24-25 Series Brochure with order form

BE PRESENT. 

Together. 

25 

146TH - 

SEASON 

University Musical Society 

of the University of Michigan

BE PRESENT. 

Together. 

IN THE WORLD OF THE 

PERFORMING ARTS, THERE ARE 

NO DIVIDING LINES 

BUT THE SHARED RHYTHMS 

AND EXPRESSIONS OF THE 

HUMAN EXPERIENCE. 

146TH - 

SEASON 

2 BE PRESENT Together.

In the world of the arts, there are no 

dividing lines, but rather the shared 

rhythms and expressions of the human 

condition. With every note played, 

with every line delivered, with every 

movement expressed, we seek to ignite 

inspiration and explore our common 

ground through exceptional artistry and 

shared experience. 

We are extraordinarily proud to announce our 24/25 

season — our 146th since our very first concert in 

1879. As with so many UMS seasons over the years, 

it features the return of some favorite performers 

as well as a dazzling array of artists and events 

completely new to UMS audiences. 

We open our season with a powerful, non-partisan 

theater work that speaks volumes about our current 

moment, human nature, and the coming election: 

Ontroerend Goed’s Fight Night, which uses a boxing 

ring as a metaphor for a political contest in a fun, 

yet thought-provoking, experience. Fight Night is 

part reality show, part arch commentary, and part 

provocation for all of us as voters and participants 

in our political process. It’s fascinating to see our 

own system of democracy through the eyes of 

citizen artists from another country, and we proudly 

present this work and related contextual activities 

in cooperation with the Ford School of Public Policy 

and the U-M Arts Initiative. 

Fight Night will be the launching point — the opening 

salvo, if you will — of an expanded footprint for 

NO SAFETY NET, our renegade theater festival that 

returns in 24/25, and will be announced more fully in 

the weeks and months to come. It will also include 

Nate – A One Man Show, a pointed exploration 

of consent by the talented American comedian 

and actress Natalie Palamides. Please watch your 

email for further news about NO SAFETY NET in our 

upcoming season. 

We’re particularly energized about this year’s 

classical music offerings, which include two 

performances by the Berliner Philharmoniker and 

Kirill Petrenko, return appearances by the London 

Philharmonic Orchestra and period ensemble Les 

Arts Florissants, as well as three exciting debut 

recitals by pianists who truly embody the vanguard 

of new musical talent: Isata Kanneh-Mason, Seong- 

Jin Cho, and Yunchan Lim, who recently gave a 

stunning performance of Rachmaninoff’s second 

piano concerto with the Orchestre de Paris in 

March. We’re also pleased to welcome back revered 

violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter after a long absence, 

and to spotlight the UMS Choral Union and the Ann 

Arbor Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Scott 

Hanoian in a performance of Prokofiev’s Alexander 

Nevsky, which will be presented alongside the iconic 

1938 film by Sergei Eisenstein. 

Wynton Marsalis returns with the Jazz at Lincoln 

Center Orchestra as part of a robust, five-concert 

jazz series that also includes the Tyshawn Sorey 

Trio; the creative trumpeter and composer Etienne 

Charles, with a new multi-disciplinary work about 

the environment; vocalist Kurt Elling; and the longawaited 

debut of another legendary member of the 

Marsalis family, Branford, who joins us with both his 

jazz quartet and in a very special chamber music 

concert with two esteemed faculty members from 

U-M’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance. 

An exciting new adaptation of Ulysses with the 

unconventional Elevator Repair Service theater 

company, the return of the incredible Cloud Gate 

Dance Theatre from Taiwan, and the UMS debut 

of dance maker Shamel Pitts are just a few of the 

other highlights in our 146th season. My sincere 

thanks to our programming team, our entire 

staff and leadership, and notably our new Vice 

President of Programming & Production Mark 

Jacobson, who worked with so many to create yet 

another memorable lineup for 24/25. We have an 

exceptional team and community at UMS, and all 

of what you see here is possible because of their 

talent and dedication. 

Lastly, please know how much we value you and your 

support of UMS — the trust you place in us inspires 

and motivates us each and every day. Our ambition 

is for every performance and event on a UMS season 

to be one that inspires, that sparks dialogue, and 

that spreads joy and happiness. In these volatile 

and challenging times, we want to be that magnetic 

force — the constant in our collective equation — 

that brings us together: to experience creativity and 

exceptional artistry, to explore a range of human 

emotions, and to offer a space where differing views 

and perspectives can co-exist, all while reminding 

ourselves and each other of the incredible, 

transformative power of the performing arts. 

