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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is where artists, arts scholars, students and arts administrators collaborate to spark inspiration and build a better future for the arts. The Clarice presents programs that advance the learning and research of students and faculty.

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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

8270 Alumni Drive College Park, MD 20742-1625

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Faculty Artist Series: All Hands on Deck! A Celebration of Piano Duets

2026-04-08T20:00:00.000
2026-04-08T22:00:00.000

Faculty from our renowned piano division come together for a celebration of some of the finest piano duets ever composed.

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Fearless New Works Festival

2026-04-10T19:30:00.000
2026-04-10T21:30:00.000

The Fearless New Works Festival is back for a three-day exploration of new dance and theatre performances and works in process from TDPS students.

Student performers of the UMD Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra

Conductors' Concert: UMD Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra

2026-04-10T20:00:00.000
2026-04-10T22:00:00.000

The UMD Symphony Orchestra and UMD Wind Orchestra combine for this concert led by
members of the graduate conducting studios.

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Music For All: Concert Band Festival

2026-04-11T08:00:00.000
2026-04-11T21:00:00.000

The University of Maryland School of Music and Associate Director of Bands Andrea Brown, in partnership with Guilford Park High School Director of Bands Eric Posner and Music for All, are hosting the third-annual Mid-Atlantic Concert Band Festival.

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Fearless New Works Festival

2026-04-11T14:00:00.000
2026-04-11T16:00:00.000

The Fearless New Works Festival is back for a three-day exploration of new dance and theatre performances and works in process from TDPS students.

Event flyer

Fearless New Works Festival

2026-04-11T19:30:00.000
2026-04-11T21:30:00.000

The Fearless New Works Festival is back for a three-day exploration of new dance and theatre performances and works in process from TDPS students.

Espressivo! Piano Quartet.

Espressivo! Piano Quartet

2026-04-12T15:00:00.000
2026-04-12T17:00:00.000
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Fearless New Works Festival

2026-04-12T19:30:00.000
2026-04-12T21:30:00.000

The Fearless New Works Festival is back for a three-day exploration of new dance and theatre performances and works in process from TDPS students.

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Spring Piano Division Showcase

2026-04-14T20:00:00.000
2026-04-14T22:00:00.000

The UMD School of Music’s prestigious and highly selective Piano Division showcases its talented students in this semesterly performance of solo and collaborative works. Repertoire will be announced closer to the performance.

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Punk Resistance: Zines and Counter-Culture Activism

2026-04-18T13:00:00.000
2026-04-18T15:00:00.000

Join the University of Maryland College of Information (INFO) and the UMD Libraries for an event celebrating the vibrant legacy of D.C.’s punk and indie zine culture.

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Jake Heggie's If I Were You: Maryland Opera Studio

2026-04-18T19:30:00.000
2026-04-18T22:00:00.000

In the wake of a car accident, the aimless young writer Fabian makes a deal with a shape-shifting demon who gives him the power to move his soul from person to person.

Illustration of hooded figure walking away from the roots of a tree

Jake Heggie's If I Were You: Maryland Opera Studio

2026-04-22T19:30:00.000
2026-04-22T22:00:00.000

In the wake of a car accident, the aimless young writer Fabian makes a deal with a shape-shifting demon who gives him the power to move his soul from person to person.