Blog
STORY
#UMSplaylists: Chamber Arts (yMusic Takeover)
Hear the virtuosity and variety of sounds, ensembles, and works by composers featured in UMS’s Chamber Arts Series.
STORY
#UMSplaylists | Max Richter: From Stage to Screen
Discover selections from some of our favorite Max Richter works — including innovative chamber music and original scores for television and film.
STORY
Five Composers You Need to Hear Right Now
Meet 5 of America’s luminary young composers, and hear their work performed live by yMusic this November.
STORY
Butoh, Explained
A brief history of the Japanese dance-theater art form, and preview of Sankai Juku’s upcoming performance.
STORY
Daniel Hope on ‘The Four Seasons’ and Max Richter’s ‘Vivaldi Recomposed’
Violinist Daniel Hope shares thoughts on Vivaldi’s masterpiece and its modern new take.
STORY
Journey to Zauberland (Magic Land)
UMS’s Michael Kondziolka previews this season’s co-commission starring soprano Julia Bullock.
STORY
Composing America’s Sound: Past and Present
U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance Associate Dean Mark Clague shares six works that have shaped a uniquely American sonic identity.
STORY
Meet Tunde Olaniran, 2019/20 UMS Research Residency Artist
UMS is pleased to announce Michigan-based musician Tunde Olaniran as this season’s Education and Community Engagement Research Residency Artist.
STORY
Remembering Jessye Norman | Playlist
We honor soprano Jessye Norman’s performance legacy in Ann Arbor with a playlist of 10 signature recordings of works she performed with UMS.