We invite you to once again Be Present, and to be 

with us and each other, Together. 

Matthew VanBesien 

UMS President 

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146TH - 

SEASON 

SEASON 

AT A Glance. 

SEPTEMBER 

FIGHT NIGHT 

ONTROEREND GOED 

Wed-Sun, Sep 25-29 

Power Center 

OCTOBER 

ISATA 

KANNEH-MASON, PIANO 

Thu, Oct 10 

Hill Auditorium 

LONDON 

PHILHARMONIC 

ORCHESTRA 

EDWARD GARDNER, principal conductor 

PATRICIA KOPATCHINSKAJA, violin 

Fri, Oct 18 


ULYSSES 

ELEVATOR REPAIR 

SERVICE 

Sat-Sun, Oct 19-20 

Power Center 

CLOUD GATE DANCE 

THEATRE OF TAIWAN 


Power Center 

NOVEMBER 

SILKROAD 

ENSEMBLE WITH 

RHIANNON GIDDENS 

Fri, Nov 8 


ESCHER QUARTET 

Sun, Nov 10 

Rackham Auditorium 

TYSHAWN SOREY TRIO 

Sat, Nov 16 

Blue Llama Jazz Club 

BERLINER 

PHILHARMONIKER 

KIRILL PETRENKO, conductor 

HILARY HAHN, violin 

Sat, Nov 23 


BERLINER 



Sun, Nov 24 


DECEMBER 

HANDEL'S MESSIAH 

Sat-Sun, Dec 7-8 


ARIEL QUARTET WITH 

ALISA WEILERSTEIN, 

CELLO 

Thu, Dec 12 


JOYCE DIDONATO 

AND KINGS RETURN 

Sat, Dec 14 



JANUARY 

ETIENNE CHARLES 

Fri-Sat, Jan 17-18 

Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre 

CAROLINE SHAW AND 

GABRIEL KAHANE 

Thu, Jan 23 


FEBRUARY 

JAZZ AT LINCOLN 

CENTER ORCHESTRA 

WITH WYNTON 

MARSALIS 

Sat, Feb 1 


NATE 

A ONE MAN SHOW 

Written by and starring 

NATALIE PALAMIDES 

Wed-Sun, Feb 5-9 

Arthur Miller Theatre 

SEONG-JIN CHO, PIANO 

Fri, Feb 7 


BRANFORD MARSALIS 

QUARTET 

Wed, Feb 19 

Michigan Theater 


CHAMBER PROJECT 

Fri, Feb 21 


THIRD COAST 

PERCUSSION AND 

ZAKIR HUSSAIN 

Sun, Feb 23 


MARCH 

LA SANTA CECILIA WITH 

SONIA DE LOS SANTOS 

Sun, Mar 9 


ROSAMUNDE STRING 

QUARTET 

Wed, Mar 12 


SHAMEL PITTS | TRIBE 

Fri-Sat, Mar 14-15 

Power Center 

PROKOFIEV’S 

ALEXANDER NEVSKY 

UMS CHORAL UNION 

ANN ARBOR SYMPHONY 

ORCHESTRA 

SCOTT HANOIAN, conductor 

MEREDITH ARWADY, contralto 

Sat, Mar 22 


PEEPING TOM 


Power Center 

APRIL 

ANNE-SOPHIE 

MUTTER, VIOLIN 

LAMBERT ORKIS, PIANO 

Fri, Apr 4 


MARCEL, RAMI, AND 

SARY KHALIFE 

Sat, Apr 5 


VIVALDI'S 

FOUR SEASONS AT 300 

LES ARTS 

FLORISSANTS 

THÉOTIME LANGLOIS DE SWARTE, 

violin 

Wed, Apr 9 


KURT ELLING 

CELEBRATES 

WEATHER REPORT 

FT. PETER ERSKINE 

Fri, Apr 11 


YUNCHAN LIM, PIANO 

Wed, Apr 23 


TAKÁCS QUARTET 

Thu, Apr 24 


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FIGHT NIGHT 


Directed by ALEXANDER DEVRIENDT 

Wed-Sat, Sep 25-28 @ 7:30 pm 

Sat-Sun, Sep 28-29 @ 2 pm 

Power Center 

Five candidates. One winner. You decide who survives. 

