BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260820T121645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T153000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Piano Lab Pro: The Science of Stage Presence DESCRIPTION:Join the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance for the premiere of Piano Lab Pro – a new Apple Vision Pro app that helps musicians understand and manage performance anxiety through immersive extended reality. Developed in partnership with the Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) and the Institute for Social Research (ISR)\, the app and its accompanying research are entering U-M's class piano curriculum. \n\nThe afternoon features a live demonstration\, a look at the biofeedback research behind it\, and remarks from SMTD Dean David Gier\, ISR Director Kate Cagney\, and CAI Chief Technology Officer Jeremy Nelson. UID:149302-21906206@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149302 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Media,Music,North Campus,Research,Talk,Well-being LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260820T181652 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:New Undergraduate Student Welcome Celebration (*Incoming Students Only*) DESCRIPTION:SMTD’s annual welcome event for incoming undergraduate students\, featuring live performances from current students and remarks from Dean Gier and other SMTD faculty and staff.\n\nDue to the size of the performance hall\, we are only able to invite incoming SMTD undergraduate students to attend in person. We encourage others to tune in via livestream. UID:150380-21909149@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150380 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Music,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260820T181653 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260828T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260828T133000 SUMMARY:Performance:New Graduate Student Welcome Celebration (*Incoming Students Only*) DESCRIPTION:SMTD’s annual welcome event for incoming graduate students\, featuring live performances from current students and remarks from Dean Gier and other SMTD faculty and staff.\n\nDue to the size of the performance hall\, we are only able to invite incoming SMTD graduate students to attend in person. We encourage others to tune in via live stream. UID:150381-21909150@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150381 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Music,Theater LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T181700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260828T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260828T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:Justin Wallace\, harpsichord DESCRIPTION:DMA student Justin Wallace performs a pre-candidate recital. UID:150667-21909870@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150667 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T181707 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260903T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260903T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:David Zerkel\, tuba DESCRIPTION:David Zerkel and Liz Ames will present a recital of original works written for tuba and piano. The program will begin with the outstanding Tuba Sonata written by Norwegian composer Trygve Madsen. The Madsen will be followed by a very expressionistic work\, Lamento\, by the great Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina. The first half will close with John Harmon's Silhouette for tuba and piano. The main feature of the second half is the Tuba Concerto written by the American Trombonist Raymond Premru. The piece was composed in memory of the late John Fletcher\, a British tubist who has served as David's inspiration throughout his professional career. It is an unusually touching piece. The second half also includes a hauntingly beautiful work by the Japanese-Canadian composer\, Cait Nishimura.\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\nDAVID ZERKEL is Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Michigan\, leading an active career as both a performer and educator. Before his arrival at Michigan\, he taught in a similar position at the University of Georgia. His students have distinguished themselves by winning international and national competitions and attaining positions with professional performing organizations. He is a Past President of the International Tuba Euphonium Association and was selected as the inaugural recipient of the ITEA Teaching Award.\n\nDavid began his performing career as a member of the United States Army Field Band and The United States Army Band\, both located in Washington\, DC. He has had the good fortune to perform with many orchestras\, to include the Philadelphia Orchestra\, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, the New York Philharmonic\, the St. Louis Symphony\, the Utah Symphony\, the Detroit Symphony\, the Atlanta Symphony\, the National Symphony\, and the Baltimore Symphony. He was a founding member of the Washington Symphonic Brass\, and has performed in concert with the Burning River Brass and the Brass Band of Battle Creek.\n\nDavid has performed as a featured soloist at many workshops and symposia\, including the Leonard Falcone Festival\, several International Tuba Euphonium Conferences\, and the United States Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop. In addition\, he has performed as a solo recitalist at many of the leading colleges and conservatories in the United States. He has released three solo CDs: *American Music for Tuba*\, *Tuba Helper*\, and his latest CD\, *Journey*\, which features the music of John Stevens.\n\nDavid has served as the President of the International Tuba Euphonium Association. He lives in Dexter\, Michigan with his lovely bride\, Kristin.\n\nLIZ AMES is a celebrated pianist who is passionate about performing and working with instrumentalists\, vocalists and composers. She has concertized worldwide\, including in Belgium\, the United Kingdom\, Canada\, Spain\, Peru and France. Ames has served as a staff pianist for the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference and the United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium. Her publications and projects include piano reductions of large-scale works\, including Wynton Marsalis’s Tuba Concerto\, Henry Brant’s *Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra*\, and concertos and oratorios by Steven Bryant\, Joel Puckett\, Donald Grantham\, David Biedenbender\, and John Mackey. Ames completed her doctorate in collaborative piano at Arizona State University and is currently living in Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, performing with musicians throughout the Midwest and serving on the collaborative piano staff at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. She has recorded for Neuma Records\, XAS Records\, and Naxos Records\, among others. UID:149647-21906844@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149647 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T121703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260904T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260904T200000 SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:Celebration of Life for Judy Rice DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Judy Rice’s life and legacy at the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. All who have been impacted by Judy’s love\, generosity\, mentorship\, and artistry are welcome.\n\nDoors open at 5pm. Please register to let us know you'll be attending. UID:149648-21906845@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149648 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Faculty,Free LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121607 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260908T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260908T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Contemporary Directions Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Jayce Ogren\, conductor\n\nPROGRAM\n*Clapping Music*\, Steve Reich\n*30 Crows*\, Jordan Nobles\n*Les Moutons de Panurge*\, Frederic Rzewski UID:148627-21904543@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148627 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T121638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260911T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260911T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Nicholas Walker\, double bass DESCRIPTION:Professor Nicholas Walker from the Department of Strings performs a recital. The recital will begin with Prof. Walker's transcription for double bass of J. S. Bach's Partita in A minor for solo flute\, BWV 1013.\n\nThe second half of the program will feature 8 original works by Nicholas Walker: In April of 2017 Walker wrote *ZUGZWANG - Eight Duos for Double Basses*\, for Matthew McDonald & Rick Stotijn to play at the 50th Anniversary ISB Convention in Ithaca. The three bassists have a deep love of Germanic music\, although they each hail from non-German countries. This inspired a work for bassists from all cultures to play together\, eight duos that depict \"Eight German language words that do not exist in English\, but ought to\":\n\nZUGZWANG (2017) - Nicholas Walker (b. 1972)\n- *from Chess\; a situation in which an individual is required to make a move\, but any move will cause a serious disadvantage.*\n\ni. *Fernweh* - A Longing for Far-Away Places \nii. *Frühjarsmüdigkeit* - A Sense of Listlessness Brought on by the Coming of Spring \niii. *Sehnsucht* - Ardent Longing\, Pining\, or Yearning for Unattainable Life Experiences \niv. *Fingerspitzengefühl* - \"Fingertips Feeling\" - Intuitive Empathy with Things & People \nv. *Weltschmerz* - Despair Caused by the State of the World \nvi. *Kopfkino* - \"Head Cinema\" - Playing Out an Entire Fantasy Scenario in Your Head \nvii. *Geborgenheit* - The Perfect Combination of Cozy\, Warm\, Safe\, & Comfortable \nviii. *Luftschloss* - An Unrealistic Dream - an \"Air Castle\"\n\nFACULTY BIO\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/nicholas-walker/ UID:149760-21907119@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149760 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Blanche Anderson Moore Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260911T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260911T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Abigail Peel\, flute DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Abigail Peel performs a final master's degree recital. UID:150382-21909151@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150382 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121608 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Blow Up\" - Grad Student Dance Concert DESCRIPTION:Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Olga Rabetskaya presents dance works generated during the first year of the MFA program. UID:148628-21904544@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148628 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:“Changing Channels” – MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Lauren Blair Smith DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance proudly presents *Changing Channels*\, an innovative and original dance thesis concert directed and choreographed by Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Lauren Blair Smith. Performances will be held on September 18 and 19 at 7:30pm.\n\nAdmission to the event is free. Tickets will be available at the door starting one hour prior to each show\, with doors opening 30 minutes before showtime each night.\n\n*Changing Channels* explores the psychological and physical experience of code-switching through a dynamic blend of contemporary choreography\, original music production by Singaporean producer Alif Aircho\, and multimedia elements. Using the metaphor of switching television channels\, this performance navigates different emotional states\, societal expectations\, and the complex journey of identity.\n\n*Changing Channels* is supported in part through the EXCEL Enterprise Fund\, SMTD Wellness Program\, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives\, and William Braddan McClellan\, Jr. Fund in Dance. This concert is being held in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts in Dance degree requirements.\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST\n\nLAUREN BLAIR SMITH (Director & Choreographer) is a professional performing artist\, producer\, choreographer\, and the very proud founder and artistic director of Lauren Blair Smith Dance Company in Singapore where she mentors\, assists\, and\, most importantly\, participates in the development and joy of young aspiring artists. Lauren is the 2024 Maggie Allesee Choreography Award Winner in Screendance and has been a finalist for multiple years.\n\nLauren holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is currently pursuing her MFA from the University of Michigan. Lauren is a Kenan Fellow at Lincoln Center Education\, an American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher\, an Ailey Certified Teacher\, and founder of Singapore Dance Intensive.\n\nLauren performed on the Broadway National Tour of *Fiddler on the Roof* in over 400 performances in over 100 cities across North America. She promoted wellness through movement (as a certified Pilates instructor) at venues including Marina Bay Sands\, Artyzen Singapore\, Parkroyal Collection Pickering\, and The American Club Singapore. Lauren’s choreography has been featured in the US\, Singapore\, Indonesia\, Taiwan\, Portugal\, and Australia and has received prestigious recognition from international festivals. Lauren has also enjoyed successful collaborations with organizations such as Panasonic\, Google\, Jewel Changi Airport\, TEDx Procter & Gamble\, Certis Group\, X System International\, and Singapore American School. \n\nwww.laurenblairsmith.com UID:148629-21904545@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148629 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,Media,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260709T121642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Symphony Band DESCRIPTION:Legendary conductor and educator H. Robert Reynolds served as the 6th Director of Bands at the University of Michigan from 1975 to 2001\, and then as the conductor of the University of Southern California's Wind Ensemble for another two decades after his retirement from U-M. He led the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings for much of its history and became known around the world for his expressive interpretations and as a champion of music for wind band. Maestro Reynolds passed away in January of this year at the age of 91\, and the University of Michigan Symphony Band pays tribute to his enduring and incomparable legacy in a program filled with some of his favorite classics alongside music that his leadership and creativity brought into our world.\n\nJason Fettig\, conductor\nCraig Kirchhoff\, guest conductor\nCarl St. Clair\, guest conductor\nJennifer Hepp\, graduate student conductor\nTimothy McAllister\, saxophone solo (Santos)\n\nPROGRAM\n*Hill Song\, No. 2*\, Percy Grainger \nFirst Suite in E-flat\, Gustav Holst \n*Lullaby for Kirsten*\, Leslie Bassett\n*Fervent is my Longing*\, J.S. Bach/Cailliet \n*Spin Cycle*\, Scott Lindroth\nSong for Band\, William Bolcom\n*Elegy*\, Giovanni Santos - World Premiere (H. Robert Reynolds Commissioning Fund)\n*Lincolnshire Posy*\, Percy Grainger\n*O Magnum Mysterium*\, Morton Lauridsen/ arr. H. Robert Reynolds UID:148630-21904546@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148630 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:“Changing Channels” – MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Lauren Blair Smith DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance proudly presents *Changing Channels*\, an innovative and original dance thesis concert directed and choreographed by Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Lauren Blair Smith. Performances will be held on September 18 and 19 at 7:30pm.\n\nAdmission to the event is free. Tickets will be available at the door starting one hour prior to each show\, with doors opening 30 minutes before showtime each night.\n\n*Changing Channels* explores the psychological and physical experience of code-switching through a dynamic blend of contemporary choreography\, original music production by Singaporean producer Alif Aircho\, and multimedia elements. Using the metaphor of switching television channels\, this performance navigates different emotional states\, societal expectations\, and the complex journey of identity.\n\n*Changing Channels* is supported in part through the EXCEL Enterprise Fund\, SMTD Wellness Program\, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives\, and William Braddan McClellan\, Jr. Fund in Dance. This concert is being held in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts in Dance degree requirements.\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST\n\nLAUREN BLAIR SMITH (Director & Choreographer) is a professional performing artist\, producer\, choreographer\, and the very proud founder and artistic director of Lauren Blair Smith Dance Company in Singapore where she mentors\, assists\, and\, most importantly\, participates in the development and joy of young aspiring artists. Lauren is the 2024 Maggie Allesee Choreography Award Winner in Screendance and has been a finalist for multiple years.\n\nLauren holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is currently pursuing her MFA from the University of Michigan. Lauren is a Kenan Fellow at Lincoln Center Education\, an American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher\, an Ailey Certified Teacher\, and founder of Singapore Dance Intensive.\n\nLauren performed on the Broadway National Tour of *Fiddler on the Roof* in over 400 performances in over 100 cities across North America. She promoted wellness through movement (as a certified Pilates instructor) at venues including Marina Bay Sands\, Artyzen Singapore\, Parkroyal Collection Pickering\, and The American Club Singapore. Lauren’s choreography has been featured in the US\, Singapore\, Indonesia\, Taiwan\, Portugal\, and Australia and has received prestigious recognition from international festivals. Lauren has also enjoyed successful collaborations with organizations such as Panasonic\, Google\, Jewel Changi Airport\, TEDx Procter & Gamble\, Certis Group\, X System International\, and Singapore American School. \n\nwww.laurenblairsmith.com UID:148631-21904547@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,Media,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260803T121649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260920T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260920T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Grace Jackson\, organ DESCRIPTION:Grace Jackson\, doctoral student in sacred music\, performs a recital on the Frieze Memorial Organ in Hill Auditorium. UID:149761-21907120@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149761 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148716-21904658@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148716 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T181710 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The University Symphony Orchestra launches its new season of magical and magnificent music\, led by USO Music Director and GRAMMY nominee\, Kenneth Kiesler. The evening’s “Music of the Dance” is set in motion with Beethoven’s exuberant and propulsive 7th Symphony\, which Wagner called “the apotheosis of the dance.” Featuring pianist Jinzhao Xu\, DMA student and winner of the 2026 SMTD Concerto Competition\, the concert continues with Saint-Saëns’ stunning and scintillating 5th Piano Concerto\, “Egyptian.” The USO’s opening concert reaches its finale with *La Valse*\, evocative and spectacular music by Ravel\, who described it as “a dancing\, whirling\, almost hallucinatory ecstasy\, and increasingly passionate and exhausting whirlwind of dancers\, who are overcome and exhilarated by nothing but ‘the waltz.’”\n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor\nJinzhao Xu\, piano (Saint-Saëns)\n\nPROGRAM\n\nSymphony No. 7 in A major\, op. 92\, Ludwig van Beethoven\nPiano Concerto No. 5 in F major\, op. 103 \"Egyptian\"\, Camille Saint-Saëns\n*La Valse*\, Maurice Ravel\n\nConcert Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes UID:148632-21904548@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148632 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260729T181628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260925T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260925T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Music as Medicine: Training Pianists for Healthcare Settings DESCRIPTION:The Department of Piano hosts a guest lecture by Todd Van Kekerix\, Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at the University of Houston and Artist-in-Residence\, Center for Performing Arts Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital.\n\n*What does it take to bring music to the bedside - and do it well?*\n \nDrawing on his work at Houston Methodist Hospital\, Todd Van Kekerix explores the artistic\, interpersonal\, and practical skills pianists need to serve effectively in healthcare settings. Patient stories\, video examples\, feedback\, and outcomes data make the work concrete while revealing what is rewarding\, surprising\, and challenging at the bedside. \n\nThe session considers repertoire flexibility\, lead-sheet realization\, on-the-spot arranging\, emotional presence\, and bedside manner\, along with the practical realities of identifying hospital partners\, understanding Artist-in-Residence structures\, preparing for patient interactions\, and navigating liability and logistics. \n\nA live request-and-response demonstration will show how musical decisions are made in real time\, followed by discussion of how these capacities can be cultivated through studio class\, pedagogy coursework\, and community engagement. The lecture concludes by asking how a broader definition of the pianist might reshape training and professional opportunity. UID:149665-21906918@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149665 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Scholarship,Social Impact,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Watkins Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T181627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260927T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260927T180000 SUMMARY:Performance: The SeAH Korean Art Song Gala DESCRIPTION:The SeAH Korean Art Song Gala is a high-profile Korean Performing Arts Initiative event. The first half of the concert will feature student performances of Korean song\, interwoven with historical and cultural narration by SMTD’s Dr. Matthew Thompson\, and will end with a performance by SMTD’s alum Jack Morin (’25)\, whose Korean song performances have garnered millions of views online. The second half of the concert will showcase the world-renowned Korean soprano Sumi Jo\, joined by Thompson at the piano. \n\nThe concert marks the first time that Korean song performance has been taught at U-M and is generously supported by the SeAH corporation and numerous campus entities: the Arts Initiative\, the Jessye Norman Fund\, the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, the Nam Center for Korean Studies\, and the Office of the President. Concert proceeds will be used to support future Korean Performing Arts Initiative events. \n\nMatthew Thompson\, artistic director\n\nNot eligible for the Flex Series discount. UID:148633-21904549@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148633 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:Please join the Concert Band for its first concert of the academic year\, a concert that celebrates \"Breaking Traditions.\" Just like the USA broke with traditions and fought for independence\, this concert celebrates those who ask questions (McTee)\, take risks (*Space Jump*)\, contribute to greater society (Sandler)\, break down barriers (Ruiz-Rest)\, and ultimately fight for what is right – the ability to live free of tyranny (Navarro). \n\nCourtney Snyder\, conductor\nJohn Mange\, graduate student conductor (Sandler)\n\nPROGRAM\n\"The Unquestioned Answer\" from *Double Play*\, Cindy McTee\n*Space Jump*\, Adrian Wong\n*Rosie the Riveter*\, Felicia Sandler\nTitle TBA (world premiere)\, José Ruiz-Resto\n*Libertadores*\, Oscar Navarro UID:148634-21904550@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148634 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121626 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett DESCRIPTION:Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century\, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works\, and how it works on people -- especially the dispossessed and the destitute. His own experience hiding from the Gestapo in the French countryside surfaces in most famous play\, *Waiting for Godot* (1953). \n\n*Time Passes* presents eight short plays written after *Godot*\, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett's verbal play and visual precision\, as well as his political imagination\, they meet our own moment -- fierce\, funny\, uncompromising\, and compassionate as ever. \n\nFeatured plays: \n*Act Without Words II*\n*Play* \n*Come and Go*\n*Footfalls*\n*Rockaby*\n*Catastrophe*\n*What Where*\n*Quad*\n\nWritten by Samuel Beckett\n\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip UID:148635-21904551@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148635 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T181642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The UPO performs a program of works by Dvořák\, Mozart\, Liebermann\, and Brahms. Lowell Liebermann's Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra\, op. 50 will feature soloist Tieran Holmes (BM ’26\, flute\, music education)\, a winner of the 2026 SMTD Concerto Competition.