Sharon Isbin
Acclaimed as “the pre-eminent guitarist of our time,” multiple Grammy winner Sharon Isbin was named Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the Year, the first guitarist in their 59-year award history.
Acclaimed as “the pre-eminent guitarist of our time,” multiple Grammy winner Sharon Isbin was named Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the Year, the first guitarist in their 59-year award history.
In celebration of Leo Brouwer’s 85th birthday on March 1, 2024, Sharon Isbin’s program will include selections from each of his three major stylistic periods: La Espiral Eterna, Canción de Cuna and El Decameron Negro which was written for Sharon Isbin. She will also perform a set by Heitor Villa-Lobos and by Agustin Barrios Mangoré: La Catedral, Julia Florida, Waltz No 3, Waltz No. 4.
Join us for Pianorama, a keyboard spectacular featuring UMBC faculty Hui-Chuan Chen, Teodora Adzharova, and Audrey Andrist performing works for two pianos and piano four hands by John Corigliano, Francis Poulenc, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Antonín Dvořák.
Riccardo Dapelo — Composer and Sound Artist in Residence
February 25 — March 1
Celebrating the international exchange program between UMBC’s Department of Music and the Conservatorio “G. Nicolini” in Piacenza, Italy, UMBC welcomes Professor Riccardo Dapelo for lectures, concerts, and masterclasses.
This event, “Soundscape as Composition,” features performances of Dapelo’s compositions Sul Cuore Della Terra and Plume di Cielo su Ali Luce for audio fixed media and video.
Riccardo Dapelo — Composer and Sound Artist in Residence
February 25 — March 1
Celebrating the international exchange program between UMBC’s Department of Music and the Conservatorio “G. Nicolini” in Piacenza, Italy, UMBC welcomes Professor Riccardo Dapelo for lectures, concerts, and masterclasses.
This event, “Gravitational Harmony,” features RUCKUS, the UMBC faculty new music ensemble. The program will include:
The UMBC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Matt Belzer, is joined by guest artist and multi-instrumentalist Aurora Nealand for a fabulous evening of jazz.
Join us for a special evening with Misty Copeland, the first African American female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre and New York Times best selling author. In conversation with Kimberly R. Moffitt, Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at UMBC, Copeland will explore a variety of topics related to dance and her career.