On the brink of a US presidential election that people on 

both sides have called the most consequential in history, 

Belgium’s extraordinary Ontroerend Goed offers a fun and 

thought-provoking examination of free will and politics 

that puts electronic voting devices — and the candidates’ 

fates — directly into the hands of audience members. 

First created in 2013, seemingly a lifetime ago in the 

political landscape, this critically acclaimed Edinburgh 

Fringe Festival hit has been reimagined for the present day, 

with each performance taking a different turn depending 

on those in the audience. This resolutely political show 

contains no identifiable political message, ideology, or 

social or economic reality, but draws attention to the 

reasons and motivations that cause people to vote 

in a certain way and how the battle for our attention, 

sympathy, and approval reveal surprising and superficial 

snap judgments. If you are sick and tired of the constant 

bombardment of political antagonism in every facet of life, 

this immersive and sharp analysis of democracy will force 

you to step back and consider why we care so much; it is 

“funny, revealing, and very invigorating…You will encounter 

things that no US company would dare do.” (Chicago 

Tribune) 

ISATA KANNEH-MASON, PIANO 

Thu, Oct 10 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Hob. XVI:50 

Clara Schumann Nocturne in F Major, Op. 6, No. 2 

Carl Nielsen Chaconne, Op. 32 

Sofia ubaiulina Chaconne 

Frédéric Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in b minor, Op. 58 

UMS’s 146th Annual Choral Union Series opens with 

the first of three recital debuts by a new generation of 

dynamic pianists who are taking the musical world by 

storm. Isata Kanneh-Mason, who has performed at UMS 

twice in partnership with her younger brother, cellist Sheku 

Kanneh-Mason, presents a wide-ranging and eclectic 

recital program. With works composed over a 168-year 

period by Austrian, German, Danish, Russian, and Polish 

composers, she showcases the full range of her emotional 

depth, from lyrical and romantic to tumultuous displays of 

sustained energy. 

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SERVICE ULYSSES 

OCT 

19-20 

LONDON PHILHARMONIC 

ORCHESTRA 



Fri, Oct 18 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Tania León Raíces (Origins) 

Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 77 

Benjamin Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 

ean Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82 

It's been 13 years since the London Philharmonic 

performed in Hill Auditorium, and we're thrilled to 

welcome them back in their first US tour under principal 

conductor Edward Gardner, with both Gardner and 

violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja making their UMS 

debuts. This uniquely groundbreaking and exhilarating 

ensemble has been celebrated as one of the world’s 

great orchestras since its 1932 founding by Sir Thomas 

Beecham. Heard by millions of people on the soundtrack 

for The Lord of the Rings and other films, the orchestra 

performs works by its composer-in-residence Tania León 

and Benjamin Britten (whose Sinfonia da Requiem has 

not been performed on a UMS program in over 50 years), 

as well as Jean Sibelius’s triumphant Symphony No. 5. 

The boundary-breaking violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja 

(aka “Pat Kop”) brings her “rare expressive energy and 

disarming informality” (The New York Times) to UMS as 

soloist in Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1. 

ULYSSES 

ELEVATOR REPAIR SERVICE 

Directed by JOHN COLLINS 

Co-Directed by SCOTT SHEPHERD 

Text: ULYSSES BY JAMES JOYCE 

Sat, Oct 19 @ 7:30 pm 

Sun, Oct 20 @ 2 pm 

Power Center 

James Joyce’s Ulysses has fascinated, perplexed, 

scandalized, and even defeated readers for over a 

century. Chronicling the experiences of three Dubliners 

over the course of a single ordinary day in June 1904, 

the novel captures the chaotic and fragmented nature 

of human consciousness. Modeled after Homer’s epic 

poem The Odyssey, Ulysses is the latest project by the 

New York City-based theater company Elevator Repair 

Service, perhaps best known for Gatz, its award-winning 

verbatim staging of the entire text of The Great Gatsby. 

Building on a rich history of staging modernist texts, 

Elevator Repair Service takes on this mammoth work 

of 21st-century literature (in an abridged version!) for 

their UMS debut. Seven performers sit down for a sober 

reading but soon find themselves guling pints, getting 

in brawls, and committing debaucheries as they careen 

on a fast-forward tour through Joyce’s funhouse of 

styles. With madcap antics and a densely layered sound 

design, Elevator Repair Service presents an eclectic 

sampling from Joyce’s life-affirming masterpiece. 

