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The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Dancers performing on stage at the Fearless Ideas Campaign Launch Event held at the Clarice Performing Arts Center Visit Website

A 318,000-square-foot performing arts complex on the UMD campus that houses six performance venues; the UMD School of Music; and the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

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The Rape of Lucretia: Maryland Opera Studio

2026-11-22T15:00:00.000
2026-11-22T17:30:00.000

The Maryland Opera Studio presents Benjamin Britten’s haunting chamber opera that centers on the tragic consequences when power and pride collide.

The UMD Chamber Singers perform in concert.

Fall Choral Showcase: UMD Chamber Singers & University Chorale

2026-11-22T19:30:00.000
2026-11-22T21:30:00.000

University Chorale and UMD Chamber Singers team up to present an exciting variety of old and new, classical and contemporary selections.

A cellist plays on stage in an empty concert hall.

UMD Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Finals

2026-11-23T18:00:00.000
2026-11-23T20:00:00.000

UMD School of Music students vie for the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the UMD Symphony Orchestra in the final round of this annual competition.

A person plays piano.

Fall Piano Division Showcase

2026-11-23T19:30:00.000
2026-11-23T21:30:00.000

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.

Someone pulls a violin out of it's case.

Fall Chamber Music Showcase

2026-11-24T11:00:00.000
2026-11-24T13:00:00.000

Semesterly chamber music recitals showcase students' creativity, initiative, collaboration and agency through the unique medium of chamber music.

Voix de Chanson perform in concert.

Winter A Cappella Concert: Voix de Chanson & Freundemusik

2026-11-30T19:00:00.000
2026-11-30T21:00:00.000

UMD Choral Activities' two student-led a cappella ensembles Voix de Chanson and Frendemusik present an array of familiar standards and exciting new arrangements.

Red Cross Blood Drive Van parked in front of Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center

Blood Drive

2026-12-01T10:00:00.000
2026-12-01T15:00:00.000

UMD Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive on December 1 from 10am-3pm. Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!

Faculty Dance Concert

Faculty Dance Concert

2026-12-04T19:30:00.000
2026-12-04T22:00:00.000

The Faculty Dance Concert is back featuring an exciting blend of new choreography and restaged iconic works.

Members of the UMD Wind Orchestra perform in concert on stage at The Clarice.

The Stern/Andrist Duo Plays Berg: UMD Wind Orchestra

2026-12-04T20:00:00.000
2026-12-04T22:00:00.000

Professor of Violin James Stern and Audrey Andrist, piano, take to the stage with UMWO for a performance of Berg’s Concerto for Violin, Piano and 13 Wind Instruments.

Faculty Dance Concert

Faculty Dance Concert

2026-12-05T14:00:00.000
2026-12-05T16:30:00.000

The Faculty Dance Concert is back featuring an exciting blend of new choreography and restaged iconic works.

Faculty Dance Concert

Faculty Dance Concert

2026-12-05T19:30:00.000
2026-12-05T22:00:00.000

The Faculty Dance Concert is back featuring an exciting blend of new choreography and restaged iconic works.

David Neely conducts the UMD Symphony Orchestra during a concert.

Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier: UMD Symphony Orchestra

2026-12-05T20:00:00.000
2026-12-05T22:00:00.000

Experience Richard Strauss’ lush and romantic suite that captures the charm of 18-century Vienna, performed alongside Gabriella Ortiz’s irresistible Antrópolis and Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Piano and Strings.