of it as the vietnam War was heating up that i actually grasped the meaning. i will never forget that moment. all of a sudden those abstract shapes on the page were fraught with power and meaning in my life.

You really never know where the arts will lead you.

For me, an invitation to sing led to a completely unexpected involvement with Western Presbyterian Church in DC. i had grown up in a small Protestant church in western Pennsylvania and at 18, with the great

“I’m­always­curious.­I­want­to­know­more­about­what­other­people­think, about­how­they­arrived­at­their­ideas­and­opinions.” who wanted to bring good music to their small towns.

My mother often took me to hear the distinguished artists they presented in our high school auditorium. When i was in high school myself, my grandmother took me to see Tartuffe with rene auberjonois at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. i was transfixed by the production values and the amazing acting. i’d never read Tartuffe, i didn’t know what a “tartuffe” was but it made me a diehard fan of Moliére. a few months later, she took me to see edward albee’s Tiny­Alice and this completely mysterious play sent me away with a lot to think about. it made me hungry for work that i don’t know. en when i was in college i made my first trip to new York by myself and it was quite the big deal, a kid from the small mill town goes to new York. i went to the

wisdom that being 18 brings you, had decided that the church was not taking enough of a role in the Civil rights Movement so i walked away. en in the 1980s, while traveling to a performing arts conference, i ended up in a long talk with an arts education leader and choir director who invited me to come and sing in the choir at Western. singing in the choir was tremendously rewarding and i discovered that the church also had an inspiring pastor who is committed to social justice. i found Western to be a place that welcomes people who are seekers. at appeals to me because i’m always questioning. i’m always curious. i want to know more about what other people think, about how they arrived at their ideas and opinions. and there’s no better place to be if you’re curious than around the arts.

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Morton sUbotniCk tuesday, october 4

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Creative Dialogue

the tape reCorDer, the transistor, the CreDit CarD, anD the teChnologiCal Big Bang: a personal historY

a QUestion oF historY anD hUmanitY: Who speaks For FortUne?

Tuesday, october 4 . 12:30PM leah M. Smith lecture Hall, room 2200

Composer Morton subotnick speaks about the technology used in his work from the 1960s-1970s.

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mUsiC as stUDio art Tuesday, october 4 . 3PM leah M. Smith lecture Hall, room 2200

Composer morton subotnick will present a lecture/demo on his ideas of music as studio art, covering his experience in music technology from buchla sound modules of the early ’60s to the current technology using ableton. e lecture is appropriate for technology-oriented students, but is open to anyone.

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morton subotniCk and steve antosCa Tuesday, october 4 . 5:30 PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

Composers morton subotnick and steve antosca will discuss subotnick’s pioneering role in the birth of electronic music and the development of the buchla synthesizer, with audio examples and projected historical photographs. subotnick will return to the Center in the spring to perform his landmark piece, Silver­Apples­of­the­Moon, in the Dekelboum Concert hall.

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Dr. Ysaye barnwell Maxine Watts nolan Williams kojo nnamdi, moderator Monday, october 10 . 7:30 PM kogod Theatre

What are the questions we must ask about the story of fortune’s bones?

What can we learn from this event in history, from his legacy? Participants will hear from the african american history Project of Waterbury, from scientists who examined Fortune’s bones and from others as we learn about what fortune has to teach us still.

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rememBranCe oF things past Mark Hill, oboe katherine Murdock, viola Sunday, october 16 . 3PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

Faculty artists Mark hill and katherine Murdock perform works by twentieth- and twenty-first-century composers that honor earlier masters through quotation and reference: stephen Coxe’s Mit­Ein­Stelldichein includes schoenberg’s beautiful early quintet Ein­Stelldichein. benjamin britten’s Lachrymae (viola and piano) is a reflection on John Dowland’s lute song, “if my complaints could passion move,” and henri Dutilleux’s Les­Citations­(oboe, double bass, harpsichord, percussion) employs music of britten, Janequin and Jehan alain in a fascinating and endlessly colorful musical conversation. $27 / $22 Subscribers

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sWeet heaven kings Tuesday, october 18 . 5:30 PM kogod Theatre

the sweet heaven kings, the premier brass band at the united house of prayer for all people in the anacostia neighborhood of Washington DC, performs a unique brand of choir-based brass band music. e gospel brass band tradition is integral to this denomination’s worship and they will share their music — and their spirit — with our community.

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shared mfa thesis ConCert Vaudevival:­Old­is­the­new­New Emily oleson, choreographer

Going­Viral nathan andary, choreographer Thursday, october 20 . 8PM Friday, october 21 . 8PM Gildenhorn recital Hall and Dance Theatre

emily oleson’s Vaudevival:­Old­is­the­new­New ricochets through pockets of twentieth-century american vernacular dance and popular entertainment to create a vibrant statement about the cyclical nature of art and society. the theatre will reel with live traditional music and dance re-imagined and re-invented with everyone having a swingin’ good time. nathan andary’s Going­Viral­transfigures the body’s cellular architecture through the creative collaboration between dance and new technology. andary’s unique choreographic language exploits the possibilities of innovative media including electronic soundscapes, interactive visual programming, animation and virtual dancers. $27 / $22 Subscribers

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rent book, Music & lyrics by Jonathan larson Musical arrangements original Concept/additional lyrics Steve Skinner/billy aronson Music Supervision and additional arrangements/Dramaturg Tim Weil/lynn Thomson rEnT was originally produced in new York by new York Theatre Workshop and on broadway

by Jeffrey Seller, kevin McCollum, allan S. Gordon and new York Theatre Workshop.

Directed by alan Mingo Friday, october 21 – Friday, october 28 See order form for times kay Theatre

Jonathan larson’s pulitzer prize-winning broadway musical — based loosely on puccini’s La­Bohème but with a rock-inspired zest all its own — follows a year in the lives of seven impoverished young artists and musicians in new York. Living the disappearing bohemian lifestyle in the east village, they struggle to survive and create while dealing with the physical and emotional complications of the aiDs epidemic. our student performers, who themselves anticipate a life in the arts, will draw on their own hopes, dreams and creative energies to bring RENT to raucous life on our stage. $30 / $24 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at the oCtober 28 performanCe

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RENT RENT Friday, october 21 - Friday, october 28

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umd JaZZ ensemble umd JaZZ lab band universitY JaZZ band Big­Band­Pre-Halloween­Scream Chris vadala, director Monday, october 24 . 7:30PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

a “spirited” evening of spine-tingling performances by the UMD Jazz ensemble, UMD Jazz Lab band and University Jazz band is the hallmark of this annual favorite. ings will go bump in the night!

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CheiCk hamala diabate Tuesday, october 25 . 5:30 PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

Cheick hamala diabate is a West african historian in the griot tradition, and a world-recognized master of the ngoni, a Malian traditional instrument that is ancestor to the banjo. a steward of the 800-year-old tradition of the griot storytellers of West africa, Cheick hamala shares the oral history, music and song of his culture as it was passed on to him from birth by parent to child.

FrEE UMD School of Music, Clarice Smith Performing arts Center and opera lafayette Chris vaDaLa Monday, october 24

voCal master Class opera lafayette Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, tenor Thursday, october 27 . 12:30PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

World-renowned french tenor Jean-paul fouchecourt will conduct a master class for voice students from the UMD school of Music vocal program. is 90-minute event, presented by the Clarice smith Performing arts Center, school of Music voice Program and opera Lafayette, is free and open to the public.

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umd Wind ensemble Thursday, october 27 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

the umd Wind ensemble will transport listeners across centuries and through numerous musical styles in a program that has something for everyone. Contemporary works include the serene and tranquil tone poem of eric Whitacre’s October and the fast and furious pace of adam gorb’s Adrenaline­City, inspired by both the stress and vibrancy of the twenty-first century city life. in contrast, the ensemble will take you back to the Late-renaissance brass choir music of giovanni gabrielli and Late-romantic wind music of anton Dvořák’s Serenade­for­Winds, punctuated with a lighter Percy grainger piece, Molly­on­the­Shore.

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umd sYmphonY orChestra Last­Waltz James ross and Michael votta, conductors Friday, october 28 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

the next generation of classical artists takes the stage with brio as violinist Jonathan richards, winner of the 2010 UMso Concerto Competition, joins the UMso in performing the shostakovich violin Concerto no. 1.

Creative Dialogue

Water is rising: the realities oF Climate Change andrew Semeli, Parliamentarian, Tuvalu Tino vitale, General Manager, Telecommunication Tokelau Corporation Judy Mitoma, Director UCla Center for intercultural Performance antonio busalacchi, atmospheric and oceanic Science, University of Maryland kojo nnamdi, moderator Monday, october 31 . 7:30 PM Dance Theatre

islands in the south pacific micronesian region are slowly disappearing as sea levels rise due to global climate change. Water­is­Rising, an ensemble of instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers from the island nations of tuvalu, tokelau and kiribati, will perform at the Center on Friday, november 4, in celebration of their threatened homelands. Join us for a conversation that will focus on how activism in these communities has evolved into global diplomacy, raising awareness about the plight of a people and their culture.

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e evening also includes tchaikovsky’s Manfred (1st mvt.), ravel’s La­Valse and a performance of takemitsu’s spiritual Signals­from­Heaven­by the UMD Wind orchestra. $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

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Culture bearer

dr. YsaYe barnWell Composer, singer, teacher, author “Culture bearer,” for me, implies a person who has consciously embodied culture and is in the process of transmitting it. i never thought i would be that person but i have spent a lot of years looking at the evolution of music from africa to the present in african-american culture.

Most of my time is spent as a musician. i’ve been singing with a group called sweet honey in the rock™ for the past 30-plus years and also composing and arranging all kinds of music. e Fortune’s­Bones cantata that will be performed at the Center in February 2012 is one of my compositions.

My professional background is in speech pathology with a doctorate in cranial-facial studies and also a post-doctoral degree in public health. My personal background — i’m named after a violinist. My father was a violinist; he taught violin, viola and piano for over 60 years and so he started me with violin at two-and-a-half. en when i was 12 years old i went to see e­Miracle­Worker on broadway and instantly, because of that theatrical piece, not only did i learn that there was a helen keller in the world but i also learned about her teacher, annie sullivan. i wanted to be a miracle worker. at was really what led me into the field of speech pathology.

“Holding­culture­and­transmitting­it­— my­life­in­music­often­puts­me­in­that­role.” every time i sing and create harmonies with sweet honey in the rock™ it’s a blessing. We can create songs about anything. What’s going on in the world, there’s always something to write about. and because of the kind of group that we are, there’s always a chance to reach back and to utilize songs that came even from slavery and sing them in a brand new fresh context and help people understand this connection between the past and the present and carry the culture forward.

Fortune’s­Bones:­e­Manumission­Requiem­makes that connection, too, and it’s one of those projects where my whole self comes together — my health background, my music and many other things.

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What excites me? Life. sounds. Just getting together with people and talking. and the possibility that you can create change — that excites me a lot. it’s not something i walk around thinking about but when it occurs i realize, “Wow, this is some magic that’s happened just now.” e performance of Fortune’s­Bones:­e­Manumission Requiem is very, very exciting to me and i’m glad that i have the opportunity to do it. if you create something and it’s something that is supposed to be shared, to be in the place at the time when it’s being shared is a wonderful experience. Yeah.