Permanently Endowed Support: THE MENAKKA AND ESSEL BAILEY 

ENDOWMENT FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE 




13 TONGUES 

by Lee Chia-yeh 

OCT 

26-27 

13 TONGUES 

CLOUD GATE DANCE THEATRE 

OF TAIWAN 

CHENG TSUNG-LUNG, choreographer 

Sat, Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm 

Sun, Oct 27 @ 2 pm 

Power Center 

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan returns to Ann Arbor 

for the first time since 2011 with a “sensationally big, 

indulgent, and visually arresting expression of cultural 

memory.” (The Times) Founded by choreographer Lin 

Hwai-min in 1973 as the first contemporary dance company 

in any Chinese-speaking community, Cloud Gate blends 

its roots in Asian mythology, folklore, and aesthetics with 

a modern sensibility. In 2020, Lin Hwai-min handed the 

artistic reins of Cloud Gate to Cheng Tsung-lung, whose 

work 13 Tongues recalls his mother’s stories about a 

legendary street artist in the 1960s. Cheng transforms his 

childhood memories of Taoist rites and the bustling street 

life of Bangka, the oldest district in Taipei, into a dreamlike 

fantasy world. Beginning and ending with the sound of a 

single hand bell, the evocative musical score interweaves 

Taiwanese folk songs, Taoist chant, and electronica to 

bring us on a journey from the ancient to the contemporary. 


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SILKROAD ENSEMBLE 

with RHIANNON GIDDENS 

by Adam Gurczak 

NOV 

8 

AMERICAN RAILROAD 

SILKROAD ENSEMBLE 

WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS 

Fri, Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm 


After the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, 

a trip from coast to coast that used to take months was 

shortened to just under a week, allowing for the transport 

of goods and ideas across the continent in ways that were 

previously inconceivable. Profit-seeking corporations 

and the American government financed it, but the people 

who actually built it and were most affected by it are the 

focus of this program of music — Indigenous and African 

Americans, as well as Irish, Chinese, Japanese, and other 

immigrant laborers whose contributions have been largely 

erased from history. Silkroad’s American Railroad seeks to 

right these past wrongs by illuminating the impact of the 

Transcontinental Railroad and westward expansion on the 

communities it displaced and those who labored to build 

it, painting a more accurate picture of the global diasporic 

origin of the American Empire. The tour program includes 

new commissions by jazz artist Cécile McLorin Salvant 

and Silkroad artist and renowned pipa player Wu Man, as 

well as new arrangements by Rhiannon Giddens and other 

Silkroad musicians. 


ESCHER 

QUARTET 

NOV 

10 


Sun, Nov 10 @ 4 pm 


PROGRAM 

Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet in f minor, Op. 80 

Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, Sz. 67 

ntonn vok String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105 

The Escher Quartet takes its name from the Dutch graphic 

artist M.C. Escher, inspired by his method of interplay 

between individual components working together to 

form a whole. Within months of its inception in 2005, the 

ensemble came to the attention of key musical figures 

worldwide, championed by the Emerson Quartet and 

invited by both Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman to be 

Quartet-in-Residence at their respective summer festivals. 

The New York-based quartet regularly performs at the 

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and at Wigmore 

Hall in London. This UMS debut performance opens the 

24/25 Chamber Arts Series and features Mendelssohn’s 

anguished last major composition, which was composed 

as an homage to his sister Fanny, Béla Bartók’s second of 

six string quartets, and Dvoks joyful final string quartet, 

which he completed shortly after his return to Prague 

following a lengthy stay in America. 


TYSHAWN SOREY, drums 

AARON DIEHL, piano 

MATT BREWER, bass 

Sat, Nov 16 @ 7 pm & 9:30 pm 


One of the most sought-after figures in contemporary 

music, Tyshawn Sorey has changed jazz as we know 

it. This genre-defying composer and drummer takes 

the stage for a performance featuring pieces from his 

acclaimed album Mesmerism, which showcases the 

joy of improvising over songs from the Great American 

Songbook, in a return to his musical roots after a career 

steeped in the avant-garde. The goal, he explains, was 

to “document the unwavering love and appreciation I 

have for [my favorite songs from the Great American 

Songbook] in the most honest, earnest way I can, as 

well as those by composers whose work I feel should 

also exist in this canon.” The 2017 MacArthur Fellow and 

2023 Puliter Prie finalist is an extraordinary talent who 

can see across the entire musical landscape.” (The New 

Yorker) Sorey makes his UMS debut as a bandleader with 

two sets featuring his trio, including pianist Aaron Diehl 

and bass player Matt Brewer, at the Blue Llama Jazz Club 

in downtown Ann Arbor. 

