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- mayo 147:00 PMMCTA: Irish Traditional Music Group, The ConsequencesIrish Traditional Music Group, The Consequences, Will Perform at Mountain City Traditional ArtsFrostburg State University’s Mountain City Traditional Arts will present the new Irish traditional music group, The Consequences, on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 pm. at 25 E. Main St. in Frostburg. The concert is free and open to the public. No tickets are required, though donations are greatly appreciated.Driven by a passion for exploring the colors and complexities of Irish music, The Consequences are a band founded by Lexie Boatright (concertina and harp), Jake James (fiddle), Cara Wildman (bodhrán and dance) and Ryan Ward (piano and piano accordion). Award-winning soloists in their own right, the quartet comes together to create a dynamic and enthralling sound with a combination of traditional and original tunes.Boatright is a multiple All-Ireland award-winning harpist and concertina player. She is the executive director of the Baltimore-Washington Academy of Irish Culture. Boatright also regularly teaches across the Irish music summer school and festival circuit.James is a two-time All-Ireland fiddle champion from Queens, New York City. The Irish Echo called his 2018 album “Firewood” an “outstanding debut solo recording.” Since then, he's released “In Reel Time” with fellow NYC flute player Brenda Dowling and toured throughout the United States, Canada and Japan with several esteemed groups.Wildman is a highly sought-after bodhrán player at the cutting edge of the instrument's modern development. She credits a large part of her musicality to growing up playing western swing in Dorchester, Texas. She has toured with Joanie Madden, Oisin Mac Diarmada’s Irish Christmas in America, Máiréad Nesbitt and more. Wildman was the 2021 All-Ireland Fleadhfest champion.Known for his driving, yet sensitive, and dynamic accompaniment style, Ward is an award-winning pianist and accordion player hailing from New York City. He is a Senior All-Ireland Accompaniment Champion, has performed extensively across the Feis circuit and is a highly sought-after accompanist in the New York area.MCTA is a program of FSU and a founding member of Maryland’s Folklife Network. It receives support from the Maryland Traditions Program of the State Arts Council.For more information, call 301-687-8040.
- mayo 147:30 PMFaculty Artist Series: Pianist Dr. Joseph YungenFSU’s Department of Music Presents Dr. Joseph Yungen in Faculty Artist Series ConcertFrostburg State University’s Department of Music will present Dr. Joseph Yungen in a Faculty Artist Series concert on Tuesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. This event is free and open to the public. The concert will also be livestreamed; the link will be posted at www.frostburg.edu/concerts.Yungen will perform “Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 874” and “Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 885” from “The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2” by Johann Sebastian Bach; “Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (Nos. 148-153)” from “Mikrokosmos, Book 6” by Béla Bartók; “Six moments musicaux, Op. 16” by Sergei Rachmaninoff; the three movements, “Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux – The Farewell),” “Abwesenheit (L’Absence – The Absence)” and “Wiedersehen (Le Retour – The Return),” of “Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a,” known as “Les Adieux” (“The Farewell”) by Ludwig van Beethoven; and the seven movements of “Fantasies, Op. 116” by Johannes Brahms. The following text is from Yungen’s program notes.The “Clavier” is part of Bach’s 48 preludes and fugues that explore the 12 major and minor keys. Bach had been coming from meantone temperament, which allowed for a handful of keys to sound beautifully in tune, but with the tradeoff being that other keys would sound particularly harsh and discordant. Well temperaments make more keys accessible by redistributing and minimizing the imperfect intervals. The result is that each key has its own color and character, which Bach exploits in WTC. So, rather than demonstrating that “all keys are equal,” as is a common misconception, Bach is demonstrating how all keys may now be used on the keyboard, and they are all wonderfully different.Originally written as a collection of pedagogical studies for his son, and still used for beginning piano instruction to this day, Bartók’s “Mikrokosmos” spans six volumes, beginning with simple unison melodies and culminating in complex virtuoso concert works. The “Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm” at the end of the final volume showcase Bartók’s work in collecting folk music from the Balkans and integrating it into his modern musical language.Drawing upon traditional forms such as the nocturne, virtuoso etude, song without words, barcarolle, and theme and variations, Rachmaninoff’s “Opus 16” was inspired by Franz Schubert’s “Six Moments musicaux.” Although Rachmaninoff composed these pieces to dig himself out of a financial hole after being robbed on a train, they are of the highest quality and demonstrate the maturation of his compositional technique for the piano.Beethoven’s “Les Adieux sonata” marks the end of the master’s middle period and the start of his late period. The piece paints a picture musically and pianistically of a departure and heartfelt goodbye. The sonata opens with a descending horn motif. As the music unfolds, one can hear the rhythm of horses galloping away into the distance while the pianist’s hands move farther and farther apart, with the Lebewohl motif recurring throughout. The second movement, “The Absence,” evokes the emptiness of the friend’s absence, with harsh dissonances and moments of false hope. However, the despairing mood is alleviated at the end of the movement, changing from suspense to anticipation as it leads into a joyful reunion in the final movement.Written in his final years, Brahms’ “Fantasies, Op. 116” are highly concentrated compositional gems. These bittersweet, mostly melancholy pieces are full of interesting contrapuntal ideas, independent voice leading and pianistic effects. Most likely written with his beloved friend Clara Schumann in mind, with whom Brahms had a rather complicated relationship, these short piano works span the range of expression from vehement passion to intimate nostalgia.For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.
