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UMS has something to inspire everyone, from classical music, jazz, global, and indie music, to dance and theater. From left to right, artists on our 2015-2016 season: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, to…

Audra McDonald. Photo by Andrew Eccles.  We can’t wait for the return of six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald. She’ll perform at Hill Auditorium on September 17, 2015. UMS has had the…

By the second week of June, I was newly married, a recently minted Doctor of Musical Arts, and had become an internationally recognized scholar of heavy metal music.

On a summery July 2015 day, the University of Michigan Swimming & Diving team spent the day with UMS, getting an up close look at Burton Tower and historic Hill Auditorium, and learning…

UMS launched a new artists in residence program during our 2014-2015 season. Artists received complimentary tickets to our performances, a stiped, and more. We hoped to inspire creative work with performance. In…

Apply to be part of our 2015-2016 UMS Artists in Residence Program. Receive complimentary performance tickets, a stipend, and more.

As the UMS Choral Union welcomes a new Music Director and Conductor, a $100,000 gift is made in the honor of the dedicated service of choral union members and their outgoing leader, Jerry Blackstone.

We chat with Karen Isble, member of UMS Choral Union, about her most memorable UMCU experiences, including a performance in blizzard conditions.

“It turned out that joining the UMS Choral Union was one of the best choices I have made at the University of Michigan.”