Arts & Culture

Murray Jazz Residency, feat. Ingrid Laubrock

The Murray Jazz Residency presents two concerts featuring this semester's guest artist, saxophonist/composer Ingrid Laubrock. The first concert on Wednesday, April 2 will feature Ms. Laubrock with her colleagues, Tom Rainey on drums and cymbals; Sam Pluta on electronics and Dave Ballou on trumpet. The second concert on Friday, April 4 will feature Ms. Laubrock with the student ensemble she rehearsed during the week long residency.

April 2 and 4 at 8 p.m.  |  Recital Hall, CA 3066

One Acts | Attic & This Property is Condemned

Join us for two short dramas directed by current Towson University undergraduate theatre students! Attic by Daniel Guyton, directed by Luci Thomas, and This Property is Condemned by Tennessee Williams, directed by Skylar Shaffer.

April 2 – 5  |  Ruth Marder Studio Theatre, CA 3044

Lecture: Artist Bria Sterling-Wilson

Bria Sterling-Wilson (TU BFA’ 21) is a Collage Artist and Photographer. She utilizes magazine clippings, newspaper, and fabric, recontextualizing found materials to confront how the African American man and woman is represented and perceived in society. Her collages ascribe to the multifaceted African diaspora by visually depicting cultural appropriation, race, police brutality, stereotypes, identity, and the idealized standards of beauty placed upon women of color. Sterling-Wilson has exhibited works in Sanquhar, Scotland, Brooklyn, New York, Los Angles, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, D.C, and Baltimore, and has been featured in BmoreArt Magazine, Contemporary Collage Magazine, EBONY Magazine, and Black Collagists: The Book.

April 3 at 6:30 p.m.  |  Art Lecture Hall, CA 2032

In Essence | Senior Seminar: Final Concert

Join us for an enchanting evening celebrating the artistry and accomplishments of our Senior Dance Majors at their Capstone Dance Performance, entitled In Essence. This concert features a series of innovative new dances that encapsulate the students' four years of rigorous compositional studies and the development of their unique creative processes.

April 3 – 5  |  Dance Studio Theatre, CA 1003

TU Jazz Faculty Ensemble

A highlight of each semester is the performance by the creative and innovative TU Jazz Faculty Ensemble. The group includes John Lee on guitar; Dave Ballou on trumpet; Jim McFalls on trombone; Jason Rigby on saxophones; Eric Kennedy and Mike Kuhl on drums and cymbals; Jeff Reed on bass, and Savino Palumbo on piano. This concert is extra special as it is the final faculty concert for beloved retiring professor Jim McFalls.

April 6 at 3 p.m.  |  Recital Hall, CA 3066

Film Screening, Panel Discussion & Reception: Crossings

Crossings, a film by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem, captures the groundbreaking mission of Women Cross DMZ (WCDMZ), a group of international women peacemakers who sets out on a historic journey across the Demilitarized Zone from North to South Korea, calling for an end to the 74-year war that has divided the Korean Peninsula. Chat about the film and the ongoing quest to end the Korean War as the first step toward reaching peace on the Korean Peninsula, with Aiyoung Choi, Chair of the Board of WCDMZ, as well as TU Assistant Professors of Political Science Jeong Joo Ahn and Juman Kim. Co-sponsored by the TU Program in Women’s & Gender Studies.

April 9 at 5:30 p.m.  |  Art Lecture Hall, CA 2032

One Acts | The Butterfly & The Upstairs Neighbor

Join us for two short dramas directed by current Towson University undergraduate theatre students! The Butterfly by Andriy Bondarenko, directed by Atlas Kazan, and The Upstairs Neighbor by Cayson Miles, directed by Emery Sheriff.

April 16 – 19  |  Ruth Marder Studio Theatre

Lieberman Scholarship Award Convocation

The Department of Music features the winners of the Sidney Lieberman Scholarship Competition in our annual scholarship recital sponsored by Sidney Lieberman and the TU Foundation.

April 17 at 11 a.m.  |  Harold J Kaplan Concert Hall, CA 3042

Percussion Ensemble: Mercurial

Towson University percussion studio students will perform high wire acts of artistry and showcase evocative and varied repertoire. TU Student tickets free when purchased at the door.