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor\nTieran Holmes\, piccolo (Liebermann)\n\nPROGRAM\n\n+Slavonic Dance in G minor\, op. 46\, #8 - Antonín Dvořák+\n\n+Symphony No. 38 in D major\, K. 504\, \"Prague\" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart+\n\n+Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra\, op. 50 - Lowell Liebermann+\n\n+Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor\, op. 25 - Johannes Brahms\, orch. Arnold Schoenberg+ UID:148636-21904552@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148636 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261002T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261002T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett DESCRIPTION:Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century\, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works\, and how it works on people -- especially the dispossessed and the destitute. His own experience hiding from the Gestapo in the French countryside surfaces in most famous play\, *Waiting for Godot* (1953). \n\n*Time Passes* presents eight short plays written after *Godot*\, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett's verbal play and visual precision\, as well as his political imagination\, they meet our own moment -- fierce\, funny\, uncompromising\, and compassionate as ever. \n\nFeatured plays: \n*Act Without Words II*\n*Play* \n*Come and Go*\n*Footfalls*\n*Rockaby*\n*Catastrophe*\n*What Where*\n*Quad*\n\nWritten by Samuel Beckett\n\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip UID:148637-21904553@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148637 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261003T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261003T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett DESCRIPTION:Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century\, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works\, and how it works on people -- especially the dispossessed and the destitute. His own experience hiding from the Gestapo in the French countryside surfaces in most famous play\, *Waiting for Godot* (1953). \n\n*Time Passes* presents eight short plays written after *Godot*\, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett's verbal play and visual precision\, as well as his political imagination\, they meet our own moment -- fierce\, funny\, uncompromising\, and compassionate as ever. \n\nFeatured plays: \n*Act Without Words II*\n*Play* \n*Come and Go*\n*Footfalls*\n*Rockaby*\n*Catastrophe*\n*What Where*\n*Quad*\n\nWritten by Samuel Beckett\n\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip UID:148638-21904554@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148638 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett DESCRIPTION:Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century\, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works\, and how it works on people -- especially the dispossessed and the destitute. His own experience hiding from the Gestapo in the French countryside surfaces in most famous play\, *Waiting for Godot* (1953). \n\n*Time Passes* presents eight short plays written after *Godot*\, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett's verbal play and visual precision\, as well as his political imagination\, they meet our own moment -- fierce\, funny\, uncompromising\, and compassionate as ever. \n\nFeatured plays: \n*Act Without Words II*\n*Play* \n*Come and Go*\n*Footfalls*\n*Rockaby*\n*Catastrophe*\n*What Where*\n*Quad*\n\nWritten by Samuel Beckett\n\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip UID:148639-21904555@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148639 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T180000 SUMMARY:Performance:A Grand Night for Singing DESCRIPTION:Join us for this annual celebration of singing! This popular concert showcases an array of choral and vocal music performed by the Chamber Choir\, Orpheus Singers\, University Choir\, Men’s Glee Club\, Women’s Glee Club\, Department of Musical Theatre\, and Department of Voice & Opera.\nStudent tickets are not available for this performance.\n\nRecommended Ages: 3+\n\nEugene Rogers\, director UID:148640-21904556@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148640 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T173000 SUMMARY:Performance:Percussion Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble known for bold artistry and innovation through their performances and project. The ensemble has collaborated with composers such as Michael Gordon\, John Luther Adams\, Emma O'Halloran\, Tristan Perich\, Susanna Hancock\, Finola Merivale\, Robert Maggio\, Ted Babcock\, Lesley Flanigan\, Shruthi Rajeskhar\, Jason Treuting\, and Ivan Trevino.\n\nRecent recordings with Cantaloupe Records include the Grammy nominated *Sila: The Breath of the World* and *An Atlas of Deep Time* by John Luther Adams\, as well as *Field of Vision* by Michael Gordon. The ensemble has performed at Caramoor Festival\, Mass MoCA\, Bang on a Can's Long Play Festival\, and recently premiered Michael Gordon’s *Forest of Metal Objects* at The Met Cloisters in New York\, collaborating with director Paul Lazar\, choreographer Annie-B Parson\, and artist Todd Colby. UID:148718-21904660@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148718 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121617 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Contemporary Directions Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Jayce Ogren\, conductor\n\nPROGRAM\n*Four Folk Songs*\, Gabriela Lena Frank \n*Chamber Concerto No. 3: Divergence for 5 musicians*\, Huang Ruo\n*Phonotopographie*\, Zosha Di Castri\n*Aventures*\, György Ligeti\n*This Land Sings*\, Michael Daugherty UID:148641-21904557@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148641 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett DESCRIPTION:Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century\, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works\, and how it works on people -- especially the dispossessed and the destitute. His own experience hiding from the Gestapo in the French countryside surfaces in most famous play\, *Waiting for Godot* (1953). \n\n*Time Passes* presents eight short plays written after *Godot*\, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett's verbal play and visual precision\, as well as his political imagination\, they meet our own moment -- fierce\, funny\, uncompromising\, and compassionate as ever. \n\nFeatured plays: \n*Act Without Words II*\n*Play* \n*Come and Go*\n*Footfalls*\n*Rockaby*\n*Catastrophe*\n*What Where*\n*Quad*\n\nWritten by Samuel Beckett\n\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip UID:148642-21904558@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148642 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148643-21904559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148643 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260618T121638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Choir DESCRIPTION:Join us for a choral program showcasing U-M composers\, performers\, and creative partnerships. \n\nEugene Rogers\, conductor\nKenneth Sieloff\, graduate student conductor (Chatman)\nAndy Milne\, piano (Milne)\nJeffrey Lyman\, bassoon (Recio)\n\nPROGRAM\n\n*Try to Fly*\, Andy Milne\nTitle TBA (world premiere)\, 2026 Brehm Composition Prize Winner\n*Espial*\, Matthew Recio\, poetry. Aminata R. Sei\n*It will not change*\, Stephen Chatman \nMass in D major\, Antonín Dvořák UID:148644-21904560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148644 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121620 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Crumbs from the Table of Joy\" by Lynne Nottage DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a faculty-led studio production of *Crumbs from the Table of Joy* by Lynne Nottage. UID:148645-21904561@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148645 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121620 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T223000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Crumbs from the Table of Joy\" by Lynne Nottage DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a faculty-led studio production of *Crumbs from the Table of Joy* by Lynne Nottage. UID:148646-21904562@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148646 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett DESCRIPTION:Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century\, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works\, and how it works on people -- especially the dispossessed and the destitute. His own experience hiding from the Gestapo in the French countryside surfaces in most famous play\, *Waiting for Godot* (1953). \n\n*Time Passes* presents eight short plays written after *Godot*\, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett's verbal play and visual precision\, as well as his political imagination\, they meet our own moment -- fierce\, funny\, uncompromising\, and compassionate as ever. \n\nFeatured plays: \n*Act Without Words II*\n*Play* \n*Come and Go*\n*Footfalls*\n*Rockaby*\n*Catastrophe*\n*What Where*\n*Quad*\n\nWritten by Samuel Beckett\n\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip UID:148647-21904563@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148647 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121631 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148648-21904564@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148648 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121631 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148649-21904565@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148649 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121623 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Crumbs from the Table of Joy\" by Lynne Nottage DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a faculty-led studio production of *Crumbs from the Table of Joy* by Lynne Nottage. UID:148650-21904566@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148650 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121623 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T223000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Crumbs from the Table of Joy\" by Lynne Nottage DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a faculty-led studio production of *Crumbs from the Table of Joy* by Lynne Nottage. UID:148651-21904567@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121632 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett DESCRIPTION:Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century\, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works\, and how it works on people -- especially the dispossessed and the destitute. His own experience hiding from the Gestapo in the French countryside surfaces in most famous play\, *Waiting for Godot* (1953). \n\n*Time Passes* presents eight short plays written after *Godot*\, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett's verbal play and visual precision\, as well as his political imagination\, they meet our own moment -- fierce\, funny\, uncompromising\, and compassionate as ever. \n\nFeatured plays: \n*Act Without Words II*\n*Play* \n*Come and Go*\n*Footfalls*\n*Rockaby*\n*Catastrophe*\n*What Where*\n*Quad*\n\nWritten by Samuel Beckett\n\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip UID:148652-21904568@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148652 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121633 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148653-21904569@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148653 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260804T181632 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Berofsky Piano Quartet DESCRIPTION:The Berofsky Piano Quartet returns to perform at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. Professors Aaron Berofsky (violin) and Kathryn Votapek (viola) are joined by their sons Sebastian (cello) and Charles (piano)\, who are currently based in New York City.\n\nPERFORMERS\nAaron Berofsky\, violin\nKathryn Votapek\, viola\nSebastian Berofsky\, cello\nCharles Berofsky\, piano\n\nPROGRAM\n\nLudwig van Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major\, Op. 16\nI. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo\nII. Andante cantabile\nIII. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo \n\nDanny Elfman: Piano Quartet (2017)\nI. Ein Ding\nII. Kinderspott\nIII. Duett für Vier\nIV. Ruhig\nV. Die Wolfsjungen\n\n*Intermission*\n\nAntonín Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major\, Op. 87\nI. Allegro con fuoco\nII. Lento\nIII. Allegro moderato\, grazioso – Un pochettino più mosso\nIV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo UID:149884-21907334@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149884 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121633 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett DESCRIPTION:Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century\, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works\, and how it works on people -- especially the dispossessed and the destitute. His own experience hiding from the Gestapo in the French countryside surfaces in most famous play\, *Waiting for Godot* (1953). \n\n*Time Passes* presents eight short plays written after *Godot*\, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett's verbal play and visual precision\, as well as his political imagination\, they meet our own moment -- fierce\, funny\, uncompromising\, and compassionate as ever. \n\nFeatured plays: \n*Act Without Words II*\n*Play* \n*Come and Go*\n*Footfalls*\n*Rockaby*\n*Catastrophe*\n*What Where*\n*Quad*\n\nWritten by Samuel Beckett\n\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip UID:148654-21904570@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148654 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121634 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148655-21904571@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148655 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121626 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Symphony Band Chamber Winds DESCRIPTION:The Symphony Band Chamber Winds presents an eclectic collection of 20th and 21st century music for a diverse array of wind\, brass and percussion instruments. From new music by Rubén Gómez\, Stephen Elsinger\, and Kevin Day to mid-century classics by Francis Poulenc and Robert Washburn\, this program explores the wide variety of musical colors offered by the instruments of the Symphony Band.\n\nConducted by members of the graduate band conducting studio.\n\nPROGRAM\n*Concertino*\, Robert Washburn\n*Portraits of Whimsy*\, Stephen Elsinger\n*Siempre Hay Primera Vez*\, Rubén Darío Gómez\n*Suite française*\, Francis Poulenc\n*Symphony Basquiat*\, Kevin Day UID:148656-21904572@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148656 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Orpheus Singers DESCRIPTION:Conducted by members of the graduate choral conducting studio.\n\nPROGRAM\n\nExcerpts from *Membra Jesu Nostri\, BuxWV 75*\nDieterich Buxtehude\n\n*Requiem in D minor*\nJoseph Martin Kraus UID:148657-21904573@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T121634 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261012T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261012T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michael Thornton\, French horn DESCRIPTION:Professor of Horn Michael Thornton performs a recital including the John Williams Horn Concerto. UID:149966-21907451@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149966 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T181719 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261013T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261013T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Are our life-journeys predetermined by the unstoppable forces of fate or can we shape our own destiny? Two of the most beloved pieces in all of orchestra music seem to provide two contrasting answers. The striking overture to Verdi’s *La Forza del Destino* (The Force of Destiny)\, portrays a dark account of human struggle against circumstances and fate. Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony tells a different story during a dramatic journey that overcomes its fate motive\, culminating in a magnificent and uplifting anthem of human triumph. Hailed by the *New York Times* as “a brilliant soloist\,” U-M faculty member Fabiola Kim\, is featured in the world premiere of the Violin Concerto by Quinn Mason\, the 7th commission of the Michigan Orchestra Repertoire for Equity (MORE) initiative\, founded in 2020 by USO Music Director Kenneth Kiesler. \n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor\nFabiola Kim\, violin (Mason)\n\nPROGRAM\n\n\"Overture\" to *La forza del destino* \nGiuseppe Verdi\n\nViolin Concerto (world premiere) \nQuinn Mason \n\nSymphony No. 5 \nPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\n\nConcert Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes UID:148658-21904574@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148659-21904575@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148659 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jazz Lab Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Designed to rehearse\, perform\, and examine the repertoire of the jazz big band\, the Jazz Lab Ensemble explores classic\, historically significant repertoire as well as new arrangements and/or compositions. This is also a class that is intended to develop the necessary skills of section lead playing\, rehearsal techniques\, jazz phrasing and styles. A wide selection of materials is used to attain these goals including the music of classic big bands such as the Thad Jones Orchestra\, Count Basie Orchestra\, Dizzy Gillespie Band\, Oliver Nelson\, Duke Pearson and Duke Ellington Orchestra.\n\nDennis Wilson\, conductor UID:148660-21904576@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148660 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T130734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Noon Lecture Series | A History of Unowned Dance: Bodies in Transmission DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person in East Hall 4448. We recommend entering East Hall using the Church Street entrance and taking the elevator to the 4th floor. This event is in-person only and will not be livestreamed or recorded.\n\nThis lecture examines how dance is transformed through embodied transmission rather than preserved as a fixed tradition. Drawing on more than three decades of artistic practice between New York and Japan\, Yasuko Yokoshi reflects on how choreography\, Nihon Buyo\, and Noh have continually reshaped her body and artistic practice. Through performance examples and the ongoing dojojiproject\, the lecture considers transformation not as the opposite of the archive\, but as the very condition through which dance survives.\n\nYasuko Yokoshi is a choreographer and dancer whose work explores embodied transmission\, dance lineage\, and the unstable nature of dance as a living archive. Based in New York from 1996 to 2015\, she received two New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards (2003\, 2006)\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, a NYFA Artist Fellowship\, support from Creative Capital\, and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award. Her works have been presented internationally\, often engaging the space between contemporary dance and Japanese traditional performing arts.\n\nThis lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Dance. To learn more about this department\, please visit https://smtd.umich.edu/department/dance/.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:150001-21907799@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:arts,Asian Languages And Cultures,center for japanese studies,Dance,japan,Japanese Studies,Performance LOCATION:East Hall - Room 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148661-21904577@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148661 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181644 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Baroque Chamber Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra studies and performs repertoire from the late Renaissance\, Baroque\, and the early Classical periods. While directed by faculty members Aaron Berofsky\, baroque violin\, and Joseph Gascho\, harpsichord/organ\, many performances are led by the students themselves. Using period instruments and replicas from the university’s growing Stearns Collection\, the musicians gain vital hands-on experience and learn about the history and context of early music and performance practice. UID:148719-21904661@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148719 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jazz Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a performance by the University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble – the most competitive of the University’s jazz ensembles. Open by audition only\, most seats are filled by majors within the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation. UID:148662-21904578@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148662 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260618T181646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261016T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261016T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls\" by Meg Miroshnik DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Naomi Parr\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:149052-21905363@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149052 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261016T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261016T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148663-21904579@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148663 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260618T181647 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261016T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261016T010000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls\" by Meg Miroshnik DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Naomi Parr\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:149053-21905364@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149053 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260618T181647 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls\" by Meg Miroshnik DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Naomi Parr\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:149054-21905365@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149054 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121637 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148664-21904580@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148664 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n UID:148665-21904581@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148665 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148720-21904662@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148720 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T181642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:With a string section comprising all freshmen\, the Philharmonia Orchestra provides student musicians an immersive opportunity to improve their large ensemble skills and play some of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor\n\nPROGRAM\n\n*Anemology*\nSteven Mackey\n\n*La mer*\nClaude Debussy UID:148666-21904582@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148666 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Saxophone Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students of Professor Timothy McAllister perform a recital. UID:150383-21909152@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150383 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121633 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261023T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261023T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band Chamber Winds DESCRIPTION:Join the Concert Band for its annual chamber winds concert\, titled \"Painted in Fire.\" With a program featuring chamber works for brass\, woodwinds and percussion\, these works come together to create an electric concert including a world premiere by student composer Peter Cohn (BM '27\, composition).\n\nCourtney Snyder\, conductor and graduate student conductors Jennifer Hepp\, Detrich Morrison-Jones\, Sean Hogan\, and John Mange.\n\nPROGRAM\n*Fanfare Canzonique*\, Brian Balmages \n*Embers in the Black*\, Kevin Poelking \n*Soundpainting*\n*Extinguish Thou My Eyes*\, David Biedenbender\n*Fireworks* (world premiere)\, Peter Cohn\n*Double Wind Quintet*\, Alfred Reed UID:148667-21904583@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148667 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181647 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261024T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261024T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Student Composer Concert Series DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Department of Composition\, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students. UID:148721-21904663@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148721 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261025T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261025T180000 SUMMARY:Performance: Band-O-Rama DESCRIPTION:Come join the Michigan Bands for their annual extravaganza\, Band-O-Rama! Featuring the Concert Band\, Symphony Band\, and the Michigan Marching Band\, this lively and entertaining show celebrates the history and legendary musicianship of Michigan's storied band programs. This year's concert also pays tribute to the 250th anniversary of the United States with a wide spectrum of music by some of America's greatest composers.