YsaYe barnWell Was photographed at patuxent rural life museums in upper marlboro, md

“There’s­always­a­chance­to­reach­back­and­help­people­understand the­connection­between­the­past­and­the­present…”­­

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WATER­IS­RISING:­MUSIC­AND­DANCE­AMID­CLIMATE­CHANGE Friday, november 4

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Wednesday, november 2 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

Michael votta, conductor Friday, november 4 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

the Community band and university band share an evening of traditional and contemporary wind band music. Conducted by Director of bands emeritus, Professor John Wakefield, and UMD assistant Director of bands, eli r. osterloh, this concert will be an exciting evening for the whole family!

Children and adults who are thinking of starting to play an instrument are sure to be inspired!

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artists from the paCifiC atolls of kiribati, tokelau and tuvalu

Apotheosis

umWo celebrates composer karel husa’s 90th birthday with a program that expresses the longing for apotheosis, the state of divine grace and perfection. husa’s Apotheosis­of­is­Earth, which he calls a “manifesto” against pollution and destruction, is the focal point of a program that also includes three other works that speak to the longing for apotheosis: toru takemitsu’s Signals­from­Heaven, reynaldo hahn’s Le­Bal­de­Beatrice­d’Este, igor stravinky’s Symphonies­of­Wind­Instruments­and J.s. bach’s Mein­Jesu, was­für­Seelenweh, bWv 487.

Water is rising: mUsiC anD DanCe amiD Climate Change

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Friday, november 4 . 8PM kay Theatre

Creative Dialogue

What if your home and all its memories disappeared forever? e people of kiribati, tokelau and tuvalu — Micronesian atolls that rise only three to five meters above sea level — may become permanent refugees, cut off from everything they have known, as the ocean rises and swallows their homelands due to climate change. an ensemble of musicians, dancers and storytellers from these three island nations share their cultural riches and affirm their love of village, community, family, church, the ocean and the lagoon. With joyful music and dance, illuminated by images from their homes, they express their hope for a future in the place they love.

Join us for a post-performance Talk back with the artists.

The presentation of Water is rising is made possible by the Metlife Community Connections Fund of the new England Foundation for the arts’ national Dance Project. Major support for nDP is also provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the boeing Company Charitable Trust.

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reFUgee stories anD What theY have to teaCh Us Jessica blank, director Erik Jensen, playwright Shibley Telhami, UMD Professor kojo nnamdi, moderator Monday, november 7 . 7:30PM Dance Theatre

Join the playwright and director of Aftermath, along with shibley telhami, anwar sadat Professor of Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, as they discuss the political situations that have led to refugee crises in the middle east, and the process of creating documentary theater within the landscape of social justice.

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umd Chamber JaZZ part i Tuesday, november 8 . 7:30PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

student jazz combos perform an evening of intimate chamber works.

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umd Chamber JaZZ part ii Wednesday, november 9 . 7:30PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

student jazz combos perform an evening of intimate chamber works.

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10th annual high sChool Choir invitational Wednesday, november 9 . 7:30 PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

Four distinct musical personalities come together in the takács Quartet, bringing a unique blend of drama, warmth and humor to the string quartet repertoire. is program features twentieth-century masters who pushed the boundaries of classical music while retaining the lush melodic qualities of earlier compositional eras. although rigorous and physically demanding for the musicians, all three pieces can be embraced with ease by the classical music lover.

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the future of choral music is in the spotlight as talented high school choirs gather for a day-long event culminating in a spirited evening performance. one of the highlights of the choral season, this concert features choirs from Maryland and virginia, along with choirs from the UMD school of Music.

Janáček string Quartet no. 1 (“kreutzer sonata”) britten string Quartet no. 1 ravel string Quartet in F $40 / $32 Subscribers

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aFtermath

a Child shall lead them: making the night oF the hUnter

Thursday, november 10 . 8PM Friday, november 11 . 8PM kay Theatre

aftermath reveals the stories of iraqi civilians driven from their country by the chaos and violence of the iraq war.

Derek Goldman, writer and director Saturday, november 12 – Saturday, november 19 See order form for times kogod Theatre

Join us for a post-performance Talk back with the artists, as they discuss the process of collecting and portraying these powerful stories.

e 1955 film e­Night­of­the­Hunter­was largely ignored upon its release but is now widely regarded as an american masterpiece. this new multimedia production is a historical re-imagining of the making of the film, woven from the classic screenplay and accounts of the shooting from those who were there. e play, written by director Derek goldman, provides a powerful new framework for experiencing this uniquely chilling tale of corruption and evil, in which the forces of creation and destruction do battle with each other.

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in 2008, playwrights Jessica blank and erik Jensen interviewed some 35 people who had fled to the relative safety of Jordan — a cross-section of lives interrupted — and crafted their conversations to be portrayed onstage by a nine-member cast of arab-american actors in a theatrical event that peers into the heart of darkness to find our shared humanity.

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neW York FestivaL oF song, Michael barrett (left) and steven blier (right). tuesday, november 15

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2011 umso ConCerto Competition preliminaries

Take Five

Sunday, november 13 . 1PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

Tuesday, november 15 . 5:30PM Cafritz Foundation Theatre

sit in on the opening round of the annual competition as students vie for the opportunity to perform as a featured soloist with the umd symphony orchestra. students perform six- to eight-minute excerpts of a concerto or concert piece for an independent jury panel. e seven to ten finalists will compete again on november 18.

regie Cabico, an award-winning poet and spoken word pioneer of filipino-american descent, has been called “the lady gaga of spoken word poets.” he won the nuyorican Poets Café grand slam in 1993 and took top prizes in the 1993, 1994 and 1997 national Poetry slams. he will perform his own unique brand of spoken word poetry, and also lead the audience through the process of creating their own poems.

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umd Women’s Chorus umd men’s Chorus A­Choral­Tapestry kenneth Elpus, music director Paul Heins, assistant conductor UMD Women’s Chorus Dusty Francis and Josh Perry-Parrish, conductors UMD Men’s Chorus Sunday, november 13 . 3PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

is selection of traditional and contemporary works for men’s, women’s and mixed choirs spans the renaissance to the twentyfirst century, including works by schütz, bernstein and britten.

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Chamber reCital i Monday, november 14 . 7PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

small chamber groups of students perform repertoire for string, woodwind, brass and piano without a conductor. e culmination of a semester of rehearsal and coaching, this concert is an integral part of the coursework for school of Music students and a glimpse into the training they receive for performing in major ensembles. is is the first of a two-part event; the second concert is on Wednesday, november 16.

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neW York festival of song Manning­the­Canon:­Songs­of­Gay­Life Scott Murphee, tenor Jesse blumberg, baritone Matt boehler, bass Steven blier, piano Tuesday, november 15 . 8PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

Why do our audiences love the new York Festival of song? Could it be their meticulous research into repertoire, or their joie­de­vivre in concert? or maybe it’s their decidedly non-stuffy approach to musical themes. is season, nYfos returns to the Center with Manning­the­Canon:­Songs­of­Gay­Life, a bold new program that explores the quintessential moments of a gay man’s experience. e concert’s five musical chapters evoke gay life in contemporary america through works by Porter, bernstein, blitzstein and more, interspersed with two intermezzos featuring canonic composers of the past. some songs are explicitly about gay life, while others were not intended to be “gay songs.” but as nYFos founder steven blier says, “What i have discovered, or rediscovered, is that a great song speaks to everyone, whispering its secrets to all listeners.” $45 / $36 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

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marYland opera studio Amelia­al­Ballo­and Il­Tabarro (Amelia­Goes­to­the­Ball­and e­Cloak) nick olcott and leon Major, directors november 19 – 22 . See order form for dates and times kay Theatre UMD School of Music

Chamber reCital ii Wednesday, november 16 . 5:30PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

in the second evening of a two-part chamber concert, small chamber groups of students perform repertoire for string, woodwind, brass and piano without a conductor. e culmination of a semester of rehearsal and coaching, these concerts are an integral part of the coursework for school of Music students and a glimpse into the training they receive for performing in major ensembles.

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2011 umso ConCerto Competition finals Friday, november 18 . 7PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

maryland opera studio’s annual piano operas, with their minimal props and scenery, bring the talents of the vocal program’s second-year master’s degree students into sharp focus. ere is literally nothing for the young singers to hide behind as they create and perform their roles with only piano accompaniment. this year, they’ll flex their creative muscles and their vocal cords in two productions — gian Carlo menotti’s Amelia­al­Ballo and giacomo puccini’s Il­Tabarro. Amelia­al­Ballo, directed by nick olcott, is an opera buffa in one act. Written in 1937 when Menotti was 23 years old, it was his first critical success.

Puccini’s Il­Tabarro, directed by Leon Major, is part of a triptych of one-act operas that includes Gianni­Schicchi­and Suor­Angelica. a moody romantic tragedy quite different in tone from the better-known Gianni­Schicchi, Il­Tabarro displays the composer’s lyrical gifts to their fullest. $27 / $22 Subscribers

in the final round of the annual competition, students vie for the opportunity to perform as soloists with the umd symphony orchestra. Finalists perform 15- to 20-minute excerpts of a concerto or concert piece for an independent jury panel.

Following the jury’s deliberation, a winner, runner-up and second runner-up will be announced from the stage.

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umd Chamber singers universitY Chorale e­Romantic­Ideal Edward Maclary, conductor, UMD Chamber Singers Scot Hanna-Weir & Cindy bauchspies, conductors, University Chorale Sunday, november 20 . 7:30PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

e school of Music’s two critically acclaimed mixed ensembles join forces for a concert of nineteenth-century music, performing choral masterworks by mendelssohn, mahler and bruckner. $27 / $22 Subscribers

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GATHER­/­DANCE Friday, December 2 and saturday, December 3

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umd sYmphonY orChestra Orpheus­Sings Sunday, December 4 . 5PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

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marYland danCe ensemble Gather/Dance alvin Mayes, director Friday, December 2 . 8PM Saturday, December 3 . 2PM & 8PM kay Theatre

this first of two maryland dance ensemble concerts during the season focuses on the creative, cutting-edge visions of dance faculty and guest choreographers. student dancers will perform in a program that includes the world premieres of:

as part of its ongoing exploration into new ideas about classical performance, umso welcomes members of the orpheus Chamber orchestra who have been working all semester with students. orpheus musicians will join the umso in a conductor-less performance of haydn’s symphony no. 90. e program will also feature omas ades’s quirky Chamber symphony and brahms’s symphony no. 2, conducted by James ross. orpheus Chamber orchestra are artists-in-residence with the UMD School of Music during the 2011-2012 season.

This tour of orpheus Chamber orchestra is made possible by a grant from Mid atlantic arts Foundation with support from the national Endowment for the arts and the Maryland State arts Council.

Movement­Poetry­Project by faculty member adriane Fang, a work that includes an interactive multimedia element;

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I­Wake­Up­Dreaming by faculty member alvin Mayes;

umd drum ensemble and umd korean perCussion ensemble

In­Its­Right­Place­by MFa Dance candidate graham brown. e program also features Depth­of­Perception by guest choreographer David Dorfman, performed by faculty member sharon Mansur and guest performer boris Willis; a new work by guest choreographer tere o’Connor, who will be in residence to set the work on student dancers; and selections from Oashisu (Oasis) by faculty members sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig, featuring members from PearsonWiDrig DanCetheatre along with student dancers. $27 / $22 Subscribers

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lee Hinkle, director Monday, December 5 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

an evening of marimba, xylophone, tubular bells, timpani, drums and more!

