Featuring SMTD voice majors and alumni singing a variety of repertoire, accompanied by Lydia Qiu (collaborative pianist and coordinator of studio accompanying). This event is part of a global celebration, with 47 participating countries, that aims to increase awareness of and share the excitement of voice science, pedagogy, and the vocal arts. From Alba-Iulia, Romania to York, Great Britain, more than 260 events will be presented worldwide, including concerts, lectures, poetry readings, workshops, flashmobs, competitions and more. The U-M event is one of 33 in the United States and also celebrates the cross-unit collaboration of the U-M’s Vocal Health Center with the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. SMTD voice professors Freda Herseth and Melody Racine both work with patients at U-M’s Multidisciplinary Clinic for Professional and Occupational Voice Users, and Dr. Norman Dertad Hogikyan, a U-M Health System otolaryngologist and a specialist in the care of the professional voice, is also a professor at SMTD and is director of the Vocal Health Center. Sponsored by the University of Michigan Vocal Health Clinic.