\n\nConducted by Jason Fettig\, Courtney Snyder\, John Pasquale\, and Richard Frey\n\nStudent tickets are not available for this performance.\nRecommended Ages: 3+\n\nPROGRAM\n\nConcert Band:\n*Liberty Fanfare*\, John Williams\, arr. James Curnow \n*American Salute*\, Morton Gould \n*M Rhapsody*\, traditional\, Floyd Werle \n\nSymphony Band: \n*Fanfare\, Hymn and Finale*\, Peter Boyer\n*Dona Nobis Pacem for Wind Ensemble*\, Michael Daugherty\n*Sesquicentennial Exposition March*\, John Philip Sousa\n*Mambo* from *West Side Story*\, Leonard Bernstein\, arr. Paul Lavender\n*Victors Valiant*\, Jerry Bilik \n\nU-M Marching Band:\n*Classic Repertoire - TBA* UID:148668-21904584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260724T121641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Octubafest DESCRIPTION:Octubafest is a three day celebration of music for the tuba and euphonium. The recitals for these three evenings will feature solo and chamber music performances by members of the University of Michigan Tuba Euphonium studio. UID:149544-21906666@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149544 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260724T121642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261027T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261027T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Octubafest DESCRIPTION:Octubafest is a three day celebration of music for the tuba and euphonium. The recitals for these three evenings will feature solo and chamber music performances by members of the University of Michigan Tuba Euphonium studio. UID:149545-21906667@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149545 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261027T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261027T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Choir DESCRIPTION:Though separated by nearly 200 years\, Nathaniel Dett and J.S. Bach in their own distinct ways used familiar melodies to show joy and praise in their cantatas. Presenting two seminal works\, *Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4)* and *Chariot Jubilee*\, this concert will feature student instrumentalists and soloists.\n\nMatthew Abernathy\, conductor\n\nPROGRAM\n\n*Christ lag in Todes Banden\, BWV 4* \nJohann Sebastian Bach\n\n*Chariot Jubilee* \nR. Nathaniel Dett UID:148669-21904585@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148669 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260724T121642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261028T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261028T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Octubafest DESCRIPTION:Octubafest is a three day celebration of music for the tuba and euphonium. The recitals for these three evenings will feature solo and chamber music performances by members of the University of Michigan Tuba Euphonium studio. UID:149546-21906668@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149546 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Practice Secrets from Sports Psychology: What Athletes Know and Musicians Need DESCRIPTION:All are welcome as the Department of Piano hosts a lecture by guest scholar Barbara Fast.\n\nPractice smarter with high-performance strategies from sports research. Discover powerful\, often counterintuitive learning methods that help musicians practice more effectively\, making every minute count. Strategies from Dr. Fast’s forthcoming chapter in *Cambridge Handbook for Piano Pedagogy* will be shared.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nBARBARA FAST\, David Ross Boyd Professor Emerita\, University of Oklahoma\, presents workshops internationally and nationally. She received the Frances Clark Center’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her publications include a chapter in the forthcoming *Cambridge Handbook for Piano Pedagogy* and co-authorship of *iPractice: Technology in the 21st Century Music Practice Room* (Oxford). UID:150384-21909153@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Research,Scholarship,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Watkins Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Telegraph Quartet DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Telegraph Quartet\, now in residency at the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, performs a recital.\n\nABOUT TELEGRAPH QUARTET\nErin Chin & Joseph Maile\, violins\nPei-Ling Lin\, viola\nJeremiah Shaw\, cello\n\nThe TELEGRAPH QUARTET formed in 2013 with an equal passion for standard and contemporary chamber music repertoire. Described by the *San Francisco Chronicle* as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety\,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The quartet is currently the quartet-in-residence at the University of Michigan.\n\nThe quartet has performed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre\, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s *Chamber Masters Series*\, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute\, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival\, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. They have collaborated with pianists Leon Fleisher and Simone Dinnerstein\; cellists Norman Fischer and Bonnie Hampton\; violinist Ian Swensen\; and the St. Lawrence Quartet and Henschel Quartett. A fervent champion of 20th- and 21st-century repertoire\, the Telegraph Quartet has premiered works by Osvaldo Golijov\, John Harbison\, Robert Sirota\, and Richard Festinger.\n\nIn 2023\, the Telegraph Quartet released *20th Century Vantage Points: Divergent Paths*\, the first in a trilogy of recordings on Azica Records exploring the string quartets of the first half of the 20th century – an era of music that the group has felt especially called to perform since its formation. *Divergent Paths* features two works that (to the best of the quartet’s knowledge) have never been recorded on the same album before: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major and Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartet no. 1 in D minor\, op. 7. The quartet’s new album\, *20th Century Vantage Points: Edge of the Storm* is out now on Azica Records.\n\nhttp://www.telegraphquartet.com UID:150385-21909154@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150385 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Symphony Band DESCRIPTION:Multiple Grammy-winning American composer Michael Daugherty has served on the faculty of the University of Michigan's School of Music\, Theatre & Dance for over 30 years. As his tenure here comes to a close\, the Symphony Band celebrates his remarkable musical legacy with a concert of original music for band composed by Daugherty over the past quarter century. Highlights include his concerti for timpani and trombones\, the world-famous \"Bells for Stokowski\" and a new setting of his \"Cadillac Ranch\" co-commissioned by the Symphony Band with the support of the H. Robert Reynolds Commissioning Fund. \n\nJason Fettig\, conductor\nXin Yi Chong\, timpani soloist\nDavid Jackson and 2 students TBA\, trombone soloists\nMichael Haithcock\, guest conductor\nJohn Pasquale\, guest conductor\nMichael Daugherty\, composer\n\nPROGRAM\n*Raise the Roof*\n*Cadillac Ranch*\n*Rosa Parks Boulevard*\n*Dona Nobis Pacem*\n*Bells for Stokowski*\n\nMichael Daugherty Faculty Bio:\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/michael-daugherty/ UID:148670-21904586@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148670 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Faculty,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261031T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261031T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Halloween Concert DESCRIPTION:This popular and family-friendly tradition brings together the University Symphony and University Philharmonia Orchestras for a musical celebration of the spooky season. \n\nKenneth Kiesler\, artistic director\n\nStudent tickets are not available for this performance.\nRecommended Ages: 3+\n\nPROGRAM\n*March of the Little Goblins*\, Adam Glaser \n*Danse Macabre*\, Op. 40\, Camille Saint-Saëns\n*Symphonie Fantastique\, Marche au supplice*\, Hector Berlioz\n*Polonaise* from *Eugene Onegin* (Act III)\, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\n*Intermezzo* from *Cavalleria Rusticana*\, Pietro Mascagni \n*Dance of the Clowns* from *The Snow Maiden Suite*\, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov\n*William Tell Overture* (excerpts)\, Gioachino Rossini\n*Waltz* from *Masquerade Suite*\, Aram Khachaturian\n*Walking the Dog Promenade*\, George Gershwin\n*Short Ride in a Fast Machine*\, John Adams\n*Ghostbusters*\, Holcombe\, arr. Parker UID:148671-21904587@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148671 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260729T121641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261102T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261102T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michael Thornton\, French horn & David Zerkel\, tuba DESCRIPTION:The Department of Winds & Percussion presents a recital featuring Professors Michael Thornton (new to SMTD this fall) and David Zerkel\, with collaborative pianist Liz Ames.\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/michael-thornton-to-join-the-department-of-winds-percussion/\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/david-zerkel/ UID:148715-21904657@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148715 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T223000 SUMMARY:Performance:La Rondine (The Swallow) DESCRIPTION:*La Rondine* is a bittersweet comedy from one of the best-loved composers of Italian opera. The story follows the love life of courtesan Magda\, who flies away from her wealthy\, pampered life with the unromantic Rombaldo in favor of a passionate affair with the younger (and poorer) Ruggero – disguising her identity as she does so. When two visitors from her past appear\, Magda must wrestle with the question of who she truly is and what she wants.\n\nMusic by Giacomo Puccini\nLibretto by Giuseppe Adami\n\nConducted by Kirk Severtson\nDirected by Stephanie Havey UID:148672-21904588@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148672 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261106T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261106T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Men's Glee Club Fall Concert DESCRIPTION:Be a part of this storied tradition! The Men’s Glee Club – the oldest student organization on campus – entertains audiences of all ages with its annual fall concert.\n\nConducted by Matthew Abernathy\n\nNot eligible for the Flex Series discount.\nRecommended Ages: 3+ UID:148673-21904589@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148673 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261106T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261106T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:La Rondine (The Swallow) DESCRIPTION:*La Rondine* is a bittersweet comedy from one of the best-loved composers of Italian opera. The story follows the love life of courtesan Magda\, who flies away from her wealthy\, pampered life with the unromantic Rombaldo in favor of a passionate affair with the younger (and poorer) Ruggero – disguising her identity as she does so. When two visitors from her past appear\, Magda must wrestle with the question of who she truly is and what she wants.\n\nMusic by Giacomo Puccini\nLibretto by Giuseppe Adami\n\nConducted by Kirk Severtson\nDirected by Stephanie Havey UID:148674-21904590@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148674 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261107T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261107T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:La Rondine (The Swallow) DESCRIPTION:*La Rondine* is a bittersweet comedy from one of the best-loved composers of Italian opera. The story follows the love life of courtesan Magda\, who flies away from her wealthy\, pampered life with the unromantic Rombaldo in favor of a passionate affair with the younger (and poorer) Ruggero – disguising her identity as she does so. When two visitors from her past appear\, Magda must wrestle with the question of who she truly is and what she wants.\n\nMusic by Giacomo Puccini\nLibretto by Giuseppe Adami\n\nConducted by Kirk Severtson\nDirected by Stephanie Havey UID:148675-21904591@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148675 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261108T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261108T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:La Rondine (The Swallow) DESCRIPTION:*La Rondine* is a bittersweet comedy from one of the best-loved composers of Italian opera. The story follows the love life of courtesan Magda\, who flies away from her wealthy\, pampered life with the unromantic Rombaldo in favor of a passionate affair with the younger (and poorer) Ruggero – disguising her identity as she does so. When two visitors from her past appear\, Magda must wrestle with the question of who she truly is and what she wants.\n\nMusic by Giacomo Puccini\nLibretto by Giuseppe Adami\n\nConducted by Kirk Severtson\nDirected by Stephanie Havey UID:148676-21904592@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148676 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261108T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261108T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Campus & University Bands DESCRIPTION:Primarily for non-music majors who desire a concert band experience\, the University and Campus Bands are open to the entire U-M community and offer a great opportunity to enjoy an immersive musical experience and to learn from SMTD’s renowned faculty. The University Band is the most advanced non-music-major band and placement is by audition. Campus Band is open to any student with experience.\n\nUniversity Band: John Pasquale\, conductor\n\nCampus Band: Richard Frey\, conductor UID:148677-21904593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148677 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260629T181659 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261108T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261108T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Youth Trombone Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Michigan Youth Trombone Ensemble (MYTE)\, under the direction of Professor David Jackson\, provides students advanced experience in performing a variety of trombone ensemble repertoire. Students will work with current U-M trombone students to strengthen their overall musicianship\, learn new repertoire\, and participate in collaborative music making through weekly rehearsals. The Michigan Youth Trombone Ensemble is open by audition to high-school aged trombonists.\n\nFaculty Director David Jackson UID:148678-21904594@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148678 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T181728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261109T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261109T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Step beyond the footlights into a musical world that traverses from magic to masquerades\, comedy to romance\, and elegance to spectacle. The University Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of music inspired by the stage\, featuring 2026 SMTD Concerto Competition winner Grace Ryan (MM ’26\, voice)\, mezzo-soprano\, in two very different portrayals of Cinderella: the tender and lyrical *Cendrillon* by Massenet\, and the dazzling and playful *La Cenerentola* by Rossini.\n\nMozart’s sparkling *Magic Flute* Overture sets the stage for the evening\, which culminates in Richard Strauss’s exuberant *Le Bourgeois gentilhomme*\, featuring virtuosic violin\, cello\, and piano soloists. Witty\, energetic\, and full of theatrical flair\, Strauss’s music brings this journey to a rollicking conclusion.\n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor\nGrace Ryan\, mezzo-soprano (Massenet and Rossini)\n\nPROGRAM\n\"Overture\" to *The Magic Flute*\, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart \n\"Enfin je suis ici\" from *Cendrillon*\, Jules Massenet \n\"Nacqui all'affanno... Non più mesta\" from *La Cenerentola*\, Gioachino Rossini\n*Le bourgeois gentilhomme\, op. 60*\, Richard Strauss \n\nConcert Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes UID:148679-21904595@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181701 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261110T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mazurka: Dance of a Polish Soul\, Voice of the World DESCRIPTION:The mazurka\, one of Poland’s most distinctive musical dance forms\, continues to inspire composers far beyond its traditional origins. While often associated with Frédéric Chopin\, this recital explores the broader and evolving story of the mazurka through the voices of both celebrated and lesser-known composers from Poland and around the world.\n\nThe program presents a diverse collection of works that reveal how composers have transformed this Polish dance into a vehicle for artistic expression\, cultural identity\, and contemporary creativity. It includes mazurkas by Karol Szymanowski\, whose innovative language expanded the genre in the twentieth century\, as well as works by composers inspired by Chopin’s legacy\, including Zygmunt Stojowski\, Julian and Nathalie Janotha. The program also features mazurkas by lesser-known Polish composers such as Wojciech Kilar and Mikołaj Piotr Górecki\, whose individual musical voices offer new perspectives on the evolution of the genre. Special attention is given to the contributions of female composers\, whose works enrich the mazurka’s continuing legacy.\n\nAlongside these historical works\, the program features newly commissioned mazurkas created for the international 21st Mazurkas project—a visionary artistic initiative conceived\, developed\, and realized by pianist Anna Kijanowska. Bringing together composers from Poland\, Europe\, North America\, South America\, and New Zealand\, the project presents the mazurka as a living international form. These contemporary works demonstrate the remarkable adaptability of the genre\, blending elements of folk tradition\, personal expression\, modern compositional techniques\, and diverse cultural influences. Each composer offers a unique perspective\, transforming the mazurka into a global musical language while maintaining its connection to its Polish roots. Among the contributors is Matthew Bengtson\, Associate Professor of Piano Literature at the University of Michigan\, whose commissioned mazurka forms part of this international collection.\n\nAll of these new works were written especially for pianist Anna Kijanowska and recorded on the award-winning DUX album 21st Mazurkas (DUX 2149). The recording received the Platinum Prize at the Golden European Piano Awards 2025\, together with the Special Regional Representative Award (Cieszyn\, Poland) and the Artist of the Month distinction.\n\nThrough a dialogue between historical voices and contemporary creators\, *Mazurka: Dance of a Polish Soul\, Voice of the World* celebrates the mazurka as a living art form—one that continues to evolve across generations\, cultures\, and continents\, while remaining deeply connected to Poland’s rich musical heritage. UID:150308-21908999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150308 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Culture,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261110T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261110T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Arts Chorale DESCRIPTION:The Arts Chorale is the official choir of the College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts. It provides a fun and enriching environment for students who enjoy singing. A mixed choir that is open to any U-M student\, the Arts Chorale is a musical and social group that has existed at the University for over 60 years. Although affiliated with SMTD\, most members are not music majors. UID:148680-21904596@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148680 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121644 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261111T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261111T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:BFA Dance Concerts DESCRIPTION:Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. Free tickets will be available in advance of the performance. UID:148681-21904597@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148681 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261112T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261112T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:BFA Dance Concerts DESCRIPTION:Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. Free tickets will be available in advance of the performance. UID:148682-21904598@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148682 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181651 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261112T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261112T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Oboe Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the studio of Professor Nancy Ambrose King perform a recital. UID:148722-21904664@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148722 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121659 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Othello\" by William Shakespeare DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Jeffrey Wagner\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:148890-21905052@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148890 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:BFA Dance Concerts DESCRIPTION:Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. Free tickets will be available in advance of the performance. UID:148683-21904599@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148683 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260612T181655 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Violin Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the violin studio of Professor Fabiola Kim perform a recital. UID:148924-21905223@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148924 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261114T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Othello\" by William Shakespeare DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Jeffrey Wagner\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:148891-21905053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148891 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121701 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261114T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Othello\" by William Shakespeare DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Jeffrey Wagner\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:148892-21905054@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148892 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261114T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261114T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:BFA Dance Concerts DESCRIPTION:Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. Free tickets will be available in advance of the performance. UID:148684-21904600@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148684 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261114T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261114T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Women's Glee Club Fall Concert DESCRIPTION:Join us for joyous celebrations of choral music as this beloved student organization continues years of tradition with their annual fall concert.\n\nConducted by Julie Skadsem\n\nNot eligible for the Flex Series discount.\nRecommended Ages: 3+\n UID:148685-21904601@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148685 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261115T173000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Youth Chamber Singers & Michigan Youth Treble Singers DESCRIPTION:These ensembles are part of the Michigan Youth Ensembles program\, which brings together exceptional high school and middle school students for weekly rehearsals at SMTD. \n\nThe Michigan Youth Chamber Singers (MYCS) is a select SATB choir composed of outstanding vocalists from across the region. Students interact with U-M SMTD faculty and graduate students to perform challenging standard chamber choir repertoire. MYCS is open to advanced high-school aged singers.\n\nMatthew Abernathy\, conductor\n\nThe Michigan Youth Treble Singers (MYTS) is a select treble choir composed of outstanding middle school vocalists from across the region. Students interact with U-M SMTD faculty and students to perform repertoire from a wide variety of styles and time periods. MYTS is open to middle-school aged singers with unchanged voices.\n\nJulie Skadsem\, conductor UID:148723-21904665@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148723 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121647 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261115T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261115T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Youth Symphonic Band / Philharmonia Orchestra / Symphony Orchestra Fall Performance DESCRIPTION:These ensembles are part of the Michigan Youth Ensembles (MYE) program\, which brings together exceptional high school students for weekly rehearsals at SMTD. MYE Students\, who are selected by audition\, have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating environment\, while learning from U-M conductors\, applied faculty\, and graduate students.