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umd JaZZ ensemble umd lab JaZZ band universitY JaZZ band Winter­Big­Band­Showcase Chris vadala, music director Wednesday, December 7 . 7:30PM kay Theatre

e cold of winter approaches, but these jazz big bands know how to heat things up! this swingin’ concert is an annual favorite featuring classic and contemporary jazz works. $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe Celebrating 1o Years in the CompanY of extraordinarY minds

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umd Wind orChestra Love­and­Death Michael votta, conductor Thursday, December 8 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

two contrasting works create interplay between the soothing repose of the natural world and the tumultuous excitement of the urban landscape. Johannes brahms’s serenade no. 2, dedicated to Clara schumann, evokes the sun and shadow of field and forest in brahms’s world and time. in contrast, John Corigliano’s symphony no. 3 (Circus­Maximus), embodies and comments on what Corigliano calls the “massive and glamorous barbarity” of modern life.

l. richmond Sparks, music director Friday, December 9 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

the annual kaleidoscope of bands concert recognizes the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with music that has special significance in this country’s history. Did you know that henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem, “i heard the bells on Christmas Day” right at the height of the Civil War? have you ever heard the story behind the “battle hymn of the republic?”

Join us as we hear from all the concert bands at the University of Maryland. special note: You won’t want to miss the magnificent showing of the Mighty sound of Maryland as we mix it up a bit from years past. $30 / $24 Subscribers

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umd gamelan sarasWati and umd koto ensemble Friday, December 9 . 8PM kay Theatre

e dynamic rhythms and movements of the kebyar and angklung styles come alive in performances by musicians and dancers of the umd gamelan saraswati. e umd koto ensemble expresses the quiet beauty, rustic simplicity and intricate harmonies of nostalgic hometown melodies that evoke the autumn season in Japan.

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the Festive BaroQUe Sunday, December 11 . 3PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

kenneth slowik leads school of Music faculty and the UMD Chamber singers in performances of bach’s virtuosic ensemble works, the brandenburg Concertos nos. 5 and 6, and choruses from handel’s Esther,­Deborah,­Hercules­and Messiah.

This concert is in memory of Paul Traver.

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umd afriCan and korean drumming Monday, December 12 . 7:30PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

e umd african drum ensemble performs West african music, while the umd korean percussion ensemble performs an exhilarating form of percussion music known as samulnori.

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serious kidder

sarah levitt 2007 graduate, school of theatre, Dance, and Performance studies resident artist, Dance exchange as a child, i always used to choreograph dances and make my brother and sister and cousins put on theatrical productions. i was consumed with dancing and performing and improvising. i knew it was what i wanted to do — and now i’m a resident artist at Dance exchange, where i get to do it all the time. i’d say i’m a serious kidder because what i do as a dancer every day sometimes seems ridiculous: the way we get to spend our time in the studio, playing with ideas, trying out things, following a lot of paths that might or might not end up working but they lead to something great at the end.

Working with people who don’t have the same perspective as you — people who push back against what you think works artistically — is really frustrating and inspiring and exciting. it’s a great way to discover what you value as an artist and what your boundaries are. after i graduated, i performed and rehearsed at the Center a number of times and then i was privileged to perform in the premiere of Liz Lerman Dance exchange’s production Matter­of­Origins in september 2010. rehearsing at the Center for the biggest premiere in my dancing career, knowing i would be performing where i essentially grew up as a dancer — well, there wasn’t

“…playing­with­ideas,­trying­out­things,­following­a­lot­of­paths…

I­feel­ridiculously­lucky­to­get­paid­for­this…” i studied dance as an undergraduate at the University of Maryland, graduating in 2007. i danced for everybody that came in the door who i wanted to work with — a great number of guest artists — and that really prepared me for professional dancing. e program prepared me in so many ways.

anything better. it was great being in a familiar place doing work that was new and unknown. our first rehearsal period was actually in the kogod eatre and we spent the next three years in and out of rehearsal crafting the material, researching and building a team of dancers and scientists.

For example, when i was an undergrad at Maryland there was a student-run festival that gave students in all of the performing arts departments a chance to collaborate.

Working with a musician and trying to come up with a score for a dance piece in 24 hours for the festival taught me how to work really quickly, how to get pushed and how to push other people.

if you don’t enjoy the process as an artist you probably should get out of the arts because most of my time is process and i have learned that i don’t have all of the answers and i don’t want to have all of the answers. and an important part of the artistic process is the “not knowing” — being really comfortable being scared and surprised by what you’re doing every day.

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sarah levitt Was photographed in the stadium drive parking garage, universitY of marYland

“I­love­the­questions­that­emerge­from­dancing­in­public­spaces,­and­how­the­persistent­voice­ of­the­architecture­opens­up­new­movement­possibilities.”

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Pre-Concert lecture

the Development oF the moDern Chinese orChestra 29th annual Choreographers’ shoWCase Saturday, January 28 . 3PM & 8PM Dance Theatre

Choreographers from virginia, maryland and Washington dC present an intriguing mix of original works in this annual peek into the future of dance. sponsored in partnership with the Maryland-national Capital Park and Planning Commission, the 29th presentation of this adjudicated showcase celebrates the diverse talents of a new generation. Previous showcases have featured the work of Jane Franklin, arachne aerial arts, shane o’hara, Daniel burkholder, tzveta kassabova and many other local luminaries. What up-and-coming talent will take the stage this time?

Friday, February 3 . 7PM leah M. Smith Hall, room 2200 J. lawrence Witzleben, Professor of Ethnomusicology, UMD School of Music

growing out of China’s “new Culture Movement” in the 1930s, the symphonized modern Chinese orchestra has become the most influential type of ensemble music in Chinese societies around the world. rooted in traditional “silk and bamboo” chamber music, it combined instruments from many parts of China, grouped into sections and led by a conductor with a baton. Professor Witzleben will introduce the background and aesthetics of this type of ensemble, with audio and video examples of some of the acknowledged masterpieces.

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Chamber ensemble of the shanghai Chinese orChestra

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Friday, February 3 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

paul dresher ensemble Tuesday, January 31 . 5:30PM kay Theatre

Paul Dresher is an internationally active composer noted for his ability to integrate diverse musical influences into his own coherent and unique personal style. he will perform on his home-built musical instruments and discuss the process of creating them. on February 3 and 4, Dresher will join his ensemble in performance of his original music for Margaret Jenkins Dance Company’s Light­Moves, co-commissioned by the Clarice smith Center.

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Classical music lovers know all about the violin, flute and timpani. but what about the erhu,­xiao­and dagu? the Chamber ensemble of the shanghai Chinese orchestra gives us a chance to discover a new musical vocabulary in a concert of historical and contemporary Chinese music played on traditional Chinese instruments. e orchestra’s instrumentalists perform large-scale Chinese orchestral works as well as chamber and solo pieces in this authentic expression of Chinese musical culture.

The 2012 national tour of the Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese orchestra is part of a major, multi-year cultural exchange with Minneapolis-based arts Midwest, the Chinese Ministry of Culture, and the US Major University Presenter’s consortium. Support for the tour has been provided by the Ministry of Culture, People’s republic of China.

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februarY 2012 margaret Jenkins danCe CompanY Light­Moves Friday, February 3 . 8PM Saturday, February 4 . 8PM kay Theatre

Choreographer Margaret Jenkins has traveled around the world for several of her creative partnerships. her newest piece, Light­Moves, reflects her ongoing interest in collaborating in new ways as she looks closer to home to join forces with media artist naomie kremer, composer Paul Dresher and poet Michael Palmer for a new work co-commissioned by the Clarice smith Center. together these artists create a unique synthesis of dance, moving images, text and music — a visually stunning journey of shifting emotional character and physical velocity. e evening features live music performed by the Paul Dresher ensemble. $35 / $28 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at the februarY 3 performanCe Creative Dialogue

the ContinUUm: From FortUne to henrietta laCks anD BeYonD Monday, February 6 . 7:30PM Enoch Pratt Free library, 400 Cathedral Street, baltimore, MD 21201 Panelists: Taunya lovell-banks, Curt Civin, David lacks, Ysaye barnwell kojo nnamdi, moderator Tuesday, February 7 . 7:30PM oxon Hill branch, Prince George’s County Memorial library System Panelists: Fatimah Jackson, Ysaye barnwell, David lacks and others kojo nnamdi, moderator

in the early 1950s henrietta Lacks, a young african-american woman, was treated for cancer at Johns hopkins hospital. tissues taken from her body without her knowledge during that treatment have since been used to grow cells for research purposes all over the world. david lacks, one of henrietta lacks’s sons, will speak on behalf of the family in two roundtable discussions with other panelists as they examine ethics in medical education, research, treatment and practice from fortune’s time in eighteenth-century Connecticut to the current day.

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orpheus Chamber orChestra With Jean-Yves thibaudet, piano Friday, February 10 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

orpheus Chamber orchestra is one of the few ensembles playing today that performs without a conductor and rotates musical leadership for each work. is presents obvious challenges for the musicians but it also offers great rewards. by performing without a conductor, orpheus conveys the intimacy of chamber music in work of orchestral proportions, changing the way we think about musicians, conductors and orchestras in the process. for the first half of the program, orpheus will be joined by Jean-Yves thibaudet, a pianist known for his poetic musicality and dazzling technical prowess, in a performance of shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano, trumpet and strings, op. 35, no. 2 as well as tippett’s Divertimento on “sellingers’ round.” e second half will feature the ensemble in honegger’s Pastorale d’ete and tchaikovsky’s serenade in C for strings, op. 48. orpheus Chamber orchestra are artists-in-residence with the UMD School of Music during the 2011-2012 season.

This tour of orpheus Chamber orchestra is made possible by a grant from Mid atlantic arts Foundation with support from the national Endowment for the arts and the Maryland State arts Council.

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Margaret Jenkins DanCe CoMPanY, Light­Moves Friday, February 3 and saturday, February 4

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the olD settler Walter Dallas, director Friday, February 10 – Saturday, February 18 . See order form for times kogod Theatre

John henry redwood’s gentle, sweet-natured comedy, set in harlem in 1943, is about the relationship of two aging, church-going sisters and what happens when a handsome young fellow, newly arrived from the Deep south, rents a room in the apartment they share. although firmly grounded in a particular time and place, the play also transcends its setting to portray the shifting relationship between siblings as they reach a certain age. $27 / $22 Subscribers

overtone Quartet Sunday, February 12 . 7PM kay Theatre

bassist dave holland formed this supergroup in 2009 and it has generated enthusiastic response since its debut. holland and his colleagues — pianist/composer Jason Moran, saxophonist Chris Potter and drummer eric harland — are all acclaimed jazz veterans and each brings a distinct personality to the mix. holland utilizes the full spectrum of the jazz tradition, which includes playing the blues and improvising freely. Potter is known for his limitless creativity and a vibrant sense of swing. genre-bending pianist Jason Moran draws on opera, classical and world music, and even rap in his improvisations. Drummer harland melds an insistent and wide-ranging style with a keen sense of the interaction between the audience and the band. together, the four challenge each other to new musical heights — a supergroup in which the sum and its parts are equally great. $45 / $36 Subscribers UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

shared graduate danCe ConCert Paul D. Jackson, director Thursday, February 16 . 8PM Friday, February 17 . 8PM Dance Theatre

this concert features provocative works of choreography by first- and second-year master of fine arts students in dance, focusing on new works in development. as the first opportunity for them to put material onstage and see what develops, it often contains the seeds of movement ideas that will be featured in their mfa thesis programs — an unguarded exploration of their talents and interests. Directed by Dance faculty member Paul D. Jackson. $27 / $22 Subscribers

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februarY 2012 kronos Quartet and the alim Qasimov ensemble Saturday, February 18 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

“to be a musician, there has to be a fire burning in you,” alim Qasimov has said, and it’s evident that his musical flame burns brightly. beloved in his home country of azerbaijan and lauded by the New­York­Times as one of the world’s best vocalists, Qasimov has shared his love of azerbaijani mugham music with audiences worldwide. a vocal-instrumental folk style with polyphonic elements, mugham includes among its vast array of styles gentle lullabies, ecstatic and fiery love songs and even tunes that evoke war chants. kronos Quartet will collaborate with alim Qasimov and his ensemble as they introduce our audiences to this ancient but ever-evolving musical form, in a concert that will feature each ensemble separately before they combine in the second half of the program. is concert is one of only a handful performed by alim Qasimov and his ensemble in the United states in 2012. kronos Quartet are artists-in-residence at the Center during the 2011-2012 season.