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BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER 



Sat, Nov 23 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Sergei Rachmaninoff Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 

Erich Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 

ntonn vok Symphony No. 7 in d minor, Op. 70 

The Berliner Philharmoniker returns to Hill Auditorium 

the weekend before Thanksgiving for two concerts. In 

the first, violinist and recent Avery Fisher Prie awardee 

Hilary Hahn makes her first Ann Arbor appearance in two 

decades, performing Korngold’s heart-tugging violin 

concerto; The New York Times noted in a recent review, 

“She handles her instrument like a great soprano handles 

her voice, with muscular lyricism and a luminously 

penetrating sound capable of reaching the farthest seats 

at a whisper. Also on the program: Rachmaninoff’s first 

orchestral masterpiece, Isle of the Dead, and Dvok’s 

dramatic Symphony No. 7, which the London journal 

Athenaeum declared at its 1885 premiere, “not only 

entirely worthy of his reputation, but one of the greatest 

works of its class produced in the present generation." 

BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER 


Sun, Nov 24 @ 4 pm 


PROGRAM 

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major 

HILARY HAHN 

by Chris Lee 

NOV 

23 

Listening to conductor Kirill Petrenko's interpretation 

of Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 with the Berliner 

Philharmoniker promises to be a truly special 

experience. As The New York Times said of their first 

American tour together, which was also presented by 

UMS at Hill Auditorium in 2022, “Even at the very top of 

the orchestral field, playing this spectacular — this 

virtuosic, colorful, confident, unified, and committed — 

is vanishingly rare.” And The Boston Globe chimed in, 

“The Berliners do not hide their expressive investment, 

nor do they make a show of it. They just give it. And 

how." For this limited tour, the orchestra performs 

Bruckner’s monumental Symphony No. 5, which 

explores themes of struggle, redemption, and spiritual 

transcendence, with rich brass chorales in the final 

movement. Composed in 1876, just a few years before 

UMS’s very first concert, the work has never been 

performed on a UMS program — nor did the composer 

himself ever hear it performed. 


HANDEL'S 

MESSIAH 

by Peter Smith 

DEC 

7-8 

HANDEL’S MESSIAH 


ANN ARBOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 


LAUREN SNOUFFER, soprano 

ERIC JURENAS, countertenor 

LUNGA ERIC HALLAM, tenor 

CHRISTIAN SIMMONS, bass-baritone 

Sat, Dec 7 @ 7:30 pm 

Sun, Dec 8 @ 2 pm 


Handel composed his oratorio Messiah over the course of 

a single month in 1741, six months before its triumphant 

premiere at a new concert hall in Dublin. This timeless 

masterpiece has enraptured audiences for centuries 

with its sublime beauty and profound spirituality. From 

the jubilant “Hallelujah” chorus to its stirring arias and 

evocative chorales, Messiah is brought to life by friends 

and colleagues from the community through both the Ann 

Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the UMS Choral Union. 

UMSCU music director Scott Hanoian conducts this annual 

holiday tradition, which features a cast of stellar soloists 

all making their first UMS appearances. “A musical rite of 

the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes 

listeners more than 250 years after the composer’s death.” 

(Smithsonian) 


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ALISA 

WEILERSTEIN 

by Evelyn Freja 

DEC 

12 

FOLK·LORE 


ALISA WEILERSTEIN, CELLO 

Thu, Dec 12 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Original works and transcriptions arranged by the Ariel Quartet 

and Alisa Weilerstein 

ran Schubert Cello Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 

For centuries and across continents, folk music has inuenced 

art music. The lines separating the two genres are often blurred, 

resulting in new sound worlds and revolutionary compositional 

styles associated with many of the most celebrated composers 

of today and the past. This program, entitled folk·lore, explores 

this gray zone between the two styles through a "dialogue" 

between solo cello and string quartet, with all five artists 

performing an uninterrupted suite of traditional folk music from 

around the world along with pieces dating back to the origins 

of Western classical music. These works remain unannounced 

to keep this part of the journey free of expectations, stimulating 

a sense of community by triggering a novel sense of musical 

discovery and adventure. The second half features one of 

the most essential and inuential works in the classical 

music repertoire: Schubert’s Cello Quintet in C Major, the last 

movement of which skillfully weaves together folk and art music 

through rhythmic and harmonic patterns characteristic of the 

Romani music of Hungary. 


