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“The girl spoke of love…”
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato approaches Schubert’s Winterreise through a different lens…the eyes of the survivor.
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What’s the Most Interesting Course at U-M?
Eight live performances. Three humanities credits. Experience the performing arts up close and behind the scenes. Engaging Performance (Winter 2019) connects undergraduate students directly to the touring, world-class artists who perform music, theater,…
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Faculty Spotlight: Music for Midwives
When Ruth Zielinski applied for a UMS Course Development Grant, she envisioned a musical experience for her upper-level midwifery students…
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Living that #QuartetLife
Playing in a string quartet is both exhilarating and infuriating. Often simultaneously.
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“It’s Going to Get Personal”
The truth is, you probably don’t need program notes for Berlioz’s ubiquitous Symphonie fantastique…
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Welcome, Omar Offendum
UMS is excited to welcome Omar Offendum, a Syrian American rapper, poet, hip hop artist and activist, as the 2018-2019 Education and Community Engagement Research Residency Artist.
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Applications Open: Wallace Blogging Fellows
Applications are open for our Wallace Blogging Fellows program. Apply by October 31, 2018.
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A Note from Matthew VanBesien – June 2018
UMS Friends, Thank you for a wonderful first season at UMS! As we wrap up our fiscal year on June 30th, I want to extend a special thank you for the important part…
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Announcing the 2018-19 21st Century Artist Interns
The 21st Century Artist Internship program was developed to help prepare students for the new demands that working artists face in the contemporary marketplace. This highly competitive program is open to University…
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Celebrating the 2018 DTE Educators of the Year
The University Musical Society (UMS) and the DTE Energy Foundation are pleased to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. High School Teacher Denise Allen and Thurston Elementary School Teacher Yael Rothfeld as the…