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Fairy tales seem to show up everywhere in popular culture, in literature, film, television. Two of our up-coming performances, The Andersen Project and Snow Whiter, grapple with fairy tales. We decided to look into the trend. Why, we wondered, are artists are turning to the world of fairy tales?

Multi-percussionist Joseph Gramley is a professor of music at the University of Michigan and will be appearing as a guest artist with the Pavel Haas Quartet on April 18th in Rackham Auditorium….

Audience members gather on stage during intermission at last week’s St. Lawrence String Quartet performance to get a glimpse at the R. Murray Schafer parts. Photo tweet by UMS’s Mark Jacobson.

Local composer and writer Garrett Schumann previews this Thursday’s performance by the St. Lawrence String Quartet and shares his thoughts on the music this ensemble will be performing.

Jason Moran is part of the Charles Lloyd New Quartet. We asked him to share his performing experiences, and we also wanted to know what Jason’s been listening to lately. “Charles is a bit of a sprinter himself, so at the drop of a hat, he’ll go shooting off into the forest, and we will search for him. These metaphors manifest themselves in the music…”

While there is a set program for this concert, no two performances of Indian classical music are ever the same. This listening guide, curated by Meeta Banjerlee, provides an overview of Indian classical music and the style of music that will be played at the upcoming Zakir Hussain & Master Musicians of India performance.

Rosalie Koenig, elementary vocal music teacher at Mitchell School in Ann Arbor, shares over 10 years of experiences of bringing students to youth performances. Join the conversation, compare experiences, and tell us what you’d like to see in future youth performance experiences.