Graduate students Adam Lenhart, Takeshi Nagayasu, John DiFatta, Sara LeBlanc, Austin Zhu, and Meghan Wysocki perform a student showcase recital on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons. During the concert, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells. Level 3 will be closed during today's performance. Free and open to the public; presented as part of the 2026 U-M Organ Symposium.

October 6 marks the return of the monthly NCRC Lunchtime Concert Series presented by the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments. These free 45 minute programs feature instruments from the collection and music from around the globe. U-M staff, faculty, and members of the public are welcome to bring their lunch to the auditorium adjacent to the cafeteria in NCRC Building 18 at 12:00 pm. Paid parking is available in the nearby NC99 parking lot with the AMP mobile app.

Jayce Ogren, conductor PROGRAM *Four Folk Songs*, Gabriela Lena Frank *Chamber Concerto No. 3: Divergence for 5 musicians*, Huang Ruo *Phonotopographie*, Zosha Di Castri *Aventures*, György Ligeti *This Land Sings*, Michael Daugherty

Join us to enjoy a 30-minute organ recital. Division Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. *There is no recital on November 26.*

*Organ Encore!* recitals feature the historic Frieze Memorial Organ in Hill Auditorium following select ensemble concerts. Organ faculty and students will offer 20-minute programs that elaborate upon the theme or concept of the preceding concert. On October 8, Professors Caroline Robinson and Nicole Keller will continue the Chamber Choir’s celebration of University of Michigan composers with a program featuring works of William Albright and William Bolcom, who wrote for the instrument in Hill Auditorium.

The Golden Age of American Bands captured the imagination of the public in the latter part of the 1800s and through the first decades of the 20th century. Bands became a primary source of entertainment in cities and towns all across the nation and legendary band leaders like Patrick Gilmore and John Philip Sousa were celebrities in their day. Virtuoso soloists like Jules Levy, Arthur Pryor, and Herbert L. Clarke dazzled the thousands who flocked to the concerts by these famous bands. As part of the formal launch of the Center for American Band History Research at the University of Michigan, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance along with the Clements Library are proud to present a concert of traditional music from this era, played with the authentic instrumentation of these early bands. From marches written for newspapers of the day, to novelties, brass solos, songs, and orchestral transcriptions, this concert is a tribute to the birth of the great American band tradition. PROGRAM March, The Billboard - John Klohr Overture, Light Cavalry - von Suppe March, The Detroit Free Press - W.P. Chambers Cornet solo, \"The Debutante\" - Herbert L. Clarke (Robert Sullivan, soloist) March, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Bruno Novelty, The Whistler and his Dog - Arthur Pryor March, The St. Louis Post Dispatch - Arthur Pryor Aria, \"Habanera\" from *Carmen* - Georges Bizet (Amoura Bethea, soprano) March, The Washington Post - J.P. Sousa Galop, Blue Streak (The Indianapolis News) - R.B. Eisenberg

Are our life-journeys predetermined by the unstoppable forces of fate or can we shape our own destiny? Two of the most beloved pieces in all of orchestra music seem to provide two contrasting answers. The striking overture to Verdi’s *La Forza del Destino* (The Force of Destiny), portrays a dark account of human struggle against circumstances and fate. Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony tells a different story during a dramatic journey that overcomes its fate motive, culminating in a magnificent and uplifting anthem of human triumph. Hailed by the *New York Times* as “a brilliant soloist,” U-M faculty member Fabiola Kim, is featured in the world premiere of the Violin Concerto by Quinn Mason, the 7th commission of the Michigan Orchestra Repertoire for Equity (MORE) initiative, founded in 2020 by USO Music Director Kenneth Kiesler. Kenneth Kiesler, conductor Fabiola Kim, violin (Mason) PROGRAM Overture to *La forza del destino* Giuseppe Verdi Violin Concerto (world premiere) Quinn Mason Symphony No. 5 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Concert Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

