Ensemble News

  • Monday, May 7, 2012
    Washington Post: U-Md. Symphony Orchestra gets out of its chairs, giving music a visual life
    "Freed from the black-clad anonymity of the orchestral status quo, allowed to assert their own identities, the musicians took responsibility for one of the most remarkable collaborations I've seen...this concert was about training young artists, and the experience of taking part and learning that new approaches can indeed revive the old can only be a good thing for the musicians, and audiences, of our future."
  • Saturday, March 31, 2012
    DMV Classical Review: Daniel Bernard Roumain with the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra and the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra
    " 'The Order of an Empty Place' draws on many wellsprings of inspiration...Yet its musical materials are relatively simple, mostly melodic and rhythmic patterns established at the beginning of a passage and gradually elaborated, like flowers unfolding."
  • Friday, March 30, 2012
    Washington Jewish Week reviews DBR and UMWO's "The Order of an Empty Place"
    "A Seder for the Concert Hall"
  • Thursday, February 23, 2012
    Exploring Musical Traditions from Around the World
    By exploring musical traditions that vastly differ from Western music, UMD students learn more than a new instrument; they build a connection to and develop an understanding of the cultures that influence the music they study.
  • Monday, December 12, 2011
    Spectacle and Serenity: The University of Maryland Wind Orchestra, 12/8/11
    Thoughts on UMWO's "Love and Death" from DMV Classical blogger Andrew Malone.
  • Monday, December 5, 2011
    5 stars for UMSO's "Orpheus Sings"
    "To hear these students and professionals play together, without a conductor, was very moving. I was very impressed with the cohesion and unity of the orchestra..."
  • Friday, December 2, 2011
    School of Music students reflect on the Orpheus residency: Part II
    "There are just about a million other things I have taken away from this experience, but the largest one is a new and fresh excitement for listening, participating, and experiencing music with others." Jonathan Cain, M.M. Cello Performance '13.
  • Wednesday, November 30, 2011
    School of Music students reflect on the Orpheus residency
    School of Music student Kara Neil reflects on her experience with 2011-2012 Artists-in-Residence, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
  • Friday, November 18, 2011
    Violinist Nick Montopoli wins the 2011 UMSO Concerto Competition with Ravel's "Tzigane"
    Congratulations to our 2011 Concerto Competition Winners: 1st place, Nick Montopoli, violin; 2nd place, Emily Tsai & Emily Knaapen, oboe; 3rd place,Hsiang-Ling Hsiao, piano.
  • Monday, November 7, 2011
    Gwynn Park High School performs with UMD Wind Ensemble
    The Gwynn Park High School band was invited to play with the University of Maryland College Park Wind Ensemble at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, as part of the Prince George's County College and Career Readiness initiative.
  • Thursday, September 22, 2011
    Aeolus Quartet tours China
    From September 7-17, the newly-arrived Aeolus Quartet toured in China at the invitation of the Wu Promotion, a premier performing arts advocacy and event scheduling group based in Beijing.
  • Thursday, September 8, 2011
    Watch an archived recording of UMD's commemorative concert, "Remembing 9-11"
    UMD students and faculty commemorated the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 in a performance of Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor (K. 626), as well as readings and other musical selections.
  • Monday, November 28, 2011
    Orpheus Sings with UMSO
  • Monday, May 23, 2011
    Aeolus Quartet appointed Graduate Fellowship String Quartet
    The University of Maryland School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of the Aeolus Quartet as the Graduate Fellowship String Quartet, beginning in Fall 2011.
  • Monday, November 29, 2010
    Maryland Opera Studio's Fall opera production earns praise from the Washington Post
    The Maryland Opera Studio's production of "Florencia en el Amazonas" earned extensive local media coverage, including praise from the Washington Post.
  • Saturday, June 13, 2009
    NOI Festival in the News
    Our 22nd annual National Orchestral Institute has concluded! Find out what you missed via coverage of this year's festival...
  • Sunday, May 17, 2009
    Guarneri Interview on NPR
    National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" caught up with the Guarneri String Quartet just before their 4/24 concert at UM.
  • Thursday, April 30, 2009
    Thumbs Up for Spring Operas
    Critics and audiences have weighed in with enthusiastic reviews for Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Handel's Xerxes, performed in repertory April 17-26, 2009.
  • Wednesday, April 1, 2009
    Guarneri, One Last Time
    The Guarneri String Quartet performed their final DC-area concert at the Clarice Smith Center, April 24, before officially retiring this fall.
  • Monday, March 30, 2009
    Spring Operas in Repertory
    Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Handel's Xerxes provide two very different experiences -- for student performers as well as audiences. Professor Leon Major discusses...
