Dmitri Shostakovich - "Festive Overture"
Festive Overture Dmitri Shostakovich Born: September 25, 1906, Saint Petersburg, Russia Died: August 9, 1975, Moscow, Russia Original...
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...
Karel Husa - "Cheetah"
Cheetah Karel Husa Born: August 7, 1921, Prague, Czechoslovakia Instrumentation: Wind Ensemble Composed: 2007 Duration: 6 minutes...
Percy Grainger - "The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol"
The Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol Percy Grainger Born: July 8, 1882, Melbourne, Australia Died: February 20, 1961, White Plains, New...
Malcolm Arnold - "English Dances, Set 1"
English Dances, Set 1, Op. 27 Malcolm Arnold Born: October 21, 1921, Northampton, England Died: September 23, 2006, Norwich, England...
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...
Carl Orff - "Carmina Burana"
Carmina Burana (Cantiones Profanae) O Fortuna, velut Luna (O Fortune, variable as the moon) Fortune plango vulnera (I lament fortune’s...
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...
Soloist Profile: Lee Hinkle
UMWO's first concert this season (October 8th) will feature the return of a familiar collaborator - Lee Hinkle, Lecturer in Percussion and d