KINGS 

RETURN 

DEC 

14 

JOYCE DIDONATO 

AND KINGS RETURN 

CRAIG TERRY, piano 

Sat, Dec 14 @ 7:30 pm 


The charismatic a cappella quartet Kings Return has such 

a rich, warm, and powerful blend of vocal timbres that it’s 

no wonder the Grammy-nominated group has amassed a 

large and devoted following since their 2016 founding in 

Dallas. Unbound by a single genre, their sound is rooted 

in gospel, jazz, R&B, and Western classical music. One of 

their signature “staircase performances” (where they often 

rehearse and post their videos online) caught the eye of 

about 10 million people, including mezzo-soprano Joyce 

DiDonato, who reached out to explore a collaboration. 

UMS audiences are the beneficiaries of this serendipitous 

exchange, with a special holiday program that will no doubt 

inspire vocal music lovers, families, and the thousands of 

students and alumni who have sung in a cappella groups 

across the U-M campus. 

EARTH TONES 


with MARCUS STRICKLAND, WARREN WOLF, 

EVA SCOW, JORGE GLEM, VAL JEANTY, 

JONATHAN MUIR-COTTON, and JOHN DAVIS 

Fri-Sat, Jan 17-18 @ 7:30 pm 


Trinidad-born jazz musician, composer, and storyteller 

Etienne Charles continuously searches for untold stories and 

the sounds with which to tell them. His lush trumpet sound, 

varied compositional textures, and pulsating percussive 

grooves soothe and excite listeners while referencing 

thought-provoking and challenging subjects in his music. 

His illuminating San Juan Hill: A New York Story was 

commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to open David 

Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, cementing his reputation for 

creating meaningful multimedia works that connect music 

with place and history. Earth Tones, which receives its world 

premiere in April 2024, is a multimedia jazz performance 

featuring original compositions that draw attention to people 

and regions that are, or soon will be, severely affected by 

climate change. The performance invites us into a sensory 

journey that includes sounds, stories, and musical idioms 

from at-risk coastal communities, with images and short 

films of disappearing mangrove swamps, coral reefs, oyster 

beds, seagrass, sand dunes, and mud volcanoes. Featuring 

musicians from the very communities most at risk, the 

performance balances blunt reality, eternal optimism, and 

surrealism, ultimately offering an exhortation to address 

climate change’s impact on our future. 


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CAROLINE SHAW AND 

GABRIEL KAHANE 

Thu, Jan 23 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Caroline Sha an abriel ahane The Library of Babel 

(UMS Co-Commission) 

Additional works to be announced 

Caroline Shaw (violin/vocals) and Gabriel Kahane (piano/ 

vocals) have worked together for more than a decade; both 

are highly respected performers and composers whose 

work exists at the intersection of art and social practice. 

The two embark on their first large-scale collaboration with 

a new work, co-commissioned by UMS, that is inspired by 

the magical realism of Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges’s 

1939 short story, “The Library of Babel.” In this enigmatic 

narrative, Borges conjures a captivating and perplexing 

universe, where the notion of infinity collides with the 

fragility of human understanding. Randomly arranged 

books, each containing exactly 410 pages, fill the Library 

of Babel’s infinite expanse of interlocking hexagonal 

rooms, encompassing all knowledge that currently exists 

or may exist in the future while paradoxically offering no 

true enlightenment. Shaw and Kahane invite audiences to 

contemplate the joy, grief, wonder, and bewilderment that 

spring from a life oversaturated in information. 

Permanently Endowed Support: 

HELMUT F. AND CANDIS J. STERN ENDOWMENT FUND 

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER 

ORCHESTRA WITH 

WYNTON MARSALIS 

Sat, Feb 1 @ 7:30 pm 


They’re back! For the first time since their 2022 

residency, Wynton Marsalis and the 15-piece Jazz 

at Lincoln Center Orchestra return to Hill Auditorium. 

Since their founding more than 35 years ago, the 

group has simultaneously honored the rich heritage 

of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong 

while presenting a stunning variety of new works from 

illustrious names, many of whom perform regularly 

with the ensemble. From swinging to supple, it’s all 

sheer jazz perfection — and no wonder their regular 

appearances are UMS audience favorites. “You know 

it’s a good gig when you can’t tell if the band or the 

audience is having more fun.” (Milwaukee Journal- 

Sentinel) 




by Luigi Beverelli 

FEB 

1 


17

SEONG-JIN CHO 

by Harald Hoffmann 

FEB 

7 

COMPLETE SOLO PIANO WORKS OF RAVEL 


Fri, Feb 7 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Maurice Ravel Complete solo piano works 

“Cho has been elevated straight to the big time.” 