Join us as Nicholas Welch, master's degree student in sacred music, performs a 30-minute organ recital. Division Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. *There is no recital on November 26.*

The U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the country. For this concert, students will present classical music performed on a range of instruments from different programs. Learn more about SMTD online at

SMTD's Baroque Chamber Orchestra, led by Professor Joseph Gascho, performs Cantata BWV 169 \"Gott soll allein mein Herze haben” featuring University Organist and Professor Nicole Keller, organ. Division Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. *There is no recital on November 26.*

A spatial audio festival presented by the Department of Performing Arts Technology. Join us to celebrate and experience ambisonics, an immersive audio technology that surrounds you with sound from all directions. This year’s festival will feature fixed-media works, live performances and interactive works and virtual reality (VR) experiences designed with Inviso. All events are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. PROGRAM Concert 1: October 22 at 7:00 pm Concert 2: October 23 at 12:30 pm Concert 3: October 23 at 4:30 pm Inviso session: October 23, 12:00–6:00 pm @ the Edit Rooms and Music Technology Library (MTL)

A spatial audio festival presented by the Department of Performing Arts Technology. Join us to celebrate and experience ambisonics, an immersive audio technology that surrounds you with sound from all directions. This year’s festival will feature fixed-media works, live performances and interactive works and virtual reality (VR) experiences designed with Inviso. All events are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. PROGRAM Concert 1: October 22 at 7:00 pm Concert 2: October 23 at 12:30 pm Concert 3: October 23 at 4:30 pm Inviso session: October 23, 12:00–6:00 pm @ the Edit Rooms and Music Technology Library (MTL)

A spatial audio festival presented by the Department of Performing Arts Technology. Join us to celebrate and experience ambisonics, an immersive audio technology that surrounds you with sound from all directions. This year’s festival will feature fixed-media works, live performances and interactive works and virtual reality (VR) experiences designed with Inviso. All events are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. PROGRAM Concert 1: October 22 at 7:00 pm Concert 2: October 23 at 12:30 pm Concert 3: October 23 at 4:30 pm Inviso session: October 23, 12:00–6:00 pm @ the Edit Rooms and Music Technology Library (MTL)

Join the Concert Band for its annual chamber winds concert, titled \"Painted in Fire.\" With a program featuring chamber works for brass, woodwinds and percussion, these works come together to create an electric concert including a world premiere by student composer Peter Cohn (BM '27, composition). Courtney Snyder, conductor and graduate student conductors Jennifer Hepp, Detrich Morrison-Jones, Sean Hogan, and John Mange. PROGRAM *Fanfare Canzonique*, Brian Balmages *Embers in the Black*, Kevin Poelking *Soundpainting* *Extinguish Thou My Eyes*, David Biedenbender *Fireworks* (world premiere), Peter Cohn *Double Wind Quintet*, Alfred Reed

