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SUMMARY:Performance:CAS Musical Performance. UCLA Armenian Music Program's VEM String Quartet Performs Suni\, Gazarossian\, Saryan\, and Komitas
DESCRIPTION:Musical Performance\n\nUCLA Armenian Music Program's VEM String Quartet Performs Suni\, Gazarossian\, Saryan\, and Komitas with special guest speakers\n\nHelmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art\n\nUCLA Armenian Music Program's VEM String Quartet Performs Suni\, Gazarossian\, Saryan\, and Komitas with special guest speakers\n\nSonic Recovery: Koharik Gazarossian's Life and Music \n\nMelissa Bilal \n\nThis lecture traces the life and work of Koharik Gazarossian (1907-1967)\, a Constantinople-born\, Paris-educated\, internationally acclaimed pianist\, composer\, and music educator. It contextualizes her biography within the history of continuities and ruptures in Armenian communal life in the Ottoman Empire and post-Ottoman Republic of Turkey.\n\nMelissa Bilal is a sociocultural anthropologist and historian specialized in Music and Performance Studies\, Gender and Sexuality Studies\, and Memory Studies. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ethnomusicology and the Department of Music Performance\, Education\, and Composition at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music where she holds the Promise Chair in Armenian Music\, Arts\, and Culture and serves as the director of the Armenian Music Program. Dr. Bilal's ethnographic research explores the role of music in the transmission of Armenian memory in Turkey\, while her archival research is focused on the musical and intellectual history of Armenians in the late Ottoman Empire and early republican Turkey. Her most recent publications are the book chapter “Pavagan E (Enough!): Zabel Yesayan’s (1878–1943?) Political Thought on Peace\, Justice\, and People’s Right to Self-Defense” in *Histories of Political Thought in the Ottoman World* (Oxford University Press\, 2024) and the book *Feminism in Armenian: Lives and Texts Through Empire\, Genocide\, and Diaspora* (with Lerna Ekmekcioglu\, Indiana University Press\, Forthcoming 2026). She is currently working on her ethnographic monograph *Injuries of Reconciliation: Music\, Memory\, and Everyday Survival of Armenians in Turkey* and on a biography of pianist and composer Koharik Gazarossian (1907-1967). \n\nGrigor Mirzaian Suni\, Ethnomusicologist and Revolutionary\n\nRonald Grigor Suny\n\nBorn in Karabakh\, educated in Echmiadzin and St. Petersburg\, a friend of Gomidas and a student of Rimsky-Korsakov\, Grikor Mirzoian Suni moved between the world of Armenian folk and classical music and the revolutionary politics of his age. An Armenian patriot all his life\, he began as a member of the Dashnaktsutyun and ended up as a Harajdimakan (Progressive) supporting Soviet Armenia until he spoke against Stalin and was ejected by his \"comrades.\" His travels took him through historic Armenia and to America where he founded and led choruses as exiled Armenians turned their communities into little Armenias far from their homeland. Reviled for his politics and beloved for his music\, Grikor Suni disregarded the conventions of traditional Armenian life and forged his own national identity as an artist and revolutionary. Forgotten for a half century after his death\, the revival of interest in this extraordinary musician and public figure is a testament to the need for Armenians to recover their lost pasts in order to appreciate what they were\, are\, and will become.\n\nRonald Grigor Suny is William H. Sewell\, Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History and Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Michigan and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and History at the University of Chicago. He was the first holder of the Alex Manoogian Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of Michigan\, where he founded and directed the Armenian Studies Program. He is author of *The Baku Commune: Class and Nationality in the Russian Revolution\; The Making of the Georgian Nation\; Looking Toward Ararat: Armenia in Modern History\; The Revenge of the Past: Nationalism\, Revolution\, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union\; The Soviet Experiment: Russia\, the Soviet Union and the Successor States\; “They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else”: A History of thse Armenian Genocide\; Red Flag Unfurled: History\, Historians\, and the Russian Revolution\; Red Flag Wounded: Stalinism and the Fate of the Soviet Experiment\; Stalin: Passage to Revolution*: and co-author with Valerie Kivelson of *Russia’s Empires*.  He is currently working on a book on the history of the nation-form and the recent upsurge of exclusivist nationalisms and authoritarian populisms:  *Forging the Nation: The Making and Faking of Nationalisms*.\n\nSeda Suny: Armenian American Dance Pioneer  \n\nAnoush Tamar Suni\n\nThis talk highlights the life and legacy of Seda Suny\, daughter of Armenian Composer Grikor Mirzaian Suni and pathbreaking dancer\, choreographer\, ballet teacher\, and musician. Born in Tiflis in 1905\, she emigrated to the United States in the 1920s\, and became a lively participant in Armenian cultural life\, singing and dancing at her father’s concerts and her own. A well-known dance teacher\, pianist\, and costume-maker\, she created her own ballet school in New York\, and generously trained many artists\, to the end of her long life. I will trace her life through war and revolution and outline her unique contributions to Armenian and American art\, dance\, and music.\n\nAnoush Tamar Suni is a sociocultural anthropologist who studies political violence and the aftermath of genocide\; the politics of history and memory\; ruins\, landscape\, and cultural heritage\; and religious and ethnic minority communities in the Middle East. Dr. Suni is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute\, where she is completing her first book\, Memory in Ruins: Politics of History and the Afterlives of Genocide in Anatolia. Based on over two years of ethnographic fieldwork in eastern Turkey\, this book traces the interconnected pasts and presents of Muslim Kurdish and Christian Armenian communities with a focus on state violence\, local memory\, and the material landscape of ruins. Dr. Suni is also at work on a second ethnographic project—Imagining the Underground: Violence\, Value\, and Enchanted Treasure—which explores the hunt for mythical buried Armenian gold as a material interaction with a history of genocide and displacement in the context of a violent present. Dr. Suni’s research has been published in the journals Comparative Studies in Society and History\, Anthropological Quarterly\, and the International Journal of Middle East Studies. Dr. Suni is the great-granddaughter of Grikor Mirzaian Suni and continues her family’s musical legacy through first her study of classical violin and later her study of Middle Eastern and Armenian folk music on the oud. \n\nThe VEM Ensemble is the cornerstone of the Armenian Music Program at UCLA\, which in its 12 years of existence has become an internationally renowned leader in celebrating the richness and diversity of the Armenian musical tradition. In residence at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, the VEM Ensemble has worked with musicians such as Tigran Mansurian\, Kim Kashkashian\, David Starobin\, Armen Hyusnunts\, Artur Avanesov\, Seth Knopp\, and many others. The VEM Ensemble has performed at various venues in Los Angeles including Zipper Hall\, Bing Theater\, Schoenberg Hall\, and the Hammer Museum\, as well as in Boston\, Montreal\, Detroit\, New Mexico\, Colorado\, and the Incontri in Terra di Siena Festival in Italy. In his review of their performance in Italy\, critic Laurence Vittes wrote\, “The evening’s most memorable music was made by the VEM Quartet… who laid out Eduard Mirzoyan’s String Quartet with a feline\, subtle grace that touched hearts with its gentle melodic content and long-lined eloquence.” The VEM is featured in *Modulation Necklace and Serenade with a Dandelion*\, the critically acclaimed CDs of Armenian Music by the Naxos-distributed label\, New Focus Recordings.\n\nAlly Cho is a doctoral student of Violin Performance at UCLA under the guidance of Movses Pogossian and Varty Manouelian. Her musical journey began in Gold Coast\, Australia\, where she first picked up the violin at the age of 5. Her path has been a remarkable adventure\, taking her across the seas in pursuit of her dream. In 2018\, Ally crossed continents to pursue a Bachelor's degree in classical violin under the tutelage of Lucie Robert at Manhattan School of Music in New York City\, broadening her horizons with chamber music opportunities. Since 2023\, Ally has been a part of the VEM Quartet\, the resident ensemble of the UCLA Armenian Music Program. She aspires to be a virtuoso violinist\, captivating global audiences and inspiring future musicians. Her musical journey continues\, with many more chapters and achievements yet to be composed.\n\nNiall Tarō Ferguson is a cellist\, composer\, and orchestrator. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2017 from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, where he studied cello performance with Antonio Lysy and music composition with Ian Krouse and Bruce Broughton. Niall has participated in many international music festivals and performed on many of LA’s premiere contemporary music series. His concert works have been performed throughout California and overseas. As of 2019\, Niall is a Program Associate with the Asia / America New Music Institute (AANMI)\, a collective that pursues cultural exchange through modern music. In April 2019 he participated in his first AANMI tour and contributed to lectures at institutions throughout Asia. Niall is of Japanese descent on his mother’s side and of Scottish and Irish descent on his father’s. He goes by both his Gaelic and Japanese names\, Niall or Tarō\, respectively.\n\nMovses Pogossian is a celebrated prize-winning violinist\, Distinguished Professor of Violin at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, and Founder/Advisor of the UCLA Armenian Music Program. He participates in the Music for Food project\, which fights hunger in local communities and gives the opportunity to experience the powerful role music plays as a catalyst for change. His recent CD releases include *Con Anima\, Hommage à Kurtág\, Modulation Necklace*\, and *Serenade with a Dandelion: Armenian Chamber Music\, Old and New*.\n\nDamon Zavala is a Mexican-American violist and violinist from Oregon. Currently pursuing a doctoral degree in music\, Damon dedicates himself to part-time teaching of string chamber studies at UCLA\, under the guidance of Brian Chen and Movses Pogossian\, and at the SOL-LA Music Academy in Santa Monica. While at UCLA\, he actively participates as a violist in the Armenian Music Program and is a member of the VEM Quartet. This experience not only enriches his understanding but also amplifies his ongoing commitment to showcasing a broad spectrum of cultural expressions in music. This dedication has most recently led him to a pivotal role with the Sphinx Organization\, where he currently manages community arts organizations to enhance the representation of underrepresented communities in orchestral settings\, striving to ensure that Black and Brown voices can be heard and valued. His efforts to broaden his teaching outreach and contribute significantly to both educational and commercial music sectors underscore his dedication to diversity and inclusion in classical music.
UID:143418-21893111@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143418
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260508T181525
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T180000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:College/ Pre-Professional Vocal Master Class with Darryl Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a master class featuring collegiate and pre-professional division competitors singing African American art song. Presented by Dr. Darryl Taylor\, pioneering countertenor\, scholar\, and professor of voice at the University of California\, Irvine.\n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nGUEST ARTIST BIO\n\nhttps://www.albanyrecords.com/artists/darryl-taylor/
UID:148199-21903311@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148199
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre
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DTSTAMP:20260514T121524
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T203000
SUMMARY:Performance:Welcome Concert: 2026 George Shirley Vocal Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Welcome Concert kicks off the three day George Shirley Vocal Competition. This year's opening concert focuses on celebrating our commitment to the creation of new art songs. The works that will be performed were composed by the contestants in the 2025 composers division competition. The works will be performed by Michigan voice alumni Juliet Schlefer (soprano)\, Myah Paden (mezzo-soprano) and Tyrese Byrd (tenor) with collaborative pianists Mariah Boucher\, Arturo Fernandez and Raphael Chou. \n\nThe concert also features two world premieres by the winners of the Opera on Tap prize and the Karen Slack commision prize. The art song \"Tea Leaves\" is the winner of the 2024 Opera on Tap composition prize won by the collaborative team of Kaswanna Kanyinda and Brianna Ware-Boggs. The premiere will be performed by composer/librettist Kaswanna Kanyinda (mezzo-soprano) and Lawren Brianna Ware-Boggs (piano) and feature Jafré Chase (viola) and Faye Lu (djembe). The premiere of the song cycle *too difficult to forget* by composer Ty Bloomfield\, winner of the 2025 Karen Slack Prize for a new composition\, will be performed by the 2025 GSVC First Prize Pre-Professional winner Justice Yates (baritone) and pianist Mariah Boucher. \n\nThe George Shirley Vocal and Composer Competition focuses entirely on African American Vocal Repertoire and is open to competitors of all ethnicities. The competition offers singers and composers the opportunity to work with and receive feedback from world-renowned judges\, including George Shirley. We award over $48\,000 in scholarships across 5 divisions.
UID:148003-21902712@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148003
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260508T181526
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T133000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:High School Vocal Master Class with Charsie Sawyer
DESCRIPTION:Guest clinician Dr. Charsie Sawyer (Professor Emeritus at Calvin University) presents a master class featuring high school division competitors singing African American art song.\n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nGUEST ARTIST BIO\n\nhttps://calvin.edu/people/charsie-sawyer
UID:148200-21903312@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148200
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Kevreson Rehearsal Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T181526
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T150000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Harry T. Burleigh Vocal Master Class with Gregory Broughton
DESCRIPTION:Guest clinician Dr. Gregory Broughton (University of Georgia) presents a master class featuring vocalists singing African American art song. *Presented with support from the Harry T. Burleigh Legacy Foundation.*\n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nhttps://music.uga.edu/directory/people/gregory-broughton
UID:148015-21902846@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148015
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260512T121524
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T153000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:\"Owens at 100\": Dr. Darryl Taylor Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Darryl Taylor\, pioneering countertenor\, scholar\, and professor of voice at the University of California\, Irvine\, will present a lecture celebrating the centennial of composer Robert Owens (1925–2017). A leading interpreter and frequent collaborator with Owens and his music\, Dr. Taylor explores the composer’s life\, his collaborations with poets including Langston Hughes\, and the powerful legacy of his songs within the African American Art Song tradition. Through historical insight and musical illustration\, the presentation highlights how Owens’s work preserves cultural memory while continuing to inspire singers and audiences today.\n\nJoin us for the lecture in Room 1378 of the Moore Building.\n\nFree and open to the public as part of the 2026 George Shirley Vocal and Composers Competition.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nhttps://www.albanyrecords.com/artists/darryl-taylor/
UID:148201-21903313@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148201
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260508T181528
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T173000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Spirituals Master Class with Robert Sims
DESCRIPTION:Guest clinician Robert Sims presents an interactive Master Class that explores the history and performance practice of spirituals featuring competitors in all divisions. This class includes audience participation and is for anyone interested in the art of singing spirituals. \n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nhttp://www.RobertSims.com
UID:148016-21902847@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148016
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260512T121525
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T204000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Pre-Professional Vocal Master Class with George Shirley
DESCRIPTION:Tenor George Shirley\, the Joseph Edgar Maddy Distinguished University Emeritus Professor of Voice\, presents a master class featuring pre-professional competitors singing African American art song.\n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/george-shirley-competition/about-george-shirley/\n
UID:148017-21902848@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148017
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T181529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T122000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:College/ Pre-Professional Vocal Master Class with Lenora Green Turner
DESCRIPTION:Guest clinician Dr. Lenora Green Turner (University of Arkansas) presents a master class featuring collegiate and pre-professional competitors singing African American art song.\n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nGUEST ARTIST BIO\n\nhttps://music.uark.edu/black-music/faculty/green-turner.php
UID:148018-21902849@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148018
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T181530
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T150000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:College/ Pre-Professional Vocal Master Class with George Shirley and Louise Toppin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a master class featuring collegiate and pre-professional division competitors singing African American art song. Presented by tenor George Shirley\, the Joseph Edgar Maddy Distinguished University Emeritus Professor of Voice\, and Professor of Voice Louise Toppin\, director of the George Shirley Vocal Competition. \n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/george-shirley-competition/about-george-shirley/\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/louise-toppin/
UID:148019-21902850@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148019
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260507T181523
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T171500
SUMMARY:Performance:Winners' Concert: 2026 George Shirley Vocal Competition
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy performances featuring the winners of this year's competition\, with a reception to follow. \n\nThe George Shirley Vocal and Composer Competition focuses entirely on African American Vocal Repertoire and is open to competitors of all ethnicities. We award over $48\,000 in scholarships across 5 divisions.
UID:148004-21902713@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148004
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260512T121526
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T201500
SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:Placement and Special Prize Awards Ceremony: 2026 George Shirley Vocal Competition
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 George Shirley Competition Placement and Special Prize Award Ceremony begins at 6:45 pm. All participants are considered for special prizes\, regardless of their final place in the competition.\n\nThe George Shirley Vocal and Composer Competition focuses entirely on African American Vocal Repertoire and is open to competitors of all ethnicities. The competition offers singers and composers the opportunity to work with and receive feedback from world-renowned judges\, including George Shirley. We award over $48\,000 in scholarships across 5 divisions.\n
UID:148005-21902714@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148005
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260428T121520
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T213000
SUMMARY:Performance:Ethan Edwards\, saxophone
DESCRIPTION:Ethan Edwards\, graduate student in Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation\, performs a master's degree recital.
UID:147992-21902675@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147992
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260430T150900
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T193000
SUMMARY:Performance:Sekhmet Unraveled
DESCRIPTION:Poetry\, movement\, and theater merge contemporary realities with ancestral memories to re-author the histories of Egyptology and examine what it means to be Egyptian\, Nubian\, and American. *Sekhmet Unraveled* invites audiences to celebrate contemporary and ancient cultures in a museum space and rethink how they engage with history\, art\, and heritage within and beyond the museum.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public and is appropriate for all ages\; please enter through the Kelsey Museum’s Maynard Street entrance. The performance will take place from 6:00 to 7:00 PM\, with a talkback session and refreshments to follow.\n\nRSVP required—sign up here to reserve your spot: https://myumi.ch/P3yjQ. \n\nTo learn more about this performance\, visit the HERitage emBODYment website: https://heritageembodyment.square.site/upcoming.
UID:148026-21902857@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148026
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260527T121526
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Art Song and Chamber Music
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Collaborative Piano Institute concert\, featuring faculty and participants performing art song and chamber music! \n\nThe Collaborative Piano Institute is a premier summer program co-founded by SMTD faculty members Elena Lacheva and Ana María Otamendi. Learn more: \n\nhttps://www.collaborativepianoinstitute.org
UID:148380-21904166@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148380
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260521T181532
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260611T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Sylvie & The Rain Tree: Black Poetry\, Music\, and the Haitian Kont
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lecture recital by *Kuwento Mizik* – baritone Jean Bernard Cerin and pianist Veena Kulkarni-Rankin – featuring their original musical folk tale\, *Sylvie & The Rain Tree* alongside music by African American composers and lyrics by Black poets.\n\nPresented as part of the Collaborative Piano Institute – a premier summer program co-founded by SMTD faculty members Elena Lacheva and Ana María Otamendi.
UID:148381-21904167@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148381
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260527T121527
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260612T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Martin Katz\, Amy Petrongelli\, Blair Salter\, SMTD Faculty\, and the Reverón Piano Trio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a recital featuring faculty and participants of the Collaborative Piano Institute (CPI) performing art song and chamber music! Featuring special guests Martin Katz (Professor Emeritus of Piano)\, Blair Salter (Head of Music\, L.A. Opera)\, soprano Amy Petrongelli\, SMTD Piano Faculty Elena Lacheva\, and Ana María Otamendi with the Reverón Piano Trio.\n\nPresented as part of the Collaborative Piano Institute – a premier summer program co-founded by SMTD faculty members Elena Lacheva and Ana María Otamendi.
UID:148382-21904168@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148382
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121527
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260613T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Art Song and Chamber Music
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Collaborative Piano Institute concert\, featuring faculty and participants performing art song and chamber music! \n\nThe Collaborative Piano Institute is a premier summer program co-founded by SMTD faculty members Elena Lacheva and Ana María Otamendi. Learn more: \n\nhttps://www.collaborativepianoinstitute.org
UID:148383-21904169@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148383
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T103743
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260615T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260615T190000
SUMMARY:Performance:Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Sakura Instrumental Group and Kyoko Fujii Calligraphy Performance
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in the vibrant cultural tapestry of Japan with the Sakura “Cherry Blossom” Japanese Instrumental Group. Experience the enchanting world of the Shishimai Lion dance\, a traditional folk art passed down through generations\, which brings the magic of Japanese folklore to life. The presentation will also feature Shodō calligraphy artist Kyoko Fujii\, who will create traditional Japanese calligraphy using an extraordinarily large-sized washi paper and brush\, accompanied by traditional festival music. Please enjoy this powerful and dynamic collaboration\, concluding with a celebratory summer Bon Dance. Simple moves will be demonstrated\, which can be performed sitting or standing\, to the festive beats of our drums.\n   \n   This event is part of Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026\, held in partnership with the Ann Arbor District Library: https://aadl.org/node/669361\n   \n   The 12th annual Ann Arbor Japan Week is from June 14 to 20. Join us for an exciting week of free\, Japan-themed events and activities for all ages! View the complete schedule at: https://myumi.ch/V7nxn.\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cjsevents@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:148081-21902927@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148081
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - 1st Floor Lobby
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260518T104139
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260616T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260616T181000
SUMMARY:Performance:Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Great Lakes Taiko Center Performance @ Top of the Park
DESCRIPTION:Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) is an arts and culture collective based in Southeast Michigan dedicated to sharing Taiko arts experiences through education and performances since 2009. Taiko\, meaning “drum” in Japanese\, is rooted in the ancestral wisdom and cultural history of Japanese music traditions. Today\, it continues to grow as a global cultural arts movement that amplifies imagination\, uplifts spirits\, and builds community. Through the art of Taiko\, GLTC members and supporters embody practices of collective care and creative connection in their communities as they drum\, dance\, and dream together.\n   \n   This event is part of Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026\, held in partnership with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival and Ann Arbor District Library: https://aadl.org/node/669568\n   \n   The 12th annual Ann Arbor Japan Week is from June 14 to 20. Join us for an exciting week of free\, Japan-themed events and activities for all ages! View the complete schedule at: https://myumi.ch/V7nxn.\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cjsevents@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:148138-21903035@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148138
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Top of the Park
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121528
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260616T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:songSPARKS Final Concert: World Premieres
DESCRIPTION:Come hear brand new music created by the talented composers of the *song*SPARKS program\, and performed by the singers and pianists of the Collaborative Piano Institute at SMTD.
UID:148384-21904170@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148384
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121528
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260618T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260618T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Art Song and Chamber Music: Collaborative Piano Institute Final Recital\, Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the Collaborative Piano Institute's final performance\, part 1\, featuring faculty and participants performing art song and chamber music! \n\nThe Collaborative Piano Institute is a premier summer program co-founded by SMTD faculty members Elena Lacheva and Ana María Otamendi. Learn more: \n\nhttps://www.collaborativepianoinstitute.org
UID:148385-21904171@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148385
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260619T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Art Song and Chamber Music: Collaborative Piano Institute Final Recital\, Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the final recital of the Vocal Academy\, Collaborative String Institute\, and the Collaborative Piano Institute.\n\nThe Collaborative Piano Institute is a premier summer program co-founded by SMTD faculty members Elena Lacheva and Ana María Otamendi. Learn more: \n\nhttps://www.collaborativepianoinstitute.org
UID:148386-21904172@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148386
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T110100
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260620T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260620T190000
SUMMARY:Performance:Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | The Sounds of Japan: Performance and Hands-On Experience
DESCRIPTION:This program by the Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble introduces the traditional Japanese instruments koto (a 13-string zither) and shamisen (a three-string lute). The concert presents a wide range of music\, from time-honored pieces passed down through generations to contemporary works\, highlighting the richness of Japanese culture and its connection to the present day.\n   \n   Audience participation is encouraged throughout the program\, with opportunities to sing along or clap to the rhythm\, creating a shared musical experience.\n   \n   Following the performance\, the Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble will hold a musical instrument playing experience. They will also introduce traditional Japanese crafts\, offering you the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese culture through music and hands-on experiences!\n   \n   Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble is a New York-based group founded and headed by Ms. Masayo Ishigure. The ensemble consists of members of the Sawai Koto Academy\, which is one of the most prominent schools for contemporary Koto and Shamisen music.\n   \n   This event is part of Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026\, held in partnership with the Ann Arbor District Library: https://aadl.org/node/664293\n   \n   The 12th annual Ann Arbor Japan Week is from June 14 to 20. Join us for an exciting week of free\, Japan-themed events and activities for all ages! View the complete schedule at: https://myumi.ch/V7nxn.\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cjsevents@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:148103-21902956@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148103
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - 1st Floor Lobby
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260604T155020
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260624T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260624T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Spotlight Recital: Center Stage Strings Alumni
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to attend as alumni of the program perform a recital.\n\nCelebrating its 17th season in 2026\, CSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. 
UID:148176-21903190@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148176
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121530
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T120000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Faculty Master Class: Amir Eldan\, cello
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to attend as SMTD Professor Amir Eldan presents a master class on cello.\n\nCSS develops the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance.\n\nFACULTY BIO\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/amir-eldan/
UID:148177-21903191@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148177
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121531
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Young Artist Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. 
UID:148178-21903192@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148178
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T181529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260627T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260627T123000
SUMMARY:Performance:MPulse Composition Institute Final Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The MPulse Composition Institute is a one-week program for high school composers\, focusing on the creative process\, contemporary concert music\, instrumentation and orchestration\, and more. Classes are led by University of Michigan Composition Faculty\, SMTD applied faculty\, and professional musicians.\n\nJoin us for a final presentation as the summer 2026 session concludes.
UID:148441-21904283@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148441
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121531
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260628T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260628T160000
SUMMARY:Performance:MPulse Faculty Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a performance featuring the program faculty.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. \n\nFACULTY BIOS \n\nhttps://www.centerstagestrings.com/faculty
UID:148179-21903193@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148179
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260604T121557
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260628T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260628T174500
SUMMARY:Performance:Center Stage Strings @ A2 Summer Festival
DESCRIPTION:This summer\, take in the next generation of extraordinary string talent when Center Stage Strings performs at Top of the Park. \n\nThis nationally acclaimed training program was founded in 2010 by violinist and U-M Professor Danielle Belen to nurture high-level artistry against the vibrant backdrop of Ann Arbor in the summer. Featuring brilliant young artists aged 13 to 26 from across the country\, each selected through a highly competitive audition process\, the program offers young musicians the ability to focus purely on developing their talents and defining their artistic voices. \n\nBringing together exceptional musicianship and youthful passion\, this concert will highlight powerful and inspiring works by a diverse range of composers\, celebrating voices both past and present. Don’t miss the gorgeous lyricism and prodigious talent from the students of Center Stage Strings live at A2SF!
UID:148180-21903194@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148180
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260527T121532
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260629T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260629T200000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Master Class: Sheryl Staples\, violin
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to attend as Sheryl Staples presents a master class on violin. Staples is Principal Associate Concertmaster\, New York Philharmonic and Violin Faculty\, The Juilliard School and Juilliard Pre-college.\n\nCSS develops the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance.
UID:148181-21903195@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148181
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260527T121532
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260701T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260701T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Spotlight Solo Recital: Samuel Rosenthal\, viola
DESCRIPTION:Violist Samuel Rosenthal performs a solo recital.\n\nCenter Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance.
UID:148182-21903196@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148182
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121533
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260703T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260703T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Young Artist Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. 
UID:148183-21903197@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148183
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121534
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260705T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260705T160000
SUMMARY:Performance:MPulse Faculty Chamber Music
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance.\n\nFACULTY BIOS \n\nhttps://www.centerstagestrings.com/faculty
UID:148184-21903198@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148184
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121534
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260707T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260707T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Spotlight Solo Recital: Daniel Wang\, cello
DESCRIPTION:Cellist Daniel Wang performs a solo recital.\n\nCenter Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. 
UID:148185-21903199@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148185
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121535
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260710T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Young Artist Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. 
UID:148186-21903200@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148186
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121535
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260711T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260711T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:MPulse Student Chamber Music Concert
DESCRIPTION:Student ensembles perform chamber music as part of the Center Stage Strings summer program.\n\nCenter Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.
UID:148187-21903201@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148187
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260604T121600
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260712T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260712T160000
SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Music Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. 
UID:148188-21903202@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148188
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260513T181531
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260713T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260713T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Summer Carillon Concert Series: Jeremy Chesman
DESCRIPTION:Summer carillon concerts are free and open to all\, including to families and their pets. The music happens rain or shine. This season\, all concerts are scheduled at Lurie Tower. When you arrive\, take a program from the stand near the tower and have a seat outdoors wherever you like\, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket (even your own picnic!). Concert staff wearing nametags will be available to answer questions or direct you to accessible restrooms and other facilities. For best acoustics\, sit far enough away from the tower to have a direct line of sight to the bells.\n\nMetered visitor parking is available behind the Walgreen Drama Center. Additional street parking along Bonisteel Blvd. is available after business hours\, and metered visitor parking is available by the E.V. Moore Building (lot NC10)\, the North Campus Recreation Building (lot NC44)\, and the Art & Architecture Building (lot NC43).\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nJEREMY CHESMAN is an artist\, scholar\, teacher\, and healer (but he’s not as pretentious as he seems). He was the first person to graduate from the University of Michigan with a master’s degree in carillon performance (admittedly\, a little ostentatious). He then went on to study at the Royal Carillon School of Belgium as a fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation\, graduating with distinction. He subsequently earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. During a global pandemic\, he decided it would be a good time to earn a degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a focus on voice disorders.\n\nDr. Chesman has dedicated his career to a deep study of diverse facets of music. His research in pedagogy has resulted in the book *Making Music on the Carillon* and two albums with Alfred Music of the music for the Suzuki Organ School\, volumes 7 and 8. His invited masterclasses have taken him to such institutions as Yale University and the Universities of Michigan and Texas. As speech-language pathologist\, he has presented research on the aging voice\, caring for vocal performers\, and laryngeal health. He performs regularly on organ\, carillon\, and harp in such exotic locales as Australia\, Canada\, France\, Belgium\, Sweden\, Portugal\, and the Netherlands. He is happiest making music on Sunday mornings with his faith community at St. James Episcopal Church using music\, where he uses music to help give glimpses of the divine.
UID:148268-21903621@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148268
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260528T114901
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260713T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260713T210000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UMS Summer Sings
DESCRIPTION:The UMS Choral Union invites you to take part in the return of Summer Sings. Just come as you are to this no-audition\, no-performance evening of memorable music-making!\n\nAs many as 250 singers from southeastern Michigan\, northern Ohio\, and Canada have joined each session in singing through great choral repertoire with some of the nation’s most respected choral conductors and outstanding soloists. We rehearse portions of the score during the first half\, break for refreshments\, and then re-convene to sing through the entire work.\n\nSummer Sings costs $5.00 paid at the door (cash only). Please arrive early at 6:30 pm for registration.  \n\nMatthew Abernathy\, conductor
UID:148448-21904290@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148448
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:music
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121537
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260714T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260714T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Spotlight Solo Recital: Christopher Yun\, violin
DESCRIPTION:Violinist Christopher Yun performs a solo recital.\n\nCenter Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. 
UID:148189-21903203@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148189
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260608T181556
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260715T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:MPulse Student Chamber Music Concert
DESCRIPTION:Student ensembles perform chamber music as part of the Center Stage Strings summer program.\n\nCenter Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.
UID:148190-21903204@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148190
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121537
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260716T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260716T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:MPulse Student Chamber Music Concert
DESCRIPTION:Student ensembles perform chamber music as part of the Center Stage Strings summer program.\n\nCenter Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.
UID:148191-21903205@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148191
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260527T121538
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260717T210000
SUMMARY:Performance:Finale: Young Artist Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts. Join us for this finale performance featuring students from the 2026 season.\n\nCSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance. 
UID:148192-21903206@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148192
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260513T181532
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260720T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260720T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Summer Carillon Concert Series: Ellen Dickinson
DESCRIPTION:Summer carillon concerts are free and open to all\, including to families and their pets. The music happens rain or shine. This season\, all concerts are scheduled at Lurie Tower. When you arrive\, take a program from the stand near the tower and have a seat outdoors wherever you like\, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket (even your own picnic!). Concert staff wearing nametags will be available to answer questions or direct you to accessible restrooms and other facilities. For best acoustics\, sit far enough away from the tower to have a direct line of sight to the bells.\n\nMetered visitor parking is available behind the Walgreen Drama Center. Additional street parking along Bonisteel Blvd. is available after business hours\, and metered visitor parking is available by the E.V. Moore Building (lot NC10)\, the North Campus Recreation Building (lot NC44)\, and the Art & Architecture Building (lot NC43).\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nELLEN DICKINSON is University Carillonneur at Yale University\, and College Carillonist at Trinity College. More than thirty of her students have completed the exam process to become Carillonneur members of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA). In 2020\, Ellen was commissioned by a consortium of six colleges to write *A New Carillon Book*\, a beginning carillon lesson book featuring diverse music from many people and places\, and original music.\n\nShe has served the GCNA in many capacities\, most recently as chair of the Sally Slade Warner Arrangements and Transcriptions Competition. She was awarded the GCNA Certificate of Extraordinary Service in 2017 for distinguished service to the carillon art worldwide.
UID:148269-21903622@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148269
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260513T181533
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260727T190000
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SUMMARY:Performance:Summer Carillon Concert Series: Margaret Pan
DESCRIPTION:Summer carillon concerts are free and open to all\, including to families and their pets. The music happens rain or shine. This season\, all concerts are scheduled at Lurie Tower. When you arrive\, take a program from the stand near the tower and have a seat outdoors wherever you like\, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket (even your own picnic!). Concert staff wearing nametags will be available to answer questions or direct you to accessible restrooms and other facilities. For best acoustics\, sit far enough away from the tower to have a direct line of sight to the bells.\n\nMetered visitor parking is available behind the Walgreen Drama Center. Additional street parking along Bonisteel Blvd. is available after business hours\, and metered visitor parking is available by the E.V. Moore Building (lot NC10)\, the North Campus Recreation Building (lot NC44)\, and the Art & Architecture Building (lot NC43).\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nMARGARET PAN is a freelance carillonneur based in Boston. She has performed around the world\, including as a featured recitalist at festivals in Europe and North America and at congresses of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America and the World Carillon Federation. She was winner of the 2017 international carillon competition in Springfield\, Illinois\, and third laureate in the 2019 Queen Fabiola competition in Mechelen\, Belgium. Margaret has taught beginning students at the University of California\, Berkeley and the University of Toronto\, and given masterclasses at Yale University and in Toronto. She has also served on the GCNA Examination Committee for over a decade\, initially as juror and currently as co-chair.\n\nMargaret began studying carillon in 2007 at Princeton University\, graduated from the Royal Carillon School in Belgium in 2012\, and was a fellow at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales\, Florida in 2015. Her academic degrees (SB and PhD) are in physics and astrophysics\, and she works as an astronomer at the Smithsonian Institution studying planetary dynamics in our and other solar systems.
UID:148270-21903623@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148270
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260527T110922
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260802T113000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Student Art Meetup: Community Music Making
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to explore the arts in Ann Arbor with a small group? Join us for Community Music Making at the Ann Arbor District Library! This is a collaborative musical performance\, led by Sasha Gusikhin and Grace Frielink of NeuroArts Productions. Hand instruments will be provided at the event.\n\nWe will meet right outside the Sweetwaters in the Michigan Union at 11:30 AM\, and walk together for 10 minutes to the Ann Arbor District Library in downtown Ann Arbor.\n\nCo-presented by the Arts Initiative and the International Center.
UID:148432-21904253@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148432
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTAMP:20260513T181534
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Summer Carillon Concert Series: U-M Students
DESCRIPTION:Summer carillon concerts are free and open to all\, including to families and their pets. The music happens rain or shine. This season\, all concerts are scheduled at Lurie Tower. When you arrive\, take a program from the stand near the tower and have a seat outdoors wherever you like\, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket (even your own picnic!). Concert staff wearing nametags will be available to answer questions or direct you to accessible restrooms and other facilities. For best acoustics\, sit far enough away from the tower to have a direct line of sight to the bells.\n\nThis performance features graduate student Austin Zhu and additional performers TBA.\n\nMetered visitor parking is available behind the Walgreen Drama Center. Additional street parking along Bonisteel Blvd. is available after business hours\, and metered visitor parking is available by the E.V. Moore Building (lot NC10)\, the North Campus Recreation Building (lot NC44)\, and the Art & Architecture Building (lot NC43).
UID:148271-21903624@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148271
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Music
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
CONTACT:
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