- mayo 1512:00 PMGrad Expo 2024Calling all May 2024 grads! On Wednesday, May 15 from 12-4pm we want to celebrate you! Join us in the Lane Center, Atkinson room to craft your cap, take a photo with Bob E Cat, and get a free professional headshot! Prizes, giveaways, and more!
- mayo 1512:00 PMGraduation Expo 2024Graduating Seniors: Be sure to join us for the Graduation Expo on May 15, 2024, from 12 – 4 p.m. in the Lane University Center Atkinson Room.You will have the opportunity to get a free headshot, decorate your cap, get your photo with the Bobcat, and more!
- mayo 1612:00 PMPopsicles on the Patio!Pop on over to the Library and chill with us! Relax and de-stress from finals with your friends on the patio with popsicles and other treats while playing backyard games like corn hole, put-put golf, coloring, and more! Sponsered by Career Services, CAAR, and Ort Library.
- mayo 1912:00 PMCatholic Sunday Mass - NoonJoin the Catholic Campus Ministry for Sunday Noon Mass at Divine Mercy Parish at St. Michael Church, 44 E. Main Street, Frostburg. Transportation available by texting 410-300-4790
- mayo 2012:00 PMMindfulness MondaysMindfulness Mondays: Join the Student Counseling Center (SCC) to celebrate Mental Health Month with resources and giveaways on Monday, May 6th, 13th & 20th from 12 – 2 pm in the Lane Center
- jun 14:00 PMMCTA: Singer-Songwriters Antje Duvekot and Ellis PaulSinger-Songwriters Antje Duvekot and Ellis Paul Will Perform at Mountain City Traditional ArtsFrostburg State University’s Mountain City Traditional Arts will host world-renowned singer-songwriters Antje Duvekot and Ellis Paul on Saturday, June 1, at 4 p.m. at 25 E. Main St. in Frostburg. The live entertainment is open to the public through general admission with a suggested donation of $15.Originally born in Germany and transplanted to the U.S .as a young teen, Duvekot began to hone her observational skills through a lens of biculturalism when she picked up a guitar during that move. Some years later, the confessional folk of Dar Williams and Ani DiFranco gave her license to share her observations, no matter how personal, in her first emerging songs. She has never let go of that tenet of vulnerability.“Duvekot has gotten hotter, faster than any local songwriter in recent memory. Her songs feel at once fresh-faced and firmly rooted, driven by the whispery sensuality of her voice,” reported The Boston Globe. “She believes in the redemptive power of the shared secret and is utterly unafraid to mine the darkest corners of her life for songs that turn fear into resilience and isolation into community.”Duvekot has extensive touring experience. She is a compelling live performer and has been invited to play top festivals, such as the Newport Folk Festival, Mountain Stage, Philadelphia, Kerrville Festivals and others. Internationally, she’s headlined the Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark. Duvekot has won some of the top songwriting awards, including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition and the Best New Folk Award at Kerrville. In one of the nation’s top music markets, she won the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act. Duvekot has also appeared on various NPR programs.Though some may refer to Paul as a folk singer, he is more a singular storyteller, a musician whose words reach out from inside and yet express the feelings, thoughts and sensibilities to which most people can relate. The exhilaration of the open road. A celebration of heroes. The hope for redemption. Descriptions of those things that are both near and dear. The sharing of love – intimate, passionate and enduring.His music has been shared through commercials, documentaries, TV shows and in the soundtracks of several blockbuster films, among them three by the Farrelly Brothers – “Hall Pass,” “Me, Myself and Irene” and “Shallow Hal.”“Some artists document their lives through their music. Others chronicle their times. It’s a rare artist who can do both, telling their own story through songs that also encapsulate the essence of people and places who have helped define their era overall. Woody Guthrie comes to mind, and so does Bob Dylan. Bruce Springsteen certainly as well,” said Lee Zimmerman, a writer/reviewer for American Songwriter and other publications. “Yet few others, for whatever genius they may possess, can relate their own history to the history experienced by those who find that common bond, be it in a coming of age, living through the same realities or sharing similar experiences. Ellis Paul is one of those gifted singer/songwriters.”MCTA is a program of FSU and the Maryland Traditions Program of the State Arts Council.For more information, call 301-687-8040.