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Free DVD and CD rentals, the
second fl oor of the AOK Library at the
Media Desk. Get your groove on for
free with the wide selection of music
that the library offers. And in case
you’re in a TV mood, the library offers
a bunch of movies and TV shows for
you to borrow for a full seven days
as well!
True Grit Tuesdays in the Gameroom
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wear your
UMBC gear and play pool, table tennis,
and air hockey for free!
Paradoxes in Modernism. Albin O.
Kuhn Library Gallery. April 14-June 13.
This photography exhibition surveys
photographs from 1900 to the 1970s.
The Gallery is open Monday through
Friday, 12- 4:30 p.m., Thursdays 12-8
p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 1-5
p.m. Admission is free.
TUESDAY APRIL 29
Black Light Pool. Game Room 7-10
p.m. Play some black light pool…for
free!
Pink Party. UC Ballroom 7-11 p.m.
Come out for this free
party that supports and seeks to raise
awareness about breast cancer.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 30
Blood Drive. Commons Main Street 8
a.m.-8 p.m. Help save lives and donate
blood. Plus, you get a snack and a
free gift!
Halo 3 Tournament. Game Room
6-10 p.m. Show off you shooting
abilities as teams of two compete in
a single elimination bracket. Winners
get gameroom free play passes!
UMBC Top Model. Sports Zone 8-10
p.m. Come out for the last week of
UMBC Top Model and see who has
what it takes to be on top.
THURSDAY MAY 1
Artist Presentation. Albin O. Kuhn
Library Gallery 7 p.m. Motion graphic
designer/animator Jon Berry will give
a presentation on his work, which has
won Emmy awards.
UMBC Wind Ensemble. Fine Arts
Recital Hall 8 p.m. The Department
of Music presents the UMBC Wind
Ensemble under the direction of Jari
Villanueva. Donations accepted.
Spring Dance Concert. UMBC
Theatre 8 p.m. Watch the talented
students of the UMBC Dance Department
as they present the last dance
concert of the school year. $10
general admission, $5 students and
seniors.
Open Mic Night. The Cabaret 8-10
p.m. Give it your all at SEB’s open mic
night!
FRIDAY MAY 2
Spring Dance Concert. UMBC
Theatre 8 p.m. Watch the talented
students of the UMBC Dance Department
as they present the last dance
concert of the school year. $10
general admission, $5 students and
seniors.
Vocal Arts Ensemble. Fine Arts
Recital Hall 8 p.m. The Department
of Music presents the Vocal Arts Ensemble
under the direction of David
Smith. Admission is free.
SATURDAY MAY 3
Vocal Performance. Fine Arts Recital
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Rock Creek Trio puts on captivating performance
Sarah Evans
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
When musicians can capture and
hold the attention of an audience
for a full hour and 30 minutes while
playing some of the true classics, it is
a sign of immense talent. Many of the
classical pieces by legendary composers
like Bach and Brahms are incredibly
diffi cult to play in a way that does
them any justice. This was a challenge
taken on by the Rock Creek Trio in a
performance brought to campus by
the UMBC Department of Music; a
challenge in which these musicians
unquestionably came out on top.
Comprised of pianist Robert Boguslaw,
violinist Regino Madrid, and cellist
Charles Powers, the Rock Creek
Trio brought a program consisting of
the three major classical composers
with the fi rst letter of their last names
in common: Bach, Beethoven, and
Brahms. With only three pieces and
an hour and a half long show, you do
the math, each piece was relatively
lengthy. Yet the music never dragged,
and I didn’t once wish for the end of
the program. These three musicians
brought life and feeling to real classical
pieces, something I have been
around
campus
reasons not
to go home
this weekend
waiting to see happen in the Fine Arts
Recital Hall for awhile now.
The fi rst piece, tackled by Bogus-
law alone, was “Prelude and Fugue
#8 (WTC, Book 1)” by Johann Sebastian
Bach. Boguslaw’s entrance for
his piano solo was taken simply, with
no frills, just the single man walking
on stage to a light applause and sitting
down at the piano to play. The
smooth, sweet, ringing notes fi lled the
Recital Hall, at a pace slow enough to
SLIGHTLY A MASOCHIST
savor each note. It was a wonderful
showcase piece for the talented pianist,
demonstrating the lovely, light
> Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms were all played beautifully.
LAUREN KASMIR — TRW
touch he holds, and starting the show
on a great note.
For the next piece, the other two
musicians made their appearance on
stage for the fi rst piece as a trio. After
a simple tuning pitch from the piano,
a four movement piece, “Trio in Cminor
Opus 1, #3” by Ludwig van
Beethoven began. Powers and Madrid
worked together, seamlessly weaving
the sounds of the cello and violin together
and playing off of the piano’s
melodies. This fi rst movement, “Allegro
Con Brio,” ended with a loud,
abrupt end to contrast with the
second movement “Andante Cantabile
con Variazioni.” This was a much
lighter section, with counter melodies
between the violin and cello. The piano
got a change for a beautiful solo,
with the violin and cello just plucking
the strings instead of actually playing.
The third movement “Menuetto” began
much quicker, with sharp notes.
It bounced along like a dance, with
quick runs of notes between the
cello and piano, then the violin and
piano, which were performed with a
good restraint and contrast in loudness.
The “Finale, Prestissimo” had a
very bold start, and incorporated the
quick runs of the previous movement
with the fast pace of the others.
After a brief intermission, the trio
returned with what I consider their
best work, “Trio in B-major, Opus
#8” by Johannes Brahms. The fi rst
movement “Allegro Con Brio,” began
with the rich sound of the cello and
piano, then adding the violin. The
musicians displayed the contrasts
found in the speed and volume of the
piece extremely well in this section,
leading into the second movement
“Scherzo, Allegro Molto.” This part
of the piece was so bouncy that the
bows of the cello and violin were literally
bouncing off of the strings on
the instruments, a great contrast to
the third movement “Adagio.” As the
name means, this section was much
slower, even somber by comparison
to the rest of the piece. This feeling
was added to by the deep ringing
chords on the piano that were present
throughout the section. The piece
was then concluded with the movement
“Allegro,” a faster section, again
as the name designates. A more aggressive
playing style changed the
mood of this section.
Overall, the Rock Creek Trio put
on a beautiful show, capturing the
feeling that the legendary composers
were most likely aiming for, and
proving why the classics are considered
the true standard for musical
achievement.
Sarah Evans is a Senior Staff
Writer for The Retriever Weekly
and can be reached for comment
at sevans6@umbc.edu.
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Hall 7 p.m. The Jubilee Singers under
the direction of Janice Jackson and
the UMBC Gospel Choir will perform.
Donations accepted.
Spring Dance Concert. UMBC
Theatre 8 p.m. Watch the talented
students of the UMBC Dance Department
as they present the last dance
concert of the school year. $10
general admission, $5 students and
seniors.
Saturday Night At The Movies.
Sports Zone 8-11 p.m. Watch Ellen
Page be a pregnant teenager in Juno.
Free admission and popcorn!
SUNDAY MAY 4
UMBC Jazz Ensemble. Fine Arts
Recital Hall 3 p.m. The Department of
Music presents the UMBC Jazz Ensemble
(Big Band) under the direction of
Jari Villanueva. Donations accepted.
MONDAY MAY 5
UMBC Chamber Players. Fine Arts
Recital Hall 8 p.m. The Department of
Music presents the UMBC Chamber
Players under the direction of Gita
Ladd. Admission is free.