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True-Crime Character: John Malkovich as Jack Unterweger (writer, serial killer, and all around creepy dude)

Sally Mitani gives us the inside scoop on The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer, a performance piece in which Malkovich plays a real person, Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger.

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Celebrating Mavericks

How do we innovate to make things better? What does it mean to be a maverick? More on the themes within our 11/12 Season at Montage.

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Ask Yuja Wang

Yuja Wang is a 24-year old piano sensation. With a program that features works by Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Debussy, Albéniz, and Ravel, she returns to Ann Arbor after her wildly successful UMS debut…

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Ahmad Jamal: Sampled Into The Hearts Of Hip-hop

While there are countless musicians of yester years that found revival in this hip-hop age, its legendary jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal that would contribute to some of the greatest hip-hop records of all time. The Loop Detroit’s Kelly “K-Fresh” Frazier writes about the sampling of Ahmad Jamal.

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Letters from Artists: David Finckel, for the Emerson String Quartet

All one has to do for the Emerson String Quartet is mention “Ann Arbor,” and vivid images arise, as we have been playing regularly for the University Musical Society since our earliest…

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Top Auction Items (that you can get at this year’s On the Road!)

On the Road is an annual dinner and auction benefiting UMS Education and Community Engagement Programs, which bring arts experiences to over 25,000 students, teacher and community members yearly. The evening features…

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Most Memorable UMS Performance Contest

1. Laurie Anderson, last at UMS in 10/11 Season. 2. Philadelphia Orchestra, 1976 May Festival. What’s your most memorable UMS performance experience? Tell us about it & win. Describe a live UMS…

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Community Reflection: Dave “Honeyboy” Edward

I am saddened by the news of blues legend Dave “Honeyboy” Edward’s death earlier this week. It was a thrill to see him at UMS’s “Blues at the Crossroads” event last February,…

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Delinquent Dispatch from Fringe

Image: The Simple Things in Life My sincerest apologies…I’m a little delinquent here with my second “dispatch.” I was operating at a fairly severe sleep deficit for a bit there.  But I’m…

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