Events

Clarice Presents' Jazz Jams, in partnership with Busboys and Poets, brings D.C.-based saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed to perform and lead a community-wide jam! Elijah's band will play a set starting at 7:30PM. Bring your instrument!

Part of the beauty of dance is in its constant willingness to accept innovation. Two of the craft's most prominent modern innovators are the MacArthur Grant awardee Michelle Dorrance and the Bessie Award-winner Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie.

J.S. Bach, known as the great master, wrote more than 200 cantatas, and UMD Choral Activities aims to sing them all in this series of short performances led by conductors in the graduate program. This performance will feature a cantata and soloists announced closer to the performance.

First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. To keep the focus on beautiful, pure sounds and vivid acting, the performance is accompanied only by piano and minimal props.

Under the direction of I Nyoman Suadin, the UMD Balinese Gamelan Saraswati Ensemble presents an evening of traditional Balinese music. The ensemble takes its name from Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts.

In this varied, vibrant and celebratory dance presentation, the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies offers new works of art in motion by student choreographers!Presented by UMD School of Theatre Dance and Performance Studies.

Each year, many of the United States’ most outstanding young instrumental musicians converge at The Clarice for weeks of rehearsals, training, seminars and performances to hone their creative edge at the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F).

The UMD Chamber Singers are one of the nation’s most honored and respected collegiate ensembles with a choral repertoire that spans over 500 years of music history. The ensemble will perform a program of music sure to appeal to both mind and heart.

Semesterly chamber music recitals showcase students' creativity, initiative, collaboration and agency through the unique medium of chamber music. This recital will feature a broad range of styles and repertoire presented in a fresh, lively way.

Semesterly chamber music recitals showcase students' creativity, initiative, collaboration and agency through the unique medium of chamber music. This recital will feature a broad range of styles and repertoire presented in a fresh, lively way.