This project is supported in part by an award from the national Endowment for the arts and is presented in collaboration with the aga khan Music initiative, a program of the aga khan Trust for Culture, and the Columbia Foundation.

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eiko & koma kronos Quartet Fragile Wednesday, February 22 and Thursday, February 23 . 5PM-9PM kogod Theatre

our long-term relationships with artists can result in magical collaborations. is season, kronos Quartet and eiko & koma — artists who know us well — will join forces for Fragile, a world-premiere event created especially for our space and our audiences. Unfolding over two evenings, Fragile is modeled after a museum installation, allowing viewers to stay for the whole evening or for just a few minutes. each evening will feature multiple performance configurations — sometimes dance and music together, sometimes just dance, sometimes just music. e artists have worked together in the past and they draw deep inspiration from each other’s vision. as David harrington says, “i get more ideas per square second when i’m with eiko and koma than at any other time.” eiko adds, “i like who the members of kronos are as human beings, and i like their spirit of creating a new culture.” For mature audiences. Contains full nudity.

Eiko & koma and the kronos Quartet are artists-in-residence at the Center during the 2011-2012 season. This project is supported in part by an award from the national Endowment for the arts.

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videos and displays of pieces from the works of eiko & koma will be on exhibit in conjunction with the February 22 and 23 performances of eiko & koma’s Fragile.

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slaverY anD the UniversitY oF marYlanD Dr. ira berlin, lecturer Friday, February 24 . 7PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

ira berlin, author and professor of history at the University of Maryland, will discuss the connections between slavery and the building of the university.

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FortUne’s Bones Dr. Ysaye barnwell Dr. Marilyn nelson Saturday, February 25 . 7PM Sunday, February 26 . 2PM leah M. Smith lecture Hall, room 2200

dr. Ysaye barnwell and dr. marilyn nelson will tell their stories of becoming involved with the Fortune’s­Bones project and describe their creative process in bringing Fortune’s story to the world through their words and music.

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FortUne’s Bones: the manUmission reQUiem Heritage Signature Chorale WPaS Men and Women of the Gospel Choir Dr. Stanley Thurston, music director Dr. Ysaye barnwell, music Marilyn nelson, poet & narrator Saturday, February 25 . 8PM Sunday, February 26 . 3PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

Who was Fortune? in life, he was an african-american slave who served a doctor in post-Colonial Waterbury, Connecticut. in death, he became a medical specimen and later a walk-by exhibit at the Mattatuck Museum, a skeleton known only as “Larry.” but Fortune was also a husband, father and human being. in 2004, Connecticut poet-laureate Marilyn nelson published Fortune’s­Bones:­e­Manumission­Requiem, a book-length poem commissioned by the african american history Project Committee in Waterbury. subsequently, the Waterbury symphony commissioned Dr. Ysaye barnwell to set the text to music. her Fortune’s­Bones­cantata, performed by a full symphony, two choirs, seven soloists and a chorus of african bells, is the centerpiece of a performance that celebrates the fullness of african-american life. the program will also include spirituals. together, the artists will metaphorically set fortune’s bones to rest. as Dr. barnwell notes, “god’s blessings on Fortune … da bell done rung.”

This project is supported in part by an award from the national Endowment for the arts.

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david harrington Founder and violinist, kronos Quartet

e ideals that pull us need to be constantly nourished and constantly re-examined and that’s what a performance does. it’s a way of examining our lives and reactivating the spring inside of us that makes us want to jump out of bed in the morning and try again. i get energized every day by events surrounding me — walking down the street, watching and listening to people speak. san Francisco is an incredibly fertile place to live. You can hear five to ten different languages being spoken if you walk from my home to the neighborhood

push aside the boundaries of everything we’ve done before to find new boundaries — that’s what i live for and that’s what i think the Clarice smith Center is all about. one of the problems musicians have in our society, is that somehow it got called “playing” music. When the culture-at-large thinks about musicians like me they think we’re off playing in a little sandbox all day and being totally irresponsible. but as a matter of fact that’s entirely the opposite of what we do. e musicians that

“Part­of­the­responsibility­of­a­civilized­society­is­to­create­a­better­situation­for­each­of­us.” bakery. For me all of life becomes part of the fabric entering into the work of kronos. i try to read the newspaper every day, several newspapers — and i’m constantly listening to music. Frequently it’s music unknown to me that has arrived at my door in various ways. i’m spending a lot of my time exploring right now, thinking of what we might do in our collaboration this season with eiko and koma, these amazing people who are willing to reveal so much of themselves to their audience. e sense of challenge, the sense of the unknown, is really what it’s all about. attempting to

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i know work very hard. Music can always be better. ere’s no end to making a better note, a better piece of music, or making an experience that reaches deeper into the heart and the spirit of our listeners. ere’s a lot of life that has to be lived for anyone to call themselves an artist — there have been a few in history. but the artistic impulse is something we can all share and that’s what i want to do with every breath i get to take for the rest of my life.

david harrington Was photographed at peasant pies bakerY in san franCisCo

“San­Francisco­is­an­incredibly­fertile­place­to­live.­You­can­hear­five­to­ten­different­languages if­you­walk­from­my­home­to­the­neighborhood­bakery.”­­

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EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN

EVERYTHING­IN­THE­GARDEN Friday, March 2 - saturday, March 10

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toshi reagon Tuesday, February 28 . 5:30 PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

singer, songwriter and musician toshi reagon has “a profound ear for sonic americana — from folk to funk, from blues to rock” says critic/blogger eva Yaa asantewaa (InfiniteBody). “she masters each of these genres with vocal strategies that easily spiral and swoop from the expressively sinuous to the hard-charging, a combination of warmth and mischief.”

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Streams­and­Savagery

Czechs­and­Balances

Friday, March 2 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

Michael votta, conductor Saturday, March 3 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

opening with beethoven’s serene pastoral symphony, this program takes a fiendish turn with leon kirchner’s e­Forbidden leading to the portrayal of lust, greed and ultimately love in bartok’s Miraculous­Mandarin­Suite. $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

everYthing in the garDen Scot reese, director Friday, March 2 – Saturday, March 10 See order form for times kay Theatre

edward albee’s 1967 adaptation of giles Cooper’s Everything­in­the Garden is framed as a comedy of manners, but it is also a biting indictment of greed and its outcomes. e play exposes the dark underside of the outwardly sunny household of suburbanites Jenny and richard. eir material aspirations far exceed their bank balance, so how far will one of them go to get the money they both crave? and at what cost?

the music of Czech composers bohuslav martinu and karel husa meets that of arnold schoenberg and sergei prokofiev in a program of contrasts. if music could be said to have a personality, Martinu’s Nonet and schoenberg’s Chamber­Symphony would be introverts, while Prokofiev’s Ode­to­the­End­of­the­War­and husa’s Divertimento would be extroverts, says UMWo director Michael votta. e Chamber­Symphony is a brilliant and beautiful — albeit terse and condensed — style that schoenberg tried out and finally realized he could not sustain. e Prokofiev, scored for a very large ensemble with ample brass and percussion, provides scope and scale along with plenty of muscle. e Nonet and Divertimento, although both inspired by the two composers’ bohemian heritage, set very different tones. but all four pieces have something in common: they are great works for winds that are not heard frequently enough. $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

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What the lYriCs oF spiritUals have tolD Us, then anD noW Dr. Ysaye barnwell Tuesday, March 6 . 5:30PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

dr. barnwell will explore what the lyrics of spirituals have to tell us about the african experience in american history. What is the african world view? What was the relationship between african religions and Christianity? What were the activities of daily life?

Was it better to remain enslaved or to risk escaping from slavery? and when and how could you escape? What does it mean to be bought and sold? how do you remember “home?” What were the strategies for survival? What gives you empowerment and hope? and what is the meaning of death?

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mcintosh CountY shouters Tuesday, March 6 . 8PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

the mcintosh County shouters are renowned for preserving the authentic tradition of ring shout, one of the oldest forms of african-american cultural and religious expression. originating on plantations in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and often biblical in nature, the songs and vignettes created out in the fields could range from spirituals to talking about a child’s illness or even the death of a loved one. Call-and-response, cries, hollers, blue notes and rhythmic aspects of ring shout have been credited with laying the foundation for black music styles through the present day. $27 / $22 Subscribers

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Profondeur­Inconnue Florian rouiller, choreographer Thursday, March 8 . 8PM Friday, March 9 . 8PM Dance Theatre

valerie Durham’s In|And|Of|rough turns to the choreography of isadora Duncan and artworks in the collection of the Freer/sackler gallery to consider the individual’s relationship to art. movement onstage includes isadora duncan’s repertory, abstracted and restaged, as well as durham’s original choreography. in Profondeur­Inconnue, Florian rouiller imagines a world that has undergone major environmental change as a result of sea level rise and global warming, and explores how the human body might respond to currents and other forces in an underwater environment. e piece includes musical collaboration with David Yates. $27 / $22 Subscribers Take Five

stoop storYtelling Tuesday, March 13 . 5:30PM kogod Theatre

in Stoop­Storytelling, seven storytellers get seven minutes each to tell a true, personal story about a specific theme. no notes, no scripts, no actors — just true stories, artfully told. e storytellers are writers, dog-walkers, scientists, poets, moms, manicurists, museum directors, waitresses, tv hosts and taxi drivers. e stoop team will work with seven pre-selected storytellers on a seven-minute story, each relating to a particular theme, then a few lucky audience members get the chance to tell three-minute stories on stage.

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daniel bernard roumain, violin

richard Hackman, Gilad Chen, ayden adler and others kojo nnamdi, moderator Monday, March 26 . 7:30 PM Dance Theatre

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For orpheus, process is paramount. a progression of carefully structured rehearsals in which all members have a voice is a key component to the group’s artistic success, and the “orpheus Process” has been honed over the course of four decades’ experimentation with musical democracy. orpheus has been the subject of case studies, articles and books on applied management and the orchestra has demonstrated the orpheus process for business leaders at morgan stanley and goldman sachs and for students at universities across the country. “ere is more leadership that comes from not having a conductor, rather than less,” says richard hackman, a harvard business school scholar and researcher who will join two members of the orpheus ensemble and gilad Chen from the robert h. smith school of business at the University of Maryland in this discussion.

