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Announcing the 2013-2014 UMS Season!
Surprising. Invigorating. Disruptive. Inspiring. Captivating. These are just a few of the words we heard when asking audiences for their impressions immediately following performances this past season. This instant reaction gets to…
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British Classical Music Makes a Comeback
British Classical Music is in a new golden age. But, how did we get here?
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Tweet Seats: Esperanza Spalding
Find out what happened in tweet seats at Esperanza Spalding’s performance on April 6.
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Bobby McFerrin on Spirituality
In this interview, Bobby McFerrin discusses spirituality and his recent spirityouall project. Learn more about Bobby McFerrin’s upcoming performance in Ann Arbor.
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Esperanza Spalding at the signing after her performance
Esperanza Spalding with our UMS banner, at the signing after her performance on Saturday, April 6. Check out the live tweets of the performance from the tweet seats section. Did you attend…
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Reimagining Euripides: A 21st Century “Trojan Women”
Euripides’ Trojan Women is over 2,400 years old. Learn more how SITI Company, one of the “most experimental” theater troupes in America, has re-imagined the work.
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At last night’s rehearsal
See the full album of great photos from last night’s rehearsal of Darius Milhau’d Oresteia of Aeschylus. Photos by Mark Gjukich Photography. We’ve also interviewed some of the key players in the project.
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Tracing the String Quartet
On the development of the String Quartet from Haydn to Beethoven and, finally, to 20th Century composers like Benjamin Britten.
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Esperanza Spalding Montréal International Jazz Festival
Our programming manager Mark Jacobson shared this photo with us. A crowd gathers outside of Esperanza Spalding’s performance this past summer at Montréal International Jazz Festival. We can’t wait to host her…