Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
Celebrating a Century of UMS Performances in Hill Auditorium: The Inside Story of the Great Hall’s Origins and Why Artists and Audiences Love It
OLLI at U-M (50+)
Speaker: Kenneth C. Fischer, President, University Musical Society, U-M
For 100 years this great hall has hosted the world’s finest performing artists and ensembles in a variety of genres. Ken Fischer, sixth president of UMS since its founding in 1879, will tell how “the Carnegie Hall of the Midwest” came into being and explain why James Galway, Valery Gergiev, Yo-Yo Ma and many other world-renowned artists consider Hill Auditorium to be one of the world’s finest concert halls.
Since Ken Fischer joined UMS 25 years ago, it has expanded and diversified programming and audiences; deepened its engagement with U-M and Michigan communities; created partnerships with corporations, arts organizations, educational institutions, and community organizations; and received significant recognition from leading foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts.
This is the first of 9 lectures in OLLI's monthly 2nd Tuesday Distinguished Lecture Series.
For 100 years this great hall has hosted the world’s finest performing artists and ensembles in a variety of genres. Ken Fischer, sixth president of UMS since its founding in 1879, will tell how “the Carnegie Hall of the Midwest” came into being and explain why James Galway, Valery Gergiev, Yo-Yo Ma and many other world-renowned artists consider Hill Auditorium to be one of the world’s finest concert halls.
Since Ken Fischer joined UMS 25 years ago, it has expanded and diversified programming and audiences; deepened its engagement with U-M and Michigan communities; created partnerships with corporations, arts organizations, educational institutions, and community organizations; and received significant recognition from leading foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts.
This is the first of 9 lectures in OLLI's monthly 2nd Tuesday Distinguished Lecture Series.
Cost
- $45 for the 9-lecture series, $20 annual membership fee, (or $10 per lecture, payable at the door).
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