Marina Piccinini will teach a free and public masterclass to members of the Peabody Flute Studio. Join us in person or via livestream to hear works by Nielsen, Karg-Elert, Ibert, Bozza, and Martinu. Wm. S. Haynes Flutes will exhibit their flutes in the hall immediately following the class. At 2:00 pm, Peabody flutists will join […]
Join the Sheridan Libraries to mark the opening of the landmark retrospective Ethel's Place: Celebrating Ethel Ennis, Baltimore's First Lady of Jazz. This landmark exhibition devoted to jazz vocalist Ethel Ennis (1932–2019) explores each era of the singer’s remarkable life—including Ethel’s Place, the storied Baltimore music club she owned with husband Earl Arnett. Featuring some 130 […]
Deer Ma, saxophone Fei Chen, piano Sunny Yeo, piano Dan Qiao, violin
Joyce Z. Lindorff of Temple University Talk title: “A Cultural ‘Tone-Deafness’: Music, Face, and Failure in the Macartney Embassy"
S'amusant is one of Baltimore’s newest musical ensembles, featuring extraordinary artists Wade Davis (cello), Patrick Merrill (harpsichord), and Melissa Wimbish (soprano). The group’s program, Dreams and Fantasies will cross boundaries from its early music roots to explore the music of Beethoven, Schumann, and Arvo Pärt. The group says, "Our mission is to perform this music with style and […]
Shlomo Mintz, conductor and soloist Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin, No. 3, K. 216, G major, “Strassburg” Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Composer Paola Prestini (BM ’95, Composition) and librettist Royce Vavrek's The Old Man and the Sea opera receives its premiere November 4 at Arizona State University; it was commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects and ASU Gammage.
Composer Paola Prestini (BM ’95, Composition) and librettist Royce Vavrek's The Old Man and the Sea opera receives its premiere November 4 at Arizona State University; it was commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects and ASU Gammage.
Eight Blackbird and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble perform the consortium premier of composer Viet Cuong's (BM '11, MM '12, Composition) "Vital Sines," winner of the 2023 Frederick Fennell Prize, November 5, 4 pm CST, at the Bates Recital Hall on a program that also includes Rimsy-Korsakov, Schönberg, Missy Mazzoli, and Joseph Schwanter.
Anaar Desai-Stephens of Eastman Conservatory Talk title: “In Whose Voice? Filmic Fidelity, Uniqueness, and the Stakes of Bollywood Vocalities”
Praised by The Strad magazine and The New York Times, internationally renowned cellist Amit Peled is considered one of the most exciting and virtuosic instrumentalists on the concert stage today. Pianist Solomon Eichner is a prizewinner of the Liszt-Garrison International Competition and the GoldenKey Carnegie Hall Debut Competition. Together they present American Landscapes, a program […]
Roundtable Discussion with Peter Schmelz (Johns Hopkins University), Maia Sigua (Tbilisi Conservatory), and Nana Sharikadze (Tbilisi Conservatory) Talk title: “Throwing off the Russian Lenses: The Colonization and Decolonization of Soviet Music”
Panel Discussion on the History and Influence of Hip Hop with J Pope (emcee), Miss Kam (emcee), Ill Conscious (emcee), Shaka Pitts (promoter and artist), and JabariDC (emcee).
Baltimore Boom Bap Society Improvised Hip Hop Collective Session and discussion with Peabody Conservatory Students
Peabody Opera Theatre Mary Duncan Steidl, director Peabody Symphony Orchestra Joseph Young, conductor Ralph Vaughan Williams: Riders to the Sea Missy Mazzoli: Proving Up These compelling stories of two families striving against adversity feature descriptive musical depictions of the sea off the Irish coast and the desolate American Prairie of the Homestead Act. Sung in […]
Peabody faculty artists Tony Arnold, soprano; William Sharp, baritone; and the recently retired Seth Knopp, piano; perform Eric Nathan’s Some Favored Nook, based on the correspondence of poet Emily Dickinson and 19th-century Unitarian minister Thomas Wentworth Higginson. View the Full Program
Culminating Event: Baltimore Boom Bap Society Session 100 Featuring Lupe Fiasco at Le Mondo Arts
Peabody Opera Theatre Mary Duncan Steidl, director Peabody Symphony Orchestra Joseph Young, conductor Ralph Vaughan Williams: Riders to the Sea Missy Mazzoli: Proving Up These compelling stories of two families striving against adversity feature descriptive musical depictions of the sea off the Irish coast and the desolate American Prairie of the Homestead Act. Sung in […]
Peabody Opera Theatre Mary Duncan Steidl, director Peabody Symphony Orchestra Joseph Young, conductor Ralph Vaughan Williams: Riders to the Sea Missy Mazzoli: Proving Up These compelling stories of two families striving against adversity feature descriptive musical depictions of the sea off the Irish coast and the desolate American Prairie of the Homestead Act. Sung in […]
Peabody Opera Theatre Mary Duncan Steidl, director Peabody Symphony Orchestra Joseph Young, conductor Ralph Vaughan Williams: Riders to the Sea Missy Mazzoli: Proving Up These compelling stories of two families striving against adversity feature descriptive musical depictions of the sea off the Irish coast and the desolate American Prairie of the Homestead Act. Sung in […]
Peter Schmelz of Johns Hopkins University) Talk titel: "Valentin Silvestrov's Impossible Moment"
Few musicians have achieved the broad-based success that David Rosenthal has earned as a Musical Director, Keyboardist, Synthesizer Programmer, Producer, Composer, Orchestrator, and touring professional. With a musical career spanning four decades, Rosenthal's talents have been continually in demand for his skilled musical precision, technical expertise, and vast experience. His multi-faceted career has taken him […]
As guest artist for the Peabody Composition and Jazz departments, composer, multi-instrumentalist, MacArthur fellow, and University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Music Tyshawn Sorey works with the Graduate Jazz Ensemble at the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center during a rehearsal that is free and open to the public.
Industrial toxic emissions on the South Baltimore Peninsula are among the highest in the nation. Because of the concentration of factories and other chemical industries in their neighborhoods, residents face elevated rates of lung cancer and other respiratory illnesses in addition to heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular disease, all of which can lead to premature […]
An evening honoring Baltimore’s “First Lady of Jazz”, Ethel Ennis, L.H.D. ’08, with performances by Peabody’s own, vocalist Charenée Wade, the Peabody Jazz Ensemble, and vocalist/dancer Brinae Ali, plus special guests, Baltimore-native and legendary pianist Cyrus Chestnut and the Baltimore School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble. In addition to in-person seating, a live-streaming pass is also available for purchase. […]
Improvisation and Performance approach in Pan-American Styles
Rob McGinness (MM ’17, Voice) and Claire Galloway (MM ’15 Voice) appear with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra for “Holiday Joy,” a concert featuring a festive selection of music celebrating the spirit of the season. Tickets are $55.
