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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.

Featured News

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

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

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

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 Kojo Nnamdi Show

Arts Organizations Step Up To Help Kids Make Music

March 16, 2020 School of Music

Coordinator of Music Education Kenneth Elpus joined The Kojo Nnamdi Show to share research highlights.

Update on Public Performances at The Clarice

March 11, 2020 School of Music

School of Music event cancellations from March 11 through April 12.

Inspired Composition

February 10, 2020 School of Music

Christen Holmes ’22 gives the inside scoop on being a composition major and a Robert H. Smith Music Scholarship recipient.
Maryland Today

Alum Has Grammys on a String

February 04, 2020 School of Music

Boundary-breaking violist performs behind Lizzo.
Broadway World

Annapolis Opera Has Named Craig Kier as the New Artistic and Music Director

January 09, 2020 School of Music

Kier will continue to serve as the director of the Maryland Opera Studio alongside his new role.

The Road to Steinway

December 20, 2019 School of Music

Piano alumnus Matthew Bachman turns businessman.
Maryland Today

Getting a Handle on Handel

December 06, 2019 School of Music

5 facts about ‘Messiah’ before Sunday concert.

UMD Chamber Singers: Stravinsky's Les Noces

November 07, 2019 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

The UMD Chamber Singers performs music by Stravinsky

Song of Celebration

November 06, 2019 School of Music

The UMD Chamber Singers mark 20 years with a unique collaboration between students and alumni.

Meet the New Collington Artists-in-Residence

November 06, 2019 School of Music

School of Music graduate students strengthen intergenerational partnership through music.