Event Types
Location
New Graduate Student Welcome Celebration (Incoming Students Only)
SMTD’s annual welcome event for incoming graduate students, featuring live performances from current students and remarks from Dean Gier...
Justin Wallace, harpsichord
DMA student Justin Wallace performs a pre-candidate recital.
David Zerkel, tuba
with Liz Ames, piano
David Zerkel and Liz Ames will present a recital of original works written for tuba and piano. The program will begin with the outstanding...
Celebration of Life for Judy Rice
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,...
Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Trombone Ensemble at the Detroit Jazz Festival
For over 40 years, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has celebrated Detroit’s rich history of jazz music by providing year-round...
Contemporary Directions Ensemble
Jayce Ogren, conductor...
Nicholas Walker, double bass
with special guest Jacob Warren, double bass
Professor Nicholas Walker from the Department of Strings performs a recital. The recital will begin with Prof. Walker's transcription...
Abigail Peel, flute
Graduate student Abigail Peel performs a final master's degree recital.
CONTESTED: Libretto Workshop Reading and Audience Response
A public libretto reading of a new opera-in-progress, Contested: The Monument and the Shadow, by librettist Anita Gonzalez with...
"Blow Up" - Grad Student Dance Concert
Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Olga Rabetskaya presents dance works generated during the first year of the MFA program.
"Brasilintime: Batucada com Discos" (2006)
Hip hop movie screening • Q&A with Brian Cross (B)
Join Assistant Professor of Musicology Gustavo Souza Marques (Gusmão) for a screening • Q&A of...
“Changing Channels” – MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Lauren Blair Smith
The Department of Dance proudly presents Changing Channels, an innovative and original dance thesis concert directed and...
Symphony Band
The Road Less Traveled By: A Tribute to H. Robert Reynolds
Legendary conductor and educator H. Robert Reynolds served as the 6th Director of Bands at the University of Michigan from 1975 to 2001, and...
“Changing Channels” – MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Lauren Blair Smith
The Department of Dance proudly presents Changing Channels, an innovative and original dance thesis concert directed and...
Grace Jackson, organ
Grace Jackson, doctoral student in sacred music, performs a recital on the Frieze Memorial Organ in Hill Auditorium....
Voice & Opera Studio Recital
Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital.
University Symphony Orchestra
Music of the Dance
The University Symphony Orchestra launches its new season of magical and magnificent music, led by USO Music Director and GRAMMY nominee,...
Music as Medicine: Training Pianists for Healthcare Settings
Todd Van Kekerix, DMA
The Department of Piano hosts a guest lecture by Todd Van Kekerix, Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at the University of...
The SeAH Korean Art Song Gala
The SeAH Korean Art Song Gala is a high-profile Korean Performing Arts Initiative event. The first half of the concert will feature student...
Joseph Gascho, harpsichord
Joseph Gascho, associate professor of music and director of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, performs a recital....
Concert Band
Breaking Traditions
Please join the Concert Band for its first concert of the academic year, a concert that celebrates "Breaking Traditions." Just...
Living Ainu Art: Community, Nature, and Intergenerational Knowledge through Song and Dance
Featuring guest artist/scholar Kanako Uzawa
Part of the U-M Center for Japanese Studies Noon Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by the Department of Dance, the International Institute, and...
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Department of Theatre & Drama
Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works, and how it works on...
University Philharmonia Orchestra
The UPO performs a program of works by Dvořák, Mozart, Liebermann, and Brahms. Lowell Liebermann's Concerto for Piccolo and...
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Department of Theatre & Drama
Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works, and how it works on...
Richard Shao & Rachel Wu, piano
Undergraduate piano students Richard Shao & Rachel Wu perform a two-piano recital, featuring substantial works by Chopin and Mozart.
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Department of Theatre & Drama
Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works, and how it works on...
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Department of Theatre & Drama
Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works, and how it works on...
Carillon Rededication Recital
Jonathan Lehrer, carillon
Jonathan Lehrer performs on the Charles Baird Carillon, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower, for a...
A Grand Night for Singing
Join us for this annual celebration of singing! This popular concert showcases an array of choral and vocal music performed by the Chamber...
Percussion Ensemble
The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble known for bold artistry and innovation through their performances and project....
Contemporary Directions Ensemble
Jayce Ogren, conductor...
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Department of Theatre & Drama
Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works, and how it works on...
Come from Away
Department of Musical Theatre
Come from Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the...
"Crumbs from the Table of Joy" by Lynn Nottage
Faculty-Led Theatre & Drama Studio Production
The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a faculty-led studio production of Crumbs from the Table of Joy by Lynn Nottage.
Chamber Choir
Roots and Horizons: Celebrating Michigan Voices
Join us for a choral program showcasing U-M composers, performers, and creative partnerships....
"Crumbs from the Table of Joy" by Lynn Nottage
Faculty-Led Theatre & Drama Studio Production
The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a faculty-led studio production of Crumbs from the Table of Joy by Lynn Nottage.
Come from Away
Department of Musical Theatre
Come from Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the...
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Department of Theatre & Drama
Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works, and how it works on...
"Crumbs from the Table of Joy" by Lynn Nottage
Faculty-Led Theatre & Drama Studio Production
The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a faculty-led studio production of Crumbs from the Table of Joy by Lynn Nottage.
Come from Away
Department of Musical Theatre
Come from Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the...
"Crumbs from the Table of Joy" by Lynn Nottage
Faculty-Led Theatre & Drama Studio Production
The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a faculty-led studio production of Crumbs from the Table of Joy by Lynn Nottage.
Come from Away
Department of Musical Theatre
Come from Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the...
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Department of Theatre & Drama
Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works, and how it works on...
Berofsky Piano Quartet
in Recital
The Berofsky Piano Quartet returns to perform at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Professors Aaron Berofsky...
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
Department of Theatre & Drama
Born in colonized Ireland just after the turn of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett wrote about how power works, and how it works on...
Come from Away
Department of Musical Theatre
Come from Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the...
Orpheus Singers
Mortal Flesh, Eternal Light
Conducted by members of the graduate choral conducting studio....
Symphony Band Chamber Winds
The Symphony Band Chamber Winds presents an eclectic collection of 20th and 21st century music for a diverse array of wind, brass and...
Michael Thornton, French horn
Professor of Horn Michael Thornton performs a recital including the John Williams Horn Concerto.
Bio
Every year, SMTD offers a vast array of performances in every discipline. Over 900 student performances take place during the academic year in our celebrated concert halls and theatres, and in our intimate recital halls. Each performance features artists at the beginning of their careers, before they go on to be recognized at the national level in their field. SMTD performances do far more than just provide curricular opportunities to students. They provide invaluable cultural enrichment to the community.
All revenue generated from ticket sales goes toward creating further educational performance opportunities for SMTD students.
