Happening @ Michigan

Harp Studio Recital

Students of Joan Holland perform a variety of compositions that show off their instrument's many colors and characters.

Musicology Distinguished Lecture Series: Prof. Edmund Goehring, Western University (Ontario)

“The excluded self in some recent music criticism”

This talk works through some under-examined troubles besetting de-Romanticized criticism that uses the mechanisms of music to negate the...

Masters Recital: Jacob Warren, double bass

PROGRAM: Misek - Double Bass Sonata no. 2, op. 6; Warren - Wednesday Waltz; Flick - Zephyr; Warren - Matters of Consequence; Prokofiev -...

EXCEL and DEI Present the 2019 Career Expo: Social Entrepreneurship and the Arts

Resident Artists: Decoda (Claire Bryant, Carol McGonnell, and Michael Mizrahi)...

Senior Recital: Emma Lee Aboukasm, jazz voice

PROGRAM: Bach - Magnificat; Alter & Mitchell - You Turned the Tables on Me; Rodgers & Hart - My Funny Valentine; Aboukasm - Love I Feel;...

Department of Piano Faculty Recital

Music of Mozart, Ligeti, and Gershwin, among others.

Flight: Concert by Out of the Blue

Freewill offering accepted for Prison Creative Arts Project

Join "Out of the Blue" for an evening of choral music contemplating "Flight" -- whether forced or self-imposed -- on a journey to freedom....

String Auditions Workshop and Career Q&A with Carl Topilow

Carl Topilow presents a workshop and answers questions about his career....

Guest Master Class: Carl Topilow, music director and conductor

Carl Topilow is renowned worldwide for his versatility, whether he is holding a conductor's baton or his trademark red clarinet. He is a...

Guest Dance Workshop: ‘H’ Patten

Korotech Dance Style

‘H’ Patten teaches the Korotech style of dance, which draws on Jamaican dancehall, Jamaican African/neo-African practices, and West and...

Guest Recital: Alex van Duuren and Alex Lapins

Alex van Duuren is a dynamic and creative instructor and an accomplished professional musician. He currently serves as assistant professor...

University Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Kiesler, conductor...

Wellness Mini-Series: Injury Prevention for the Arms & Hands

Presented by Lexie Muir-Pappas, OT. Lunch will be provided. Free and open to SMTD students.

Carrigan Lecture Series in Music Theory: Jonathan De Souza, Western University

“Musical Form, Emotion, and Institution; or, Why Are Rondos Happy?”

This lecture explores the psychology and phenomenology of musical form. How, it asks, might music’s large-scale form relate to its...

Faculty Showcase Concert

SMTD faculty will be featured in a collage-style concert, highlighting many different departments and genres of music. This performance will...

University Philharmonia Orchestra

Oriol Sans, conductor...

Department of Performing Arts Technology Seminar: Scott Jaeger

Scott Jaeger is a musical instrument designer from Seattle. He obtained a BFA in performing arts technology from SMTD in 2004, and an MM in...

Design & Production Portfolio Review Opening Reception

Join the Department of Theatre & Drama as we celebrate the opening of the annual Design & Production Portfolio Review Exhibition.

Viola Studio Recital

Students of Prof. Caroline Coade perform.

Symphony Band Chamber Winds

“Structures”

Richard Frey and John Pasquale, guest conductors...

Guest Master Class: Andrés Cárdenes, violin

Talented violinists from SMTD will perform for Andrés Cárdenes, one of the leading violinists of this generation....

Binkow Grant Recipient Chamber Music Recital

Binkow Grants are awarded to chamber music groups with an established history and a commitment to work outside of the school. Come hear...

Guest Recital: Andrés Cárdenes, violin with SMTD Faculty Yizhak Schotten, viola, Andrew Jennings, violin, Anthony Elliot, cello, and SMTD Students

“Mozart Birthday Concert”

This performance celebrating Mozart’s birthday features violinist Andrés Cárdenes with Yizhak Schotten (viola), Anthony Elliot (cello),...

Guest Recital: Vadim Monastyrsky, piano

Vadim Monastyrsky, professor of piano at the Jerusalem Academy for Music, presents music of Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, and Prokofiev.

Guest Master Class: Vadim Monastyrsky, piano

Vadim Monastyrsky, professor of piano at the Jerusalem Academy for Music, presents this master class.

Guest Recital: Victor Provost, steel pan and Rusty Burge, vibraphone

Percussion and Jazz guest artists Victor Provost (steel pan) and Rusty Burge (vibraphone) team up with U-M assistant professor of percussion...

Wellness Mini-Series: Sound-Induced Hearing Loss

Presented by Dr. Bruce Edwards, AuD Lunch will be provided. Free and open to SMTD students.

Faculty Showcase Concert

SMTD faculty will be featured in a collage-style concert, highlighting many different departments and genres of music. This performance will...

Symphony Band

“Transformations”

Michael Haithcock, conductor...

String Preparatory Academy Master Class: Anthony Elliott, cello

SMTD Prof. Anthony Elliott provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a young artist.

Michigan Chamber Players

“Friends and Family”

This "Friends and Family" concert by Michigan Chamber Players, curated by Aleksandra Vojčić, is dedicated to all children without parents....

Chamber Music Forum: Calidore String Quartet

The chamber music forum will feature SMTD chamber music students coached by members of the Calidore Quartet, one of winter 2019's two guest...

Concert Band

Courtney Snyder, conductor...