The Department of Piano presents a recital by guest artist Kotaro Fukuma. PROGRAM Bach – Kempff : Sicilienne BWV 1031 Bach – Hess : Choral « Jésus, que ma joie demeure » BWV 147 Mozart – Fukuma : Eine kleine Nachtmusik K.525 Schubert – Liszt : Ständchen, Auf dem Wasser zu singen Paganini – Liszt : La Campanella - *Intermission* - Wagner – Fukuma : Overture from “Tristan und Isolde” Wagner – Liszt : Isoldes Liebestod from “Tristan und Isolde” Debussy – Borowick : Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Ponchielli – Vleminckx - Ore : Danza delle Ore ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST Born in Tokyo, KOTARO FUKUMA began learning piano at the age of five and has received many high awards in international competitions. At the age of 20, Kotaro won both First Prize and the Chopin Prize at the 15th Cleveland International Piano Competition. Since then his concert career has developed in over 35 countries on five continents. Kotaro has performed in major concert venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Konzerthaus, Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Salle Gaveau, Victoria Hall, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall and Tokyo Suntory Hall. His performances with orchestras include the Cleveland Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony, Dresden Philharmonic, Tonkünstler Orchestra, Lille National Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic and NHK Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of such conductors as Yuri Simonov, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, François-Xavier Roth, Dmitry Liss, Juanjo Mena, Asher Fisch, Hannu Lintu, Mihhail Gerts and Kazuki Yamada. In 2016, with 24h-notice he stepped in for Nelson Freire to perform Brahms‘ Piano concerto No.2 with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse under Tugan Sokhiev. Kotaro Fukuma has released 21 commercial CDs and has received critical acclaim in Gramophone, Diapason, American Music Records, Monde de la Musique, Classica, Piano News, BR Klassik, Classic Today, etc. His album *Fantasy – Scriabin & Rachmaninoff* (Naxos) was nominated for the International Classical Music Award 2024. He studied music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with B. Rigutto and M. F. Bucquet, then at the Universität der Künste Berlin with K. Hellwig and at the International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy. He also studied with several great masters of the piano, including L. Fleisher, M. Uchida, R. Goode, A. de Larrocha, M. J. Pires and A. Ciccolini. Since July 2020 he has also been producing a concert series “Rare Piano Music”, in which he presents colleague pianists and rare piano repertoire. Kotaro Fukuma currently lives between Berlin, Leiden and Tokyo. www.kotarofukuma.com

Presented by the Department of Composition, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students.

Come join the Michigan Bands for their annual extravaganza, Band-O-Rama! Featuring the Concert Band, Symphony Band, and the Michigan Marching Band, this lively and entertaining show celebrates the history and legendary musicianship of Michigan's storied band programs. This year's concert also pays tribute to the 250th anniversary of the United States with a wide spectrum of music by some of America's greatest composers. Conducted by Jason Fettig, Courtney Snyder, John Pasquale, and Richard Frey Student tickets are not available for this performance. Recommended Ages: 3+ PROGRAM Concert Band: *Liberty Fanfare*, John Williams, arr. James Curnow *American Salute*, Morton Gould *M Rhapsody*, traditional, Floyd Werle Symphony Band: *Fanfare, Hymn and Finale*, Peter Boyer *Dona Nobis Pacem for Wind Ensemble*, Michael Daugherty *Sesquicentennial Exposition March*, John Philip Sousa *Mambo* from *West Side Story*, Leonard Bernstein, arr. Paul Lavender *Victors Valiant*, Jerry Bilik U-M Marching Band: *Classic Repertoire - TBA* ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

Though separated by nearly 200 years, Nathaniel Dett and J.S. Bach in their own distinct ways used familiar melodies to show joy and praise in their cantatas. Presenting two seminal works, *Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4)* and *Chariot Jubilee*, this concert will feature student instrumentalists and soloists. Matthew Abernathy, conductor PROGRAM *Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4* Johann Sebastian Bach *Chariot Jubilee* R. Nathaniel Dett ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

*Organ Encore!* recitals feature the historic Frieze Memorial Organ in Hill Auditorium following select ensemble concerts. Organ faculty and students will offer 20-minute programs that elaborate upon the theme or concept of the preceding concert. On October 27, Professor Caroline Robinson will offer works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Florence Price, and Nathaniel Dett to expound upon the University Choir’s program of “Joyful Melodies.” *Organ Encore!* recitals are free with no admission required; just remain in your seat to continue to enjoy the show!

