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“Spring Awakening,” the musical, at St Mary’s College – Feb. 28 & March 1-4

The Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland announces “Spring Awakening,” the musical, beginning Feb. 28 and running March 1 through March 3 at 8 p.m., with the final performance on March 4 at 2 p.m. All performances take place in the Bruce Davis Theater, Montgomery Hall Fine Arts Find out more »

Master musicians take jazz in a new direction at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Master avant garde drummer Paul F. Murphy and renowned bebop pianist Larry Willis will perform a totally improvised concert, “Performing Spirit, Jazz, and Democracy,” on Friday, Dec. 8, at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The concert is free of charge and open to the public. It begins at 7:15 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall. Find out more »

Pianist Brian Ganz Plays Chopin Dec. 6 at St. Mary’s College

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Musician-in-Residence Brian Ganz will continue his popular noontime “PianoTalk” series with a program entitled “Chopin the Student, Part 2.”  This PianoTalk will be an in-depth exploration of Chopin’s interest in counterpoint in his later years. Mr. Ganz will discuss and play Chopin’s Canon in F minor and Find out more »

Chesapeake Orchestra, led by Professor of Music Jeffrey Silberschlag, performs at Har Sinai’s 175th Anniversary Celebration

The Chesapeake Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the River Concert Series since 1999, led by its music director Professor of Music Jeffrey Silberschlag, performed by invitation of Har Sinai Congregation of Baltimore, on the occasion of its 175th Anniversary.  Har Sinai is the longest continuous congregation observing Reformed Judaism in America.  Featured soloists included Jose Cueto, violinist and Find out more »

Jazz improvisation master class at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

The Spirit of Jazz & Democracy fall residency at St. Mary’s College of Maryland continues on Nov. 29 with a master class on jazz improvisation.  The class is free and open to the public. It will be held from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in Montgomery Hall Room 25. Master drummer Paul F. Murphy and drummer and jazz historian Find out more »

Jazz and democracy workshops continue at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

St. Mary’s College of Maryland will host the Spirit of Jazz & Democracy workshop, “Jazz is Democracy,” November 15 from 4:45 to 6 p.m., in the Aldom Lounge of the Campus Center. In this session, master drummer Paul F. Murphy, jazz historian and drummer Dominic Fragman ’07, and philosopher Sybol Anderson examine the relationship between Find out more »

Auditions: “Spring Awakening” (the musical) at St. Mary’s College

Auditions for “Spring Awakening” (the musical) will be held in room 25, Montgomery Hall, on the St. Mary’s College campus on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 8 – 10:30 p.m., and on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 9 – 10 p.m. To audition, pleaser prepare two things: 1) a popular song that, preferably, includes a verse and Find out more »

Professor Froom’s original composition commissioned by the National Flute Association

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Professor of Music David Froom’s newest work, “Ribbons,” was commissioned by the National Flute Association and performed by six competition finalists at its annual convention in Minneapolis in August. Following the competition performances, flutist Jonathan Keebler, University of Illinois School of Music, performed the official premiere. This capped a busy Find out more »

St. Mary’s College to Host “From Slavery to Freedom” Symposium

The African and African Diaspora Studies program at St. Mary’s College of Maryland will host its first annual fall symposium “From Slavery to Freedom: The Struggle for Civic Virtue at St. Mary’s and Beyond” on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. in the Blackistone Room of Anne Arundel Hall. The event Find out more »