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Earlier in March, UMS hosted a weeklong residency with the Karajan-Akademie, the Berliner Philharmoniker’s prestigious training program that provides talented young musicians from around the globe with hands-on experience and scholarships to…

How does a dance move born in a single neighborhood end up on the screens of millions of people? Or as an “emote” in a video game like Fortnite? In from rock…

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s February 2026 residency brought music, inspiration, and community connection to life, featuring engaging conversations with Wynton Marsalis, student performances, and visits that left a lasting mark…

Martha Graham Dance Company returned to the Power Center stage to celebrate its 100th anniversary with three unforgettable performances and a dynamic lineup of events. The week brought together company dancers, U-M…

Martha Darling and Gil Omenn have lived in Ann Arbor for more than 25 years and have been avid arts supporters in our community, serving on the boards of UMS and the…

Miles and Trane on Record: A Critic’s Favorites Mark Stryker is the writer and producer of the documentary film The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit (2025, now streaming on Prime Video)….

Detroit-based author and jazz historian Mark Stryker shares some historical context behind the lasting legacies of Miles Davis and John Coltrane in advance of UMS’s presentation of a  centennial tribute to the…

On Friday, February 13, 2026, Hill Auditorium will reverberate with some of the most deeply spiritual and profoundly moving choral music of the past half-century as the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir presents…

What does it sound like to put the heartbeat of a city into music? To capture the complexity of a metropolis where dazzling energy, deep inequalities, collision and connection live side by…