\n\nPROGRAM\n\nMichigan Youth Symphonic Band\nCourtney Snyder\, conductor\n\n*From Breath to Breath*\, Elena Specht\nSymphony No. 2\, James Barnes\n*Ad Astra*\, Stephen Elsinger \n \nMichigan Youth Philharmonia Orchestra\nMichael Hopkins\, conductor\n\n*Brandenburg Concerto No. 3*\, J.S. Bach\, arr. Merle J. Isaac\n*October*\, Eric Whitacre \n*Capriol Suite*\, Peter Warlock\n*The Horizon*\, Yukiko Nishimura\n*St. Paul's Suite movement IV - The Darason*\, Gustav Holst \n\nMichigan Youth Symphony Orchestra\nJayce Ogren\, conductor\n\n*Strum*\, Jessie Montgomery\n*Two Elegiac Melodies\, op. 34 - no. 2\, The Spring*\, Edvard Grieg\nSlavonic Dances\, op. 46 (8)\, op. 72 (2\, 7 and 8)\, Antonín Dvořák\n*Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo*\, I. \"Buckaroo Holiday\" and IV. \"Hoe-down\"\, Aaron Copland UID:148686-21904602@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148686 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181653 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261115T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261115T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Student Composer Concert Series DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Department of Composition\, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students. UID:148724-21904666@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148724 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260720T181704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261117T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261117T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Don't Let The Sun\": Chamber Choir & University Choir DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE\n\nComposer Theodore Wiprud and librettist Richard Wesley have created an oratorio examining a widespread expression of racism in America\, documented in the landmark book *Sundown Towns* by the late sociologist and historian James Loewen.\n\nConducted by Director of University Choirs Eugene Rogers\, *Don’t Let the Sun*\, for chorus\, vocal soloists\, and orchestra\, will run approximately 90 minutes (plus intermission). It tells the story of “sundown towns” where residents drove out or actively excluded specific groups from residing there (from being in a town after sunset) through ordinances\, signs\, and acts of violence. Sundown towns excluded Black people\, and in some cases\, Chinese Americans\, Jewish people\, Native Americans\, Latinas/os and other racialized groups. Since the 19th century these towns have been prevalent throughout the U.S. and especially in the Midwest\, West\, and East.\n\nThese policies did not completely disappear over time. The attitudes that drove them morphed into housing “covenants\,” redlining\, discrimination within the post-war FHA and discrimination in the granting of bank loans. The results of these decisions and policies haunt our country to this very day. *Don’t Let the Sun* will shine a light on this difficult chapter in America’s ever-expanding history\, and help audiences engage productively with “hard” histories.\n\nMr. Loewen’s *Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism* is the definitive history of these phenomena. Another source is the “History and Social Justice” website launched by Dr. Loewen\, which has had nearly one million visitors over the last three years\, and continues to amass cases and first-hand accounts. Librettist Richard Wesley’s text is inspired by the voices of individuals impacted by sundown towns and more recent policies\, examining the harm experienced by both the excluded and the excluders\; and recent efforts by many sundown towns to reckon with their past and shape a better future.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS\n\nTHEODORE WIPRUD is a composer\, an educator\, and a researcher on the musical community’s work toward equity and inclusion. Many of his works address social issues\, including vocal works like *American Journal* (Robert Hayden) and *A Georgia Song* (Maya Angelou)\; and orchestral works like his Violin Concerto *“Katrina”\; Wind of Many Voices*\, responding to the troubled history of South Dakota\; and a second Violin Concerto *“on the brink”* exploring climate grief and climate action. \n\nRICHARD WESLEY is a playwright and screenwriter whose many plays deal with social-historical moments. He wrote the libretto for Anthony Davis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning opera *Central Park Five*. Mr. Wesley has received numerous awards including the NAACP Image Award for Best Picture (for *Uptown Saturday Night*) and the National Black Theater Festival’s August Wilson Playwright Award. He teaches at New York University. UID:149480-21906472@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149480 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Diversity,Free,Music,Social Impact,Storytelling LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:University of Michigan Euphonium & Tuba Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The U-M Euphonium & Tuba Ensemble\, featuring students from the studio of Professor David Zerkel\, performs a recital. UID:148725-21904667@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148725 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde DESCRIPTION:In 1895\, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel after the Marquess called him a “posing sodomite.” This lawsuit backfired on Wilde\, resulting in two additional trials to determine whether Wilde was guilty of “gross indecency with male persons.” \n\nPlaywright Moisés Kaufman\, the Tony- and Emmy-nominated playwright behind *The Laramie Project*\, uses trial transcripts\, personal correspondence\, interviews\, and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of the great man of letters whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment.\n\nWritten by Moisés Kaufman\nDirected by Halena Kays\n UID:148687-21904603@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:LGBT,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181655 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Baroque Chamber Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra studies and performs repertoire from the late Renaissance\, Baroque\, and the early Classical periods. While directed by faculty members Aaron Berofsky\, baroque violin\, and Joseph Gascho\, harpsichord/organ\, many performances are led by the students themselves. Using period instruments and replicas from the university’s growing Stearns Collection\, the musicians gain vital hands-on experience and learn about the history and context of early music and performance practice. UID:148726-21904668@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Creative Arts Orchestra DESCRIPTION:This is a unique\, largely improvisation-based group that invites interaction with other performance fields such as dance\, theatre\, and music technology.\n\nMarcus Elliot\, director UID:148688-21904604@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148688 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Interdisciplinary,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Small Dance Party\" - MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Kate Tsuruharatani DESCRIPTION:Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Kate Tsuruharatani presents a program of original dance works. UID:148893-21905055@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148893 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Perry Kasper Granoff Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121650 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Symphony Band DESCRIPTION:In recognition of the end of our 250th year as a free nation\, the University of Michigan Symphony Band presents an All-American program from the diverse voices that permeate our country. From the overtly patriotic to the fiercely democratic\, the collection of works on this program tell the story of a resilient and undaunted nation that embraces both a turbulent past and a hopeful future. \n\nJason Fettig\, conductor\nCelina Kintscher\, guest composer\nJohn Mange\, graduate student conductor\n\nPROGRAM\n*Fanfare for the Common Man*\, Aaron Copland \n*Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 2*\, Joan Tower\n\"Decoration Day\" from *A Symphony: New England Holidays*\, Charles Ives\, trans. Jonathan Elkus\n*Amen!*\, Carlos Simon\n*250 Voices*\, Celina Kintscher (U-M Commission and Premiere)\n*American Symphony*\, Adam Schoenberg\, trans. Donald Patterson UID:148689-21904605@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148689 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde DESCRIPTION:In 1895\, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel after the Marquess called him a “posing sodomite.” This lawsuit backfired on Wilde\, resulting in two additional trials to determine whether Wilde was guilty of “gross indecency with male persons.” \n\nPlaywright Moisés Kaufman\, the Tony- and Emmy-nominated playwright behind *The Laramie Project*\, uses trial transcripts\, personal correspondence\, interviews\, and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of the great man of letters whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment.\n\nWritten by Moisés Kaufman\nDirected by Halena Kays\n UID:148690-21904606@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148690 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:LGBT,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261121T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261121T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Telegraph Quartet DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Telegraph Quartet\, now in residency at the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, performs a recital.\n\nABOUT TELEGRAPH QUARTET\nErin Chin & Joseph Maile\, violins\nPei-Ling Lin\, viola\nJeremiah Shaw\, cello\n\nThe TELEGRAPH QUARTET formed in 2013 with an equal passion for standard and contemporary chamber music repertoire. Described by the *San Francisco Chronicle* as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety\,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The quartet is currently the quartet-in-residence at the University of Michigan.\n\nThe quartet has performed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre\, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s *Chamber Masters Series*\, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute\, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival\, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. They have collaborated with pianists Leon Fleisher and Simone Dinnerstein\; cellists Norman Fischer and Bonnie Hampton\; violinist Ian Swensen\; and the St. Lawrence Quartet and Henschel Quartett. A fervent champion of 20th- and 21st-century repertoire\, the Telegraph Quartet has premiered works by Osvaldo Golijov\, John Harbison\, Robert Sirota\, and Richard Festinger.\n\nIn 2023\, the Telegraph Quartet released *20th Century Vantage Points: Divergent Paths*\, the first in a trilogy of recordings on Azica Records exploring the string quartets of the first half of the 20th century – an era of music that the group has felt especially called to perform since its formation. *Divergent Paths* features two works that (to the best of the quartet’s knowledge) have never been recorded on the same album before: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major and Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartet no. 1 in D minor\, op. 7. The quartet’s new album\, *20th Century Vantage Points: Edge of the Storm* is out now on Azica Records.\n\nhttp://www.telegraphquartet.com UID:150386-21909155@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150386 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261121T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261121T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde DESCRIPTION:In 1895\, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel after the Marquess called him a “posing sodomite.” This lawsuit backfired on Wilde\, resulting in two additional trials to determine whether Wilde was guilty of “gross indecency with male persons.” \n\nPlaywright Moisés Kaufman\, the Tony- and Emmy-nominated playwright behind *The Laramie Project*\, uses trial transcripts\, personal correspondence\, interviews\, and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of the great man of letters whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment.\n\nWritten by Moisés Kaufman\nDirected by Halena Kays\n UID:148691-21904607@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148691 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:LGBT,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121650 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde DESCRIPTION:In 1895\, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel after the Marquess called him a “posing sodomite.” This lawsuit backfired on Wilde\, resulting in two additional trials to determine whether Wilde was guilty of “gross indecency with male persons.” \n\nPlaywright Moisés Kaufman\, the Tony- and Emmy-nominated playwright behind *The Laramie Project*\, uses trial transcripts\, personal correspondence\, interviews\, and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of the great man of letters whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment.\n\nWritten by Moisés Kaufman\nDirected by Halena Kays\n UID:148692-21904608@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148692 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:LGBT,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121652 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T150000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra (MYJO) provides advanced experience performing a variety of big band repertoire in venues throughout Southeast Michigan. The Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra is open by audition to all high-school aged instrumentalists interested in jazz and/or improvisation.\n\nConductor/ Faculty Director Dennis Wilson UID:148693-21904609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148693 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T181644 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T223000 SUMMARY:Performance:Campus Orchestras DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Campus Orchestras are made up of two main orchestras: Campus Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Campus Philharmonia Orchestra (CPO). Both groups are comprised of non-music major students\, faculty members\, staff\, and alumni of the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Campus Orchestras are conducted by Graduate Student Conductors at the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. Some of the past Campus Orchestras conductors are now assistant conductors or music directors in professional orchestras around the country.\n\nPROGRAM\n\nCampus Symphony Orchestra:\n\n*Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy*\, Hubert Parry \n*Preludio sinfonico*\, Giacomo Puccini\nSymphony No. 2 in C minor\, Op. 17\, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\n\nCampus Philharmonia Orchestra:\n\n*Coriolan Overture*\, Op. 62\, Ludwig van Beethoven \n*Carmen Suite* No. 1\, Georges Bizet \n*Intermezzo* from *Goyescas*\, Enrique Granados\n*Polovtsian Dances*\, Alexander Borodin UID:148694-21904610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148694 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T121653 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Orpheus Singers DESCRIPTION:The Orpheus Singers performs a program of choral works conducted by members of the graduate choral conducting studio. The concert concludes with *The Promise of America*\, presented in collaboration with the Department of Musical Theatre.\n\n*The Promise of America* is a song cycle written for choir\, soloists\, and chamber orchestra by Kim D. Sherman (music/ vocal arrangements) and Christine Toy Johnson (words) that illuminates the impact of various constitutional amendments on the American people. Aiming to inspire the upholding of the U.S. Constitution as the cornerstone of American democracy\, included are reflections on the freedom of speech\, marriage equality\, public school funding\, prohibition\, voting rights\, Presidential term limits\, due process\, ramifications of the Second Amendment\, and more.\n\nPROGRAM\n*I Can Tell the World*\, arr. Moses Hogan\n*Plain-Chant for America*\, William Grant Still \n*Frostiana*\, Randall Thompson\n*The Promise of America*\, Christine Toy Johnson\, Kim D. Sherman UID:148695-21904611@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148695 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:Percussion Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble known for bold artistry and innovation through their performances and project. The ensemble has collaborated with composers such as Michael Gordon\, John Luther Adams\, Emma O'Halloran\, Tristan Perich\, Susanna Hancock\, Finola Merivale\, Robert Maggio\, Ted Babcock\, Lesley Flanigan\, Shruthi Rajeskhar\, Jason Treuting\, and Ivan Trevino.\n\nRecent recordings with Cantaloupe Records include the Grammy nominated *Sila: The Breath of the World* and *An Atlas of Deep Time* by John Luther Adams\, as well as *Field of Vision* by Michael Gordon. The ensemble has performed at Caramoor Festival\, Mass MoCA\, Bang on a Can's Long Play Festival\, and recently premiered Michael Gordon’s *Forest of Metal Objects* at The Met Cloisters in New York\, collaborating with director Paul Lazar\, choreographer Annie-B Parson\, and artist Todd Colby. UID:148727-21904669@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148727 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181658 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261122T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Small Jazz Ensembles DESCRIPTION:Student ensembles perform from the Small Jazz Ensembles program\, coached by Professors Andy Milne\, Robert Hurst\, Marion Hayden and Nate Winn. The groups range in size from duos to sextets\, performing original and standard repertoire. UID:148728-21904670@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148728 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181659 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261123T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Small Jazz Ensembles DESCRIPTION:Student ensembles perform from the Small Jazz Ensembles program\, coached by Professors Andy Milne\, Robert Hurst\, Marion Hayden and Nate Winn. The groups range in size from duos to sextets\, performing original and standard repertoire. UID:148729-21904671@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148729 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181659 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261123T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:For its final concert of the fall semester\, Concert Band performs \"For All.\" In conjunction with the USA's 250th anniversary\, this concert features works that celebrate the liberation of all people: women\, LGBTQIA\, Latino\, African American\, and those Americans that dared to think differently and seek a \"more perfect union.\" \n\nCourtney Snyder\, conductor\nJennifer Hepp\, graduate student conductor (Cuong)\n\nPROGRAM\n*The New Spirit of '76*\, Katheryn McCall Noblitt\, arr. Paul Noble\n*John and Jim*\, Viet Cuong\n*Delores\, AmeriCan Symphony for Band*\, Giovanni Santos \n*Motherless Child*\, Ben Horne\n*Symphony No. 2 \"The Road is Life\"*\, James David UID:148730-21904672@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148730 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261202T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261202T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148731-21904673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148731 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181701 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261202T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261202T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Campus Orchestra String Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Campus String Ensemble is comprised of non-music major students\, faculty members\, staff\, and alumni of the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Campus Orchestras are conducted by Graduate Student Conductors at the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. Some of the past Campus Orchestras conductors are now assistant conductors or music directors in professional orchestras around the country. UID:148732-21904674@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148732 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181701 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261204T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261204T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Opera DESCRIPTION:The Department of Voice & Opera performs a chamber opera TBA. UID:148733-21904675@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148733 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181702 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261204T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261204T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Contemporary Directions Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Jayce Ogren\, conductor\n\nPROGRAM\n*Chamber Symphony*\, Franz Schreker\n*Music for 18 Musicians*\, Steve Reich UID:148734-21904676@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148734 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261205T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261205T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Opera DESCRIPTION:The Department of Voice & Opera performs a chamber opera TBA. UID:148735-21904677@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148735 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260617T121722 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261206T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:Cello Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the studio of Professor Amir Eldan perform a recital. UID:149003-21905306@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149003 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181655 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261206T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261206T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gamelan Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Comprising of seventy-five gongs\, percussion and other instruments\, the U-M gamelan\, named Kyai Telaga Madu (Venerable Lake of Honey)\, is part of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments. The U-M Gamelan Ensemble offers members the opportunity to explore new music composed for gamelan and helps train an important generation of scholars in Southeast Asian music.\n\nGamelan performances bring the music\, dance and puppetry of Central Java to the stage in Ann Arbor\, often featuring eminent Javanese artists-in-residence. The gamelan program is part of U-M’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies at LSA. UID:148736-21904678@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148736 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Diversity,Free,Interdisciplinary,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261207T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:This UPO concert includes a world premiere composed by Kristin Kuster\, professor of composition\, and featuring violin soloist Matt Albert\, professor of strings. \n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor\nMatt Albert\, violin (Kuster)\n\nPROGRAM\n\"Dreaming by the Fireside\" from *Intermezzo*\, Richard Strauss\nSymphony No. 4 in B-flat major\, op. 60\, Ludwig van Beethoven\n*Upland Green* (world premiere)\, Kristin Kuster\n\"Mars\" and \"Jupiter\" from *The Planets*\, op. 32\, Gustav Holst UID:148737-21904679@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148737 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Faculty,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261208T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261208T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Campus Jazz Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Campus Jazz Ensemble is the premier non-major jazz performing experience offered by SMTD\, with membership by audition only.\n\nDennis Wilson\, conductor UID:148738-21904680@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148738 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T181738 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261209T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261209T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the life\, music\, and legacy of six-time GRAMMY-winner Michael Daugherty on his retirement from the University of Michigan after serving on the faculty for more than 35 years. Join the University Symphony Orchestra and music director Kenneth Kiesler for this special program of colorful\, unique\, and unmistakably American music by one of America’s most original and celebrated composers.\n\nHarpist Courtney Hershey Bress is the featured guest soloist in *Harp of Ages*. As the piece was written for her\, she played its world premiere and made its acclaimed first recording. *Route 66* captures the spirit\, freedom\, and restless energy of America’s legendary highway which\, in 2026\, is marking its 100th anniversary. The evening culminates with Daugherty’s *Metropolis Symphony*\, his exhilarating musical portrait inspired by Superman and the city of Metropolis\, an orchestral showpiece with innovative sonorities\, vivid imagery\, and irresistible energy. \n\nPlease join with us to recognize and honor Michael Daugherty: composer and mentor\, colleague and friend\, superman of American music.