Wrapping up its busy concert season, the Department of Music presents an American Music Festival from May 3rd through May 11, featuring performances by various student ensembles. All events will be held in the Fine Arts Recital Hall and are free. Information for all events is available by calling x5-2942 or by visiting the online arts calendar. The Festival's schedule includes the following events:

May 3, 8 pm
The UMBC Opera Workshop directed by Aya Ueda. The concert will include scenes from various American operas, including Porgy and Bess, Street Scene, Telephone and Tender Land.

May 4, 7 pm
The Jubilee Singers under the direction of Janice Jackson. The program will feature spirituals and anthems from the African-American repertoire.

May 5, 3 pm
The UMBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Wayne Cameron. The program includes Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings and other works.

May 5, 8 pm
The UMBC Classical Guitar Ensemble directed by William Feasley.

May 6, 8 pm
The UMBC Concert Choir directed by Aya Ueda. The program will include traditional American songs, including early hymns, Shaker songs, folksongs and spirituals.

May 7, 8 pm
The UMBC Chamber Players directed by Wayne Cameron.

May 8, 8 pm
The UMBC New Music Ensemble directed by Stuart Saunders Smith, performing new music and classics from the American avant garde.8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall.

May 9, 8 pm
The UMBC Percussion Ensemble directed by Tom Goldstein, performing an array of American works for percussion, including Brian Johnson's Percussion Music for Resonant Spaces.

May 10, 8 pm
The Maryland Camerata directed by Aya Ueda. The Camerata will present a varied program of American music inspired by various historical and musical events of the Twentieth Century, such as the Age of Jazz, Prohibition, the the Civil Rights Movement and Womens' Movements.

May 11, 8 pm
The UMBC Collegium Musicum under the direction of Joseph Morin, featuring music from the American colonies.