  • Thursday, March 26, 2009
    String Quartet Performs at Haydn Festival
    Graduate students Daniel Sender, Francis Liu, Cassie Stephenson and Leslie Lyons performed at the 2009 Haydn Festival in Montreal, March 21.
  • Tuesday, March 10, 2009
    Maryland Chorus Retires in May '09
    After a distinguished 40-year history, the Maryland Chorus will be officially retired following a final concert on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10 at 3PM.
  • Thursday, February 12, 2009
    String Quartet Performs at Kennedy Center
    Graduate students Daniel Sender, Francis Liu, Cassie Stephenson and Leslie Lyons performed together on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Feb 11.
  • Friday, January 16, 2009
    Order Now: Bands Centennial Book
    Celebrate 100 years of UM bands! Order your copy of Musical Ambassadors of Maryland: A Centennial Celebration -- book, songbook & CD. Deadline extended to Feb 23.
  • Tuesday, December 16, 2008
    NY Times Applauds NYC Hopper Opera Debut
    Conceived and world-premiered at the UM School of Music, Later the Same Evening receives its NYC debut and earns a glowing review from the New York Times.
  • Friday, October 31, 2008
    Graduate String Quartet Search
    Applications are now being accepted for a Graduate Fellowship String Quartet (master's or doctoral level) to begin in the Fall 2009 semester.
  • Saturday, November 22, 2008
    Competition Winners Named
    Pianist Jasmin Lee won 1st Prize at the 2008 UMSO Concerto Competition, Friday Nov 21 in the Dekelboum Concert Hall. Three prize-winners and one honorable mention were named from nine finalists. Results >>
  • Monday, November 17, 2008
    Midsummer in November
    The School of Music presented its first opera of 2008-2009, Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream performed by the Maryland Opera Studio on Nov 20-24. Read the review>>
  • Wednesday, October 1, 2008
    Kronos Quartet Residency Continues
    The groundbreaking Kronos Quartet continues an 18-month residency at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, performing in concert on Thursday, Oct 30 and Sunday, Nov 2.
  • Tuesday, July 1, 2008
    Fall '08 Tickets On Sale
    Order now and get the best seats for ticketed School of Music performances. Choose from orchestral, chamber, choral, opera, jazz and band offerings, Oct-Dec 2008.
  • Monday, June 30, 2008
    NOI '08 in the News
    Read previews and reviews of the 21st National Orchestral Institute (May 30 - June 29), an annual summer program of the University of Maryland School of Music.
  • Sunday, June 1, 2008
    You're The Critic at CSPAC
    Read audience reviews of recent performances at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Then post your own thoughts and comments!
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2008
    National Orchestral Institute 2008
    June is alive with rehearsals and performances as the School of Music brings together the nation's finest young orchestral musicians for the 21st annual National Orchestral Institute, May 30 - June 29. For a complete list of NOI concerts, click here.
  • Sunday, April 27, 2008
    Cosi fan tutte is a HIT with audiences
    Read what audience members said about the Maryland Opera Studio's April production of Cosi fan tutte. Also, audience reviews of other recent School of Music performances at You're The Critic.
  • Wednesday, April 9, 2008
    Blogging The Creation to Life
    Read Professor Edward Maclary's web log about preparing Haydn's The Creation and rehearsing the UM Symphony Orchestra & Choirs for their season finale performance on Friday, May 2.
  • Saturday, March 1, 2008
    Expectations High for NOI '08
    The School of Music's National Orchestral Institute completed its '08 audition schedule with two days of on-campus auditions March 8 & 9. The 21st annual NOI takes place May 30 - June 29.
  • Monday, January 14, 2008
    Guarneri: Kings Among Quartets
    An article in Florida Today reflects on the past, present and future of ensemble-in-residence, the Guarneri String Quartet, now in its penultimate concert season.
  • Tuesday, January 1, 2008
    Best of 2007: NOI
    The School of Music's National Orchestral Institute receives a year-end nod from the Washington Post on the "Best of 2007" list for classical music.
  • Friday, December 21, 2007
    UM Concert Choir Shines in 'Messiah'
    The UM Concert Choir earned kudos from the Washington Post for its December 20 performance of Handel's Messiah with the National Symphony Orchestra.
  • Monday, December 10, 2007
    'Hoppera' Dazzles Audiences & Critics
    Read reviews and media coverage of Later the Same Evening: an opera inspired by five paintings of Edward Hopper.