\n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor\nMichael Daugherty\, composer \nCourtney Hershey Bress\, harp (*Harp of Ages*) \n\nPROGRAM\n*Route 66*\, Michael Daugherty \n*Harp of Ages*\, Michael Daugherty\n*Metropolis Symphony*\, Michael Daugherty \n\nConcert Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes\n\nMichael Daugherty Faculty Bio:\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/michael-daugherty/ UID:148739-21904681@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148739 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Faculty,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261210T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261210T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Lab Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble is the most competitive of the University’s jazz ensembles. Open by audition only\, most seats are filled by majors within the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation.\n\nDesigned to rehearse\, perform\, and examine the repertoire of the jazz big band\, the Jazz Lab Ensemble explores classic\, historically significant repertoire as well as new arrangements and/or compositions. This is also a class that is intended to develop the necessary skills of section lead playing\, rehearsal techniques\, jazz phrasing and styles. UID:148740-21904682@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148740 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181707 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261211T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261211T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Nutcracker(ish) DESCRIPTION:*The Nutcracker(ish)* returns to Ann Arbor\, blending the beloved story of *The Nutcracker and the Mouse King* with elements from *The Wizard of Oz*\, creating a whimsical and comedic dance theatre mash-up that is sure to captivate audiences of all ages.\n\n*Please check back for ticketing information.*\n\nThis vibrant production combines Tchaikovsky’s iconic score with Duke Ellington’s jazzy *Nutcracker Suite*\, offering a unique\, multicultural twist on the classic ballet. With an array of diverse dance styles and theatrical elements\, *The Nutcracker(ish)* celebrates the beauty of cultural expression and inclusivity\, transporting viewers into a magical\, richly layered world.\n\nCreated by Tim Rhoze and director-choreographer Kara Roseborough\, this production brings together a talented cast of dancers and actors from the University of Michigan. Audiences can expect dazzling choreography\, imaginative costumes\, and a story that’s full of surprises\, humor\, and heart. UID:148741-21904683@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148741 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261212T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261212T153000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Nutcracker(ish) DESCRIPTION:*The Nutcracker(ish)* returns to Ann Arbor\, blending the beloved story of *The Nutcracker and the Mouse King* with elements from *The Wizard of Oz*\, creating a whimsical and comedic dance theatre mash-up that is sure to captivate audiences of all ages.\n\n*Please check back for ticketing information.*\n\nThis vibrant production combines Tchaikovsky’s iconic score with Duke Ellington’s jazzy *Nutcracker Suite*\, offering a unique\, multicultural twist on the classic ballet. With an array of diverse dance styles and theatrical elements\, *The Nutcracker(ish)* celebrates the beauty of cultural expression and inclusivity\, transporting viewers into a magical\, richly layered world.\n\nCreated by Tim Rhoze and director-choreographer Kara Roseborough\, this production brings together a talented cast of dancers and actors from the University of Michigan. Audiences can expect dazzling choreography\, imaginative costumes\, and a story that’s full of surprises\, humor\, and heart. UID:148742-21904684@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261212T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261212T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Nutcracker(ish) DESCRIPTION:*The Nutcracker(ish)* returns to Ann Arbor\, blending the beloved story of *The Nutcracker and the Mouse King* with elements from *The Wizard of Oz*\, creating a whimsical and comedic dance theatre mash-up that is sure to captivate audiences of all ages.\n\n*Please check back for ticketing information.*\n\nThis vibrant production combines Tchaikovsky’s iconic score with Duke Ellington’s jazzy *Nutcracker Suite*\, offering a unique\, multicultural twist on the classic ballet. With an array of diverse dance styles and theatrical elements\, *The Nutcracker(ish)* celebrates the beauty of cultural expression and inclusivity\, transporting viewers into a magical\, richly layered world.\n\nCreated by Tim Rhoze and director-choreographer Kara Roseborough\, this production brings together a talented cast of dancers and actors from the University of Michigan. Audiences can expect dazzling choreography\, imaginative costumes\, and a story that’s full of surprises\, humor\, and heart. UID:148743-21904685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148743 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261213T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261213T153000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Nutcracker(ish) DESCRIPTION:*The Nutcracker(ish)* returns to Ann Arbor\, blending the beloved story of *The Nutcracker and the Mouse King* with elements from *The Wizard of Oz*\, creating a whimsical and comedic dance theatre mash-up that is sure to captivate audiences of all ages.\n\n*Please check back for ticketing information.*\n\nThis vibrant production combines Tchaikovsky’s iconic score with Duke Ellington’s jazzy *Nutcracker Suite*\, offering a unique\, multicultural twist on the classic ballet. With an array of diverse dance styles and theatrical elements\, *The Nutcracker(ish)* celebrates the beauty of cultural expression and inclusivity\, transporting viewers into a magical\, richly layered world.\n\nCreated by Tim Rhoze and director-choreographer Kara Roseborough\, this production brings together a talented cast of dancers and actors from the University of Michigan. Audiences can expect dazzling choreography\, imaginative costumes\, and a story that’s full of surprises\, humor\, and heart. UID:148744-21904686@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148744 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270114T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concerto Competition: Undergraduate Finalists DESCRIPTION:Winners of the SMTD Concerto Competition will perform their competition piece with one of the School’s orchestras in an upcoming performance at Hill Auditorium. UID:148745-21904687@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148745 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181710 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270115T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concerto Competition: Graduate Finalists DESCRIPTION:Winners of the SMTD Concerto Competition will perform their competition piece with one of the School’s orchestras in an upcoming performance at Hill Auditorium. UID:148746-21904688@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148746 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270122T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:Grad Student Dance Concert: Olga Rabetskaya DESCRIPTION:Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Olga Rabetskaya presents a program of original dance works. UID:148747-21904689@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148747 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:Grad Student Dance Concert: Olga Rabetskaya DESCRIPTION:Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Olga Rabetskaya presents a program of original dance works. UID:148748-21904690@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148748 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270123T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Collage Concert DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this extraordinary one-night-only event! The Collage Concert highlights the incredible range of SMTD ensembles and programs\, with students performing one riveting work after another without pause. \n\nRecommended Ages: 3+ UID:148749-21904691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148749 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181658 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270126T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148822-21904987@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148822 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260722T181652 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270130T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Faculty Lecture Recital: Steven Whiting\, Lecturer\; Kathryn Votapek\, violin and Christopher Harding\, piano DESCRIPTION:Steven Whiting\, Kathryn Votapek\, and Christopher Harding will present a lecture concert concerning Beethoven\, to include the violin sonata in C Minor\, Op. 30 #2. This sonata was written at the same time as Beethoven’s Heiligenstadt Testament\, in which he explains his deafness and inability to relate normally with the world. Presented in the 200th anniversary year of Beethoven’s death.\n\nPRESENTER BIOS\n\nProfessor STEVEN WHITING taught at the University of Illinois\, where he took his MM and PhD\, before joining the University of Michigan faculty. Following his undergraduate education\, he studied at Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel\, Germany\, on a Fulbright study grant.\n\nWhiting has published twenty articles and book chapters about Beethoven\, Satie\, French cabaret music\, and E.T.A. Hoffmann\, and has co-edited A. L. Ringer’s *Musik als Geschichte*. His book *Satie the Bohemian: From Cabaret to Concert Hall* (Oxford University Press\, 1999) was recognized as an outstanding academic book by *Choice*.\n\nA former director of the University’s Center for European Studies and associate director of its International Institute\, Whiting served SMTD as associate dean for graduate studies from 2003 to 2014.\n\n--- \n\nA member of the Chester String Quartet for 15 years\, violinist KATHRYN VOTAPEK now maintains an active career as a soloist and guest artist at chamber music festivals throughout the United States\, Canada\, and Europe. She has participated in numerous commissioning projects and premieres and can be heard with the Chester Quartet on the Koch International Classics and New Albion labels. Along with pianist Ralph Votapek and clarinetist Paul Votapek\, she performs as violinist and violist with the Votapek Trio. She has also given numerous duo performances with her husband\, violinist Aaron Berofsky.\n\nVotapek has been on the faculty of the Chautauqua Institution\, the Meadowmount School of Music\, the Interlochen Arts Camp\, the Madeline Island Music Musi Camp\, the Quartet Program\, the Banff International Festival\, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana (Italy)\, the Peter de Grote Summer Academy (Holland)\, and the Music & More Summerfest (Bosnia and Herzegovina)\, as well as performing at the Klosterkammerfest (Germany)\, Speedside Festival (Canada)\, the International Deia Festival (Spain)\, the Garth Newel Festival\, the Fontana Festival\, and with the Chicago Chamber Musicians\, and the Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings.\n\nVotapek is currently on the faculty at the University of Michigan and is the associate concertmaster of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. In prior years she was an associate professor of violin and artist-in-residence at Indiana University – South Bend.\n\nVotapek received her bachelor of music degree at Indiana University and master’s degree from The Juilliard School. Her teachers were Robert Mann\, Franco Gulli\, and Angel Reyes.\n\n---\n\nPianist CHRISTOPHER HARDING maintains an international presence as a noted teacher and performer. He has given solo\, concerto\, and chamber music performances in venues as far flung as the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington\, D.C.\, the IBK and Recital Halls of the Seoul Art Center\, Suntory Hall in Tokyo\, the National Theater Concert Hall in Taipei\, the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary\, and halls and festival appearances in Newfoundland\, Israel\, Italy\, Singapore\, Thailand\, Indonesia\, Romania\, Russia\, and China. His concerto performances have included concerts with the National Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestras\, the San Angelo and Santa Barbara Symphonies\, and the Tokyo City Philharmonic\, working with such conductors as Andrew Sewell\, Eric Zhou\, Taijiro Iimori\, Gisele Ben-Dor\, Fabio Machetti\, Randall Craig Fleisher\, John DeMain\, Ron Spiegelman\, Daniel Alcott\, and Darryl One\, among others.\n\nMr. Harding’s chamber music and duo collaborations have included internationally renowned artists such as clarinetist Karl Leister\, flautist Andras Adorjan\, and members of the St. Lawrence and Ying String Quartets\, in addition to frequent projects with his distinguished faculty colleagues at the University of Michigan. He has recorded solo and chamber music CDs for the Equilibrium and Brevard Classics labels. He has additionally edited and published critical editions and recordings of works by Claude Debussy (Children's Corner\, Suite Bergamasque\, the Arabesques and shorter works) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Viennese Sonatinas) for the Schirmer Performance Editions published by Hal Leonard.\n\nProfessor Harding has presented master classes and lecture recitals in universities across the United States and Asia\, as well as in Europe\, Israel\, and Canada. He is a Permanent Guest Professor at the Sichuan Conservatory in Chengdu\, China\; he has additionally served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist at the Sichuan Conservatory (2008) and Seoul National University (2011) and Ewha Womans’ University (2023). He has taught masterclasses and performed lecture recitals at all the major universities and schools of music in South Korea\, and throughout China\, Taiwan\, Thailand\, Indonesia and Singapore.\n\nIn addition to serving as Chair of Piano and teaching undergraduate and graduate piano performance and chamber music at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, Mr. Harding also serves on the faculty of the Sicily International Piano Festival and is a regular guest artist and teacher at the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival in Tampa\, Florida. \n\nHarding was born of American parents in Munich\, Germany and raised in Northern Virginia. His collegiate studies were with Menahem Pressler and Nelita True. Prior to college\, he worked for 10 years with Milton Kidd at the American University Department of Performing Arts Preparatory Division\, where he was trained in the traditions of Tobias Matthay. He has taken 25 first prizes in national and international competitions and in 1999 was awarded the special \"Mozart Prize\" at the Cleveland International Piano Competition\, given for the best performance of a composition by Mozart. UID:149529-21906567@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Scholarship,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181713 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270203T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270203T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The USO strives for and attains the highest level of excellence as a symphony orchestra. Led by the Director of Orchestras\, the USO has performed on GRAMMY Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums and is committed to performing the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire from the Classical\, Romantic\, and Modern eras\, with concerts in historic Hill Auditorium. The USO frequently commissions new works\, performs with celebrated guest soloists\, and is one of the ensembles that accompanies the SMTD Concerto Competition winners.\n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor UID:148750-21904692@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148750 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181713 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270206T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:With a string section comprising all freshmen\, the Philharmonia Orchestra provides student musicians an immersive opportunity to improve their large ensemble skills and play some of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor UID:148751-21904693@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148751 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270210T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270210T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Symphony Band DESCRIPTION:As we begin the new year\, the University of Michigan Symphony Band presents a concert of conflict and resolution\, hardship and resilience. Anchored by cornerstones of the wind repertoire including Gustav Mahler's gorgeous song \"Un Mitternacht\" and Karel Husa's monumental tribute to his homeland in *Music for Prague 1968*\, this concert places these masterworks side by side with dramatic new works for symphonic band by Jennifer Jolley and U-M graduate student Matthew Osterholzer. New faculty member and world-renowned soprano Christine Goerke is featured in this performance.\n\nJason Fettig\, conductor\nChristine Goerke\, soprano\nJohn Mange\, graduate student conductor\n\nPROGRAM\n*Sokol Fanfare from Sinfonietta*\, Leos Janacek \n*Symphonies of Wind Instruments* (1947 Version)\, Igor Stravinsky\n*Monuments- The Pedestal* (U-M commission/ premiere)\, Matthew Osterholzer\n*March!*\, Jennifer Jolley\n*Um Mitternacht from Ruckert-lieder*\, Gustav Mahler\n*Music for Prague 1968*\, Karel Husa UID:148752-21904694@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148752 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270211T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270211T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:University of Michigan Dance Company 2027 DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Dance Company presents a broad spectrum of contemporary dance practices performed by students in the Department of Dance. This all-ages concert will feature the work of four choreographers: Professor Shannon Gillen\, founder and artistic director of dance company VIM VIGOR\; Professor Amy West\, whose dance work *Rock ’n Roll Ballet* will feature an original score by Professor Erik Santos and Jason Magee\; guest artist Kim Jones\, whose *Adorations Reimagined* will reimagine the 1975 work by Martha Graham\; and guest artist Kia Smith\, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre.\n\nArtistic Direction by Jillian Hopper\n UID:148753-21904695@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148753 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270211T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270211T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Baroque Chamber Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra studies and performs repertoire from the late Renaissance\, Baroque\, and the early Classical periods. While directed by faculty members Aaron Berofsky\, baroque violin\, and Joseph Gascho\, harpsichord/organ\, many performances are led by the students themselves. Using period instruments and replicas from the university’s growing Stearns Collection\, the musicians gain vital hands-on experience and learn about the history and context of early music and performance practice. UID:148754-21904696@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148754 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270212T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270212T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Student Composer Concert Series DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Department of Composition\, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students. UID:148755-21904697@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148755 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121658 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270212T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270212T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University of Michigan Dance Company 2027 DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Dance Company presents a broad spectrum of contemporary dance practices performed by students in the Department of Dance. This all-ages concert will feature the work of four choreographers: Professor Shannon Gillen\, founder and artistic director of dance company VIM VIGOR\; Professor Amy West\, whose dance work *Rock ’n Roll Ballet* will feature an original score by Professor Erik Santos and Jason Magee\; guest artist Kim Jones\, whose *Adorations Reimagined* will reimagine the 1975 work by Martha Graham\; and guest artist Kia Smith\, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre.\n\nArtistic Direction by Jillian Hopper\n UID:148756-21904698@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148756 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121659 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270213T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270213T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University of Michigan Dance Company 2027 DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Dance Company presents a broad spectrum of contemporary dance practices performed by students in the Department of Dance. This all-ages concert will feature the work of four choreographers: Professor Shannon Gillen\, founder and artistic director of dance company VIM VIGOR\; Professor Amy West\, whose dance work *Rock ’n Roll Ballet* will feature an original score by Professor Erik Santos and Jason Magee\; guest artist Kim Jones\, whose *Adorations Reimagined* will reimagine the 1975 work by Martha Graham\; and guest artist Kia Smith\, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre.\n\nArtistic Direction by Jillian Hopper\n UID:148757-21904699@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121659 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270214T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:University of Michigan Dance Company 2027 DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Dance Company presents a broad spectrum of contemporary dance practices performed by students in the Department of Dance. This all-ages concert will feature the work of four choreographers: Professor Shannon Gillen\, founder and artistic director of dance company VIM VIGOR\; Professor Amy West\, whose dance work *Rock ’n Roll Ballet* will feature an original score by Professor Erik Santos and Jason Magee\; guest artist Kim Jones\, whose *Adorations Reimagined* will reimagine the 1975 work by Martha Graham\; and guest artist Kia Smith\, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre.\n\nArtistic Direction by Jillian Hopper\n UID:148758-21904700@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270217T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270217T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:Concert Band provides large ensemble performance experiences in a wide range of musical styles and periods for all wind and percussion performers at U-M. The music performed includes works for both chamber and large ensemble works and is selected to provide challenging opportunities for musical growth. The Concert Band performs three concerts per semester.\n\nCourtney Snyder\, conductor UID:148759-21904701@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148759 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181719 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270219T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270219T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Symphony Band Wind Ensemble DESCRIPTION:A wind ensemble taken from the University of Michigan Symphony Band presents a concert of classic band repertoire led by the current graduate students of the Wind Conducting Program at SMTD. Featuring the music of Copland\, Persichetti\, Hindemith\, Wagner\, and Shostakovich. \n\nDetrich Morrison-Jones\, Sean Hogan\, John Mange & Jennifer Hepp\, graduate student conductors.\n\nPROGRAM\n*An Outdoor Overture*\, Aaron Copland\n*Pageant*\, Vincent Persichetti\n*Konzertmusik\, Op. 41*\, Paul Hindemith\n*Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral*\, Richard Wagner/ trans. Lucien Cailliet\n*Festive Overture*\, Dmitri Shostakovich/ trans. Donald Hunsberger UID:148760-21904702@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148760 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270221T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:With a string section comprising all freshmen\, the Philharmonia Orchestra provides student musicians an immersive opportunity to improve their large ensemble skills and play some of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor UID:148761-21904703@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148761 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270223T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270223T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Contemporary Directions Ensemble DESCRIPTION:This ensemble\, for graduate music students only\, performs contemporary classical music in a variety of instrumentations\, from solo works to chamber orchestra. The CDE frequently commissions and performs new works and hosts renowned guest artists and composer residencies. The CDE artistic advisor is SMTD composition professor Roshanne Etezady.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor UID:148762-21904704@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148762 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181721 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270224T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270224T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jazz Lab Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Designed to rehearse\, perform\, and examine the repertoire of the jazz big band\, the Jazz Lab Ensemble explores classic\, historically significant repertoire as well as new arrangements and/or compositions. This is also a class that is intended to develop the necessary skills of section lead playing\, rehearsal techniques\, jazz phrasing and styles. A wide selection of materials is used to attain these goals including the music of classic big bands such as the Thad Jones Orchestra\, Count Basie Orchestra\, Dizzy Gillespie Band\, Oliver Nelson\, Duke Pearson and Duke Ellington Orchestra.