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Highlights from Hill Auditorium Celebration

Thanks so much to all who came to our Hill Auditorium Celebration this weekend, February 2, 2013. Don’t forget to share your Hill Auditorium memories, and to check out Alva Gordon Sink’s…

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Our Interview with Kodo’s Jun Akimoto

We chatted with Jun Akimoto, Kodo company manager, about the power of taiko drums, Kodo’s mission to represent the living folk performing arts of Japan, and what they’re looking forward to in their upcoming visit to Ann Arbor.

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The King’s Singers: Ken Fischer’s First Presentation

Ken Fischer first presented The King’s Singers at the Kennedy Center in February 1983. Read his incredible story of the concert (challenges include blizzards!) which took place 30 years ago on Valentine’s Day.

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Tweet Seats: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán

For our second tweet seats event, we saw Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán in Hill Auditorium Meet the participants.  UMS: Tell us a little about you. If you have an online presence you…

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[LISTENING GUIDE] Introduction to Sarod

The sarod is an Indian stringed instrument used mainly in North Indian (Hindustani) classical music.

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Students take a picture with jazz legend Marcus Belgrave

Photo by Mark Gjukich Photography. Students take a photo with Marcus Belgrave, legendary Detroit trumpet player, at Detroit School of Arts Auditorium school performance of “From Cass Corridor to the World.”

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The Importance of Wind Instruments to early 20th-Century French Composers

Garrett Schumann discusses the intersection between wind repertoire and the leading French composers of the early 20th century.

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100 Years in Hill & Hundreds of Menus

From 1904 to 1986, Alva Sink welcomed hundreds of guest artists for post-concert receptions and dinners, preparing a spectacular feast for everyone from Eugene Ormandy to Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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Angélique Kidjo’s Special Message to Ann Arbor

Angélique Kidjo, a world music superstar and activist from Benin, performs in Ann Arbor on February 1, 2013. Take a listen to her special message to Ann Arbor.

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