The Center for Ethics and Values and the Dresher Center for the Humanities present a panel discussion on The Ethics of Cryptocurrency, with speakers Yaya J. Fanusie, Amy Froide, and Tobey Scharding, moderated by Michael Nance.
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Celebrate the Arts at UMBC the evening on December 5, when we'll present an extravaganza of concurrent events featuring dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts!
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The Department of Dance presents the Spring Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research.
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UMBC Theatre presents Street Scenes, with text by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries, and music Kurt Weill and others. This production is adapted and directed by Eve Muson, with musical direction by Andrew Hann. Street Scenes weaves together scenes and songs from Langston Hughes, his contemporaries, and artistic descendants — playwrights who, like Hughes, explored the promises and failures of the American Dream. Their works pulse with young characters fighting barriers of class, faith, work, and identity, all bound by a shared mission: honoring the dignity of everyday people.
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The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture presents a special one-night-only outdoor screening and performance with KaMag, the performance collaboration between artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons and musician Kamaal Malak. Vignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag is an interactive performance created for the CADVC. KaMag invites members of the public into a shared ritual environment — “a sacred space where ancestral energies transcend temporal boundaries, creating a transformative portal between past and present.” The performance unfolds as a multi-media, multi-sensory sanctuary combining spoken word, live music, sound design, and other sensorial experiences in an intimate, participatory format.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra and the UMBC String Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann. Violinist Airi Yoshioka, professor of music at UMBC, will be the featured soloist in Alexander Glazunov's Violin Concert in A minor, Op. 82. The concert will also feature the world premiere of Chesapeake, written by Rich Sigwald ’03, music, in honor of E. Michael Richards, professor of music and former conductor of the UMBC Symphony Orchestra, who passed away in 2023.
Join us for a Film and Animation Showcase, featuring works by students and recent graduates of UMBC's Visual Arts and Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) programs.
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The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Collegium Musicum under the direction of Lindsay Johnson. The Collegium Musicum explores and performs vocal and instrumental music from Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, sampling musical repertoires created between 800 and 1750.
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The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh.
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The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work.
After 37 years of teaching in higher education, including 25 years at UMBC, composer Linda Dusman will retire at the end of 2025. The campus community is invited to celebrate her creativity and contributions with a concert of her works performed by UMBC faculty.
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Join us for a special look inside the graduate studios of the Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) program!
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Shakespeare in Harlem moves downtown to the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company! If you missed the performances at UMBC’s Proscenium Theatre in October and November, be sure to reserve tickets for four performances in January! UMBC Theatre presents Shakespeare in Harlem by Langston Hughes, adapted and directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor, a university-professional collaboration between UMBC Theatre and the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.
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Join us January 21–25 for five concerts — collectively called The Night Suite — that celebrate the life and creativity of composer Stuart Saunders Smith, who was professor of music at UMBC for many years. His more than 300 compositions, both solo and ensemble, explore a diverse world of sound and experimentation.