\n\nDennis Wilson\, conductor UID:148763-21904705@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148763 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270225T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270225T213000 SUMMARY:Auditions:McNeal DESCRIPTION:Author Jacob McNeal has finally achieved his dream: The Nobel Prize for Literature\, and all the trappings that come with it. But the spiraling McNeal has little space to enjoy the honor\, as his health\, personal relationships\, and professional reputation all teeter on the edge of disaster. McNeal himself threatens to push them all over as he delves deeper into his use of AI to tell stories that might not be his to tell. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (*Junk: The Golden Age of Debt*)\, *McNeal* marked Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway debut when it premiered in 2024.\n\nWritten by Ayad Akhtar\nDirected by Geoff Packard\n UID:148764-21904706@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148764 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121701 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270225T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270225T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Much Ado About Nothing DESCRIPTION:Department of Musical Theatre students demonstrate their acting skills in this non-musical studio production of the play *Much Ado About Nothing*\, one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved and oft-performed comedies. When the soldiers of Don Pedro’s army return to Messina\, Italy\, romance is not far behind for young lovers Claudio and Hero. With the arrival of Don Pedro’s brother Don John\, however\, comes a plot that threatens to ruin their romance before it has a chance to really begin. Intertwined with this plot is the witty banter of Benedick and Beatrice\, who are drawn to and repulsed by each other in equal measure. \n\nWritten by William Shakespeare\nDirected by Jess Bogart\n UID:148765-21904707@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148765 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181724 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270225T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270225T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jazz Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble is the most competitive of the University’s jazz ensembles. Open by audition only\, most seats are filled by majors within the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation. The ensemble meets twice a week for two hours\, performs several times a semester on campus and off. UID:148766-21904708@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148766 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Angels in America\, Part One: Millennium Approaches\" by Tony Kushner DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Gonzalo Delgado\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:148823-21904988@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148823 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:MFA Thesis Dance Concert: Alana Howard DESCRIPTION:Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Alana Howard presents a program of original dance works. UID:148824-21904989@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121702 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:McNeal DESCRIPTION:Author Jacob McNeal has finally achieved his dream: The Nobel Prize for Literature\, and all the trappings that come with it. But the spiraling McNeal has little space to enjoy the honor\, as his health\, personal relationships\, and professional reputation all teeter on the edge of disaster. McNeal himself threatens to push them all over as he delves deeper into his use of AI to tell stories that might not be his to tell. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (*Junk: The Golden Age of Debt*)\, *McNeal* marked Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway debut when it premiered in 2024.\n\nWritten by Ayad Akhtar\nDirected by Geoff Packard\n UID:148767-21904709@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148767 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Much Ado About Nothing DESCRIPTION:Department of Musical Theatre students demonstrate their acting skills in this non-musical studio production of the play *Much Ado About Nothing*\, one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved and oft-performed comedies. When the soldiers of Don Pedro’s army return to Messina\, Italy\, romance is not far behind for young lovers Claudio and Hero. With the arrival of Don Pedro’s brother Don John\, however\, comes a plot that threatens to ruin their romance before it has a chance to really begin. Intertwined with this plot is the witty banter of Benedick and Beatrice\, who are drawn to and repulsed by each other in equal measure. \n\nWritten by William Shakespeare\nDirected by Jess Bogart\n UID:148768-21904710@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270226T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Percussion Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble known for bold artistry and innovation through their performances and project. The ensemble has collaborated with composers such as Michael Gordon\, John Luther Adams\, Emma O'Halloran\, Tristan Perich\, Susanna Hancock\, Finola Merivale\, Robert Maggio\, Ted Babcock\, Lesley Flanigan\, Shruthi Rajeskhar\, Jason Treuting\, and Ivan Trevino.\n\nRecent recordings with Cantaloupe Records include the Grammy nominated *Sila: The Breath of the World* and *An Atlas of Deep Time* by John Luther Adams\, as well as *Field of Vision* by Michael Gordon. The ensemble has performed at Caramoor Festival\, Mass MoCA\, Bang on a Can's Long Play Festival\, and recently premiered Michael Gordon’s *Forest of Metal Objects* at The Met Cloisters in New York\, collaborating with director Paul Lazar\, choreographer Annie-B Parson\, and artist Todd Colby. UID:148769-21904711@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148769 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T163000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Angels in America\, Part One: Millennium Approaches\" by Tony Kushner DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Gonzalo Delgado\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:148825-21904990@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148825 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Angels in America\, Part One: Millennium Approaches\" by Tony Kushner DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Gonzalo Delgado\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. UID:148826-21904991@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148826 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260722T181658 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Aaron Berofsky\, violin\; Yeonjin Kim\, cello & Christopher Harding\, piano DESCRIPTION:Professor Aaron Berofsky\, new Professor of Cello Yeonjin Kim\, and Professor Christopher Harding will present a concert of Beethoven’s first published works: three very great piano trios in E-flat Major\, G Major\, and C Minor\, which announced an immensely talented and ambitious young composer to the world. Presented in the 200th anniversary year of Beethoven’s death.\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\nViolinist AARON BEROFSKY has toured extensively throughout the United States and abroad\, gaining wide recognition as a soloist and chamber musician. As soloist\, he has performed with orchestras in the United States\, Germany\, Italy\, Spain and Canada. He has performed the complete cycle of Mozart violin sonatas at the International Festival Deia in Spain and all of the Beethoven sonatas at New York’s Merkin Concert Hall. His 2011 recording of the complete Beethoven sonatas with Phillip Bush has been met with great acclaim.\n\nFrance’s *Le Figaro* calls his playing “Beautiful\, the kind of music-making that gives one true pleasure”. He has appeared in such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, the 92nd Street Y\, the Corcoran Gallery\, Het Doelen\, L'Octogone\, Seoul National University\, the Teatro San Jose and the Museo de Bellas Artes. Mr. Berofsky has been featured on NPR's *Performance Today* and on the Canadian Broadcasting Company. His acclaimed recordings can be found on the Sony\, Naxos\, New Albion\, ECM\, Audio Ideas\, Blue Griffin and Chesky labels. Recent recital tours have taken him to Germany\, Italy and Korea\, and he was featured soloist on the 2009 NAXOS recording of music by Paul Fetler\, performed by the Ann Arbor Symphony\, including the debut recording of his Concerto No. 2. His recording of the complete chamber music of Franz Xavier Mozart was released in 2013 on Equilibrium.\n\nMr. Berofsky was the first violinist of the Chester String Quartet for fifteen years. The quartet has been acclaimed as \"one of the country's best young string quartets\" by the *Boston Globe*. Tours have taken them throughout the Americas and Europe and the quartet members have collaborated with such artists as Robert Mann\, Arnold Steinhardt\, Franco Gulli\, members of the Alban Berg quartet\, Andres Diaz\, Eugene Istomin and Ruth Laredo. Some notable projects over the years have included the complete cycles of the quartets by Beethoven and Dvorak\, and numerous recordings by such composers as Mozart\, Haydn\, Barber\, Porter\, Piston\, Kernis and Tenenbom. The Chester Quartet has served as resident quartet at the University of Michigan and at Indiana University South Bend.\n\nAn alumnus of the Juilliard School\, Mr. Berofsky was a scholarship student of Dorothy DeLay. Other important teachers have included Robert Mann\, Felix Galimir\, Glenn Dicterow\, Lorand Fenyves and Elaine Richey. Mr. Berofsky is known for his commitment to teaching and is Professor of Violin at the University of Michigan and served as visiting Professor at the Hochschule fur Musik in Detmold\, Germany. He taught at the Meadowmount School of Music for many summers and is currently on the violin faculty of the Chautauqua Institution. He has also given masterclasses throughout the world\, including a 2013 tour of Korea which included classes at Seoul National University\, Ewha Women’s University\, Seoul Arts High School and many others. He has also given class at the Cleveland Institute\, Oberlin\, Eastman\, the Peter de Grote festival in the Netherlands\, Domaine Forget in Quebec\, Interlochen\, the Adriatic Chamber Music Festival and the Conservatorio Palma Mallorca.\n\nMr. Berofsky's interest in early music led him to perform with the acclaimed chamber orchestra Tafelmusik on period instruments\, also makingseveral recordings with them for the Sony label. He co-runs University of Michigan’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra with harpsichordist Joseph Gascho. With a strong dedication to new music as well\, he has worked extensively with many leading composers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries\, performing\, commissioning and recording music by John Cage\, William Bolcom\, Zhou Long\, Michael Daugherty\, Aaron Jay Kernis\, Susan Botti\, Morton Subotnick\, Paul Fetler and Bright Sheng.\n\nAaron Berofsky has been concertmaster of the Ann Arbor Symphony since 2003. He has also served as guest concertmaster for many orchestras throughout the US and Europe.\n\n---\n\nCellist YEONJIN KIM has received international acclaim as a soloist\, recitalist\, and chamber musician.\n\nKim has performed at major venues including the Kennedy Center\, Konzerthaus Berlin\, Berlin Philharmonie\, Seoul Arts Center\, and Suntory Hall\, and as a soloist with orchestras in Cleveland\, Ann Arbor\, Colorado\, Seoul\, Tianjin\, and Manila. Her concerts have been broadcast on television and radio across the United States\, Korea\, China\, and Japan.\n\nShe has been a top prizewinner in several international competitions\, including the Sorantin International Competition\, Dichler-Sato International Competition\, Viva Hall Competition\, and the Korea Philharmonic Orchestra Competition. Her solo recording of Max Reger’s Three Suites for Cello Solo has been praised for its depth and expressive power. An avid chamber musician\, Kim has also collaborated with numerous world-renowned artists and performs regularly with her sisters as part of Trio K.\n\nKim has taught and mentored students from around the world\, drawing on her extensive experience across Korea\, the United States\, China\, and Japan. She has served on the faculty of the Tianjin Juilliard School and has held teaching appointments at the University of Michigan\, Oberlin Conservatory\, and Furman University. She has presented master classes at leading institutions such as the Juilliard School\, Korean National University of Arts\, Liszt Academy\, YST Conservatory\, Taipei National University of the Arts\, and the Shanghai Conservatory. Many of her students have gone on to win international competitions and secure positions in leading orchestras and institutions.\n\nA graduate of Seoul National University\, Kim earned her orchestra certificate from Toho Gakuen in Japan\, her MM from the Cleveland Institute of Music\, and her DMA from the University of Michigan.\n\n---\n\nPianist CHRISTOPHER HARDING maintains an international presence as a noted teacher and performer. He has given solo\, concerto\, and chamber music performances in venues as far flung as the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington\, D.C.\, the IBK and Recital Halls of the Seoul Art Center\, Suntory Hall in Tokyo\, the National Theater Concert Hall in Taipei\, the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary\, and halls and festival appearances in Newfoundland\, Israel\, Italy\, Singapore\, Thailand\, Indonesia\, Romania\, Russia\, and China. His concerto performances have included concerts with the National Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestras\, the San Angelo and Santa Barbara Symphonies\, and the Tokyo City Philharmonic\, working with such conductors as Andrew Sewell\, Eric Zhou\, Taijiro Iimori\, Gisele Ben-Dor\, Fabio Machetti\, Randall Craig Fleisher\, John DeMain\, Ron Spiegelman\, Daniel Alcott\, and Darryl One\, among others.\n\nMr. Harding’s chamber music and duo collaborations have included internationally renowned artists such as clarinetist Karl Leister\, flautist Andras Adorjan\, and members of the St. Lawrence and Ying String Quartets\, in addition to frequent projects with his distinguished faculty colleagues at the University of Michigan. He has recorded solo and chamber music CDs for the Equilibrium and Brevard Classics labels. He has additionally edited and published critical editions and recordings of works by Claude Debussy (Children's Corner\, Suite Bergamasque\, the Arabesques and shorter works) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Viennese Sonatinas) for the Schirmer Performance Editions published by Hal Leonard.\n\nProfessor Harding has presented master classes and lecture recitals in universities across the United States and Asia\, as well as in Europe\, Israel\, and Canada. He is a Permanent Guest Professor at the Sichuan Conservatory in Chengdu\, China\; he has additionally served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist at the Sichuan Conservatory (2008) and Seoul National University (2011) and Ewha Womans’ University (2023). He has taught masterclasses and performed lecture recitals at all the major universities and schools of music in South Korea\, and throughout China\, Taiwan\, Thailand\, Indonesia and Singapore.\n\nIn addition to serving as Chair of Piano and teaching undergraduate and graduate piano performance and chamber music at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, Mr. Harding also serves on the faculty of the Sicily International Piano Festival and is a regular guest artist and teacher at the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival in Tampa\, Florida. \n\nHarding was born of American parents in Munich\, Germany and raised in Northern Virginia. His collegiate studies were with Menahem Pressler and Nelita True. Prior to college\, he worked for 10 years with Milton Kidd at the American University Department of Performing Arts Preparatory Division\, where he was trained in the traditions of Tobias Matthay. He has taken 25 first prizes in national and international competitions and in 1999 was awarded the special \"Mozart Prize\" at the Cleveland International Piano Competition\, given for the best performance of a composition by Mozart. UID:149530-21906568@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149530 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:McNeal DESCRIPTION:Author Jacob McNeal has finally achieved his dream: The Nobel Prize for Literature\, and all the trappings that come with it. But the spiraling McNeal has little space to enjoy the honor\, as his health\, personal relationships\, and professional reputation all teeter on the edge of disaster. McNeal himself threatens to push them all over as he delves deeper into his use of AI to tell stories that might not be his to tell. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (*Junk: The Golden Age of Debt*)\, *McNeal* marked Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway debut when it premiered in 2024.\n\nWritten by Ayad Akhtar\nDirected by Geoff Packard\n UID:148770-21904712@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148770 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270227T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Much Ado About Nothing DESCRIPTION:Department of Musical Theatre students demonstrate their acting skills in this non-musical studio production of the play *Much Ado About Nothing*\, one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved and oft-performed comedies. When the soldiers of Don Pedro’s army return to Messina\, Italy\, romance is not far behind for young lovers Claudio and Hero. With the arrival of Don Pedro’s brother Don John\, however\, comes a plot that threatens to ruin their romance before it has a chance to really begin. Intertwined with this plot is the witty banter of Benedick and Beatrice\, who are drawn to and repulsed by each other in equal measure. \n\nWritten by William Shakespeare\nDirected by Jess Bogart\n UID:148771-21904713@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148771 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270228T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270228T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:McNeal DESCRIPTION:Author Jacob McNeal has finally achieved his dream: The Nobel Prize for Literature\, and all the trappings that come with it. But the spiraling McNeal has little space to enjoy the honor\, as his health\, personal relationships\, and professional reputation all teeter on the edge of disaster. McNeal himself threatens to push them all over as he delves deeper into his use of AI to tell stories that might not be his to tell. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (*Junk: The Golden Age of Debt*)\, *McNeal* marked Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway debut when it premiered in 2024.\n\nWritten by Ayad Akhtar\nDirected by Geoff Packard\n UID:148772-21904714@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148772 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270228T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270228T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Much Ado About Nothing DESCRIPTION:Department of Musical Theatre students demonstrate their acting skills in this non-musical studio production of the play *Much Ado About Nothing*\, one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved and oft-performed comedies. When the soldiers of Don Pedro’s army return to Messina\, Italy\, romance is not far behind for young lovers Claudio and Hero. With the arrival of Don Pedro’s brother Don John\, however\, comes a plot that threatens to ruin their romance before it has a chance to really begin. Intertwined with this plot is the witty banter of Benedick and Beatrice\, who are drawn to and repulsed by each other in equal measure. \n\nWritten by William Shakespeare\nDirected by Jess Bogart\n UID:148773-21904715@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148773 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270302T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270302T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra and U-M Choirs DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan's Chamber Choir\, University Choir\, and Orpheus Singers join with the University Symphony Orchestra for a collaborative concert. UID:148827-21904992@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270303T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270303T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148828-21904993@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148828 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181710 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270305T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270305T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:DMA Piano Concerto Concert DESCRIPTION:Students pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Piano Performance / Pedagogy will perform piano concertos in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.\n\nThis partnership is sponsored by the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance with generous support from the Dr. Naomi J. Oliphant Endowed Music Fund established by alumna Naomi Oliphant (DMA ’82\, piano). UID:148829-21904994@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148829 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270306T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270306T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:DMA Piano Concerto Concert DESCRIPTION:Students pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Piano Performance / Pedagogy will perform piano concertos in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.\n\nThis partnership is sponsored by the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance with generous support from the Dr. Naomi J. Oliphant Endowed Music Fund established by alumna Naomi Oliphant (DMA ’82\, piano). UID:148830-21904995@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148830 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181712 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270307T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270307T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Youth Symphonic Band / Philharmonia Orchestra / Symphony Orchestra Spring Performance DESCRIPTION:These ensembles are part of the Michigan Youth Ensembles (MYE) program\, which brings together exceptional high school students for weekly rehearsals at SMTD. MYE Students\, who are selected by audition\, have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating environment\, while learning from U-M conductors\, applied faculty\, and graduate students.\n\nMichigan Youth Symphonic Band\nCourtney Snyder\, conductor\n\nMichigan Youth Philharmonia Orchestra\nMichael Hopkins\, conductor\n\nMichigan Youth Symphony Orchestra\nJayce Ogren\, conductor UID:148831-21904996@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148831 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181712 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270318T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270318T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Symphony Band DESCRIPTION:There are few American composers\, living or past\, whose music is more widely recognized and loved than John Williams. With countless pieces written for stage and screen\, American icons and legendary events\, Williams' music is the soundtrack of the American spirit. His music for film has taken on a life of its own well beyond the movies for which his melodies were composed\, and he has conducted the greatest orchestras the world over. Now in his 92nd year\, the Symphony Band celebrates the inimitable legacy of John Williams and his music\, and this all-Williams program will also pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the release of the very first *Star Wars* movie.\n\nJason Fettig\, conductor\n\nPROGRAM\n*The Star Spangled Banner*\, John Williams\nMarch from \"Superman\"\, John Williams / trans. Paul Lavender\n*Prologue* from \"JFK\"\, John Williams / trans. John Moss \n*Harry's Wonderous World* from \"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone\"\, John Williams / Paul Lavender\nMarch from \"1941\"\, John Williams / Paul Lavender\n*Viktor's Tale* from \"The Terminal\"\, John Williams\nMusic from \"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial\"\, John Williams / Paul Lavender\nTheme from \"Jurrasic Park\"\, John Williams / Paul Lavender\nTheme from \"Schindler's List\"\, John Williams / John Moss\nSuite from \"Star Wars\"\, John Williams / Various \n- *Imperial March*\, *Rey's Theme*\, *Schezo for X-Wings*\, *Cantina Band*\, *Leia's Theme*\, *Main Title* UID:148832-21904997@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148832 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Media,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181713 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270320T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270320T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Student Composer Concert Series DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Department of Composition\, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students. UID:148833-21904998@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270321T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270321T173000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Youth Chamber Singers DESCRIPTION:The Michigan Youth Chamber Singers (MYCS) is a select SATB choir composed of outstanding vocalists from across the region. Students interact with U-M SMTD faculty and graduate students to perform challenging standard chamber choir repertoire. MYCS is open to advanced high-school aged singers as part of the Michigan Youth Ensembles program. UID:148834-21904999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148834 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270321T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270321T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Youth Trombone Ensemble & Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra DESCRIPTION:These ensembles are part of the Michigan Youth Ensembles (MYE) program\, which brings together exceptional high school students for weekly rehearsals at SMTD. MYE Students have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating environment\, while learning from U-M conductors\, applied faculty\, and graduate students.