For the most complete and current listing, visit our Calendar of Events. The following selected events are not in chronological order.
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Selected Original Works - Free |
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Join SMTD for a program of music and memories, honoring the life, career and legacy of the celebrated tenor George Shirley, J. Edgar Maddy Distinguished University Emeritus Professor of Voice.
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Celebrating 40 years on the faculty, Martin Katz – the G. Koldofsky Distinguished University Professor, Earl V. Moore Collegiate Professor in Music, and Artur Schnabel Collegiate Professor in Piano – performs his last recital at SMTD, joined by alumni vocalists.
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Guests & Master Classes - Free |
Department of Musicology’s Ethel V. Curry Distinguished Lecture
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Voice & Opera Artist Residency with John Holiday, countertenor, and Will Liverman, baritone
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Chamber Music Guest Artist Mentor Residency
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Musical Theatre Guest Event
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Sally Fleming Master Class Series
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4/11 Renowned contemporary chamber ensemble Eighth Blackbird Master Class - featuring a brief performance and live coaching of student chamber groups
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The Cherry Orchard – April 4-14, Arthur Miller Theatre. After a prolonged absence following the death of her son, noblewoman Lyobov Ranevskaya returns to her estate and finds the cherry orchard on the estate in full bloom. Despite this outward sign of prosperity, her home is on the verge of financial ruin. Along with her brother, Gaev, Lyobov struggles to maintain the façade of gentility as their world crumbles around them. Get Tickets.
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A Little Night Music – April 18-21, Power Center. In this romantic farce, a tangled web of affairs – centered around actress Desirée Armfeldt – comes untangled during a weekend in the country. Stephen Sondheim won his fourth Tony Award for the score, which features perhaps his best-known song, “Send in the Clowns.” Get Tickets.
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Jazz Showcase – April 18, The Ark. Students and faculty from the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation perform with a special guest – recording artist, composer, and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts. Get Tickets.
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Star Trek star to host An Evening with George Takei in Ann Arbor (MLive)
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The latest issue of Michigan Muse magazine is now online – "21st Century Performing Artists: The Multifaceted Careers of SMTD Alumni."
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"Transforming trauma into healing power through the arts" - U. Record coverage of Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra’s world premiere production Ni une más
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Angie Zhang (DMA candidate, piano performance) and Sasha Kasman Laude (DMA '23, piano performance), are among five finalists for the 2025 American Pianists Awards.
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Elim Chan (DMA '15, MM '11, conducting) was profiled in The New York Times ahead of her conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic.
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Writer and playwright Dominique Morisseau (BFA ’00, theatre) is directing her first film in her hometown of Detroit - "Muse of Detroit" (DBusiness)
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Diego Rodriguez (BFA ’24, musical theatre) was a co-recipient of the Gary Garrison national 10-minute play award for his piece "No me sueltes" from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).
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Music Ed alum Vincent Womack (BM '87, music education) was one of the featured conductors in the Oscar-winning short “The Last Repair Shop.”
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Arkida Saiwai of Massachusetts, who attended the MPulse Musical Theater Workshop, was awarded a training scholarship through the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative.
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"Through the Grisly Maze: Elizabeth Cree is a puzzle-filled operatic mystery" (A2 Pulp)
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