Michael J. Votta, JR., music director Experience an evening of stories sonically told by the UMD Wind Orchestra! Björk’s Overture to “Dancer in the Dark,” arranged by Vince Mendoza, chronicles the story of Selma Jezkova, a Czech immigrant to the … Continue reading →

Considered “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” by The New York Times, the MacArthur and Doris Duke Award-winning choreographer Kyle Abraham’s dance company A.I.M has solidified his position at the very forefront of the contemporary dance world. … Continue reading →

Jonathon Heyward, conductor Julia Bullock, soprano Heralded as Gustav Mahler’s most sophisticated and yet most accessible work, the Fourth Symphony is likely the new listener’s easiest point of access to the great composer. Finished when Mahler was barely forty, this … Continue reading →

Though he is signed to the venerable jazz-specialist Verve Records, the composer, percussionist and pianist Julius Rodriguez’s speedy rise to fame among a set of younger fans seems the sort of glow-up you might expect from a DJ or rapper. … Continue reading →

Ntozake Shange’s highly influential 1976 choreopoem for colored girls… might well be the most performed and important piece of theater created expressly by and for Black women in the history of the United States. The work has been adapted for … Continue reading →

Juno Award-winning Afro-Cuban group Okan, led by singer-songwriters Elizabeth Rodriguez on violin and Magdelys Savigne on percussion, make joyous music that doesn’t fit comfortably into any single genre. Their raucous drums, catchy hooks and Spanish language lyrics suggest they might … Continue reading →

The globally-renowned Takács Quartet reunites at The Clarice with the acclaimed pianist Sir Stephen Hough. Internationally respected for their innovative programming, the ensemble has collaborated throughout their career with a fascinating variety of talents, including the bandoneón virtuoso Julien Labro, … Continue reading →