\n\nThe Michigan Youth Trombone Ensemble provides students advanced experience in performing a variety of trombone ensemble repertoire. The Michigan Youth Jazz Orchestra provides advanced experience performing a variety of big band repertoire in venues throughout Southeast Michigan. \n\nMichigan Youth Trombone Ensemble\nFaculty Director David Jackson\n\nMichigan Youth Jazz Orchestra\nConductor/ Faculty Director Dennis Wilson UID:148835-21905000@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148835 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270322T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270322T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:Concert Band provides large ensemble performance experiences in a wide range of musical styles and periods for all wind and percussion performers at U-M. The music performed includes works for both chamber and large ensemble works and is selected to provide challenging opportunities for musical growth. The Concert Band performs three concerts per semester.\n\nCourtney Snyder\, conductor UID:148836-21905001@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148836 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270323T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270323T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Baroque Chamber Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra studies and performs repertoire from the late Renaissance\, Baroque\, and the early Classical periods. While directed by faculty members Aaron Berofsky\, baroque violin\, and Joseph Gascho\, harpsichord/organ\, many performances are led by the students themselves. Using period instruments and replicas from the university’s growing Stearns Collection\, the musicians gain vital hands-on experience and learn about the history and context of early music and performance practice. UID:148837-21905002@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148837 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270324T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270324T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:BFA Dance Concert DESCRIPTION:Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. \n\nFree tickets will be available in advance of the performance. UID:148894-21905056@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270325T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270325T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:BFA Dance Concert DESCRIPTION:Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. \n\nFree tickets will be available in advance of the performance. UID:148895-21905057@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148895 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270326T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270326T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:BFA Dance Concert DESCRIPTION:Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. \n\nFree tickets will be available in advance of the performance. UID:148896-21905058@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260722T181703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270326T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270326T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Christopher Harding\, piano DESCRIPTION:Professor Christopher Harding will present a concert of the last three piano sonatas of Beethoven\, explaining their significance and Beethoven’s exploration of keys associated with the key of C Minor. Presented on the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death.\n\nFACULTY BIO\n\nPianist CHRISTOPHER HARDING maintains an international presence as a noted teacher and performer. He has given solo\, concerto\, and chamber music performances in venues as far flung as the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington\, D.C.\, the IBK and Recital Halls of the Seoul Art Center\, Suntory Hall in Tokyo\, the National Theater Concert Hall in Taipei\, the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary\, and halls and festival appearances in Newfoundland\, Israel\, Italy\, Singapore\, Thailand\, Indonesia\, Romania\, Russia\, and China. His concerto performances have included concerts with the National Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestras\, the San Angelo and Santa Barbara Symphonies\, and the Tokyo City Philharmonic\, working with such conductors as Andrew Sewell\, Eric Zhou\, Taijiro Iimori\, Gisele Ben-Dor\, Fabio Machetti\, Randall Craig Fleisher\, John DeMain\, Ron Spiegelman\, Daniel Alcott\, and Darryl One\, among others.\n\nMr. Harding’s chamber music and duo collaborations have included internationally renowned artists such as clarinetist Karl Leister\, flautist Andras Adorjan\, and members of the St. Lawrence and Ying String Quartets\, in addition to frequent projects with his distinguished faculty colleagues at the University of Michigan. He has recorded solo and chamber music CDs for the Equilibrium and Brevard Classics labels. He has additionally edited and published critical editions and recordings of works by Claude Debussy (Children's Corner\, Suite Bergamasque\, the Arabesques and shorter works) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Viennese Sonatinas) for the Schirmer Performance Editions published by Hal Leonard.\n\nProfessor Harding has presented master classes and lecture recitals in universities across the United States and Asia\, as well as in Europe\, Israel\, and Canada. He is a Permanent Guest Professor at the Sichuan Conservatory in Chengdu\, China\; he has additionally served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist at the Sichuan Conservatory (2008) and Seoul National University (2011) and Ewha Womans’ University (2023). He has taught masterclasses and performed lecture recitals at all the major universities and schools of music in South Korea\, and throughout China\, Taiwan\, Thailand\, Indonesia and Singapore.\n\nIn addition to serving as Chair of Piano and teaching undergraduate and graduate piano performance and chamber music at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, Mr. Harding also serves on the faculty of the Sicily International Piano Festival and is a regular guest artist and teacher at the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival in Tampa\, Florida. \n\nHarding was born of American parents in Munich\, Germany and raised in Northern Virginia. His collegiate studies were with Menahem Pressler and Nelita True. Prior to college\, he worked for 10 years with Milton Kidd at the American University Department of Performing Arts Preparatory Division\, where he was trained in the traditions of Tobias Matthay. He has taken 25 first prizes in national and international competitions and in 1999 was awarded the special \"Mozart Prize\" at the Cleveland International Piano Competition\, given for the best performance of a composition by Mozart.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@christopherhardingpiano6566 UID:149531-21906569@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149531 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121727 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270327T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270327T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:BFA Dance Concert DESCRIPTION:Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. \n\nFree tickets will be available in advance of the performance. UID:148897-21905059@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148897 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270401T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270401T223000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Elixir of Love (L'Elisir d'Amore) DESCRIPTION:The handsome young peasant Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina\, but she barely gives him a glance. In fact\, she seems enamored with the head of the local garrison\, Sgt. Belcore\, even going so far as to promise to marry him immediately. A desperate Nemorino resorts to “magic\,” seeking help from Dr. Dulcamara\, a charming con man\, who guarantees him that one drink of a mysterious elixir will make Adina fall in love with him within 24 hours. In order to get the elixir (actually just an ordinary Bordeaux) to work faster and thereby prevent Adina’s impending marriage\, Nemorino downs the entire bottle in one gulp. With charming twists and turns\, love blossoms in all the right places.\n\nOne of the most popular works of the opera repertoire\, *The Elixir of Love* has been an audience favorite since its debut in 1832. Composed by Donizetti in just two weeks\, the opera skillfully balances comedy with poignancy and simplicity with detailed invention in a fresh\, exhilarating example of bel canto. The score is filled with delightful arias\, duets\, and ensembles\, including two hauntingly beautiful tenor arias for Nemorino\, “Una furtiva lagrima” and “Quanto è bella.” The 19th-century Italian equivalent of a Broadway musical\, *The Elixir of Love* is a delightful tale about the innocence of love that is sure to make audiences smile.\n\nSung in Italian with Eng. Supertitles\nWith the University Philharmonia Orchestra\n\nComposed by Gaetano Donizetti\nLibretto by Felice Romani\nConducted by Kirk Severtson\nDirected by Chía Patiño UID:148774-21904716@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148774 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270401T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270401T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Creative Arts Orchestra DESCRIPTION:This is a unique\, largely improvisation-based group that invites interaction with other performance fields such as dance\, theatre\, and music technology.\n\nMarcus Elliot\, director UID:148838-21905003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148838 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Interdisciplinary,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121710 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270402T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270402T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Elixir of Love (L'Elisir d'Amore) DESCRIPTION:The handsome young peasant Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina\, but she barely gives him a glance. In fact\, she seems enamored with the head of the local garrison\, Sgt. Belcore\, even going so far as to promise to marry him immediately. A desperate Nemorino resorts to “magic\,” seeking help from Dr. Dulcamara\, a charming con man\, who guarantees him that one drink of a mysterious elixir will make Adina fall in love with him within 24 hours. In order to get the elixir (actually just an ordinary Bordeaux) to work faster and thereby prevent Adina’s impending marriage\, Nemorino downs the entire bottle in one gulp. With charming twists and turns\, love blossoms in all the right places.\n\nOne of the most popular works of the opera repertoire\, *The Elixir of Love* has been an audience favorite since its debut in 1832. Composed by Donizetti in just two weeks\, the opera skillfully balances comedy with poignancy and simplicity with detailed invention in a fresh\, exhilarating example of bel canto. The score is filled with delightful arias\, duets\, and ensembles\, including two hauntingly beautiful tenor arias for Nemorino\, “Una furtiva lagrima” and “Quanto è bella.” The 19th-century Italian equivalent of a Broadway musical\, *The Elixir of Love* is a delightful tale about the innocence of love that is sure to make audiences smile.\n\nSung in Italian with Eng. Supertitles\nWith the University Philharmonia Orchestra\n\nComposed by Gaetano Donizetti\nLibretto by Felice Romani\nConducted by Kirk Severtson\nDirected by Chía Patiño\n UID:148775-21904717@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148775 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121710 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270403T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270403T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Elixir of Love (L'Elisir d'Amore) DESCRIPTION:The handsome young peasant Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina\, but she barely gives him a glance. In fact\, she seems enamored with the head of the local garrison\, Sgt. Belcore\, even going so far as to promise to marry him immediately. A desperate Nemorino resorts to “magic\,” seeking help from Dr. Dulcamara\, a charming con man\, who guarantees him that one drink of a mysterious elixir will make Adina fall in love with him within 24 hours. In order to get the elixir (actually just an ordinary Bordeaux) to work faster and thereby prevent Adina’s impending marriage\, Nemorino downs the entire bottle in one gulp. With charming twists and turns\, love blossoms in all the right places.\n\nOne of the most popular works of the opera repertoire\, *The Elixir of Love* has been an audience favorite since its debut in 1832. Composed by Donizetti in just two weeks\, the opera skillfully balances comedy with poignancy and simplicity with detailed invention in a fresh\, exhilarating example of bel canto. The score is filled with delightful arias\, duets\, and ensembles\, including two hauntingly beautiful tenor arias for Nemorino\, “Una furtiva lagrima” and “Quanto è bella.” The 19th-century Italian equivalent of a Broadway musical\, *The Elixir of Love* is a delightful tale about the innocence of love that is sure to make audiences smile.\n\nSung in Italian with Eng. Supertitles\nWith the University Philharmonia Orchestra\n\nComposed by Gaetano Donizetti\nLibretto by Felice Romani\nConducted by Kirk Severtson\nDirected by Chía Patiño\n UID:148776-21904718@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148776 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270404T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270404T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Elixir of Love (L'Elisir d'Amore) DESCRIPTION:The handsome young peasant Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina\, but she barely gives him a glance. In fact\, she seems enamored with the head of the local garrison\, Sgt. Belcore\, even going so far as to promise to marry him immediately. A desperate Nemorino resorts to “magic\,” seeking help from Dr. Dulcamara\, a charming con man\, who guarantees him that one drink of a mysterious elixir will make Adina fall in love with him within 24 hours. In order to get the elixir (actually just an ordinary Bordeaux) to work faster and thereby prevent Adina’s impending marriage\, Nemorino downs the entire bottle in one gulp. With charming twists and turns\, love blossoms in all the right places.\n\nOne of the most popular works of the opera repertoire\, *The Elixir of Love* has been an audience favorite since its debut in 1832. Composed by Donizetti in just two weeks\, the opera skillfully balances comedy with poignancy and simplicity with detailed invention in a fresh\, exhilarating example of bel canto. The score is filled with delightful arias\, duets\, and ensembles\, including two hauntingly beautiful tenor arias for Nemorino\, “Una furtiva lagrima” and “Quanto è bella.” The 19th-century Italian equivalent of a Broadway musical\, *The Elixir of Love* is a delightful tale about the innocence of love that is sure to make audiences smile.\n\nSung in Italian with Eng. Supertitles\nWith the University Philharmonia Orchestra\n\nComposed by Gaetano Donizetti\nLibretto by Felice Romani\nConducted by Kirk Severtson\nDirected by Chía Patiño\n UID:148777-21904719@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148777 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270404T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270404T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Campus Orchestras DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Campus Orchestras are made up of two main orchestras: Campus Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Campus Philharmonia Orchestra (CPO). Both groups are comprised of non-music major students\, faculty members\, staff\, and alumni of the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Campus Orchestras are conducted by Graduate Student Conductors at the School of Music\, Theatre and Dance. Some of the past Campus Orchestras conductors are now assistant conductors or music directors in professional orchestras around the country. UID:148839-21905004@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148839 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260617T121739 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270405T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270405T182000 SUMMARY:Performance:Flute Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the studio of Professor Amy Porter perform a recital. UID:149004-21905307@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149004 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T121703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270405T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270405T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Horn Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Horn students from the studio of Professor Michael Thornton perform a recital. UID:149967-21907452@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149967 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270405T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270405T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra & University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The USO strives for and attains the highest level of excellence as a symphony orchestra. Led by the Director of Orchestras\, the USO has performed on GRAMMY Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums and is committed to performing the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire from the Classical\, Romantic\, and Modern eras\, with concerts in historic Hill Auditorium. The USO frequently commissions new works\, performs with celebrated guest soloists\, and is one of the ensembles that accompanies the SMTD Concerto Competition winners.\n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor\n\nWith a string section comprising all freshmen\, the University Philharmonia Orchestra provides student musicians an immersive opportunity to improve their large ensemble skills and play some of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor UID:148840-21905005@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148840 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181721 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270406T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270406T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Arts Chorale DESCRIPTION:The Arts Chorale is the official choir of the College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts. It provides a fun and enriching environment for students who enjoy singing. A mixed choir that is open to any U-M student\, the Arts Chorale is a musical and social group that has existed at the University for over 60 years. Although affiliated with SMTD\, most members are not music majors. UID:148841-21905006@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181722 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270406T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270406T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Campus Jazz Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Campus Jazz Ensemble is the premier non-major jazz performing experience offered by SMTD\, with membership by audition only.\n\nDennis Wilson\, conductor. UID:148842-21905007@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270406T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270406T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Contemporary Directions Ensemble DESCRIPTION:This ensemble\, for graduate music students only\, performs contemporary classical music in a variety of instrumentations\, from solo works to chamber orchestra. The CDE frequently commissions and performs new works and hosts renowned guest artists and composer residencies. The CDE artistic advisor is SMTD composition professor Roshanne Etezady.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor UID:148843-21905008@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148843 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181724 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270407T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270407T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148844-21905009@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148844 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270407T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270407T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jazz Lab Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Designed to rehearse\, perform\, and examine the repertoire of the jazz big band\, the Jazz Lab Ensemble explores classic\, historically significant repertoire as well as new arrangements and/or compositions. This is also a class that is intended to develop the necessary skills of section lead playing\, rehearsal techniques\, jazz phrasing and styles. A wide selection of materials is used to attain these goals including the music of classic big bands such as the Thad Jones Orchestra\, Count Basie Orchestra\, Dizzy Gillespie Band\, Oliver Nelson\, Duke Pearson and Duke Ellington Orchestra.\n\nDennis Wilson\, conductor UID:148845-21905010@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148845 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121713 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270408T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270408T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Murakami by the Sea: An original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami DESCRIPTION:*Murakami by the Sea* is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of *Kafka on the Shore*\, among many others). Placed within a constantly evolving environment of cardboard and broken tires\, the production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art\, music\, theatre\, and movement. The created world and soundscape of tangible memories\, innocent gestures\, poignant observations\, and emotional interactions wash over the audience and take them to the serenity at the bottom of the ocean. \n\nDevised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast\, shaped by the dramaturg Teresa Kovacs.\n UID:148778-21904720@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148778 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260617T121742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270408T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270408T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Oboe Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the studio of Professor Nancy Ambrose King perform a recital. UID:149005-21905308@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149005 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270408T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270408T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jazz Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble is the most competitive of the University’s jazz ensembles. Open by audition only\, most seats are filled by majors within the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation. The ensemble meets twice a week for two hours\, performs several times a semester on campus and off. UID:148846-21905011@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148846 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270409T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270409T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Murakami by the Sea: An original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami DESCRIPTION:*Murakami by the Sea* is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of *Kafka on the Shore*\, among many others). Placed within a constantly evolving environment of cardboard and broken tires\, the production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art\, music\, theatre\, and movement. The created world and soundscape of tangible memories\, innocent gestures\, poignant observations\, and emotional interactions wash over the audience and take them to the serenity at the bottom of the ocean. \n\nDevised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast\, shaped by the dramaturg Teresa Kovacs.\n UID:148779-21904721@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148779 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181727 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270409T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270409T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Campus Orchestra String Ensemble DESCRIPTION:As part of the Campus Orchestras\, the Campus String Ensemble is comprised of non-music major students\, faculty members\, staff\, and alumni of the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Campus Orchestras are conducted by Graduate Student Conductors at the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. Some of the past Campus Orchestras conductors are now assistant conductors or music directors in professional orchestras around the country. UID:148847-21905012@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148847 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260615T181709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270410T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270410T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Briggs Chamber Music Competition DESCRIPTION:*Start Time is tentative. Please check back for exact timing closer to the event.