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.”
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Bickham hopes to use the lessons taught to her by her mentor, the late Carmen Balthrop, to shape her students’ futures.
Presented by The Clarice, School of Music and School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.
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 collaboration marks a significant investment in the community, students and the future of orchestral music.
Of the 13 finalists, three stem from the Maryland Opera Studio, including first place winner Lawrence Barasa ’23.
Holiday, a successful singer in opera, jazz, gospel and pop genres, starts his position this fall.
The School of Music will provide foundational music knowledge and private lessons.
Warfield led UMD’s campuswide Arts for All initiative, pioneering new programs and new curricula, and served as associate dean for arts and programming in ARHU.
The assistant professor of ethnomusicology will examine the genocide perpetrated against Romanies during World War II in France.
Students from Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina gather for a day of music and community building, hosted by the School of Music and Arts for All.