Join us for UMBC’s annual Brass Bash on Tues 4/21, 7:30 pm in Linehan Concert Hall! Featuring Brass for Uncommon Times, tuba soloist Velvet Brown, percussionist Fran Vielma, Latin Grammy-winning drummer Daniel Prim, and composer Greg Nicolett! umbc.edu/event/brass-... @umbc
Journey with the acclaimed Inscape Chamber Orchestra as they explore Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Strauss’s Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, and Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring soloist Airi Yoshioka! Sun 4/19, 4pm, Linehan Concert Hall — umbc.edu/event/inscap... @umbc.edu
Join us Sun 4/12 at 3 pm in Linehan Concert Hall! Pianist Audrey Andrist, violist Renate Falkner, and oboist Fatma Daglar present an afternoon of chamber music by Debussy, Clarke, Chaminade, and Loeffler. umbc.edu/event/andris... @umbc.edu
If you haven't had a chance to visit the exhibition Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 (subject of a big review in last week's BmoreArt), join us at the Library Gallery on Thurs April 2, from 5 to 7 pm for a discussion followed by a reception — all free! umbc.edu/event/mary-e... @umbc.edu
It's time to travel down the yellow brick road! Join us April 2–12 for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a family friendly production on UMBC's Proscenium Stage, adapted by Jacqueline Lawton and directed by Joseph W. Ritsch! umbc.edu/event/the-wo... @umbc.edu
Thanks, BmoreArt and Jack Livingston, for the fantastic review of Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81, an exhibition on display at UMBC's Library Gallery through May 22 — bmoreart.com/2026/03/ward... @umbc.edu @bmoreart.bsky.social
Join us for "despite // bất chấp," our 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition, Apr 1–18 (reception 4/2) at the CADVC with works by Taylor Goad, Nia Hampton, Bao Nguyen & Lynn Nguyen! umbc.edu/event/despit... @umbc.edu
Join us this weekend for a free concert by pianist Yang Gao, who will perform Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28, a selection from Isaac Albéniz’s Iberia, and the Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 by Leoš Janáček! Sunday 3/29, 3pm, UMBC's Linehan Concert Hall — umbc.edu/event/yang-g... @umbc.edu
Explore the music of George Lewis, Viet Cuong and David Lang performed by the RUCKUS ensemble! Wednesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. in UMBC's Linehan Concert Hall — umbc.edu/event/ruckus... @umbc.edu
Join us on Friday 3/6 for the UMBC Faculty Jazz Ensemble, featuring saxophonist Matt Belzer, bassist Tom Baldwin, and drummer Mark Merella! 7:30 pm in Linehan Concert Hall — reserve your seats now! umbc.edu/event/umbc-f... @umbc.edu
Join us on Saturday, March 7 for composer Susie Ibarra! She'll present a 6:30 pm spatial audio installation and a 7:30 pm concert of her works in Linehan Concert Hall, both free! umbc.edu/event/susie-... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social
This Sat 2/28 @ 2pm, join us for a conversation between conductor Philip Mann and Maleke Glee, curator of the "absolute alternatives" exhibition at UMBC's Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture. Arrive early to enjoy the final day of the show! umbc.edu/event/creati... @umbc.edu
Drummer Vince Cherico, five-time Grammy winner, performs with the UMBC Jazz Ensemble this Friday night, 2/27, at 7:30 p.m. in Linehan Concert Hall! Reserve your seats now for what promises to be an amazing evening! umbc.edu/event/umbc-j... @umbc.edu
Join us tomorrow at UMBC, Thurs 2/26 at 4 pm, for a free dramatic reading of a new play by Nikki Hartman, "Doll Parts…," a one-[trans]-woman show about memory, remembering, and transitioning as an older woman! umbc.edu/event/nikki-... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social
An art gallery opening with a sign that says "absolute alternatives."
Several people view artwork at an art gallery.
A fanciful sculpture is viewed by someone at an art gallery.
Several people view artwork at an art gallery.
