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“In Japan, sometimes, it is hard to know what you are looking at.” Director Simon McBurney on Shun-kin.

This season, we’ll introduce you to some of our audience members as part of our “Who’s sitting next to you?” series. To kick things off, we chat with Ellen Sauer, junior at…

Why my new role as director of the UMSKO was simultaneously unforeseeable and inevitable.

Dig deep into elements of the performance, big themes, and central figures through UMS Book Club with Nicola’s Books.

Photo: Emerson School educator Jennifer Tanau and UMS Advisory Committee member Linda Spector at a UMS reception for teachers. Photo by Mark Gjukich Photography. This season, look for Educator Conversations on UMS…

Pianist Jason Moran shares his favorite Fats Waller songs and tells us about his upcoming Fats Waller Dance Party in Ann Arbor.

Editor’s note: This post is a part of a series of conversations between educators in the K-12 community. Educators will offer suggestions and answer questions about integrating UMS School Day Performances or…

The UMS Kazoo Orchestra was in full swing last week at Artscapade. Conductor Garrett Schumann is pictured here on the right. Learn more or join the UMS Kazoo Orchestra here.

If a nation kept a diary, it would be in its songs.