Join us to enjoy a 30-minute organ recital. Division Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. *There is no recital on November 26.*

Join us for \"Movie Night\" featuring a screening of the 1924 Buster Keaton silent film, *Sherlock Jr.*, with a film score by composer Stephen Prutsman performed live by the Telegraph Quartet with recent U-M doctoral graduate, pianist Takeshi Nagayasu. The program also includes two other works influenced by film or staged works – Dimitri Shostakovich’s *Elegy* and *Polka*, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34. Shostakovich wrote *Elegy* and its companion piece *Polka* in a single night in 1931. *Elegy* is the transcription of a haunting aria from his opera *Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk*, while *Polka* is a version of a comical dance from his soccer-inspired ballet *The Golden Age*. These short pieces were lost for many years and not rediscovered until the 1980s when they were made available by the USSR State Copyright Agency. Korngold’s String Quartet No. 3 was his last chamber music work, completed in 1945. Korngold was one of the most influential composers in Hollywood, and in his third string quartet he quoted from his scores for films including *Between Two Worlds* (1944), *The Sea Wolf* (1941), and *Devotion* (1943). A stylistically versatile composer, Prutsman has written scores to accompany several of Buster Keaton’s silent films – many of which are decidedly comedic. For this story, which involves a dream sequence, a secret theft, a wild villain chase, and pining after a love interest, Prustman turns to an assortment of tones, rhythms, and musical techniques in order to emphasize the emotional stakes throughout the film. ABOUT TELEGRAPH QUARTET The Telegraph (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello) formed in 2013 with an equal passion for standard and contemporary chamber music repertoire; they rose quickly, winning the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. Today, they perform across the United States and abroad, at venues including New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Town Hall; San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre; the Philharmonie de Paris; and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute, Music in the Vineyards in Napa Valley, and the Emilia Romagna Festival in Italy. The Telegraph Quartet released its celebrated debut album *Into the Light* in 2018 and is currently recording an extensive three-album series titled *20th Century Vantage Points* for Azica Records, exploring string quartets of the 20th century. The first volume, *Divergent Paths* (2022), features two works that (to the best of the Quartet’s knowledge) have never been recorded on the same album before: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major and Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7. In August 2025, the Telegraph released the second volume, *Edge of the Storm*, which examines the turbulent years of war and its aftermath from 1941-1951 through string quartets by Grażyna Bacewicz, Benjamin Britten, and Mieczysław Weinberg. Volume three will be released in fall 2027. In addition, the Telegraph released a recording of the string quartets of Robert Sirota in summer 2026 (Azica Records) and will release a recording of Kenji Bunch string quartets in spring 2027 (Phenotypic Records). Beyond the concert stage, the Telegraph Quartet seeks to spread its music through education and audience engagement. The Quartet has given master classes, served as artists-in-residence, and launched ChamberFEAST!, a chamber music workshop in Taiwan. In fall 2020, Telegraph launched an online video project called TeleLab, in which the ensemble collectively breaks down the components of a movement from various works for quartet. In the summers of 2022 and 2024, the Telegraph Quartet traveled to Vienna to work with Schoenberg expert Henk Guittart in conjunction with the Arnold Schoenberg Center, researching all of Schoenberg's string quartets.

Multiple Grammy-winning American composer Michael Daugherty has served on the faculty of the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance for over 30 years. As his tenure here comes to a close, the Symphony Band celebrates his remarkable musical legacy with a concert of original music for band composed by Daugherty over the past quarter century. Highlights include his concerti for timpani and trombones, the world-famous \"Bells for Stokowski\" and a new setting of his \"Cadillac Ranch\" co-commissioned by the Symphony Band with the support of the H. Robert Reynolds Commissioning Fund. Jason Fettig, conductor Xin Yi Chong, timpani soloist David Jackson and 2 students TBA, trombone soloists Michael Haithcock, guest conductor John Pasquale, guest conductor Michael Daugherty, composer PROGRAM *Raise the Roof* *Cadillac Ranch* *Rosa Parks Boulevard* *Dona Nobis Pacem* *Bells for Stokowski* Michael Daugherty Faculty Bio: ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

