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May 26, 2020
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Professor of Music Jeffrey Silberschlag has announced that the 17th annual Alba Music Festival will be broadcast twice daily from Alba, Italy, May 21 - 31 at 3 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. (EST). Artists from the Chesapeake Orchestra as well as St. Mary’s College music… Find Out More
May 26, 2020
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, along with the Chesapeake Orchestra and its Music Director Jeffrey Silberschlag, are proud to announce that the 2020 River Concert Series will take place this summer… virtually. The 22nd anniversary of the popular, family-friendly music festival will be broadcast… Find Out More
May 26, 2020
Pianist Brian Ganz will offer a free performance Tuesday, May 26, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST, as part of the 17th Alba Music Festival in Italy. This year’s performances are unique, as they are performed entirely online and live-streamed on the festival website. Ganz, who will share his performance… Find Out More
May 15, 2020
St. Mary's College alumna Rie Moore '19 and Professor of Music David Froom have each been awarded Maryland Individual Artist Awards. They were among the 50 award winners (the only two from St. Mary's County) chosen from more than 250 applicants. Moore was awarded for "promise and innovation" in… Find Out More
March 12, 2020
A love of music brought to life by St. Mary’s College leads alumna Rie Moore ’19 back to complete a degree in music through the College’s second bachelor’s degree program.
Moore is currently scheduled to compete in the 2020 Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, as an outstanding non… Find Out More
Moore is currently scheduled to compete in the 2020 Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, as an outstanding non… Find Out More
February 3, 2020
Professor of Music David Froom's clarinet concerto, "Canzoni di Notte" has been announced as the first prize-winner of the Riverside Symphony's National Composers Competition. As the winner, this work will receive its premiere performance in Alice Tully Hall (New York City), conducted by George… Find Out More
January 20, 2020
Professor of Music David Froom's composition, "Arirang Variations" for alto saxophone, bassoon, and piano, was performed at a concert in December in Kobe, Japan by members of the Yahyan Woodwind Quintet. This composition, written on commission from the Barlow Foundation in 2005, has been played … Find Out More
January 16, 2020
St. Mary's College of Maryland Musician-in-Residence Brian Ganz will kick off the spring semester's musical offerings on Thursday, January 23 with an all-Chopin recital on the theme of Ganz's signature Musical Gardening. The recital, which will be a preview of the next installment of his “Extreme… Find Out More
January 7, 2020
Eine kleine Kleinmusik: Violoncelletude by composer and Professor of Music David Froom "gurgled with restless energy, proceeding from a tremolo to more complicated interplay of notes, the bow of cellist Rachel Young bouncing across the strings." This comment was part of a glowing review of the 21st… Find Out More
December 5, 2019
On Saturday, December 21 at 5 p.m., the 21st Century Consort will present the East Coast premiere of David Froom's work for solo cello, "Violoncelletude." This free concert will take place at St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill. A pre-concert event begins at 4 p.m., and a reception follows… Find Out More