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April 29, 2024 School of Music, Brass

Trombonist Myles Blakemore to Join UMD School of Music

Blakemore, a trombonist in the U.S. Navy Band, will lead the trombone studio at UMD.

April 15, 2024 School of Music

Low-Cost Lessons Raise Musical Bar for Local Teens

Terrapin Community Music School matches grad students with youths to expand access.
February 06, 2024 School of Music, Jazz Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Acting Director of Jazz Studies Mark Williams Featured on Count Basie Orchestra’s 2024 Grammy Award-Winning Album

The orchestra, which includes WIlliams as one of its resident trombonists, won Best Large Jazz Ensemble for “Basie Swings The Blues.”
November 15, 2023 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

A Tuneful Alternative to Beep-Beep-Beep

UMD Professor and student bring sing-alongs to children in hospital
October 27, 2023 School of Music

Wind (Instruments) of Change

New Oboe Professor Emily Tsai Brings Accessible Approach to Classical Music
September 22, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, History, Douglass Center

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
September 05, 2023 School of Music, Jazz Studies

Celebrated Trombonist Mark “Notesmith” Williams joins UMD School of Music as Acting Director of Jazz Studies

Williams brings his unique flare as a musician, producer and educator to the school beginning this fall.
August 01, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

Craig Kier Appointed Director of Arts for All

School of Music associate professor champions the power of the arts to connect everyone together.
June 06, 2023 School of Music, Voice & Opera, Maryland Opera Studio

Acclaimed Soprano Teri Bickham D.M.A. ‘19 Returns to School of Music as Assistant Professor of Voice

Bickham hopes to use the lessons taught to her by her mentor, the late Carmen Balthrop, to shape her students’ futures.

Music In The News

April 29, 2024

Live from New York—and College Park

Guests at UMD see high-tech piano play music students’ performance 200+ miles away
March 01, 2024

UMD Debuts an Opera on the Legacy of Mexican President Santa Anna

The Maryland Opera Studio premieres a new work tackling the contentious historical figure Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna.
January 24, 2024

Admission to the University of Maryland Comes with a Trumpet’s Blare

The Mighty Sound of Maryland helped welcome members of UMD's Class of 2028 as a part of the University's Now a Terp tour.

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Maryland Today

‘Never Thought That Hip-Hop Would Take It This Far’

September 05, 2023 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

As genre turns 50, ARHU Dean, ethnomusicologist lists 12 songs that mirrored American history.

Craig Kier Appointed Director of Arts for All

August 01, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

School of Music associate professor champions the power of the arts to connect everyone together.
NPR

'On Minimalism' Unearths a Hypnotic Music's Untold Story

July 20, 2023 School of Music, Musicology, College of Arts and Humanities

Associate Professor of Musicology Will Robin and fellow musicologist Kerry O'Brien discuss their new book, "On Minimalism," on NPR's All Things Considered

Acclaimed Soprano Teri Bickham D.M.A. ‘19 Returns to School of Music as Assistant Professor of Voice

June 06, 2023 School of Music, Voice & Opera, Maryland Opera Studio

Bickham hopes to use the lessons taught to her by her mentor, the late Carmen Balthrop, to shape her students’ futures.

Spectacular 2023-24 Season Events at The Clarice are Now on Sale!

June 06, 2023 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Presented by The Clarice, School of Music and School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

Flute Professor Sarah Frisof and Sound Impact Give Hope to Incarcerated Teens Through Music

June 02, 2023 School of Music

Frisof is a member of Sound Impact, a collective of musicians dedicated to serving communities and igniting positive change in the US and abroad.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and School of Music Announce Groundbreaking Partnership

May 25, 2023 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music

The collaboration marks a significant investment in the community, students and the future of orchestral music.

An SOM Graduate Student and Alumni Participate in the 2023 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition

May 18, 2023 School of Music, Maryland Opera Studio

Of the 13 finalists, three stem from the Maryland Opera Studio, including first place winner Lawrence Barasa ’23.

Renowned Countertenor John Holiday Joins School of Music Faculty

May 17, 2023 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

Holiday, a successful singer in opera, jazz, gospel and pop genres, starts his position this fall.

New Terrapin Community Music School Aims to Reach Local Youth

May 12, 2023 School of Music

The School of Music will provide foundational music knowledge and private lessons.