The immersive, hour-long performance of percussion music and responsive light-box art that is “Below the Surface” combines the creativity of Farida Hughes and Matt Keown. Their signature project represents the true spirit of collaboration as the two artists bring their respective disciplines together to create a dialogue between art and music. Sixteen perforated paper drawings made by Hughes on a lava field in Hawai’i show visible tracings of the paths of arrested volcanic activity.

BELOW THE SURFACE: Percussion & Light Art Performance

By Farida Hughes & Matt Keown

February 1

Doors Open at 7p.m , Concert starts at 7:30p.m

Immerse yourself in an enchanting evening of extraordinary music with the incomparable Hiroya Tsukamoto at the Catonsville Clubhouse.

Tsukamoto brings a blend of masterful fingerstyle guitar and evocative storytelling that transcends cultural barriers. His artistry, honed at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, has been celebrated on renowned stages like the Blue Note in NYC and the United Nations and lauded for its “delicate, fluid, and beautifully detailed” style by Acoustic Guitar magazine.

A Valentine Special Edition! Back by popular demand, this acclaimed 12 member musical ensemble brings classic R&B favorites from the 1960s to the present.

French guitarist Gabriel Bianco is one of the most active guitarists of his generation. He began studying the guitar with his father at age 5 and later graduated from the Paris National Conservatory. Gabriel has won First Prize in some of the most prestigious international competitions, such as the “Guitar Foundation of America,” “Andrés Segovia” in Spain, “Hubert Kappel” in Koblenz, Germany, and “Guitarre Forum Wien” in Austria.

First there was Chaos…swirling, random sounds, then suddenly, in one of the most astonishing musical explosions, there was Light!

A collaboration between Ballet Theatre of Maryland and Full Circle Dance Company, combining the grounded power of modern dance with the soaring sweep of ballet to engage your mind and move your spirit.

The Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet returns to Shriver Hall, joined by formidable pianist Michelle Cann, who brings her “enormous, rich sound” and “joyous, lit-from-within energy” (La Scena Musicale) to this intimate setting. Together they present one of the pinnacles of the chamber music repertoire: Dvořák’s colorful, folk-inflected quintet. Expansive sounds from American composers open the program.

PROGRAM:

Jesse Montgomery - Strum

Pura Fé - Rattle Songs (Arr. Tate)

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate - New Work

Art Seminar Group Online Program

Botticelli: Beauty, Bankers and the Bonfire of the Vanities

Elaine Ruffolo, Renaissance art historian

An die Musik Live is excited to present a new monthly series featuring Charlie Reichert Powell and New River!

New River weaves, molds objects, plants gardens. The trio's sound and approach is born from Charlie's love for structuring improvisation, puzzles, repetition, and the outdoors, and is nestled somewhere between John Coltrane, Tom Waits, and Ryoji Ikeda. Their debut album releases in late 2024.

Charlie Reichert Powell - guitar/compositions
Aidan Taylor - bass
Koleby Royston - drums

Join us at Port Discovery for Let It Shine, a vibrant celebration of Black culture! Experience the richness of Maryland’s Black history, present-day achievements, and future contributions through interactive activities, creative art projects, and engaging STEM programs. Connect with local Baltimore community partners and discover how they are shaping the culture today. Don't miss this opportunity to honor the past, embrace the present, and inspire the future!

We start with a blank canvas before new worlds come together right before your very eyes. Join us for comedy built in the moment by Washington, D.C.'s Human Magnet, Baltimore's long-running Local Spot and the hilarious duo Hannah and Kyle Try Their Best.

Doors will open at 6:45 pm, show starts at 7 pm. Free and paid street parking is available throughout the area.

Fantastic drinks available all night!

Performer pay for this show sponsored by Toni Taylor as part of our 2024 Giving Tuesday campaign.

What is an improv show, exactly?

You’ll know every song, dance for hours and sing at the top of your lungs. Think of it as your favorite mix tape of the 80’s coming to life! From their home in the US to Asia and everywhere in-between, they’ve seen a million faces and have rocked them all! Since their inception, The New Romance’s sole mission is playing the songs you know and love with stunning accuracy. Winners of several music industry awards including “Best Tribute Act” and “Best Cover Band”, this group thrills audiences with their true concert experience.

Robert Moody, conductor; Troy Cook, baritone

In another program of firsts, the BCO highlights Baltimore born Frank Zappa’s compositional ingenuity before Metropolitan Opera baritone Troy Cook brings his acclaimed interpretation of Mahler’s enigmatic Songs of a Wayfarer to the stage. Mendelssohn’s majestic “Reformation” Symphony brings the concert to a dramatic finish.

F. ZAPPA – Chamber Orchestra Song Cycle (Dog Breath Variations & G-Spot Tornado)

G. MAHLER – Songs of a Wayfarer