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Low-Cost Lessons Raise Musical Bar for Local Teens

Terrapin Community Music School matches grad students with youths to expand access.

Featured News

April 11, 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.

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.
June 02, 2023 School of Music

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

Music In The News

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.
November 15, 2023

A Tuneful Alternative to Beep-Beep-Beep

UMD Professor and student bring sing-alongs to children in hospital

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The Diamondback

"Pianissima": UMD Family Comes Together for Performance at The Clarice

February 27, 2022 School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

University of Maryland music school professors and alums brought a family affair to The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Wednesday night.
Maryland Today

An Operatic Star Who Raised Others’ Voices

February 25, 2022 School of Music

Grad student helped process Library of Congress’ collection of legendary singer Jessye Norman.
The Diamondback

Five Moments in Mahler’s "Resurrection" Symphony to Look Forward to

February 23, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

Death and resurrection will happen at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, in the Dekelboum Concert Hall, on Friday.
Maryland Today

Discovering Something New in the Medieval

February 17, 2022 School of Music

UMD musicologist digs up old secrets of song.
The Washington Post

Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival Returns With In-Person Performances

February 15, 2022 School of Music

Violinist-violist and UMD Alumna Chelsea Green will perform at the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival.
The Diamondback

The Shed Provides a Rehearsal Space, Instrument Rentals and Community

February 04, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities

Owner and Co-Director of Percussion Studies Jauvon Gilliam wants The Shed to be a place of community for all types of artists.
Maryland Today

Surveying the Artistic Landscape

January 31, 2022 School of Music

NEA-funded research lab studies arts education in K-12 schools.
Maryland Today

Drum Roll for Latest Discovery District Arrival

January 31, 2022 School of Music

School of Music lecturer opens studio space, percussion instrument rental.

Local Music History on Shuffle

January 25, 2022 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

UMD doctoral candidate’s playlist amplifies county’s artistic legacy.

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Announces Vaccine Requirement for Performances

January 18, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Requirement goes into effect January 24 until further notice.