UMS’s Arts Roundup: September 17

Many members of the UMS staff keep a watchful eye on local and national media for news about artists on our season, pressing arts issues, and more. Each week, we pull together a list of interesting stories  and share them with you.  Welcome to UMS’s Arts Round-up, a weekly collection of arts news, including national issues, artist updates, local shout-outs, and a link or two just for fun. If you come across something interesting in your own reading, please feel free to share!

Arts Issues

• So many galas, so little time:  a look at season-opening celebrations across the country.

Artist Updates

• Pianist Glenn Gould:  Nut or Genius? A fresh look through a new documentary.
• NPR talks with Patti LuPone about life on Broadway and her new memoir
• A reflective Riccardo Muti starts his tenure with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

UMS News

• Don Calamia reviews opening theater production, Susurrus, for Encore Michigan

Local Shout-Outs

• A salute to Lois Beznos by both Crain’s Detroit and Musical America as she steps down as President of the Chamber Music Society of Detroit
• Rolling Stone recognizes Encore Recordings as one of the best

Just For Fun

• Guess there can be only one Graceland:  the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas is closing