This popular and family-friendly tradition brings together the University Symphony and University Philharmonia Orchestras for a musical celebration of the spooky season. Kenneth Kiesler, artistic director Student tickets are not available for this performance. Recommended Ages: 3+ PROGRAM *March of the Little Goblins*, Adam Glaser *Danse Macabre*, Op. 40, Camille Saint-Saëns *Symphonie Fantastique, Marche au supplice*, Hector Berlioz *Polonaise* from *Eugene Onegin* (Act III), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky *Intermezzo* from *Cavalleria Rusticana*, Pietro Mascagni *Dance of the Clowns* from *The Snow Maiden Suite*, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov *William Tell Overture* (excerpts), Gioachino Rossini *Waltz* from *Masquerade Suite*, Aram Khachaturian *Walking the Dog Promenade*, George Gershwin *Short Ride in a Fast Machine*, John Adams *Ghostbusters*, Holcombe, arr. Parker ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

This popular and family-friendly tradition brings together the University Symphony and University Philharmonia Orchestras for a musical celebration of the spooky season. Kenneth Kiesler, artistic director +Complimentary tickets are limited to U-M staff members.+ +Quantities are limited.+ +Register for yourself only.+ +Can't make it? Let us know so your ticket may be released.+ +Tickets may be picked up at Will Call on performance day.+ +To purchase additional tickets, visit the SMTD ticketing link.+ •••••• *This program is part of the Michigan Arts Festival Staff Explorer Pass. In partnership with Voices of the Staff, the U-M Arts Initiative is offering limited complimentary tickets for select campus events and extra special experiences for U-M staff members all throughout October!*

Join us to enjoy a 30-minute organ recital. Division Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. *There is no recital on November 26.*

Be a part of this storied tradition! The Men’s Glee Club – the oldest student organization on campus – entertains audiences of all ages with its annual fall concert. Conducted by Matthew Abernathy Not eligible for the Flex Series discount. Recommended Ages: 3+ ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

Primarily for non-music majors who desire a concert band experience, the University and Campus Bands are open to the entire U-M community and offer a great opportunity to enjoy an immersive musical experience and to learn from SMTD’s renowned faculty. The University Band is the most advanced non-music-major band and placement is by audition. Campus Band is open to any student with experience. Campus Band: Richard Frey, conductor University Band: John Pasquale, conductor Kate Stienstra, student conductor (Fisher) PROGRAM CAMPUS BAND: *A Time to Dance*, Julie Giroux *Little Mexican Suite* - III. *Sahuaro*, IV. *Ceiba*, Nubia Jaime Donjuan *Vesuvius*, Frank Ticheli *Golden Jubilee March*, John Philip Sousa UNIVERSITY BAND: *Lux Perpetua*, Frank Ticheli *Pathways*, Danielle Fisher *Deep River*, Ben Horne *Vulcan*, Michael Daugherty ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

Step beyond the footlights into a musical world that traverses from magic to masquerades, comedy to romance, and elegance to spectacle. The University Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of music inspired by the stage, featuring 2026 SMTD Concerto Competition winner Grace Ryan (MM ’26, voice), mezzo-soprano, in two very different portrayals of Cinderella: the tender and lyrical *Cendrillon* by Massenet, and the dazzling and playful *La Cenerentola* by Rossini. Mozart’s sparkling *Magic Flute* Overture sets the stage for the evening, which culminates in Richard Strauss’s exuberant *Le Bourgeois gentilhomme*, featuring virtuosic violin, cello, and piano soloists. Witty, energetic, and full of theatrical flair, Strauss’s music brings this journey to a rollicking conclusion. Kenneth Kiesler, conductor Grace Ryan, mezzo-soprano (Massenet and Rossini) PROGRAM Overture to *The Magic Flute*, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart \"Enfin je suis ici\" from *Cendrillon*, Jules Massenet \"Nacqui all'affanno... Non più mesta\" from *La Cenerentola*, Gioachino Rossini *Le bourgeois gentilhomme, op. 60*, Richard Strauss Concert Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

The Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments presents the second installment of the 2026-2027 NCRC Lunchtime Concert Series. These free 45 minute programs highlight instruments from the collection and music from around the globe. This performance will feature Persian santour player Alireza Fazel, with Stearns Director Joseph Gascho and U-M Performing Arts Technology Associate Professor John Granzow and their students. U-M staff, faculty, and members of the public are welcome to bring their lunch to the auditorium adjacent to the cafeteria in NCRC Building 18 at 12 p.m. Paid parking is available in the nearby NC99 parking lot with the AMP mobile app.

Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. Free tickets will be available in advance of the performance.

Join us to enjoy a 30-minute organ recital. Division Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. *There is no recital on November 26.*

Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. Free tickets will be available in advance of the performance.

Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. Free tickets will be available in advance of the performance.

Duo Dolce presents an all-American program celebrating 250 years of American music, featuring works by composers including George Gershwin, Amy Beach, and Aaron Copland, alongside music shaped by immigrant and multicultural experiences. Together, these works create an American mosaic that reflects the country’s diverse cultural heritage, voices, and musical traditions. PROGRAM Antonín Dvorák: *Silent Woods op. 68 no. 5* (1891) Aaron Copland: *Old American Songs* (1952) - *Simple Gifts*, *I Bought Me a Cat*, *At the River* Harry Bulow: *Taegeuk* for solo cello (2024) Allen McCullough: Trilogette for solo cello (2025) - *Homage - J.S.B.*, *Night Song*, *Perpetuum Mobile* Erich Korngold: Romance Impromptu in E-flat major op. posth. (1946) Chen-Yi: Romance of Hsiao and Ch’in (1995) George Gershwin (arr. Ka-Wai Yu): Three Preludes (1926) - *Allegro ben ritmato e deciso*, *Andante con moto e poco rubato*, *Allegro ben ritmato e deciso* William Grant Still: *Summerland* (1935) Elliott Bark: *An-Nyoung: Goodbye/Hello* for cello and piano (2026) Amy Beach: Romance, Op.23 (1893) ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS KRISTEN YEON-JI YUN is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Music in the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance at Purdue University. She is an active soloist, chamber musician, scholar, and clinician. She has toured internationally, performing and giving master classes in countries including Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, France, Germany, and Taiwan. Her CD *Summerland* has received excellent reviews from *New Classics UK* and *American Record Guide* and was broadcast nationwide by major radio stations such as WQXR, WCNY, WBAA, and NPR’s *Sonatas and Soundscapes*. She earned her Doctor of Music degree in cello performance in 2012 from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied with the world-renowned cellist János Starker. Yun plays a 1766 Guersan cello. PHOENIX PARK-KIM, Professor of Piano at Indiana Wesleyan University, has performed throughout the United States and internationally across Asia, Europe, and Latin America. A prizewinner in numerous competitions, she has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Korean Philharmonic and Atlantida Orchestra (Spain), performing concertos by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Hummel, and Florence Price. A passionate advocate for African-American composers, she has received a Lilly Research Grant and special congressional recognition. Dr. Park-Kim is a sought-after clinician and adjudicator whose students have earned regional and national honors, including MTNA National Competition finalist placements.

Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance majors present a joint concert of their choreography at the conclusion of their studies in the dance program. Free tickets will be available in advance of the performance.

Join us for joyous celebrations of choral music as this beloved student organization continues years of tradition with their annual fall concert. Conducted by Julie Skadsem Not eligible for the Flex Series discount. Recommended Ages: 3+ ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

