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UMS Night School: Constructing Identity Together – Session 4 Recap
Please note: This post is a part of series about the free and open to the public UMS Night School. UMS Night School: Constructing Identity runs January 18-February 15, 2016. This past…
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Band Geeks Unite: A Brass Music Playlist
Photo: Mnozil Brass, who’ll be in Ann Arbor on April 14, 2016. Photo by Tibor Bozi. Perhaps I’m biased since I’m a horn player and the quintessential high school “band geek,” but…
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Taylor Mac Visits U-M Course
Taylor Mac visited the U-M Engaging Performance course last week: Did you attend the performance? Don’t forget to share your thoughts.
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UMS Night School: Constructing Identity – Session 3 Recap
Please note: This post is a part of series about the free and open to the public UMS Night School.UMS Night School: Constructing Identity runs January 18-February 15, 2016. On Monday February…
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UMS Director Michael Kondziolka to Receive Chevalier Award
UMS Programming Director Michael Kondziolka was recently named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Minister of Culture. This distinction recognizes eminent artists and writers, and those…
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VIDEO
What you can expect at Taylor Mac
Wondering what to expect from Taylor Mac? We asked his crew. See Taylor Mac in Ann Arbor Friday-Saturday, February 5-6.
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Last but not least: Pianist Sir András Schiff on Last Sonatas Project
Editor’s note: Pianist Sir András Schiff performs three concerts of the “The Last Sonatas” by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert February 16-20, 2016. Below is his reflection on the project. “Alle guten Dinge sind…
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What music speaks to you?
Do you have a composer or specific piece of music that’s followed you throughout your life? Inspired by Sir András Schiff’s well-known love of Bach, I did an informal poll of current…