UMS’s Arts Roundup: September 10
Many members of the UMS staff keep a watchful eye on local and national media for news about artists on our season, pressing arts issues, and more. Each week, we pull together a list of interesting stories and share them with you. Welcome to UMS’s Arts Round-up, a weekly collection of arts news, including national issues, artist updates, local shout-outs, and a link or two just for fun. If you come across something interesting in your own reading, please feel free to share!
Arts Issues
- The play’s the thing: tackling children’s theater
Artist Updates
- And the winner is…The Kennedy Center announces its 2010 honorees
- Former Boston Symphony Orchestra onductor Seiji Ozawa on life and work after cancer
- Answering questions about the origins of the universe: a look at choreographer Liz Lerman’s new work
- Leonard Slatkin extends contract as guest conductor with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
UMS News
Local Shout-Outs
- Michigan State steps up with new music program for Detroit students
- U-M faculty member Evan Chambers and the University Symphony Orchestra celebrate the release of The Old Burying Ground