These ensembles are part of the Michigan Youth Ensembles (MYE) program, which brings together exceptional high school students for weekly rehearsals at SMTD. MYE Students, who are selected by audition, have the opportunity to engage in a stimulating environment, while learning from U-M conductors, applied faculty, and graduate students. PROGRAM Michigan Youth Symphonic Band Courtney Snyder, conductor *From Breath to Breath*, Elena Specht Symphony No. 2, James Barnes *Ad Astra*, Stephen Elsinger Michigan Youth Philharmonia Orchestra Michael Hopkins, conductor *Brandenburg Concerto No. 3*, J.S. Bach, arr. Merle J. Isaac *October*, Eric Whitacre *Capriol Suite*, Peter Warlock *The Horizon*, Yukiko Nishimura *St. Paul's Suite movement IV - The Darason*, Gustav Holst Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra Jayce Ogren, conductor *Strum*, Jessie Montgomery *Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34 - no. 2, The Spring*, Edvard Grieg Slavonic Dances, op. 46 (8), op. 72 (2, 7 and 8), Antonín Dvořák *Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo*, I. \"Buckaroo Holiday\" and IV. \"Hoe-down\", Aaron Copland ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

Presented by the Department of Composition, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students.

WORLD PREMIERE Composer Theodore Wiprud and librettist Richard Wesley have created an oratorio examining a widespread expression of racism in America, documented in the landmark book *Sundown Towns* by the late sociologist and historian James Loewen. Conducted by Director of University Choirs Eugene Rogers, *Don’t Let the Sun*, for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, will run approximately 90 minutes (plus intermission). It tells the story of “sundown towns” where residents drove out or actively excluded specific groups from residing there (from being in a town after sunset) through ordinances, signs, and acts of violence. Sundown towns excluded Black people, and in some cases, Chinese Americans, Jewish people, Native Americans, Latinas/os and other racialized groups. Since the 19th century these towns have been prevalent throughout the U.S. and especially in the Midwest, West, and East. These policies did not completely disappear over time. The attitudes that drove them morphed into housing “covenants,” redlining, discrimination within the post-war FHA and discrimination in the granting of bank loans. The results of these decisions and policies haunt our country to this very day. *Don’t Let the Sun* will shine a light on this difficult chapter in America’s ever-expanding history, and help audiences engage productively with “hard” histories. Mr. Loewen’s *Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism* is the definitive history of these phenomena. Another source is the “History and Social Justice” website launched by Dr. Loewen, which has had nearly one million visitors over the last three years, and continues to amass cases and first-hand accounts. Librettist Richard Wesley’s text is inspired by the voices of individuals impacted by sundown towns and more recent policies, examining the harm experienced by both the excluded and the excluders; and recent efforts by many sundown towns to reckon with their past and shape a better future. ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:* ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS THEODORE WIPRUD is a composer, an educator, and a researcher on the musical community’s work toward equity and inclusion. Many of his works address social issues, including vocal works like *American Journal* (Robert Hayden) and *A Georgia Song* (Maya Angelou); and orchestral works like his Violin Concerto *“Katrina”; Wind of Many Voices*, responding to the troubled history of South Dakota; and a second Violin Concerto *“on the brink”* exploring climate grief and climate action. RICHARD WESLEY is a playwright and screenwriter whose many plays deal with social-historical moments. He wrote the libretto for Anthony Davis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning opera *Central Park Five*. Mr. Wesley has received numerous awards including the NAACP Image Award for Best Picture (for *Uptown Saturday Night*) and the National Black Theater Festival’s August Wilson Playwright Award. He teaches at New York University.

Join us to enjoy a 30-minute organ recital. Division Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. *There is no recital on November 26.*

Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Kate Tsuruharatani presents a program of original dance works.

This production features work created by students outside of curricular requirements and is entirely created and produced by students within the Department of Dance. Often highlighted by multidisciplinary explorations, collaborations, fragments of class exercises expanded into fuller dances, and more, the concert is led by the Dance Student Assembly (DSA) intradepartmental group.

