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Shared with @UMSNews on Instagram, smiling faces in the audience at Manganiyar Seduction. Photo by @munamongstars.

UMS Senior Programming Manager Mark Jacobson curates a playlist of music he’s been drawn to lately.

This post is a part of a series of playlists curated by UMS staff, artists, and community. Check out more music here. Photo: San Francisco Symphony, who’ll perform Mahler Symphony No. 7…

The UMS Kazoo Orchestra got together last Friday for a pop up performance before Chris Thile’s concert at Rackham Auditorium. Interested in trying out a kazoo yourself? Meet us at Ann Arbor…

Moses, the star of Blind Summit’s The Table (at Performance Network October 29 – November 3) has a special message for Ann Arbor. See what he has to say about those famous…

Photo: John Bracey. John Bracey, Executive Director of the Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs, took some time to speak with me about the artist he’s most looking forward to seeing…

John Churchville, member of Ann Arbor-based Indian classical music ensemble Sumkali, highlights his favorite Indian classical music picks.

“This day in UMS History” is an occasional series of vignettes drawn from UMS’s historical archive. If you have a personal story or particular memory from attending the performance featured here, we’d love to hear from you in the comments.

Photo: The Manganiyar Seduction on stage. The Manganiyar Seduction has been described as “Equal parts rock concert, global music performance, and dazzling theatrical experience.” Director Roysten Abel experimented boldly with the Manganiyars, desert musicians…