McDaniel College

McDaniel College students perform in the College Band Concert on Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall's Mainstage Theatre at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Under the direction of Senior Lecturer in Music Linda Kirkpatrick, the College Band comprises McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel faculty members, alumni, and community musicians, including students from Carroll Community College and Carroll County Public Schools.

McDaniel College students perform during Jazz Night on Thursday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall's Mainstage Theatre at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Directed by Adjunct Lecturer Brian Frazier, the concert features diverse styles of jazz, including classic big band swing, bebop, Latin, funk, rock, and blues.

McDaniel College students perform in the A Cappella Ensemble on Monday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in Baker Chapel at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The group, called the Green TerrorTones, is the premier vocal ensemble at McDaniel College.

McDaniel College students in the college's Singing on Stage class perform on Sunday, May 3, at 7 p.m., in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The class is taught by Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of Music, and the students perform selections from operas and Broadway musicals.

McDaniel College students perform with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, May 2. Under the direction of Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in music at McDaniel, the orchestra is composed of McDaniel College and Carroll Community College students, music faculty, and community musicians.

McDaniel College students perform in the Student African Drum Ensembles on Tuesday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The program features the traditional African songs "Kuku," "Macaru," "Mengani," and "Lambaa," under the direction of Senior Adjunct Lecturer Pape Demba "Paco" Samb.

Students perform in the McDaniel College Choir Spring Concert on Sunday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The McDaniel College Choir is under the direction of Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of Music.

McDaniel College students perform in the Gospel Choir Concert on Saturday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall's Mainstage Theatre at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The Gospel Choir performs traditional and contemporary gospel music, under the direction of Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor.

Works by senior Art majors at McDaniel College are highlighted in two capstone exhibitions. "Senior Capstone Exhibition One" runs Tuesday, April 14-Friday, April 24, with an opening reception on Thursday, April 16, while "Senior Capstone Exhibition Two" runs Tuesday, April 28-Thursday, May 14, with a reception on Thursday, April 30.

McDaniel College students direct and perform a selection of 10-minute, one-act plays, during the One-Act Play Festival. Performances are Thursday, April 30-Saturday, May 2, 7:30 p.m., in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland.

Students won awards at the opening reception on March 26 of the Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Exhibition at McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland.

McDaniel College students perform in the Student Solo Recital on Friday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in Levine Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The recital features vocal and instrumental soloists performing a variety of music spanning from classical to contemporary. Students involved study under the direction of Music faculty members Rachel Andrews, staff accompanist; Nicholas Currie, senior adjunct lecturer of music; David Duree, senior adjunct lecturer of music; Kyle Engler, senior lecturer of music; and Waka Osifchin, senior adjunct lecturer of music.

McDaniel College's annual student honors art exhibition features a variety of work from five senior Art majors. Titled "Fragments of Becoming," the exhibition runs Tuesday, March 3-Friday, March 20, in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall, at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. An opening reception takes place Thursday, March 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

McDaniel College students perform in McDaniel College Theatre's production of "9 to 5: The Musical." Performances are Thursday, March 5-Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID. For ticket information, visit www.mcdaniel.edu/theatre-events. Call 410-857-2448 for additional information.

The McDaniel College Gospel Choir performs on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Directed by Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor and accompanied by Alice Dorsey, the Gospel Choir performs traditional and contemporary gospel music along with some holiday favorites.

Titled "A Musical Call for Unity," the Westminster Symphony Orchestra Concert takes place Saturday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall. Directed by Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in Music, the Westminster Symphony Orchestra is composed of McDaniel and Carroll Community College students, as well as Music faculty and community musicians.

Senior Lecturer in Music Linda Kirkpatrick directs the McDaniel College Band Concert on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The band comprises McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel faculty members, alumni, and community musicians, including students from Carroll Community College and Carroll County Public Schools.

On Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m., in Baker Memorial Chapel, students in McDaniel College's Student African Drum Ensembles perform, under the direction of Senior Adjunct Lecturer Pape Demba "Paco" Samb. The program features the traditional African songs "Lambaa," "Kuku," "Mengani," and "Macaru."

Adjunct lecturer Brian Frazier directs Jazz Night on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m., in WMC Alumni Hall. The concert features diverse styles of jazz, including classic big band swing, bebop, Latin, funk, and rock and roll. Highlights of the program include "Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz," Earth, Wind & Fire's "Fantasy," Booker T. and the M.G.'s "Green Onions," and Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca." Community members will join the students on stage during the performance.

Students perform in the McDaniel College Choir and Green TerrorTones concert on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Both the McDaniel College Choir and the Green TerrorTones a cappella ensemble are under the direction of Senior Lecturer Kyle Engler.

McDaniel College student actors perform in "The Madman and the Nun," an absurdist comedy exploring love, art, and power, written by Stanislaw Witkiewicz, a Polish playwright, novelist, painter, photographer, and philosopher. Performances are Thursday, Nov. 20-Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. (Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.) Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

McDaniel College senior Ave Maria Contreras, a Theatre Arts major from Westminster, is sound designer for McDaniel College's production of "The Madman and the Nun." Performances are Thursday, Nov. 20-Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. (Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.) Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

McDaniel College sophomore Gray Wheatley, an English major from Federalsburg, is assistant stage manager for McDaniel College's production of "The Madman and the Nun." Performances are Thursday, Nov. 20-Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. (Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.) Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

McDaniel College sophomore Forrest Roca, a History major from Columbia, stage manages McDaniel College's production of "The Madman and the Nun." Performances are Thursday, Nov. 20-Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. (Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences.) Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.

McDaniel College students perform in the Student Solo Recital on Friday, Nov. 7, at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The recital takes place at 7 p.m. in Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall, and is free and open to the public.

McDaniel students perform in McDaniel College Theatre's opening production for the 2025-26 academic year. Performances are Thursday, Oct. 2-Saturday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID. For ticket information, call 410-857-2448.

Works by Art majors at McDaniel College were highlighted in the first of two capstone exhibitions from April 15-25 in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.

McDaniel College students perform in the Gospel Choir Concert on Saturday, May 10, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall's Mainstage Theatre at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. The Gospel Choir performs traditional and contemporary gospel music, under the direction of Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor.

McDaniel College students perform in the premiere of an original devised theatre piece. Titled "Theory of RelativiTV," performances are Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Elderdice Studio Theatre in WMC Alumni Hall at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster Maryland.

Works by Art majors at McDaniel College are highlighted in the second of two capstone exhibitions. The exhibition runs Tuesday, April 29-Friday, May 9, in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.