The Orpheus Singers performs a program of choral works conducted by members of the graduate choral conducting studio. The concert concludes with *The Promise of America*, presented in collaboration with the Department of Musical Theatre. *The Promise of America* is a song cycle written for choir, soloists, and chamber orchestra by Kim D. Sherman (music/ vocal arrangements) and Christine Toy Johnson (words) that illuminates the impact of various constitutional amendments on the American people. Aiming to inspire the upholding of the U.S. Constitution as the cornerstone of American democracy, included are reflections on the freedom of speech, marriage equality, public school funding, prohibition, voting rights, Presidential term limits, due process, ramifications of the Second Amendment, and more. PROGRAM *I Can Tell the World*, arr. Moses Hogan *Plain-Chant for America*, William Grant Still *Frostiana*, Randall Thompson *The Promise of America*, Christine Toy Johnson, Kim D. Sherman

This lecture begins at 7:15 pm before the 8:00 pm Concert Band performance. ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

For its final concert of the fall semester, Concert Band performs \"For All.\" In conjunction with the USA's 250th anniversary, this concert features works that celebrate the liberation of all people: women, LGBTQIA, Latino, African American, and those Americans that dared to think differently and seek a \"more perfect union.\" Courtney Snyder, conductor Jennifer Hepp, graduate student conductor (Cuong) PROGRAM *The New Spirit of '76*, Katheryn McCall Noblitt, arr. Paul Noble *John and Jim*, Viet Cuong *Delores, AmeriCan Symphony for Band*, Giovanni Santos *Motherless Child*, Ben Horne *Symphony No. 2 \"The Road is Life\"*, James David ––– *Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*

Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Olga Rabetskaya presents a program of original dance works.

Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Olga Rabetskaya presents a program of original dance works.

Don’t miss this extraordinary one-night-only event! The Collage Concert highlights the incredible range of SMTD ensembles and programs, with students performing one riveting work after another without pause. Recommended Ages: 3+

The University of Michigan Dance Company presents a broad spectrum of contemporary dance practices performed by students in the Department of Dance. This all-ages concert will feature the work of four choreographers: Professor Shannon Gillen, founder and artistic director of dance company VIM VIGOR; Professor Amy West, whose dance work *Rock ’n Roll Ballet* will feature an original score by Professor Erik Santos and Jason Magee; guest artist Kim Jones, whose *Adorations Reimagined* will reimagine the 1975 work by Martha Graham; and guest artist Kia Smith, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre. Artistic Direction by Jillian Hopper

Presented by the Department of Composition, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students.

The University of Michigan Dance Company presents a broad spectrum of contemporary dance practices performed by students in the Department of Dance. This all-ages concert will feature the work of four choreographers: Professor Shannon Gillen, founder and artistic director of dance company VIM VIGOR; Professor Amy West, whose dance work *Rock ’n Roll Ballet* will feature an original score by Professor Erik Santos and Jason Magee; guest artist Kim Jones, whose *Adorations Reimagined* will reimagine the 1975 work by Martha Graham; and guest artist Kia Smith, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre. Artistic Direction by Jillian Hopper

The University of Michigan Dance Company presents a broad spectrum of contemporary dance practices performed by students in the Department of Dance. This all-ages concert will feature the work of four choreographers: Professor Shannon Gillen, founder and artistic director of dance company VIM VIGOR; Professor Amy West, whose dance work *Rock ’n Roll Ballet* will feature an original score by Professor Erik Santos and Jason Magee; guest artist Kim Jones, whose *Adorations Reimagined* will reimagine the 1975 work by Martha Graham; and guest artist Kia Smith, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre. Artistic Direction by Jillian Hopper

The University of Michigan Dance Company presents a broad spectrum of contemporary dance practices performed by students in the Department of Dance. This all-ages concert will feature the work of four choreographers: Professor Shannon Gillen, founder and artistic director of dance company VIM VIGOR; Professor Amy West, whose dance work *Rock ’n Roll Ballet* will feature an original score by Professor Erik Santos and Jason Magee; guest artist Kim Jones, whose *Adorations Reimagined* will reimagine the 1975 work by Martha Graham; and guest artist Kia Smith, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre. Artistic Direction by Jillian Hopper

Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Alana Howard presents a program of original dance works.

Presented by the Department of Composition, the Student Composer Concert Series features new works written by University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students.