A­Haggadah/Expanding­Upon­the­Stories­of­Exodus Michael votta, conductor Members of the UMD Graduate Conducting Studio Thursday, March 29 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

is two-part program will feature the world premiere of a new work by violinist and composer Daniel bernard roumain (Dbr), performed by UMWo. in the piece, A­Haggadah/Expanding­Upon­the­Stories­of­Exodus, dbr draws inspiration from the Jewish haggadah to explore the meaning of faith, persecution and personal choice. e composer’s haitian heritage and his mixed-faith family provide a conceptual foundation for a deeply personal approach to traditional belief. $40 / $32 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

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Musicians from the orpheus Chamber orchestra UMD Faculty artists Saturday, March 31 . 8PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

Symphonie­Fantastique­ Thursday, March 29 . 8PM Friday, March 30 . 8PM Saturday, March 31 . 2PM Saturday, March 31 . 8PM kogod Theatre

ird-generation puppeteer basil twist has called puppetry “a very simple form of magic.” his signature work, Symphonie Fantastique, is a bewitching underwater marvel combining puppetry with the powerful insinuations of music, dance and abstract art. set to the five movements of hector berlioz’s work by the same name, the abstract hour-long work is performed entirely in a specially constructed 1,000-gallon water tank, using mirrors, slides, dyes, black light, overhead projections, air bubbles, latex fishing lures and other materials. For our presentation, twist reunites with pianist Christopher o’riley, who will perform the specially arranged version of berlioz’s symphonic score live on the piano.

This performance is sponsored in part by the generous support of The Gazette & The Star.

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an ameriCan original: DominiCk argento at 85 Friday, March 30 . 8PM

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members of the orpheus Chamber orchestra continue their residency with the school of Music by joining UMD faculty artists for an evening of chamber music featuring felix mendelssohn’s ebullient octet in e-flat major, op. 20. orpheus Chamber orchestra are artists-in-residence with the UMD School of Music during the 2011-2012 season.

This performance featuring members of the orpheus Chamber orchestra is made possible by a grant from Mid atlantic arts Foundation with support from the national Endowment for the arts and the Maryland State arts Council.

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danCe exChange How­to­Lose­a­Mountain Tuesday, april 3 . 5:30 PM Dance Theatre

Meat, milk, produce and grain; heat for our houses; power to run cars and computers: behind every product we use lies a story of communities, lands and processes that often exist beyond the scope of our awareness. Could knowing the story behind our “stuff” change our relationship to the products we use?

Choreographer Cassie Meador will probe this question in How­to Lose­a­Mountain, a project that is rooted in a family story and realized through a physical journey. meador will embark on a 500-mile walk from her home in Washington dC through the mountainous coal-mining region of West virginia, engaging communities along the way in discussions about natural resources and how we consume them. each movement, each step, each act of the body will help to fuel How­to­Lose­a­Mountain as Meador and her collaborators demonstrate through this personal journey the distance that power travels to reach our homes and daily lives.

Join Meador and the other artists who are making Mountain as they perform excerpts and engage the audience in a lively conversation about the project before they commence walking on april 4.

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dean moss Nameless­forest Thursday, april 5 . 8PM Friday, april 6 . 8PM kogod Theatre

in creating Nameless­forest, choreographer Dean Moss was inspired by the work of korean sculptor and poet sungmyung Chun, who helped develop the project and continues as a collaborator.

Nameless­forest­captures the immediacy of physical and psychological violence through a dynamic kinetic experience that includes movement, sound landscapes, diary fragments, war zone imagery and visual effects. Chun’s life-size sculptured objects are an integral part of the work onstage. as many as 12 audience members will join the cast onstage for each performance, reflecting the community’s role — and the risks we all take — in making art. For mature audiences. Contains full nudity.

Join us for a post-performance Talk back with the artists on april 5.

Funded in part by the national Dance Project of the new England Foundation for the arts. nDP is supported by lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, with additional funding from The andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the Metlife Foundation, and the boeing Company Charitable Trust.

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Many of us have participated in funerary traditions that include a wake, a funeral service and a celebration of the life that is lost to us. each of these elements will be represented in the full range of Fortune’s­Bones activities throughout the season. this closure event will celebrate fortune’s life and reflect on all that has taken place over the course of the project.

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morton subotniCk Silver­Apples­of­the­Moon Wednesday, april 18 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

electronic music pioneer morton subotnick first caught the public ear in the late ’60s with Silver­Apples­of­the­Moon, a commissioned work for nonesuch records that he composed on the newly developed buchla modular synthesizer. around that same time subotnick helped establish and program new York’s electric Circus — an east village night club renowned for its mix of light shows, transgressive music, circus performers and experimental theater — and the unfettered aesthetic of that time is evident in many of his works. Join us in the Dekelboum Concert hall as this wildly inventive legend of contemporary music performs his signature work accompanied by a lighting and projection landscape created in real time by visual/projection/lighting designer lillevan.

Morton Subotnick is an artist-in-residence at the UMD School of Music during the 2011-2012 season.

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marYland danCe ensemble Creative­Soles­Blossoming adriane Fang, director Thursday, april 19 - Sunday, april 22 . See order form for times Dance Theatre

is lively, diverse concert provides a preview of the emerging talent of the next generation of dance artists. the program includes original dances created and/or performed by undergraduate students majoring in dance as they begin to find their choreographic voice and vision, plus new works developed throughout the year by guest choreographers. $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at the april 20 and april 21 performanCes UMD School of Music

verge plaYs subotniCk Saturday, april 21 . 8PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

verge ensemble, Washington’s premier new music ensemble, will join with legendary electronic music composer morton subotnick to present a selection of his electronic works from the 1980s. e concert will include the Washington area premiere of a new solo piano composition Falling performed by Jenny Lin. verge will be working with subotnick at the UMD school of Music throughout the week in a series of open rehearsals, and will integrate UMD music students into their performances.

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tempo en­and­Now­Forever Monday, april 30 . 8PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

teMPo is a contemporary music ensemble run entirely by graduate students of the UMD school of Music. Concerts specialize in performance of music written post-1950. tempo will perform morton subotnick’s en­and­Now­Forever (2008), a trio for clarinet, violin and piano. e work features real-time sound processing via laptop computer, becoming the newest in a series of pieces that expand on subotnick’s development of the electronic ghost box.

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A Celebration Composer Dominick Argento’s Works

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an ameriCan original: DominiCk argento at 85 linda Mabbs, soprano Delores Ziegler, mezzo-soprano Justina lee, piano bradford Gowen, piano rita Sloan, piano Friday, March 30 . 8PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

faculty artist linda mabbs is joined by several of her colleagues in this tribute to the music of dominick argento, in celebration of his 85th birthday. From the lively Six Elizabethan­Songs to the piano four-hand settings of the Valentino­Dances, this concert is the first of various programs that will be presented this spring as the school of Music explores the many facets of this remarkable american composer. $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe UMD School of Music

a Water BirD talk David blalock, baritone Tim Mcreynolds, piano nick olcott, director leah M. Smith lecture Hall, room 2200 Friday, april 20 . 4PM

is short, 45-minute piece, based on anton Chekhov’s On­the­Harmful­Effects­of­Tobacco and audubon’s Birds­of America, features baritone david blalock in the role of an amateur lecturer whose presentation on water birds unravels, moving from comic quirkiness to intimate revelations about his blasted marriage.

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postCarD From moroCCo Dominick argento, score John Donahue, libretto Michael ingram, conductor Pat Diamond, director Friday, april 20 . 7:30PM Sunday, april 22 . 3PM Thursday, april 26 . 7:30PM kay Theatre

the opera studio’s tribute to the composer leads off with argento’s opera based on A­Child’s­Garden­of­Verse­by robert louis stevenson. a group of people wait in a railway station. a lady with a hand mirror. a man, Mr. owen, with a paint box. a passenger with luggage. another man has a cornet case. a hat maker, a shoe salesman and a woman with a cake box. a puppet maker appears, talking about all of the things that go into puppet making. e puppet show concludes, and everyone but Mr. owen leaves. he sings about the ship of his childhood dreams. rather than being plot-driven, the work draws its strength from the emotional impressions created by its characterizations. $35 / $28 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at the april 20 performanCe Pre-show Discussion:

mUsiC Begins Where speeCh stops A­Conversation­with­Dominick­Argento Dominick argento Saturday, april 21 . 6PM leah M. Smith lecture Hall, room 2200

linda Mabbs, rita Sloan, Delores Ziegler

Much of the work featured in the argento celebration is based on great literature by Petrarch, Chekov, Dickens and others. how did argento read a book like Great­Expectations and realize he could turn it into an opera? the composer talks about his clear attachment to writing for the voice and why he is inspired to turn certain pieces into music.

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Music Begins Where Speech Stops . Miss Havisham’s Fire . T he Pulitzer Prize and Beyond . Students

the pUlitZer priZe anD BeYonD UMD School of Music

marYland opera studio umd sYmphonY orChestra

miss havisham’s Fire Dominick argento, score John olon-Scrymgeour, libretto Timothy long, conductor leon Major, director Saturday, april 21 . 7:30PM Wednesday, april 25 . 7:30PM Friday, april 27 . 7:30PM Sunday, april 29 . 3PM kay Theatre

the tribute continues with argento’s opera based on Charles dickens’s Great­Expectations, subtitled “being an investigation into the unusual and violent death of aurelia havisham on the 17 of april in the year 1860.” Miss havisham lives for 50 years in the seclusion of her home, and dies when her wedding gown, which she has never removed since she was jilted by her fiancé, catches fire.

Past and present merge in a series of flashbacks that reveal the dark relationships Miss havisham had with her adopted daughter estella, and the orphan Pip. the performance features soprano linda mabbs in the role of miss havisham, a role she sang on the world-premiere recording of miss havisham’s Fire.

leon Major, Justina lee, Carmen balthrop

$35 / $28 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at the april 21 performanCe

Michelle rice, mezzo-soprano linda Mabbs, soprano Justina lee, piano bradford Gowen, piano rita Sloan, piano Sunday, april 22 . 1PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

faculty artists perform a concert of argento songs and works, including From­the­Diary­of­Virginia­Woolf, which won the Pulitzer Prize. also on the program Valentino Dances­and a premiere set of Cabaret­Songs, the composer’s gift to this celebration.

FrEE UMD School of Music

mUsiCa De Camera linda Mabbs, soprano Delores Ziegler, mezzo-soprano Carmen balthrop, soprano Scott Hanna-Weir, conductor, University Chorale Monday, april 23 . 7:30PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

faculty, students and alumni artists perform a sparkling selection of argento’s chamber works. is program includes Six­Elizabethan­Songs,­Casa Guidi,­Miss­Manners­on­Music and I­Hate­and­I­Love. $27 / $22 Subscribers

stUDents Center stage Tuesday, april 24 . 12:30PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

is free lunchtime concert is the first public opportunity for maryland’s music students to perform some of argento’s repertoire for the composer.

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april 2012

aLisa WeiLerstein Friday, april 27

inon barnatan Friday, april 27

alisa Weilerstein, Cello inon barnatan, piano

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Friday, april 27 . 8PM Gildenhorn recital Hall

leslie Felbain, director Friday, april 27 – Saturday, May 5 . See order form for times kogod Theatre

Cellist alisa Weilerstein and pianist inon barnatan were both very young when they began playing music — Weilerstein at age four after her grandmother assembled a makeshift instrument from cereal boxes for her while she was sick with the chicken pox and barnatan at age three as a child in tel aviv. both made their concert debuts when barely into their teens. these two natural virtuosos have been collaborating for several years — Charleston (sC) City­Paper­characterizes them as “a musical match made in heaven.” now 27, Weilerstein has been hailed for her technical brilliance and meltingly beautiful sound. e 32-year-old barnatan has been described as “a true poet of the keyboard” who brings sensitivity, focus and poise to his performances. they will showcase their talents in a program that includes cello sonatas and solo work.