(The New York Times) He “paints with transparency 

and exuberance…riveting.” (The Guardian, London) 

Seong-Jin Cho’s innate musicality and overwhelming 

talent have made him one of today’s most in-demand 

and exciting pianists, with a worldwide following that 

continues to grow in size and passion. He is at once 

thoughtful, poetic, assertive, and tender, with virtuosic 

and colorful playing that combines panache with purity 

and an impressive natural sense of balance. For his UMS 

recital debut, the 2015 Chopin International Competition 

winner celebrates Ravel’s 150th birthday with a concert 

featuring the composer’s complete solo piano works, a 

monumental undertaking that will be performed in only 

a few select cities in 2025 — with Ann Arbor as the only 

Midwest date on the tour. 


NATE 


Written by and starring NATALIE PALAMIDES 

Wed-Sat, Feb 5-8 @ 7:30 pm 

Sat-Sun, Feb 8-9 @ 2 pm 


NATE 

FEB 

5-9 

“Comedy is staking out new ground in the conversation 

on sex and gender. There are big, uneasy, cathartic 

laughs to be had there, and [Natalie] Palamides knows 

how to find them. (The Guardian, London) Natalie 

Palamides premiered her show NATE to wide acclaim 

at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it won a Total 

Theatre Award for Innovation and Experimentation in 

2018 before Amy Poehler produced it as a Netix special. 

As the show begins, we meet Nate, “a hypermasculine, 

adrenaline fueled, protein powder enthusiast … a man’s 

man.” (NPR) Performed by Natalie Palamides in drag, Nate 

careens between making the audience laugh to making 

them uncomfortable, earnestly asking for permission 

while manipulating audience members to comply. The 

constant mixed signals come to a head with conicting 

interpretations of consent — though perhaps not in the 

ways you would expect. This clever and provocative 

deconstruction of toxic masculinity sticks with you long 

after the performance ends. 

This production contains overt sexuality. 


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BLACK HOLE 

by The Adeboye Brothers 

MAR 

14-15 


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QUARTET 

by Eric Ryan Anderson 

FEB 

19 

BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET 

BRANFORD MARSALIS, saxophones 

JOEY CALDERAZZO, piano 

ERIC REVIS, bass 

JUSTIN FAULKNER, drums 

Wed, Feb 19 @ 7:30 pm 


One of the most influential and revered figures in 

contemporary music for over four decades, three-time 

Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis 

makes his UMS debut with two performances, one 

featuring the renowned Branford Marsalis Quartet and two 

nights later with a chamber music concert in Rackham 

Auditorium. From his initial recognition as a young jazz lion, 

Marsalis has expanded his vision as an instrumentalist, 

composer, bandleader, and educator, crossing stylistic 

boundaries while maintaining an unwavering creative 

integrity. Since 1986, the NEA Jazz Master has led the 

Branford Marsalis Quartet, a celebrated ensemble revered 

for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic 

range of original compositions and jazz classics, as well 

as the telepathic communication among its uncommonly 

consistent personnel. 


THIRD COAST 

PERCUSSION AND 

ZAKIR HUSSAIN 

by Saverio Truglia 

FEB 

23 



THIRD COAST PERCUSSION 

AND ZAKIR HUSSAIN 

BRANFORD MARSALIS, saxophones 

TIMOTHY MCALLISTER, saxophones 

LIZ AMES, piano 

Fri, Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Claue ebuss Rhapsodie, L. 98 

Sally Beamish “First Light” from Divertimenti for Two 

Soprano Saxophones and Piano 

Kelly-Marie Murphy Unstoppable Fear Machine 

Additional works to be announced 

Two nights after the Branford Marsalis Quartet's UMS 

debut, Branford brings his classical chops to Rackham 

Auditorium in a chamber music evening featuring two 

U-M faculty members: saxophone professor Timothy 

McAllister and collaborative pianist Liz Ames. Growing up 

in the rich environment of New Orleans as the oldest son 

of pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, Branford was drawn 

to music along with his younger siblings Wynton, Delfeayo, 

and Jason. His first instrument, the clarinet, gave way to 

the alto, and then the tenor and soprano saxophones; 

from there, he expanded his musical universe and now 

fully embraces both jazz and Western classical music, 

in addition to a burgeoning career as a composer. When 

asked a few years ago whether he finds classical music 

or jazz harder, the saxophonist said, “Classical is harder. 

