McDaniel College

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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

McDaniel College senior Gabie Robinson, a Theatre Arts and Social Work major from Reisterstown, is props designer for the premiere of an original devised theatre piece at McDaniel. 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.

McDaniel College junior Reese Weaver, a Theatre Arts major from Brandywine, is production stage manager for the premiere of an original devised theatre piece at McDaniel. 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.

McDaniel College freshman Gray Wheatley of Federalsburg is costume designer for the premiere of an original devised theatre piece at McDaniel. 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.

McDaniel College students perform in the College Band Concert on Friday, May 9, 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 nearly 50 musicians, including McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel faculty members, alumni, and community musicians.

McDaniel College students perform with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, May 10. Under the direction of Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in music at McDaniel, the orchestra is composed of McDaniel College students and music faculty, Carroll Community College students and music faculty, and community musicians

Students won awards at the opening reception on April 3 of the Kathryn E. Wentz Juried Undergraduate Exhibition at McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland.

McDaniel College sophomore Grace Hill, an Accounting and Theatre Arts major from Baltimore, stage manages McDaniel College's production of "Legally Blonde." Performances are Thursday, April 3-Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre 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.

McDaniel College students perform in McDaniel College Theatre's production of "Legally Blonde." Performances are Thursday, April 3-Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre 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.

McDaniel College's annual student honors art exhibition features a variety of work from five senior Art majors. Titled "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy," the exhibition runs Thursday, March 13-Friday, March 28, in McDaniel's Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall, at 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. An opening reception takes place Thursday, March 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6 p.m.

McDaniel College students perform in the Gospel Choir Concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 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 performed in the Student Solo Recital on Friday, Nov. 8. The recital was held at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland.

McDaniel College students perform during Jazz Night on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall's Mainstage Theatre at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Directed by Senior Adjunct Lecturer Tim Jenkins, Jazz Night features diverse styles of jazz, including classic big band swing, bebop, Latin, funk, jazz-rock, and classic blues.

Students perform in the McDaniel College Choir concert on Sunday, Nov. 24, 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 Senior Lecturer Kyle Engler.

McDaniel College students perform with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. in WMC Alumni Hall's Mainstage Theatre at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, Maryland. Directed by Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in Music, the Westminster Symphony Orchestra includes McDaniel and Carroll Community College students, as well as Music faculty and community musicians.