Join us for a post-performance Meet and Greet with the artists.

$40 / $32 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

heavY is the heaD

Heavy­is­the­Head­is a theatrical clown comic-tragedy inspired by William shakespeare’s King­Lear, adapted by Leslie Felbain, integrating original music and clown performance. is world premiere will feature MFa in Performance candidates from the school of eatre, Dance, and Performance studies and embraces the notion of cross-collaboration and “interdisciplinarity.” $27 / $22 Subscribers

marYland daY Saturday, april 28 . 10aM-4PM

ere’s always something exciting to see and do at our annual Maryland Day celebration. the Clarice smith Center celebrates maryland day 2012 with old favorites plus new offerings, featuring students, faculty and guest artists. Join us for performances and workshops in all six of our venues, the grand Pavilion and the front and back courtyards.

FrEE partiCipate in our video booth at this event.

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maY 2012

eiko & koMa May 3, May 4 and May 5

neW this season

maY 2012

eiko & koma

UMD School of Music: Music in Mind

e­Caravan­Project

umd sYmphonY orChestra umd Choirs

Thursday, May 3 . 8PM Friday, May 4 . 8PM Saturday, May 5 . 8PM Front Plaza

eiko and koma conceived their Caravan­Project to embrace audiences in a different way, freed from the conventions of the indoor stage. Under the night sky, the doors of a specially modified trailer open on all four sides to reveal the installation that nestles eiko and koma’s bodies. During their performance, the audience is free to come and go; people can view the work from whatever perspective they choose and leave when they are satisfied. a unique celebration of eiko and koma’s year-long relationship with our community, this event also offers a new way to experience the Center itself.

Eiko & koma are artists-in-residence at the Center during the 2011-2012 season.

This project is supported in part by an award from the national Endowment for the arts.

FrEE partiCipate in our video booth at the maY 4 and maY 5 performanCes

Auferstehen James ross, conductor Jennifer Forni, soprano Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano Friday, May 4 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

Choreographer liz lerman joins forces with umso to explore the world of musicians in motion with works of debussy. UMso and the UMD Choirs close their year with a performance of Mahler symphony no. 2, “resurrection.” $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe UMD School of Music

umd Wind ensemble universitY band CommunitY band Annual­Pops­Concert l. richmond Sparks, music director ivan rutherford, vocalist Saturday, May 5 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall

the maryland bands will perform some of the finest arrangements of broadway musicals with special guest star ivan rutherford as Jean valjean from Les Miserables. e UMD Wind ensemble will also feature the talented voice students from Music eater classes. enjoy this potpourri of your favorite songs from your favorite shows. $27 / $22 Subscribers partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

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f o s r 25 yea

2 1 0 2 , 0 3 e n u J 1 May 3 now celebrating its 25th season, the national orchestral institute and festival has helped nurture a new generation of american orchestral musicians. each year, a national audition tour selects outstanding performers for this month-long event, a laboratory for shaping the future of chamber and orchestral performance. Performances by the noi Chamber orchestra and noi Philharmonic take place every saturday night between June 9 and June 30; additional ticketed and free events are also open to the public. Join the exploration!

UMD School of Music

UMD School of Music

UMD School of Music

UMD School of Music

noi Chamber orChestra

noi philharmoniC i

noi philharmoniC ii

noi philharmoniC iii

Saturday, June 16 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall $27 / $22 Subscribers

Saturday, June 23 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall $27 / $22 Subscribers

Saturday, June 30 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall $27 / $22 Subscribers

Saturday, June 9 . 8PM Dekelboum Concert Hall $27 / $22 Subscribers

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santiago rodrigueZ solo piano reCital Saturday, July 7 Gildenhorn recital Hall

SATURDAy, JULy 7 – SATURDAy, JULy 21, 2012

William kapell international piano Competition preliminarY rounds Tuesday, July 10 Wednesday, July 11 Thursday, July 12

this quadrennial competition, named after the great

William kapell international piano Competition semi-final ConCert round

american pianist William kapell, is a member of the

Friday, July 13 Saturday, July 14 Sunday, July 15 Dekelboum Concert Hall

and has taken its place among the most prestigious competitions

William kapell international piano Competition semi-final Chamber musiC round

in the world. in addition to competition rounds featuring exceptional

Tuesday, July 17 Wednesday, July 18

World Federation of international Music Competitions

young artists from around the world, the event JeremY denk solo piano reCital

will include performances by noted pianists as well

Date TbD Gildenhorn recital Hall

as other public events — a celebration of all things piano.

William kapell international piano Competition final ConCerto round With baltimore sYmphonY orChestra David lockington, conductor Saturday, July 21 Dekelboum Concert Hall

tiCkets for the kapell events Will go on sale JanuarY 9, 2012.

Not­eligible­for­subscription­pricing.

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STAND UP FOR THE ARTS AND TAKE A SEAT patricia mote, Clarice smith performing arts Center leadership Council “I­strongly­believe­that­the­Clarice­Smith­Center­is­redefining­the­artistic­landscape­for­our­community.­Therefore,­ I­feel­it­was­important­that­my­family­and­I­have­a­permanent­place­in­this­wonderful­facility.­I­have­named­ seats­in­honor­of­my­children­and­grandchildren;­a­dedication­that­will­be­there­for­generations­to­come.”­

Elsie­&­Marvin­Dekelboum Concert­Hall

neW this season

Ina­&­Jack­Kay­Theatre

Joseph­&­Alma­Gildenhorn Recital­Hall

Dance­Theatre

the Clarice smith performing arts Center has set the standard for the role of university performing arts centers by integrating a vibrant visiting artist program, performing arts academic programs and community engagement, deepening the artistic and educational experience for everyone.

Stand up for the arts! Your contribution ensures that the Center has the resources to maintain its position as a place for learning, exploration and growth and fosters innovation at the highest possible levels, reflecting the excellence our community has come to expect.

During our 10th anniversary season, in recognition of all individual donors who make gifts of $1,500* or more, we will attach a personalized name plate to a seat in one of your favorite performance venues at the Center.

Your contribution will provide transformational opportunities for our students, faculty, artists and community. by naming a seat at the Center you can: ◗

honor a loved one

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celebrate family and tradition

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commemorate a milestone event like commencement, a birthday or an anniversary

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thank someone who transformed your life

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reaffirm your connection to the Center and encourage others to do the same To learn how you can make an impact and name a seat, please call 301.405.5550 or go online at claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/giving.

*Eligible­gifts­to­the­Clarice­Smith­Performing­Arts­Center­must­be­pledged­between­July­1,­2011­and­June­30,­2012,­with­at­least­half­of­the­pledge­paid­by­June­30,­2012. turn the page for the name a seat order form Celebrating 1o Years in the CompanY of extraordinarY minds

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name a seat order form Please­remove­the­order­form­from­the­guide,­complete­and­return­with­your­payment­to:

name a seat Campaign, 3800 Clarice smith Performing arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-1625 naMe __________________________________________________________________________________________________ aDDress ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CitY ______________________________________________________ state ______ ziP __________________________

venue: ❑

PriMarY Phone ________________________________ seConDarY Phone__________________________________ eMaiL aDDress ________________________________________________________________________________________ please print Your insCription as You Wish for it to appear:

Concert hall ❑

ina & Jack kay theatre

❑

Joseph & alma gildenhorn

Please­fill­in­the­blocks­with­UPPERCASE­ letters­exactly­as­they­should­be­engraved.

Leave­a­space­between­words­and­include punctuation.­Spaces­count­as­one­character­each.

elsie & Marvin Dekelboum

recital hall ❑

Dance theatre

preferred seat loCation: paYment options:

row tWo seats, $2,500 Please­call­301.405.5550­for­information­on­additional­seats,­or­boxes.

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one seat, $1,500

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MY CheCk is enCLoseD For $_____________ anD MaDe PaYabLe to the

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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION, INC. ❑

PLease Charge MY CreDit CarD For the FULL aMoUnt oF $_____________.

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PLeDge a totaL oF $_____________ to the CLariCe sMith PerForMing arts Center to

____________________

seat number ____________________ Seat­location­selection­subject­to­availability.­ Naming­a­seat­does­not­guarantee­a­specific­seat assignment­for­performances­at­the­ Clarice­Smith­Performing­Arts­Center.­

naMe a seat, to be ChargeD to MY CreDit CarD in 4, 6 or 12 (circle­one)­eQUaL instaLLMents.

Please make your check payable to the University of Maryland, or bill to credit card: ___ american express ___ Discover Card ___ MasterCard ___ visa aCCoUnt nUMber ____________________________________________________ eXPiration Date ______________ CarDhoLDer naMe (PLease Print) ____________________________________________________________________

gifts in support of the Clarice smith Performing arts Center are managed by the University of Maryland College Park Foundation, inc., an affiliated 501(c)(3) organization as authorized by the board of regents. Contributions to the University of Maryland are tax deductible as allowed by law. Please see your tax advisor for details.

CarDhoLDer signatUre ______________________________________________________________________________

appeal Code: ps1a2

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YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS CHANGE LIVES engagement events:

FortUne’s Bones: the manUmission reQUiem Dr. Ysaye barnwell will curate and direct the Fortune’s­Bones project, which will include performances on February 25–26 and a year-long series of events of discovery on campus and across the community.

visiting artist programs:

orpheus Chamber orChestra orpheus will work with the school of Music students throughout the year to share their unique rehearsal and performance techniques and will perform at four events this season.

Commissioned Works:

sCholarships:

margaret Jenkins danCe CompanY: light moves

ashleY briggs, soprano

Margaret Jenkins collaborated with media artist naomie kremer, poet Michael Palmer and composer Paul Dresher on Light­Moves, a Center-commissioned work in its east Coast debut.

second Year maryland opera studio graduate student and graduate assistantship recipient “Without­this­scholarship,­it­would­not­be­possible­for­me­to­pursue­a career­in­opera.­Every­day,­I­meet­new­challenges­that­stretch­my artistic­talents­far­beyond­what­I­had­imagined­their­limits­to­be. ank­you­for­allowing­me­to­have­this­experience.”

all gifts, regardless of siZe, have the poWer to make a differenCe. Call 301.405.5550 to make Your gift todaY. Gifts­in­support­of­the­Clarice­Smith­Performing­Arts­Center­are­managed­by the­University­of­Maryland­College­Park­Foundation,­Inc.,­an­affiliated­501(c)(3)­organization­authorized­by­the­Board­of­Regents.­ Contributions­to­the­University­of­Maryland­are­tax­deductible­as­allowed­by­law.­Please­see­your­tax­advisor­for­details.

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We are grateful to these institutional sponsors for their generous investment in our season the Clarice smith Performing arts Center is supported by a grant from the MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland state arts Council is also provided by the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, a federal agency.

this season is supported in part by an award from the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

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NO TICKET FEES. in celebration of our 10th anniversary and to thank patrons like you, the Center will not be charging any ticket fees for the entire 2011-2012 season.

no fees to order online. no fees to order over the phone. no fees to order in person. it’s our way of saying thank you for joining us through 10 years of growth and exploration.

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VISITING THE CENTER direCtions visit claricesmithcenter.umd.edu and click on About­the­Center­/­Parking­&­Directions for specific directions to the Center by car and by public transportation.

using a gps?