We're entering the final week of "absolute alternatives," the 2026 UMBC faculty exhibition! Join us for works by more than 20 artists at the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture through February 28 — umbc.edu/event/absolu... @umbc.edu
Join us for the first concert of our spring music season this Wednesday, 2/4, 7:30 pm in Linehan Hall, when pianist Liana Pailodze Harron performs Copland's Appalachian Spring! The concert also features visual artist McCoy Chance — umbc.edu/event/liana-... @umbc.edu
A group of musicians performs on stage.
"A note-perfect ensemble" featuring "top flight solos" says Washington Classical Review of UMBC's new music ensemble, Ruckus, after a brilliant performance on Oct 16 at the Livewire festival! washingtonclassicalreview.com/2025/10/17/u... @umbc.edu
Don't miss Pedagogy Study Hall, a fascinating exhibition/installation/inquiry by Tomashi Jackson and Nia K. Evans at UMBC's CADVC! Read about it here in a fabulous BmoreArt review — bmoreart.com/2025/10/crea... @umbc.edu
On the Podcast: Gerrad Alex Taylor discusses his world premiere adaptation of SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM, opening 10/30 @artsatumbc.bsky.social, which combines Shakespeare and Langston Hughes to canonize the Black experience. HEAR HERE (or wherever you get your podcasts)! @americantheatre.org
Enjoy three days of new music at UMBC's annual Livewire festival, this week! Join us Oct 16–18 for concerts by Ruckus, Ensemble Bravura, music by Di Castri, Eastman, Gubaidulina, Gubaidulina, Léon, Tower, Stockhausen, Cage & more — umbc.edu/event/livewi... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social
Artist Mel Chin, wearing dark glasses, is seen in a black and white photograph, with text saying Mel Chin Constructing Liberation.
Join us Tues 10/14, 5:30 pm at UMBC for Mel Chin: Constructing Liberation – a rare opportunity to hear from MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Mel Chin, whose groundbreaking, socially engaged work spans science, video games, ecology, and more — umbc.edu/event/mel-ch... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social
This week! Join us for the edgy dance duo Baye & Asa — two performances only, Thu & Fri, Oct 16 & 17, 7:30 pm in UMBC's Dance Cube! Named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2022 — umbc.edu/event/baye-a... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social
Information about the panel discussion Entrepreneurship for social impact in the arts & humanities
What does entrepreneurship look like in the arts and humanities? At UMBC, it looks like innovative research, bold teaching, and powerful social impact. Join us for a dynamic panel discussion on Wed, Oct 8, 12 pm (with a free lunch!) — umbc.edu/event/entrep... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social
Join us this Sunday for Harmony Across Borders: UMBC Choirs Homecoming Concert, as the UMBC choirs celebrate their tour to Prague and Paris! October 5, 5 pm, Linehan Concert Hall — umbc.edu/event/umbc-c... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social
Thanks, BmoreArt, for highlighting Pedagogy Study Hall, opening on October 9 at UMBC's Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture! bmoreart.com/2025/10/bmor... @umbc.edu @bmoreart.bsky.social
Monday in Baltimore! Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... @ishotbaltimore.bsky.social @jhuartssciences.bsky.social @artsatumbc.bsky.social @baltimoremagazine.com @baltfishbowl.bsky.social @thebaltimorebanner.com @baltimorebeat.bsky.social @cbsnewsbaltimore.bsky.social
Thanks, Washington Classical Review, for joining us yesterday afternoon, when Hui-Chuan Chen gave a spectacular performance of Beethoven's Hammerklavier sonata in Linehan Concert Hall! Read the review by Steve Silverman — washingtonclassicalreview.com/2025/09/29/p... @umbc.edu
Beethoven Reimagined! Join us Sunday 9/28, 3 pm, in Linehan Concert Hall, when pianist Hui-Chuan Chen performs Beethoven's epic Hammerklavier sonata and a new piece by Daniel Pesca, "Impromptu #2 (after Beethoven)" — umbc.edu/event/beetho... @umbc.edu
