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Art, Arts for All, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

Sadat Winners 'Celebrate Our Differences and Strengthen Community'

Student arts competition focused this year on democracy, civic responsibility.

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March 30, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

From Page to Stage: Ukrainian Opera Rediscovered with Help of UMD Professor Presented at The Clarice

The program explored “Harkusha” and the evolution of Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko’s vocal music in conversation with influential works.
March 27, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

UMD to Host 10th International Conference on Music and Minimalism

The conference provides attendees with an abundance of scholarly and performance attendance opportunities to dive into minimalism in music.
March 03, 2026 Arts for All, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Music

UMD Professor’s Poem Becomes Play-Opera About Women in Prison

Inspired by real accounts, “For Women Serving Time” opens March 20 at Dupont Underground.
February 04, 2026 School of Music

Maryland Opera Studio Wins National Scenes Competition Award

Second-year students from the program were awarded for a performance from Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas.”
December 19, 2025 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Students Turn Climate Change Into Sound

Clarice Assad’s Arts for All residency culminates in a student-created album.

September 23, 2025 School of Music

Futaba Niekawa Joins UMD as Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano

The internationally renowned pianist will lead SOM’s highly regarded graduate collaborative piano program.
May 16, 2025 Maryland Opera Studio, School of Music

J. Bradley Baker Named Director of the Maryland Opera Studio

An in-demand opera conductor, pianist and coach, Baker hopes to establish new partnerships across campus and in the local community.
May 01, 2025 Arts for All, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Production Behind the Production

TDPS student helps set the scenes for shows at The Clarice.
April 30, 2025 History, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Three ARHU Professors Named 2025 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

The faculty members have earned one of UMD’s highest honors for excellence in both scholarship and teaching.

Music In The News

The New Yorker February 24, 2025

An 1887 Opera by a Black Composer Finally Surfaces

Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane” shows how diversity initiatives can promote works of real cultural value.
February 18, 2025

Maryland Opera Studio Reimagines Fairy Tale in its Operatic Show ‘The Fishwife’

The Maryland Opera Studio debuted its production of "The Fishwife" with nothing but a fishing rod, a bucket and the cast’s whistles mimicking the sounds of the ocean.
The Baltimore Sun January 31, 2025

After 138 Years, Black American Opera Composer Edmond Dédé‘s Masterpiece Makes its Debut

Read the article in the Baltimore Sun.

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Maryland Today

Sadat Winners 'Celebrate Our Differences and Strengthen Community'

April 21, 2026 Art, Arts for All, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

Student arts competition focused this year on democracy, civic responsibility.

From Page to Stage: Ukrainian Opera Rediscovered with Help of UMD Professor Presented at The Clarice

March 30, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

The program explored “Harkusha” and the evolution of Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko’s vocal music in conversation with influential works.

UMD to Host 10th International Conference on Music and Minimalism

March 27, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The conference provides attendees with an abundance of scholarly and performance attendance opportunities to dive into minimalism in music.
Maryland Today

Faculty Honored With Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Awards

March 10, 2026 Arts for All, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

7 ARHU faculty receive funding for projects spanning AI, literature, music and more.

UMD Professor’s Poem Becomes Play-Opera About Women in Prison

March 03, 2026 Arts for All, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, School of Music

Inspired by real accounts, “For Women Serving Time” opens March 20 at Dupont Underground.

Spring 2026 ARHU Accolades: Faculty and Staff Awards and Honors

February 18, 2026 Center for Global Migration Studies, Communication, History, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Read a roundup of recent accomplishments

Maryland Opera Studio Wins National Scenes Competition Award

February 04, 2026 School of Music

Second-year students from the program were awarded for a performance from Daniel Catán’s “Florencia en el Amazonas.”

Students Turn Climate Change Into Sound

December 19, 2025 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Clarice Assad’s Arts for All residency culminates in a student-created album.

ARHU Students Honored at Fall 2025 Dean's Scholars Awards Ceremony

November 19, 2025 American Studies, Arabic, Art, Art History and Archaeology, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, French, History, Persian, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Outstanding students joined faculty, staff, family and friends for a celebration recognizing their academic excellence.

Futaba Niekawa Joins UMD as Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano

September 23, 2025 School of Music

The internationally renowned pianist will lead SOM’s highly regarded graduate collaborative piano program.