Campus buildings do not have street addresses, but most global Positioning systems can locate the Clarice smith Center with the following data: • e intersection of stadium Drive and route 193, College Park, MD 20742 • Clarice smith Performing arts Center (For systems using google Maps)

Ludwig Field & Kehoe Track

• Latitude & Longitude: (38.990777, -76.950611)

PARKING option 1: free parking in lot 1 after 4PM Monday-Friday and any time on saturday and sunday, visitors may park for free in Lot 1, the large surface lot just beyond the Center.

option 2: paY stations in stadium drive garage stadium Drive garage is equipped with pay stations to purchase parking in increments of 15 minutes, hours or the whole day. ere are 5 pay stations located at the pedestrian entrances/exits to the garage. You can pay for time with credit card or cash at any of the pay stations or with credit card only by calling 888.580.Park [7275].

1. Park in garage.

2. take note of your space number.

3. Make payment.

4. optional: add additional time later either at a pay station or by using your cell phone. e pay stations will issue a paper receipt for your records, which you do not need to display in your vehicle.

Note:­Pay­stations­do­not­issue­change.

We­also­offer­season­parking­in­the­ Stadium­Drive­Garage­for­only­$30.­ To­learn­more,­visit­claricesmithcenter.umd.edu­ and­click­on­About­the­Center­/­ Parking­&­Directions­/­Parking.

Lost­or­stolen­parking­passes­cannot­be­replaced.

New­passes­may­be­purchased­for­$30.

Parking­passes­are­not­valid­in­the­garage­ during­home­football­games.

option 3: purChase a season parking pass for the stadium drive garage

Parking­passes­may­not­be­sold­or­transferred.

if you will be attending more than 3 performances at the Center, free or ticketed, purchasing a parking pass for the stadium Drive garage may be your best bet. Parking passes are available for $30, and are valid in the stadium Drive garage after 4PM Monday through Friday and any time on saturday and sunday, except during home football games.

full details on parking Can be found at ClariCesmithCenter.umd.edu or bY Calling our box offiCe at 301.405.arts (2787).

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PURCHASING TICKETS online:

claricesmithcenter.umd.edu

by phone:

301.405.arts (301.405.2787)

in person:

the ticket office, located in the lobby of the Center, is open 11aM – 9PM, 7 days a week during the season. hours are reduced during breaks in the academic year and on non-performance days. reduced hours are posted to our website as well as available through our automated phone system.

by mail:

We accept visa, MasterCard, Discover and american express, cash and personal checks.

Make checks payable to the University of Maryland.

Subscriptions­are­processed in­the­order­in­which­they­are­received.

Patron services 3800 Clarice smith Performing arts Center University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1625

20% off all tiCkets You­receive­20%­off­your­subscription­tickets­as­well­as­any­additional­tickets­you­purchase­throughout­the­season.

aCCessibilitY seating and aCCommodations

exChanges, returns and tiCket donations

e Clarice smith Center is committed to making its performances and facilities accessible to all visitors. accessibility services offered include large-print programs, assistive listening devices, sign language interpretation upon request (two weeks notice, please), wheelchair accessible seating and accessible parking.

Unless otherwise noted, tickets may be exchanged or returned up to 24 hours before performance time.

a complete list of services and accommodations can be found online (click About­the­Center­/­Accessibility) or in our accessibility services brochure. For additional information or to request a specific accommodation please contact Patron services at 301.405.arts (voice) or access.claricesmith@umd.edu.

You may donate your tickets up to 24 hours in advance of the performance to the Center and the value of your tickets is tax-deductible.

On the day of a performance, there is a fee of $2 per ticket for changing seat assignments.

to order tiCkets, turn to page 77 . single tiCkets on sale noW!

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GROUP SALES

a great performing arts event is even better in the company of your friends. experience a performance together, talk about your reactions — and get a discount. here are some excellent reasons to take advantage of our group sales program.

deep disCounts groups of 10 or more are eligible for our group discount of 20% for all tickets. Children under 18 and college students with a student iD are always eligible for our $9 student tickets and would not be included in the group.

prioritY seating and personal attention

flexible paYment plan for groups

You’ll receive personal service from the ticketing Coordinator, who will ensure that your group gets the best seats and that we meet your accessibility needs. We’ll provide detailed seating maps, dining advice and directions, including parking information for buses. ere are also opportunities for groups to have pre- or post-performance receptions (additional fees may apply).

Pay a 50% deposit at time of reservation and 50% one month prior to the performance. a group can be anyone: church groups, clubs, corporate entities or just a group of friends getting together to enjoy a night out.

Group­tickets­may­not­be­exchanged­or­refunded.

Call 301.405.7236 to disCuss Your group’s attendanCe at the ClariCe smith performing arts Center todaY! neW this season

ORDER FORM to purChase tiCkets, Complete this form and return it to the tiCket offiCe. online:

claricesmithcenter.umd.edu

by phone:

301.405.arts (301.405.2787)

in person:

the ticket office, located in the lobby of the Center, is open 11aM – 9PM, 7 days a week during the season. hours are reduced during breaks in the academic year and on non-performance days. reduced hours are posted to our website.

by mail:

Patron services 3800 Clarice smith Performing arts Center University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1625

We accept visa, MasterCard, Discover and american express, cash and personal checks.

Make checks payable to the University of Maryland.

Subscriptions­are­processed in­the­order­in­which­they­are­received.

tear at PerForation

20% off all tiCkets You­receive­20%­off­your­subscription­tickets­as­well­as­any­additional­tickets­you­purchase­throughout­the­season.

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Saturday, September 10 . 8PM

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Tier 1: $75 Tier 2: $60 Tier 3: $50

$60 $48 $40

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eiko & koma Regeneration

Wednesday, September 14 . 8PM Thursday, September 15 . 8PM

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$35 $35

$28 $28

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kronos Quartet With david krakauer

Friday, September 16 . 8PM

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$45

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James farm

Sunday, September 25 . 7PM

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$45

$36

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umd Wind orChestra Music­from­Prague

Thursday, September 29 . 8PM

13

$27

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anda union

Friday, September 30 . 8PM

13

$40

$32

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umd sYmphonY orChestra left bank Quartet Mountaineers­

Friday, September 30 . 8PM

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$27

$22

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Music in Mind rememBranCe oF things past

Sunday, october 16 . 3PM

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$27

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shared mfa thesis ConCert

Thursday, october 20 . 8PM Friday, october 21 . 8PM

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$27 $27

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Friday, october 21 . 8PM Saturday, october 22 . 2PM Saturday, october 22 . 8PM Sunday, october 23 . 2PM Tuesday, october 25 . 7:30PM Wednesday, october 26 . 7:30PM Thursday, october 27 . 7:30PM Friday, october 28 . 8PM

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$24 $24 $24 $24 $24 $24 $24 $24

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umd sYmphonY orChestra Last­Waltz­

Friday, october 28 . 8PM

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$27

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Water is rising: mUsiC anD DanCe amiD Climate Change

Friday, november 4 . 8PM

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$40

$32

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umd Wind orChestra Apotheosis

Friday, november 4 . 8PM

25

$27

$22

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aFtermath

Thursday, november 10 . 8PM Friday, november 11 . 8PM

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$35 $35

$28 $28

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takáCs Quartet

Saturday, november 12 . 8PM

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Co-production between the University of Maryland and Georgetown University a Child shall lead them: making the night oF the hUnter Saturday, november 12 . 8PM Sunday, november 13 . 2PM Sunday, november 13 . 7:30PM Wednesday, november 16 . 7:30PM Thursday, november 17 . 7:30PM Friday, november 18 . 8PM Saturday, november 19 . 2PM Saturday, november 19 . 8PM

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Tuesday, november 15 . 8PM

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Saturday, november 19 . 7:30PM Sunday, november 20 . 3PM Tuesday, november 22 . 7:30PM

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$27 $27 $27

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Sunday, november 20 . 7:30PM

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marYland danCe ensemble

Friday, December 2 . 8PM Saturday, December 3 . 2PM Saturday, December 3 . 8PM

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$27 $27 $27

$22 $22 $22

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umd sYmphonY orChestra Orpheus­Sings­

Sunday, December 4 . 5PM

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Winter Big BanD shoWCase

Wednesday, December 7 . 7:30PM

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Maryland opera Studio: Amelia­al­Ballo­and Il­Tabarro­

umd Chamber singers universitY Chorale The­Romantic­Ideal

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umd Wind orChestra Love­and­Death

Thursday, December 8 . 8PM

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annUal kaleiDosCope oF BanDs

Friday, December 9 . 8PM

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$30

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mUsiC in minD:the Festive BaroQUe

Sunday, December 11 . 3PM

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$27

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29th annual Choreographers’ shoWCase

Saturday, January 28 . 3PM Saturday, January 28 . 8PM

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Friday, February 3 . 8PM Saturday, February 4 . 8PM

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overtone Quartet

Sunday, February 12 . 7PM

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shared graduate danCe ConCert

Thursday, February 16 . 8PM Friday, February 17 . 8PM

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kronos Quartet and alim Qasimov ensemble

Saturday, February 18 . 8PM

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Saturday, February 25 . 8PM Sunday, February 26 . 3PM

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umd sYmphonY orChestra Streams­and­Savagery­

Friday, March 2 . 8PM

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everYthing in the garDen

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orpheus Chamber orChestra With Jean-Yves thibaudet, piano

umd Wind orChestra Czechs­and­Balances

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Tuesday, March 6 . 8PM

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shared mfa thesis ConCert

Thursday, March 8 . 8PM Friday, March 9 . 8PM

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Friday, March 30 . 8PM

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orpheUs anD marYlanD

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dean moss Nameless­forest

Thursday, april 5 . 8PM Friday, april 6 . 8PM

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Creative soles Blossoming

Thursday, april 19 . 8PM Friday, april 20 . 8PM Saturday, april 21 . 8PM Sunday, april 22 . 3PM

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miss havisham’s Fire

Saturday, april 21 . 7:30PM Wednesday, april 25 . 7:30PM Friday, april 27 . 7:30PM Sunday, april 29 . 3PM

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mUsiCa De Camera alisa Weilerstein, Cello inon barnatan, piano

Monday, april 23 . 7:30PM

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daniel bernard roumain, violin With umd Wind orChestra umd sYmphonY orChestra basil tWist and Christopher o’rileY Symphonie­Fantastique

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You­receive­20%­off­your­subscription­tickets­as­well­as­any­additional­tickets­you­purchase­throughout­the­season.

