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Abraham.In.Motion Residency
Kyle Abraham (left) and UMS intern Sophia Deery (center) pictured during one of many Abraham.In.Motion residency workshops, masterclasses, and Q&As. More photos from the past week on our Facebook page! Learn more about our…
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What is a Basset Horn?
Kari Dion is Programs Assistant at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival and clarinetist for the Akropolis Reed Quintet. Wind players of the Chicago Symphony come together for this special concert that features…
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UMS Night School: Curious About Dance – Session 4 Recap
Editor’s note: This post is a part of a series of by U-M student and UMS intern Hillary Kooistra, who’s covering our free UMS Night School: Curious About Dance workshop series. Anything…
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Tune In Before Select Renegade Performances
21st Century Artist Intern Hillary Kooistra gives a pre-show Tune In for Trisha Brown Dance Company’s performance February 21, 2015. Tune In with UMS for a brief pre-performance talk before select Renegade series…
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A Bill Frisell Americana Celebration 3/12-13
“Bill Frisell plays the guitar like Miles Davis played the trumpet: in the hands of such radical thinkers, their instruments simply become different animals.” Frisell returns to UMS for the first time…
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Perspectives on Melody in Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, and Vasks
Artemis Quartet perform in Ann Arbor on April 19, 2015. Photo by Molina Visuals. The Artemis Quartet’s program features two stalwarts of their usual repertoire alongside a recent work by one of…
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UMS Playlist: Social Change and African Popular Music
Themes of social change are common in popular African music. In this listening guide, featuring Oliver Mtukudzi, Angelique Kidjo, and Bassekou Kouyate, explore some of the history of this connection.
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UMS Night School: Curious About Dance – Session 3 Recap
Editor’s note: This post is a part of a series of by U-M student and UMS intern Hillary Kooistra, who’s covering our free UMS Night School: Curious About Dance workshop series. Presenting:…
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Kyle Abraham’s Childhood Road Trips
Listen to a funny outtake of Kyle talking about childhood road trips to Detroit & Jerry Curls. Check out his upcoming performances on March 13th and 14th: http://bit.ly/1iinyG7