  • Friday, November 30, 2007
    Chorus Honors Traver, Celebrates 40th Anniversary
    The Maryland Chorus celebrates its 40th anniversary and honors its founder Dr. Paul Traver, December 1 & 2. Read Outlook and Diamondback previews.
  • Monday, November 5, 2007
    Concerto Competition Winners Announced
    1st Prize Carl Oswald, oboe; 2nd Prize Samantha Brenner, bassoon; 3rd Prize Kai-Ching Chang, piano. Thanks and congratulations to all participants and finalists of the 2007 UM Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition.
  • Sunday, October 28, 2007
    World Premiere Opera at UM
    A joint project of the UM School of Music, Clarice Smith Center & National Gallery of Art, Later the Same Evening: an opera inspired by five paintings of Edward Hopper premieres Nov 15-18. Listen to the related NPR story.
  • Monday, October 1, 2007
    UMSO & Yevtushenko Remember Babi Yar
    Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko joins the UM Symphony Orchestra as guest reader on Oct. 26 for Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar," inspired by Yevtushenko's poem about the 1941 massacre.
  • Tuesday, September 25, 2007
    Closing the Open Book: The Guarneri Quartet
    The impending retirement of the legendary Guarneri String Quartet draws the attention of Express, a publication of The Washington Post.
  • Monday, July 23, 2007
    Chamber Singers Win 2nd & 4th at Llangollen Eisteddfod
    The UM Chamber Singers finished 2nd among Mixed Choirs and 4th among Folk Song Choirs at the 2007 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales.
  • Monday, July 2, 2007
    NOI Finale is 'Perfect'
    The UM School of Music's National Orchestral Institute capped its 20th anniversary with an "amazing closing concert" (Washington Post) on June 30. Read the full review here.
  • Thursday, May 10, 2007
    UMSO & Wagner Society Stage a Triumphant Siegfried
    The UM Symphony Orchestra teamed with the DC Wagner Society for an outstanding May 10 performance of Act III of the opera Siegfried. Read the press release preview, and the rave Washington Post review.
  • Monday, April 30, 2007
    Season Finale, UM Chamber Singers
    The Scholarship Benefit Series presents the UM Chamber Singers & Guests performing works "From Purcell to Penderecki" on Friday, May 11 in the Clarice Smith Center's Dekelboum Concert Hall. Read the on-line press release.
  • Friday, April 27, 2007
    32nd Annual Pops Concert
    Press Release: UM Bands presents its Annual "Pops" Concert on Saturday, May 5 at 8PM in the Clarice Smith Center's Dekelboum Concert Hall.
  • Friday, April 27, 2007
    Maryland Chorus Season Finale
    Press Release: In its final concert of the season, the Maryland Chorus performs with guest soloists and brass choirs on Sunday, May 6 at 3PM in the Clarice Smith Center's Dekelboum Concert Hall.
  • Sunday, April 15, 2007
    Gluck's Armide, April 19-22
    The Maryland Opera Studio presented Gluck's Armide in collaboration with Washington DC's Opera Layfayette. Read the complete press release and the Washington Post review here.
  • Friday, April 13, 2007
    UM Big Band Concert Airs on UMTV
    A March 2007 concert of the UM Jazz Ensemble and UM Alumni Jazz Ensemble will air on UMTV in April and May, marking the first-ever broadcast of a Clarice Smith Center/School of Music performance on UMTV.
  • Friday, April 13, 2007
    Student Conductors & Ensembles, an Aural Treat
    A reviewer for the Washington Post applauds student conductors and instrumentalists of the UM Symphonic Wind Ensemble, with members of the UMSO.
  • Thursday, April 12, 2007
    Guarneri Quartet, Maryland Gazette
    The Gazette previews the Guarneri String Quartet's April concert at the Clarice Smith Center and looks back on the ensemble's 25 years in-residence at the UM School of Music.
  • Saturday, March 31, 2007
    April 28 - Maryland Day 2007
    School of Music ensembles perform at the 9th Annual Maryland Day, held 10am-4pm, Saturday 4/28, rain or shine. The annual campus-wide open house features more than 50 free events in "Arts Alley."
  • Saturday, March 10, 2007
    Competition Winners Announced
    Three prize-winners have been announced following the Finals of the 2007 UMSO Concerto Competition: violinist Jennyrose Spence, cellist Kacy Clopton and percussionist Scott Crawford.
  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    Transformations, April 12-15
    QUESTION: What do you get when you combine Grimm's Fairy Tales, author Anne Sexton and the Maryland Opera Studio?
    ANSWER: Dark humor, adult twists & 70's hustle!
