Music organizations on campus offer
excellent performance opportunities. Faculty directors are
accomplished performer/scholars in the Baltimore-Washington area.
Chamber Ensembles
Includes Saxophone Quartet, Clarinet Quartet, Flute
Choir, Flute Quartet, Woodwind Quintet,
Brass Ensemble, Electric Bass Ensemble, and String
Quartet.
College
Choir
Members include students, faculty, and community
musicians.
Diverse programs range from medieval to modern and frequently
include
premiere works of contemporary original compositions. The choir
recently performed at the National Cathedral.
College
Concert Band
Student and local brass, woodwind, and percussion
instrumentalists
perform programs that stretch and test the abilities of each
musician.
College Jazz Ensemble
Student instrumentalists gain facility in
interpreting current jazz styles such
as swing, Latin, fusion, and funk in the ensemble and Jazz Lab. The
small group
jazz workshops deal with improvisation and standard repertoire.
Collegium
Students and community members join together to sing
and play replicas
of Medieval and Renaissance instruments. Music written before 1700
is
performed in a variety of settings both on- and off-campus.
Flute Quartet
By audition only. Select flute students study
advanced quartet repertoire
and perform on campus three or four times each year.
Gospel
Choir
Composed of more than the thirty students, this choir
performs
traditional spirituals and contemporary gospel and premiere
pieces.
Guitar Ensemble
A comprehensive survey by performance of the
ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for guitar. Public
performances are given Permission of the instructor is required for
participation.
Madrigal
Singers
A select group of voices present both on- and
off-campus performances,
recently including the National Cathedral, Kennedy Center, the Hartt
School of Music, and public relations concerts for the Discovery
Channel.
Musical Theatre/OperaWorkshop
Students present a diverse selection of material
ranging
from Puccini to Sondheim.
String Ensemble and String Quartet
These ensembles provide string players opportunities
to explore diverse repertoire.
They frequently collaborate with other ensembles.