April 21 at 8 p.m.  |  Harold J Kaplan Concert Hall, CA 3042

Talent Award Winners Convocation

The Department of Music features the winners of the Talent Award Competition in our annual scholarship recital sponsored by the TU Foundation.

April 22 at 11 a.m.  |  Harold J Kaplan Concert Hall, CA 3042

ToUché

Trio ToUché features Towson University piano faculty members Eva Mengelkoch, Hsiu-Hui Wang, and Christopher Dillon in performances of compositions for six hands at one piano.

April 24 at 8 p.m.  |  Recital Hall, CA 3066

Dido and Aeneas

The TU Music for The Stage Ensemble brings Henry Purcell's baroque masterpiece Dido and Aeneas to life. Based on the Virgil's Aeneid, Dido and Aeneas tells the story of Dido, the Queen of Carthage and her doomed love for the Trojan Prince Aeneas. Purcell's only opera features raucous choruses, evil witches and Greek gods, all culminating in the hauntingly beautiful aria, "Dido's Lament".

Directed by Jason Widney
Conducted by Joseph Gotoff

April 25 – 27  |  Studio Theatre, CA 3060

Brass Showcase

Featuring music by brass studios: trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba/euphonium ensembles. A performance of original works and transcriptions highlighting student work throughout the semester.

April 28 at 6 p.m.  |  Recital Hall, CA 3066

Jazz Showcase

Under the direction of Department of Music faculty coaches, student ensembles present a concert of music that culminates a semester of study. Ensembles can include jazz combos, the vocal jazz ensemble, the popular music ensemble and the jazz guitar ensemble.

April 29 at 8 p.m.  |  Recital Hall, CA 3066

World Music Ensembles

The students of the TU World Music Ensembles present works from a diverse array of cultures.

April 30 at 6 p.m.  |  Harold J Kaplan Concert Hall, CA 3042

TU Improvisation Ensembles

Under the direction of Professor John Dierker, the improvisation ensembles perform an evening of completely improvised music based not on traditional melody/harmony, but rather on a set of predetermined and/or improvised parameters.

April 30 at 8 p.m.  |  Recital Hall, CA 3066

Towson University Dance Company Concert

“Episodes” performed by the Spring 2025 Towson University Dance Company, will take the audience through a series of dance events that are distinctive and separate in style and story but result in a winding and compelling journey. Whether a strange dive into late night channel surfing, the beauty of contemporary ballet, or the slinky style of jazz, the program will scratch every itch. Featured choreographers include TU faculty members Vincent Thomas, Tracie Burton-Hooper, Caroline Rocher Barnes, Robert Kleinendorst, and guest artist Juan Rodriguez. The program also features the Ballet Repertory class and the Modern Repertory class.

April 30 – May 4  |  Recital Hall, CA 3066

Exhibition ǀ Reverie&Alchemy

The Cabinet of Curiosity was born of the existential desire to understand and control the world, to conspicuously display status and learnedness, and to create the story of self and community. Each object in a Cabinet nods towards epic adventure and, taken as a whole, tells a symbolic story that presents the viewer with essential questions about the transience of human life and our place in the world. The artists and collections in this exhibition together tell a wondrously complicated and contradictory tale about this particular place and its inhabitants, both current and in the past. Who are we, who were we, and who do we want to be?

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

January 31 – April 19  |  Center for the Arts Gallery, CA 3040

Exhibition | Haunted Koreas: Dreaming Unification Protest Peace

View the most extensive collection of global activist artist Mina Cheon’s series of “Unification Dream” paintings, a new perspective on the flags of a unified Korea. Each of these paintings, born from the artist’s stream of unconsciousness, is a powerful peace protest, shedding light on the intricacies of communication, love, and a shared vision of a harmonious future for North and South Korea. The call for unification within the Koreas is a concerted effort to desire peace on earth, because to dream for global peace is about healing and reconciliation of tempered worlds divided.

Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

February 12 – May 17  |  Asian Arts Gallery, CA 2037

Exhibition ǀ Undergraduate Juried Exhibition

The annual undergraduate juried exhibition features students’ works that represent the various tracks, including painting, sculpture, graphic design, illustration, crafts, metalworking/jewelry, ceramics, digital art and design, photography, and printmaking. April 3 reception following 6:30 p.m. lecture.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

April 4 – 19  |  Holtzman MFA Gallery, CA 2040