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annUal pops ConCert

Saturday, May 5 . 8PM

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noi philharmoniC i

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noi philharmoniC ii

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THE OLD SETTLER THE­OLD­SETTLER Friday, February 10 - saturday, February 18

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2011-2012 SEASON BY GENRE theatre UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies rent page 18

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies everYthing in the garDen page 51

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies MARyLAND DANCE ENSEMBLE page 33

Friday, March 2 . 8PM

Friday, December 2 . 8PM Saturday, December 3 . 2PM & 8PM

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Saturday, March 3 . 8PM

Friday, october 21 . 8PM Saturday, october 22 . 2PM Saturday, october 22 . 8PM Sunday, october 23 . 2PM Tuesday, october 25 . 7:30PM Wednesday, october 26 . 7:30PM Thursday, october 27 . 7:30PM Friday, october 28 . 8PM

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

basil tWist and Christopher o’rileY page 54

aFtermath page 26 Thursday, november 10 . 8PM Friday, november 11 . 8PM UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies Co-production between the University of Maryland and Georgetown University

a Child shall lead them: making the night oF the hUnter page 26

Saturday, november 12 . 8PM Sunday, november 13 . 2PM Sunday, november 13 . 7:30PM Wednesday, november 16 . 7:30PM Thursday, november 17 . 7:30PM Friday, november 18 . 8PM Saturday, november 19 . 2PM Saturday, november 19 . 8PM

Sunday, March 4 . 2PM Wednesday, March 7 . 7:30PM Thursday, March 8 . 7:30PM Friday, March 9 . 8PM Saturday, March 10 . 2PM Saturday, March 10 . 8PM

Symphonie­Fantastique­

29th annual Choreographers’ shoWCase page 39 Saturday, January 28 . 3PM & 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

margaret Jenkins danCe CompanY page 40 Light­Moves Friday, February 3 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Saturday, February 4 . 8PM

Thursday, March 29 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Friday, March 30 . 8PM

shared graduate danCe ConCert page 43

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Saturday, March 31 . 2PM Saturday, March 31 . 8PM UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies heavY is the heaD page 63

Friday, april 27 . 8PM Sunday, april 29 . 2PM Sunday, april 29 . 7:30PM Wednesday, May 2 . 7:30PM Thursday, May 3 . 7:30PM Friday, May 4 . 8PM Saturday, May 5 . 2PM Saturday, May 5 . 8PM

Thursday, February 16 . 8PM Friday, February 17 . 8PM

eiko & koma kronos Quartet page 44 Fragile Wednesday, February 22 . 5PM-9PM Thursday, February 23 . 5PM-9PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies shared mfa thesis ConCert page 52

In|And|Of|rough valerie Durham, choreographer

UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies the olD settler page 43

Friday, February 10 . 8PM Saturday, February 11 . 8PM Sunday, February 12 . 2PM Wednesday, February 15 . 7:30PM Thursday, February 16 . 7:30PM Friday, February 17 . 8PM Saturday, February 18 . 2PM Saturday, February 18 . 8PM

danCe Regeneration

Florian rouiller, choreographer Thursday, March 8 . 8PM Friday, March 9 . 8PM

Wednesday, September 14 . 8PM Thursday, September 15 . 8PM

dean moss page 57

eiko & koma page 9

Nameless­forest UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies shared mfa thesis ConCert page 18

Vaudevival:­Old­is­the­new­New Emily oleson, choreographer

Going­Viral nathan andary, choreographer Thursday, october 20 . 8PM Friday, october 21 . 8PM

Water is rising page 25 Friday, november 4 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

neW this season

Profondeur­Inconnue

Thursday, april 5 . 8PM Friday, april 6 . 8PM

2011-2012 SEASON BY GENRE UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies Creative soles Blossoming page 58

Thursday, april 19 . 8PM Friday, april 20 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

UMD School of Music

ContemporarY

umd Chamber singers universitY Chorale page 30 e­Romantic­Ideal

kronos Quartet With david krakauer page 11

Sunday, november 20 . 7:30PM

Friday, September 16 . 8PM

UMD School of Music

eiko & koma kronos Quartet page 44

Saturday, april 21 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Sunday, april 22 . 3PM

eiko & koma page 65

marYland opera studio umd sYmphonY orChestra

e­Caravan­Project

e­Art­of­Argento

Thursday, May 3 . 8PM Friday, May 4 . 8PM Saturday, May 5 . 8PM

Friday, april 20 . 7:30PM

partiCipate in our video booth at the maY 4 and 5 performanCes

postCarD From moroCCo page 61 partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Sunday, april 22 . 3PM Thursday, april 26 . 7:30PM

voCal patti lupone page 8

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Wednesday, april 25 . 7:30PM Friday, april 27 . 7:30PM Sunday, april 29 . 3PM

mUsiCa De Camera page 62

Saturday, September 10 . 8PM

Monday, april 23 . 7:30PM

Tuesday, november 15 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Thursday, September 29 . 8PM

JaZZ and World musiC

umd sYmphonY orChestra left bank Quartet page 13

Sunday, September 25 . 7PM

Mountaineers

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Friday, September 30 . 8PM

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

UMD School of Music: Music in Mind

Friday, September 30 . 8PM

marYland opera studio page 30 Amelia­al­Ballo­and Il­Tabarro (Amelia­Goes­to­the­Ball­and e­Cloak) Saturday, november 19 . 7:30PM Sunday, november 20 . 3PM Tuesday, november 22 . 7:30PM

rememBranCe oF things past page 17 Sunday, october 16 . 3PM

Water is rising page 25 Friday, november 4 . 8PM

UMD School of Music

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

umd sYmphonY orChestra page 21

Tuesday, March 6 . 8PM

UMD School of Music

UMD School of Music

James farm page 13

Saturday, February 25 . 8PM Sunday, February 26 . 3PM

Choral & opera

orChestral and Chamber musiC Music­from­Prague

anda union page 13

mcintosh CountY shouters page 52

Wednesday, april 18 . 8PM

umd Wind orChestra page 13

FortUne’s Bones: the manUmission reQUiem page 47 partiCipate in our video booth at these performanCes

morton subotniCk page 57

UMD School of Music

neW York festival of song Manning­the­Canon:­Songs­of­Gay­Life

partiCipate in our video booth at these performanCeS

Saturday, april 21 . 7:30PM

Coulda,­Woulda,­Shoulda

page 29

Wednesday, February 22 . 5PM-9PM Thursday, February 23 . 5PM-9PM

Silver­Apples­of­the­Moon

miss havisham’s Fire page 62

musiC

Fragile

Chamber ensemble of the shanghai Chinese orChestra page 39

Last­Waltz Friday, october 28 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Friday, February 3 . 8PM

UMD School of Music

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

umd Wind orChestra page 25 Apotheosis

overtone Quartet page 43

Friday, november 4 . 8PM

Sunday, February 12 . 7PM

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

kronos Quartet page 44 alim Qasimov ensemble

takáCs Quartet page 26 Saturday, november 12 . 8PM

Saturday, February 18 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

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UMD School of Music

umd sYmphonY orChestra page 33 Sunday, December 4 . 5PM

daniel bernard roumain umd Wind orChestra umd sYmphonY orChestra page 53

UMD School of Music

A­Haggadah/Expanding­ Upon­the­Stories­of­Exodus

Orpheus­Sings

Winter Big BanD shoWCase page 33

Thursday, March 29 . 8PM

Solo­Piano­Recital Saturday, July 7

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

William kapell international piano Competition page 67

UMD School of Music: Music in Mind

Preliminary­Rounds

umd Wind orChestra page 35

an ameriCan original: DominiCk argento at 85 page 61

Love­and­Death

Friday, March 30 . 8PM

Tuesday, July 10 Wednesday, July 11 Thursday, July 12

Thursday, December 8 . 8PM

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

UMD School of Music

orpheUs anD marYlanD page 54

Friday, December 9 . 8PM

Musicians from the orpheus Chamber orchestra UMD Faculty artists Saturday, March 31 . 8PM

Wednesday, December 7 . 7:30PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

UMD School of Music

annUal kaleiDosCope oF BanDs page 35 UMD School of Music: Music in Mind

the Festive BaroQUe page 35

alisa Weilerstein, Cello inon barnatan, piano page 63

Sunday, December 11 . 3PM

Friday, april 27 . 8PM

orpheus Chamber orChestra With Jean-Yves thibaudet, piano page 40 Friday, February 10 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

FortUne’s Bones: the manUmission reQUiem page 47 Saturday, February 25 . 8PM Sunday, February 26 . 3PM partiCipate in our video booth at these performanCes

umd sYmphonY orChestra umd Choirs page 65 Auferstehen

William kapell international piano Competition page 67

Friday, May 4 . 8PM

Final­Concerto­Round­

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

UMD School of Music

umd Wind ensemble universitY band CommunitY band page 65 Saturday, May 5 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

Czechs­and­Balances Saturday, March 3 . 8PM partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

national orChestral institute & festival noi Chamber orChestra page 66 Saturday, June 9 . 8PM

noi philharmoniC i page 66 Saturday, June 16 . 8PM

noi philharmoniC ii page 66 Saturday, June 23 . 8PM

noi philharmoniC iii page 66 Saturday, June 30 . 8PM

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William kapell international piano Competition page 67 Tuesday, July 17 Wednesday, July 18

Streams­and­Savagery

umd Wind orChestra page 51

Friday, July 13 Saturday, July 14 Sunday, July 15

UMD School of Music: Music in Mind

Annual­Pops­Concert

UMD School of Music

Semi-final­Concert­Round

Semi-final­Chamber­Music­Round

umd sYmphonY orChestra page 51 partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

William kapell international piano Competition page 67

partiCipate in our video booth at this performanCe

UMD School of Music

Friday, March 2 . 8PM

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William kapell international piano Competition & festival santiago rodrigueZ page 67

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Saturday, July 21 PHoTo CrEDiTS: Cover, pages 14, 23, 32, 37, 46, 49, 73, 87 and back cover by Zachary Z. Handler. Page 2: Eiko & koma by Philip Trager; liz lerman by Mike Ciesielski; Patti luPone; Jean-Yves Thibaudet by Decca/kasskara; David Harrington by Zachary Z. Handler; Daniel bernard roumain (Dbr) by Julieta Cervantes. Page 3: Ysaye barnwell by Zachary Z. Handler; Joshua redman by Jimmy katz; Christopher o’riley; Walter Dallas by Zachary Z. Handler. Page 6: Eiko & koma by rose Eichenbaum; kronos Quartet by Michael Wilson. Page 7: orpheus Chamber orchestra by larry Fink @ Studio 535; Ysaye barnwell by Zachary Z. Handler. Page 8: Patti luPone by rahav. Page 10: kronos Quartet by Michael Wilson. Page 12: James Farm by Jimmy katz; anDa Union; UMD Symphony orchestra by Stan barouh; Michael votta by Mike Ciesielski. Page 16: Morton Subotnick. Page 27: Takács Quartet by Ellen appel.

Page 28: new York Festival of Song by Dario acosta. Page 31: Edward Maclary by Stan barouh. Page 41: Margaret Jenkins Dance Company

by Mark Palmer. Page 45: Eiko & koma by anna lee Campbell.

Page 53: Daniel bernard roumain (Dbr) by Julieta Cervantes.

Page 55: orpheus Chamber orchestra by larry Fink @ Studio 535.

Page 56: Dean Moss by Paula Court. Page 60: Dominick argento photo provided by artist. Page 61: linda Mabbs by Mike Ciesielski.

Page 62: leon Major by Mike Ciesielski. Page 63: alisa Weilerstein

by Christian Steiner; inon barnatan. Page 64: Eiko & koma by anna lee Campbell.

beginning in the middle ages, symbolic gifts were used to celebrate anniversaries. these items signified the deepening and strengthening of a relationship.

as the ClariCe smith performing arts Center Celebrates its 10th anniversarY season, We share these sYmboliC gifts With You.

daffodil:

sapphire:

tin:

CrYstal:

trumpet-shaped daffodils represent

the sapphire is believed to promote

tin or aluminum represents

Crystal is valued for its special quality

joy, cheerfulness and happiness.

joy, faith, hope and protection during

durability but not rigidity. tin does

of refracting white light into a

these early spring flowers also

long journeys. it brings light

not occur naturally by itself but must

rainbow of colors. in shakespearean

represent new beginnings.

and peace and opens the mind toward

be extracted from ore; when

times, it was viewed as the

beauty and intuitive understanding.

combined with other elements,

embodiment of life.

it can be used for useful items with subtle beauty.

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