Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Our Family Weekend 2015 Lineup

We're excited to showcase seven of our ensembles next Friday:

UMD Chamber Singersthe School of Music's most select choral ensemble, specializing in music from Renaissance, Baroque, and contemporary eras. Recently, the UMD Chamber Singers toured to South Korea for the 10th World Symposium on Choral Music

University Chorale: an auditioned mixed ensemble that sings a wide variety of a cappella and accompanied repertoire under the direction of our exceptional graduate conductors

UMD Concert Choirthe symphonic choir of the School of Music that frequently collaborates with the UMD Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under world-renown conductors

UMD Women's Chorus: one of our most popular ensembles. Its repertoire for treble voices spans all styles from classical to contemporary and its membership includes students from diverse fields of study. Next spring, the UMD Women's Chorus travels to Boston for performances at the Eastern Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association

UMD Men's ChorusWith an astonishing diversity in repertoire that ranges from chant to barbershop, the UMD Men's Chorus is one of the university's most dynamic ensembles. The ensemble takes a journey through the Midwest this spring in a performance tour concluding at the Intercollegiate Men's Choruses National Seminar

Femmes de Chanson & MännerMusik: Vital to UMD’s choral ecosystem, Femmes de Chanson and MännerMusik, who also perform in the Festival of Lessons and Carols every year, are student-led a cappella chamber groups dedicated to presenting diverse chamber choral literature

On behalf all our ensembles, we welcome you to our season and look forward to seeing you at the performance on Oct 2 at 8pm!