  • Wednesday, February 14, 2007
    Jazz Alums Win Local Competition
    Alumni Matt Rippetoe, Charles Ostle & Glen Oliff won the 2007 Takoma Park Jazz Band Brawl as members of the four-man band, the Oscillators.
  • Wednesday, February 7, 2007
    Women's Choir Performs with NSO
    A continuing collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra brought Women of the UM Concert Choir to the NSO's all-Mendelssohn program Feb 8 - 10 at the Kennedy Center.
  • Thursday, February 1, 2007
    UMSO Welcomes Maclary, Slowik and Ziegler
    The UM Symphony Orchestra presented its first concert of 2007, featuring four works, three conductors, two choral ensembles, and one Metropolitan Opera veteran on Saturday, February 17.
  • Saturday, January 20, 2007
    NOI Audition Tour Begins
    Auditions for the 2007 National Orchestral Instute begin Jan 20 in Philadelphia. The 7-week tour travels across the country with stops in TX, UT, CA, NY and New England, before returning to College Park in March.
  • Friday, January 12, 2007
    UMSO 2007 Concerto Competition
    The UM Symphony Orchestra invites Music students to compete March 4 & 9 for cash prizes and concert appearances. Application deadline is Weds, Feb 14. For complete announcement and rules, download here.
  • Thursday, January 4, 2007
    Marching Band Helps Rebuild in New Orleans
    The UM Marching Band and director Richmond Sparks traveled to the Musicians' Village in New Orleans to help Habitat for Humanity build homes for musicians displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. On-location coverage by the Baltimore Examiner.
  • Monday, December 4, 2006
    UMSO Finds Success in Fall Finale
    The UM Symphony Orchestra and director James Ross earn another positive review in the Washington Post, for their final performance of 2006. Special mentions were given to pianist Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and percussionists Lee Hinkle and Kirk Georgia.
  • Tuesday, November 21, 2006
    Jeff Luther Joins BSO Staff
    Graduating senior Jeffrey Luther (Music Education) will join the Artistic Operations staff of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in January. He has accepted a position as Executive Assistant to conductor Marin Alsop, the BSO's new music director.
  • Monday, November 20, 2006
    Minimalist Approach Maximizes Don Giovanni
    The Washington Post applauds the Maryland Opera Studio's stripped-down production of Don Giovanni, in a review that specifically praises the impressive cast of student singers.
  • Friday, December 1, 2006
    Sights & Sounds of West Africa, Japan, Indonesia
    World music ensembles help close out the Fall 2006 concert calendar with two nights of performances in the Kay Theatre -- Dec. 7 African Drumming concert, and Dec. 8 joint concert of Japanaese Koto & Balinese Gamelan.
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2006
    Handel's Messiah, Dec 2 & 3
    The Maryland Chorus presents its Annual Holiday Concert on Saturday & Sunday, December 2 & 3 with members of the UMSO. This year's concert offers a complete performance of Messiah by George Frideric Handel. For details and ticket info, click here.
  • Monday, October 30, 2006
    Fall Operas, Nov 17 - 21
    The Maryland Opera Studio presents Massenet's Werther and Mozart's Don Giovanni, November 17 through 21. Three free performances each in the Kay Theatre. See Calendar for specific dates & times. Accompanied by piano and small ensemble. With projected English titles.
  • Saturday, November 4, 2006
    UMSO Collaboration Earns Praise
    Audiences and critics applaud performances of "Man/Chair Dances" by Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and UM Symphony Orchestra.
  • Saturday, September 30, 2006
    UMSO Welcomes Guests Lerman & Scarano, Oct 27
    The UM Symphony Orchestra welcomes Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and pianist Daria Scarano to the Dekelboum Concert Hall on Friday October 27 at 8PM, in a concert that includes Adams's The Chairman Dances and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3.
  • Thursday, September 7, 2006
    Back to School: UMSO Returns from Summer Hiatus
    Pianist Rita Sloan & trumpeter Chris Gekker are distinguished guest soloists in UM Symphony Orchestra season opener. UPDATE: Read the Washington Post review here.
  • Monday, June 19, 2006
    NOI in Concert: Student Group with Notes Worth Copying
    Tim Page, chief music critic of the Washington Post, calls second performance of the School of Music's 2006 National Orchestral Institute "one of the great events of the season."
  • Monday, June 12, 2006
    NOI in Concert: Opening Performance a Success
    The UM School of Music's 19th annual National Orchestral Institute presents the first of its three summer concerts, and the Washington Post offers a glowing review.
  • Monday, April 3, 2006
    UMSO Review: Students Grasp Mahler's Power
    The Washington Post praises the UM Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Ross for "musicmaking of maturity and polish" in a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 9.
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