*\n\nThe Briggs Competition was created to encourage the excellence of chamber music performance at SMTD and to provide performance opportunities for small ensembles. It is named in honor of its benefactors and evolved from the Dale and Nancy Briggs Chamber Music Endowed Enrichment Fund\, established in 2004 and endowed in 2006\, to support program and/or scholarship needs in chamber music.\n\nThe annual competition was launched in 2014\, with guest judges selecting winners from groups representing the breadth of SMTD’s chamber music offerings.\n\nGroups will perform mini-recitals of 25 minutes\, showcasing the breadth of their work throughout the year. Prizes are given to the top three groups\, plus honorable mentions and a Michigan Prize for the best performance of a piece written by a Michigan composer. \n\nAfter the final performances\, there will be a reception to follow and winners' announcement. UID:148944-21905240@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148944 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270410T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270410T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gamelan Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Comprising of seventy-five gongs\, percussion and other instruments\, the U-M gamelan\, named Kyai Telaga Madu (Venerable Lake of Honey)\, is part of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments. The U-M Gamelan Ensemble offers members the opportunity to explore new music composed for gamelan and helps train an important generation of scholars in Southeast Asian music.\n\nGamelan performances bring the music\, dance and puppetry of Central Java to the stage in Ann Arbor\, often featuring eminent Javanese artists-in-residence. The gamelan program is part of U-M’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies at LSA. UID:148848-21905013@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Diversity,Free,Interdisciplinary,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270410T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270410T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Women's Glee Club Spring Concert DESCRIPTION:Join us for joyous celebrations of choral music as this beloved student organization continues years of tradition with their annual spring concert.\n\nConducted by Julie Skadsem\n\nNot eligible for the Flex Series discount.\nRecommended Ages: 3+\n UID:148780-21904722@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148780 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270410T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270410T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Murakami by the Sea: An original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami DESCRIPTION:*Murakami by the Sea* is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of *Kafka on the Shore*\, among many others). Placed within a constantly evolving environment of cardboard and broken tires\, the production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art\, music\, theatre\, and movement. The created world and soundscape of tangible memories\, innocent gestures\, poignant observations\, and emotional interactions wash over the audience and take them to the serenity at the bottom of the ocean. \n\nDevised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast\, shaped by the dramaturg Teresa Kovacs.\n UID:148781-21904723@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148781 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270411T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Murakami by the Sea: An original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami DESCRIPTION:*Murakami by the Sea* is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of *Kafka on the Shore*\, among many others). Placed within a constantly evolving environment of cardboard and broken tires\, the production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art\, music\, theatre\, and movement. The created world and soundscape of tangible memories\, innocent gestures\, poignant observations\, and emotional interactions wash over the audience and take them to the serenity at the bottom of the ocean. \n\nDevised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast\, shaped by the dramaturg Teresa Kovacs.\n UID:148782-21904724@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148782 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181730 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270411T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Campus & University Bands DESCRIPTION:Primarily for non-music majors who desire a concert band experience\, the University and Campus Bands are open to the entire U-M community and offer a great opportunity to enjoy an immersive musical experience and to learn from SMTD’s renowned faculty. The University Band is the most advanced non-music-major band and placement is by audition. Campus Band is open to any student with experience.\n\nUniversity Band: John Pasquale\, conductor\n\nCampus Band: Richard Frey\, conductor UID:148849-21905014@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148849 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260617T121745 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270411T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270411T173000 SUMMARY:Performance:Percussion Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble known for bold artistry and innovation through their performances and project. The ensemble has collaborated with composers such as Michael Gordon\, John Luther Adams\, Emma O'Halloran\, Tristan Perich\, Susanna Hancock\, Finola Merivale\, Robert Maggio\, Ted Babcock\, Lesley Flanigan\, Shruthi Rajeskhar\, Jason Treuting\, and Ivan Trevino.\n\nRecent recordings with Cantaloupe Records include the Grammy nominated *Sila: The Breath of the World* and *An Atlas of Deep Time* by John Luther Adams\, as well as *Field of Vision* by Michael Gordon. The ensemble has performed at Caramoor Festival\, Mass MoCA\, Bang on a Can's Long Play Festival\, and recently premiered Michael Gordon’s *Forest of Metal Objects* at The Met Cloisters in New York\, collaborating with director Paul Lazar\, choreographer Annie-B Parson\, and artist Todd Colby. UID:149006-21905309@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149006 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270411T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Small Jazz Ensembles DESCRIPTION:Student ensembles perform from the Small Jazz Ensembles program\, coached by Professors Andy Milne\, Robert Hurst\, Marion Hayden and Nate Winn. The groups range in size from duos to sextets\, performing original and standard repertoire. UID:148850-21905015@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148850 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181732 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270412T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270412T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Small Jazz Ensembles DESCRIPTION:Student ensembles perform from the Small Jazz Ensembles program\, coached by Professors Andy Milne\, Robert Hurst\, Marion Hayden and Nate Winn. The groups range in size from duos to sextets\, performing original and standard repertoire. UID:148851-21905016@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181732 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270413T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270413T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Symphony Band DESCRIPTION:As we send our new graduates out into the world\, we celebrate their accomplishments with a program of music by living composers. This collection includes a popular piece by the newly awarded Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and U-M alum Gabriela Lena Frank as well as two new commissions in which the Symphony Band participated. With the support of the H. Robert Reynolds Commissioning Fund\, the Symphony Band presents a brand new symphony by celebrated Mexican composer Arturo Marquez\, and a new flute concerto by American composer John Mackey\, featuring our own faculty member\, Prof. Amy Porter. \n\nJason Fettig\, conductor\nAmy Porter\, flute \nJennifer Hepp\, graduate student conductor \nJohn Mackey\, guest composer\n\nPROGRAM\n*Three Latin American Dances*\, Gabriela Lena Frank / trans. Texu Kim\nFlute Concerto (Title TBD)\, John Mackey\n*I wander the world in a dream of my own making*\, Christopher Theofanidis\n*Symphony Nomada*\, Arturo Marquez UID:148852-21905017@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Concert,Faculty,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270415T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270415T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Murakami by the Sea: An original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami DESCRIPTION:*Murakami by the Sea* is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of *Kafka on the Shore*\, among many others). Placed within a constantly evolving environment of cardboard and broken tires\, the production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art\, music\, theatre\, and movement. The created world and soundscape of tangible memories\, innocent gestures\, poignant observations\, and emotional interactions wash over the audience and take them to the serenity at the bottom of the ocean. \n\nDevised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast\, shaped by the dramaturg Teresa Kovacs.\n UID:148783-21904725@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148783 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181733 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270415T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270415T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Choir DESCRIPTION:Led by the Director of Choral Activities\, the Chamber Choir performs 6-8 concerts annually in both Hill Auditorium and in special settings\, such as the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)\, and is often featured at high profile U-M special events. The Chamber Choir has been featured on GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums\; sung with the Detroit and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestras\; and has toured internationally. They perform\, standard\, classical\, and contemporary choral works and often perform commissioned works in world premieres. UID:148853-21905018@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270416T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270416T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Murakami by the Sea: An original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami DESCRIPTION:*Murakami by the Sea* is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of *Kafka on the Shore*\, among many others). Placed within a constantly evolving environment of cardboard and broken tires\, the production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art\, music\, theatre\, and movement. The created world and soundscape of tangible memories\, innocent gestures\, poignant observations\, and emotional interactions wash over the audience and take them to the serenity at the bottom of the ocean. \n\nDevised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast\, shaped by the dramaturg Teresa Kovacs.\n UID:148784-21904726@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270417T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270417T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Men's Glee Club Spring Concert DESCRIPTION:Be a part of this storied tradition! The Men’s Glee Club – the oldest student organization on campus – entertains audiences of all ages with its annual spring concert.\n\nConducted by Matthew Abernathy\n\nNot eligible for the Flex Series discount.\nRecommended Ages: 3+\n UID:148785-21904727@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148785 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121719 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270417T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270417T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Murakami by the Sea: An original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami DESCRIPTION:*Murakami by the Sea* is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of *Kafka on the Shore*\, among many others). Placed within a constantly evolving environment of cardboard and broken tires\, the production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art\, music\, theatre\, and movement. The created world and soundscape of tangible memories\, innocent gestures\, poignant observations\, and emotional interactions wash over the audience and take them to the serenity at the bottom of the ocean. \n\nDevised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast\, shaped by the dramaturg Teresa Kovacs.\n UID:148786-21904728@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148786 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121719 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270418T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270418T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Murakami by the Sea: An original work inspired by the work of Haruki Murakami DESCRIPTION:*Murakami by the Sea* is a full-length devised work inspired by novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami (the award-winning Japanese writer of *Kafka on the Shore*\, among many others). Placed within a constantly evolving environment of cardboard and broken tires\, the production bridges the gap between the genres of visual art\, music\, theatre\, and movement. The created world and soundscape of tangible memories\, innocent gestures\, poignant observations\, and emotional interactions wash over the audience and take them to the serenity at the bottom of the ocean. \n\nDevised & Directed by Tzveta Kassabova with the cast\, shaped by the dramaturg Teresa Kovacs.\n UID:148787-21904729@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148787 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270420T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270420T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Choir DESCRIPTION:The University Choir performs masterworks 6 times each year in Hill Auditorium. A large SATB choir\, the ensemble is open to all U-M students by audition\, with extensive rehearsals and performances.\n\nMatthew Abernathy\, conductor UID:148854-21905019@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148854 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121737 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270420T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270420T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Graduate Student Dance Concert DESCRIPTION:Students completing the MFA in Dance present a performance. UID:148898-21905060@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148898 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181737 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270420T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270420T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:University of Michigan Euphonium & Tuba Ensemble DESCRIPTION:\nThe U-M Euphonium & Tuba Ensemble\, featuring students from the studio of Professor David Zerkel\, performs a recital. UID:148855-21905020@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181738 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270421T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270421T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:Concert Band provides large ensemble performance experiences in a wide range of musical styles and periods for all wind and percussion performers at U-M. The music performed includes works for both chamber and large ensemble works and is selected to provide challenging opportunities for musical growth. The Concert Band performs three concerts per semester.\n\nCourtney Snyder\, conductor UID:148856-21905021@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148856 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270422T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270422T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:An American in Paris DESCRIPTION:Set in the French capital in the wake of World War II\, *An American in Paris* tells the romantic story of a young American soldier\, a beautiful French girl\, and an indomitable European city – each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of international conflict. Inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1951 film\, this new stage musical features a ravishing score by George and Ira Gershwin and a fresh\, sophisticated book by Tony nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Lucas. The show's timeless musical numbers include “I Got Rhythm\,” “’S Wonderful\,” “But Not for Me\,” “The Man I Love\,” “Shall We Dance?\,” and “I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise.”\n\nBook by Craig Lucas\nMusic & Lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin\n\n UID:148788-21904730@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148788 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181739 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270422T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270422T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Orpheus Singers DESCRIPTION:A seminar-style choir\, this is the smallest SMTD choir and typically consists of about 25 music-majors. The repertoire is primarily Classical and Baroque.\n\nThe ensemble is directed by Eugene Rogers and conducted by members of the graduate choral conducting studio. UID:148857-21905022@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148857 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T121739 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270423T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270423T180000 SUMMARY:Performance:First Year Dance Company DESCRIPTION:This group\, composed of first year and transfer students in the Department of Dance\, performs repertoire from invited guest artists\, dance faculty\, and selected student choreographers. They embark on an annual regional tour and present their show to a variety of audiences. UID:148899-21905061@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148899 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181740 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270423T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270423T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Opera DESCRIPTION:The Department of Voice & Opera performs a chamber opera TBA. UID:148858-21905023@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148858 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121722 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270423T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270423T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:An American in Paris DESCRIPTION:Set in the French capital in the wake of World War II\, *An American in Paris* tells the romantic story of a young American soldier\, a beautiful French girl\, and an indomitable European city – each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of international conflict. Inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1951 film\, this new stage musical features a ravishing score by George and Ira Gershwin and a fresh\, sophisticated book by Tony nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Lucas. The show's timeless musical numbers include “I Got Rhythm\,” “’S Wonderful\,” “But Not for Me\,” “The Man I Love\,” “Shall We Dance?\,” and “I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise.”\n\nBook by Craig Lucas\nMusic & Lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin\n\n UID:148789-21904731@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148789 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181741 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270423T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270423T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:The USO strives for and attains the highest level of excellence as a symphony orchestra. Led by the Director of Orchestras\, the USO has performed on GRAMMY Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums and is committed to performing the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire from the Classical\, Romantic\, and Modern eras\, with concerts in historic Hill Auditorium. The USO frequently commissions new works\, performs with celebrated guest soloists\, and is one of the ensembles that accompanies the SMTD Concerto Competition winners.\n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor UID:148859-21905024@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148859 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270424T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270424T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Opera DESCRIPTION:The Department of Voice & Opera performs a chamber opera TBA. UID:148860-21905025@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148860 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270424T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270424T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Student Composer Concert Series DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Department of Composition\, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students. UID:148861-21905026@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148861 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270424T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270424T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:An American in Paris DESCRIPTION:Set in the French capital in the wake of World War II\, *An American in Paris* tells the romantic story of a young American soldier\, a beautiful French girl\, and an indomitable European city – each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of international conflict. Inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1951 film\, this new stage musical features a ravishing score by George and Ira Gershwin and a fresh\, sophisticated book by Tony nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Lucas. The show's timeless musical numbers include “I Got Rhythm\,” “’S Wonderful\,” “But Not for Me\,” “The Man I Love\,” “Shall We Dance?\,” and “I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise.”\n\nBook by Craig Lucas\nMusic & Lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin\n\n UID:148790-21904732@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148790 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270425T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270425T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:An American in Paris DESCRIPTION:Set in the French capital in the wake of World War II\, *An American in Paris* tells the romantic story of a young American soldier\, a beautiful French girl\, and an indomitable European city – each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of international conflict. Inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1951 film\, this new stage musical features a ravishing score by George and Ira Gershwin and a fresh\, sophisticated book by Tony nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Lucas. The show's timeless musical numbers include “I Got Rhythm\,” “’S Wonderful\,” “But Not for Me\,” “The Man I Love\,” “Shall We Dance?\,” and “I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise.”\n\nBook by Craig Lucas\nMusic & Lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin\n\n UID:148791-21904733@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181745 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270425T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270425T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Performing Arts Technology Showcase DESCRIPTION:The Department of Performing Arts Technology (PAT) presents a program of media displays and live music. UID:148862-21905027@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148862 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Media,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T181745 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270427T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270427T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:With a string section comprising all freshmen\, the Philharmonia Orchestra provides student musicians an immersive opportunity to improve their large ensemble skills and play some of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor UID:148863-21905028@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148863 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121724 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270509T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270509T180000 SUMMARY:Performance:Musical Theatre Senior Showcase DESCRIPTION:The annual Musical Theatre Senior Showcase is an unforgettable revue of performances by the graduating class of the Department of Musical Theatre. \n\nNot eligible for the Flex Series discount. UID:148792-21904734@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148792 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260730T121724 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270509T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270509T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Musical Theatre Senior Showcase DESCRIPTION:The annual Musical Theatre Senior Showcase is an unforgettable revue of performances by the graduating class of the Department of Musical Theatre. \n\nNot eligible for the Flex Series discount. UID:148793-21904735@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148793 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR