October 2018

Celebrate the power of the performing arts at UMS.

Violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth join the Jerusalem Quartet for a special concert featuring works for string sextet.

A 20-time Grammy winner, jazz guitar pioneer Pat Metheny is known worldwide for his phenomenal improvisational performances.

Returning for the first time in a dozen years, Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s period-instrument group brings the music of Berlioz to Ann Arbor as part of a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death.

With a decade-long artistic journey that has both paralleled the rise of social media & borne witness to major sociopolitical shifts in Syria, Omar Offendum discusses how he’s been able to develop a special blend of Hip-Hop & Arabic poetry to bridge cultural divides.

Mystery and music surround a most unexpected concert experience.

Curious about UMS performances, but haven’t taken the plunge? Want to learn more about an unfamiliar artist or genre?

“Hubbard Street Dance Chicago ought to bottle itself as a cure for the ills of the era.” (New York Times)

Join dancers from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago for an exploration of the company’s movement style.

“Hubbard Street Dance Chicago ought to bottle itself as a cure for the ills of the era.” (New York Times)

Yuja Wang and Martin Grubinger coach small ensembles from the U-M Chamber Music Department on a variety of new and established repertoire.

Yuja Wang, a phenomenal young pianist who made her UMS debut 10 years ago, exudes a dramatic sense of style and flair.

What does Latinx identity mean in today’s melting pot culture of assimilation and appropriation?

The winner of the 2018 M-Prize Competition is the Aizuri Quartet, based in New York City.

Choreographer Bill T. Jones has never shied away from giving audiences a lot to think about, and his latest work brings together two impulses: the social/political and
the deeply personal.

Captured live in 2011 from the National Theatre stage in London, this thrilling sold-out production became an international sensation. It returns to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel.

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein gives a master class for cello students of University of Michigan’s School of Music Theatre & Dance.

Celebrate the power of the performing arts at UMS.

Violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth join the Jerusalem Quartet for a special concert featuring works for string sextet.

A 20-time Grammy winner, jazz guitar pioneer Pat Metheny is known worldwide for his phenomenal improvisational performances.

Returning for the first time in a dozen years, Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s period-instrument group brings the music of Berlioz to Ann Arbor as part of a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death.

With a decade-long artistic journey that has both paralleled the rise of social media & borne witness to major sociopolitical shifts in Syria, Omar Offendum discusses how he’s been able to develop a special blend of Hip-Hop & Arabic poetry to bridge cultural divides.

Mystery and music surround a most unexpected concert experience.

Curious about UMS performances, but haven’t taken the plunge? Want to learn more about an unfamiliar artist or genre?

“Hubbard Street Dance Chicago ought to bottle itself as a cure for the ills of the era.” (New York Times)

Join dancers from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago for an exploration of the company’s movement style.

“Hubbard Street Dance Chicago ought to bottle itself as a cure for the ills of the era.” (New York Times)

Yuja Wang and Martin Grubinger coach small ensembles from the U-M Chamber Music Department on a variety of new and established repertoire.

Yuja Wang, a phenomenal young pianist who made her UMS debut 10 years ago, exudes a dramatic sense of style and flair.

What does Latinx identity mean in today’s melting pot culture of assimilation and appropriation?

The winner of the 2018 M-Prize Competition is the Aizuri Quartet, based in New York City.

Choreographer Bill T. Jones has never shied away from giving audiences a lot to think about, and his latest work brings together two impulses: the social/political and
the deeply personal.

Captured live in 2011 from the National Theatre stage in London, this thrilling sold-out production became an international sensation. It returns to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel.

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein gives a master class for cello students of University of Michigan’s School of Music Theatre & Dance.