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Photo by Mark Gjukich Photography. Our  4th Annual Ugly Sweater Party in conjunction with Handel’s Messiah performances will take place Saturday, December 6, 2014.

Editor’s note: Polina Fradkin is a student at the University of Michigan and part of our UMS student intern team. This summer, Polina traveled to Russia for an internship with the Hermitage State…

This post is a part of a series of playlists curated by artists, UMS Staff, and community. Check out more music here. Soprano Janai Brugger performs at our annual Handel’s Messiah on December 6-7,…

U-M first-year Student Isabel Park sets out to explore piano.

We had the chance to catch up with jazz legend Bob James last week (he was in town to be inducted into the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance…

Moment in superposition. Photo by Kazuo Fukunaga. Painter Carolyn Reed Barritt is a UMS Artist in Residence this season. We’ve asked five artists from across disciplines to take “residence” at our performances…

Piano sensation Yuja Wang (left) performs with acclaimed violinist Leonidas Kavakos (right) on November 23, 2014. Photos by Ian Douglas and Marco Borggreve. We’re very excited for Yuja Wang’s return to Ann Arbor…

We’re getting ready for another visit from San Francisco Symphony on November 13 and 14, 2014. This visit celebrates the 70th birthday of music director Michael Tilson Thomas, and we wanted to share…

Drawing by Carolyn Reed Barritt, inspired by Théâtre de la Ville. Painter Carolyn Reed Barritt is a UMS Artist in Residence this season. We’ve asked five artists from across disciplines to take…