The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents a talk by Eric Clark Jackson, an artist who explores the intersection of ecology and materiality, using fiber-based processes to construct an iconography of the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region. Jackson is the 2026 Maryland Traditions Artist-in-Residence.
The UMBC Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Matt Belzer performs with Grammy award-winning percussionist Vince Cherico in a concert celebrating Latin jazz.
The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) presents Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator. In this event, curator Maleke Glee and conductor Philip Mann will explore the shared and divergent philosophies that shape conducting and curating as creative practices. This interdisciplinary discussion invites artists across all mediums to engage in a collective dialogue on leadership, interpretation, collaboration, and creative process.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Jazz Faculty Ensemble, featuring saxophonist Matt Belzer, bassist Tom Baldwin, and drummer Mark Merella. They will be joined by UMBC student Leo Hickman on mandolin. The ensemble will perform modern interpretations of classic and recent jazz compositions.
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The Maryland Music Educators Association presents the All State Senior Jazz Band. Students from across the state will be selected to participate in this concert by audition, and students from multiple county schools will be represented.
The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents Filipinx-American composer, percussionist, and sound artist Susie Ibarra, who will present her groundbreaking work at UMBC in a concert, spatial audio installation, and workshop.
View Full Event Details and Register for Susie Ibarra: Rhythm in Nature, Saturday, March 7, 2026
The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad, who have created a new standard of guitar innovation, ingenuity, and expression. During the 2025–2026 season, the Assads will celebrate their 60th anniversary as a duo. Their concert in Baltimore is part of their Farewell Tour.
In this Humanities Forum lecture, Hanna Pickard, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics and Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University, will speak on "What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction."
View Full Event Details and Register for Humanities Forum — Hanna Pickard, Monday, March 9, 2026
The Department of Music presents RUCKUS, the faculty new music ensemble at UMBC, in a concert that highlights the work of pivotal American composer George Lewis. Working with Lewis in residence at UMBC, RUCKUS explores the striking breadth of his work from the elegiac intensity of Signifying Riffs to the haunting, ecstatic sound world of Hexis. Flutist Lisa Cella presents the world premiere of Lewis’s Dark Matter for solo bass flute and live electronics. Two raucous, virtuosic works by Viet Cuong and David Lang complete an eclectic portrait of American music in the 21st century.
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The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents artist Zoë Charlton, who will speak about the process behind creating Third Watch, her new public art work featuring illuminated sculptures depicting three pregnant female figures, inspired by African traditions. Charlton will be joined by Adam Nelson and Peter Karis from Paradise Labs, the team that she worked with to fabricate the work.
View Full Event Details and Register for Zoë Charlton: Third Watch, Tuesday, March 24, 2026
We regret that this event has been canceled. We hope to reschedule the performance at a future date.
View Full Event Details and Register for Huang-Miyamoto Duo — CANCELED, Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Indigenous scholar, scientist, and community advocate, Jessica Hernandez (Binnizá/Zapotec and Maya Ch'orti'), discusses Growing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement. She offers readers an Indigenous, Global-South lens on the climate crisis, delivering a compelling and urgent exploration of its causes—and its costs.
In a Chamber Music Maryland first, Anderson & Roe Piano Duo, hailed as “the most dynamic duo of this generation,” joins forces with acclaimed Baltimore rapper and poet Wordsmith for an electrifying fusion of classical virtuosity and hip-hop storytelling.
Pianist Yang Gao presents a program featuring Fryderyk Chopin's Preludes, Op. 28, a selection from Isaac Albéniz's Iberia, and the Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 by Leoš Janáček.
View Full Event Details and Register for Yang Gao, piano, Sunday, March 29, 2026
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Faculty Wind Quintet in a program of new works by UMBC student composers as well as La cheminée du roi René by Darius Milhaud, a staple of the woodwind quintet repertoire.
View Full Event Details and Register for UMBC Faculty Wind Quintet, Monday, March 30, 2026