Happy Birthday, Charles Ives
Charles Edward Ives, the convention-shattering American modernist composer, was born 142 years ago today, October 20th, 1874, in Danbury,...
Building the Stucky Percussion Concerto
The University of Maryland School of Music's Instagram feed, @terpsmusic , captured our setup for the Stucky Percussion Concerto at the...
Gilmore Sighting at UMD
The graduate wind conducting studio visited the UMD SOM library Special Collections this morning to visit some of the artifacts from the...
Classical Ensembles, and Audiences, in the 21st Century
"Classical music is dying" is a familiar trope, with many high-profile orchestras struggling to find audiences and fund their...
Conductor Sir Neville Marriner dies at 92
Sir Neville Marriner, the well-known British conductor, violinist, and founder of the Academy of St. Martin's in the Fields, has passed...
Stucky Recording Session
Check out photos from UMWO's recording session today for the Stucky Concerto for Percussion and Wind Orchestra, available on the UMWO...