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DMA Candidate in Piano Performance Hyerim Lee performs a final dissertation recital.
“Life History of Archives and Objects: On Chinese Opera Actresses and Theaters in the Americas,” Nancy Rao Lecture
Britton Recital HallEarl V. Moore Building
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Nancy Yunhwa Rao presents this keynote address for the Feminist Theory & Music conference; the lecture is also free and open to the public. Rao is a Distinguished Professor at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Her work bridges musicology, music theory, Chinese opera, and Sinophone studies. As a theorist, Rao’s work combines gender studies and music analysis. She is also the author of Chinatown Opera Theater in North America, and her new book, Chinese Theater in California and Beyond: 1850-1900, is forthcoming.
Spotlight Solo Recital: Zoie Hightower, viola
Britton Recital HallEarl V. Moore Building
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Violist Zoie Hightower performs with Narae Joo, piano, as part of the Center Stage Strings concert series.
Opening Night Live: Young Artist Concert Series
Britton Recital HallEarl V. Moore Building
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Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts. Celebrating its 15th season in 2024, CSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance.
“Momentum – Portraits of Women in Motion,” Ellen Rowe Octet
Arthur Miller TheatreWalgreen Drama Center
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The Ellen Rowe Octet performs a concert for the Feminist Theory & Music conference; this concert is also free and open to the public. Drawing from their 2019 album project, each piece is a tribute to, and musical portrait, of women heroes in the areas of music, sports, social justice, environmental advocacy, and politics. The pieces are orchestrated for varying sizes of chamber jazz ensemble, ranging from quintet to octet.
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Faculty from Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – perform a recital. Celebrating its 15th season in 2024, CSS develops the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance.
Faculty Master Class: Danielle Belen, violin
McIntosh TheatreEarl V. Moore Building
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Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to attend or livestream as founder, renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen presents a master class.
Free - no tickets required
Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts. Celebrating its 15th season in 2024, CSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance.
An Afternoon of Faculty Chamber Music – MPulse
Stamps AuditoriumWalgreen Drama Center
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Faculty from Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – perform a recital of chamber music. Celebrating its 15th season in 2024, CSS was founded by renowned violinist and SMTD Professor Danielle Belen to develop the talents of serious young classical music students in the areas of solo and chamber music performance.
Center Stage Strings @ University of Michigan Museum of Art
University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts. The program “Strings of Latin America” will be performed in the Apse at UMMA.