Jazz is like a story that you personalize, but classical 

is a story where you can’t use your own words. It’s like 

reading Shakespeare or Chaucer. You have to develop the 

characters to make them believable, but the words aren’t 

yours, and you’re not going to change [them].” 

Sun, Feb 23 @ 4 pm 


For nearly 20 years, Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion 

has forged a unique path in the musical landscape with 

virtuosic, energetic performances that celebrate the 

extraordinary depth and breadth of musical possibilities in 

the world of percussion. The dazzling ensemble has been 

praised for “commandingly elegant” (The New York Times) 

performances, the “rare power” (The Washington Post) of 

their recordings, and “an inspirational sense of fun and 

curiosity.” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) The four members 

of Third Coast have commissioned tabla virtuoso Zakir 

Hussain to compose a major work that blends the timbres 

of tabla with a classically trained percussion ensemble. A 

shared spirit of collaboration and curiosity reverberates 

among the five artists, who will share the stage for the first 

time as part of a collaborative concert presentation. 


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LA SANTA CECILIA 

by Humberto Howard 

MAR 

9 

LA SANTA CECILIA WITH 

SONIA DE LOS SANTOS 

Sun, Mar 9 @ 4 pm 


Named for the patron saint of music, La Santa Cecilia 

exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin 

culture, rock, and global music. The group, fronted by 

singer La Marisoul, who joined Mariachi Herencia on 

the Hill stage in January 2024, draws inspiration from 

all over the world, utilizing Pan-American rhythms 

including cumbia, bossa nova, rumba, bolero, tango, 

jazz, and klezmer music. Their unique sounds and the 

experience of their colorful, passionate performances 

continues to captivate both loyal fans and new 

listeners, with songs about love, loss, and everyday 

struggles. This family-friendly concert features 

opening artist Sonia De Los Santos, who first began 

singing for audiences of all ages with Dan Zanes and 

Friends. Her upbeat and uplifting set, with an allfemale 

band, celebrates women who make music in a 

joyful journey of Latin American rhythms. 

ROSAMUNDE STRING QUARTET 

Wed, Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, 

Op. 18, No. 3 

Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 3 

ran Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D. 810 

("Death and the Maiden") 

Founded in 2015, the Rosamunde String Quartet is 

composed of members from three of the world’s greatest 

orchestras: Noah Bendix-Balgley, the first concertmaster 

of the Berlin Philharmonic (who was featured soloist with 

the ensemble in the Mozart Violin Concerto in 2022); 

Shanshan Yao, a concert violinist and former member 

of both the Pittsburgh Symphony and the New York 

Philharmonic; Teng Li, principal violist of the Los Angeles 

Philharmonic; and Nathan Vickery, cellist with the New York 

Philharmonic. Each year, they coordinate their complex 

schedules to find time to explore the string quartet 

repertoire together. By uniting their experiences, they 

create a distinctive sound and unanimity of expression, 

sharing their love of chamber music with each other and 

with audiences worldwide. 

24 BE PRESENT Together.


BLACK HOLE 

by The Adeboye Brothers 

MAR 

14-15 

BLACK HOLE: TRILOGY AND TRIATHLON 


Fri, Mar 14 @ 8 pm 

Sat, Mar 15 @ 8 pm 

Power Center 

Founded in 2019 by American choreographer and 

performer Shamel Pitts, an alumnus of Batsheva Dance 

Company TRIBE is an arts collective composed of 

international and local artists working across mediums 

to create a platform for artists of color. The collective’s 

work is inspired by the Afrofuturism movement, which 

strives to tell new stories and create a brighter future that 

is different, and shines more luminously, from its past. 

In Black Hole, three Black dancers share the stage in a 

narrative of unity, vigor, and unrelenting advancement. 

Their journey originates in the darkness of the titular Black 

Hole, understood not as a cosmic void but a metaphorical 

place of transformation and potential. Engulfed in an 

evocative soundscape of original music, sound samples, 

and spoken word, the dancers embark on an hour-long, 

uninterrupted journey in movement, in which their tenacity 

and grace are emphasized by cinematic video projections 

and stark, monochromatic lights. “Another person 

challenging the traditional views on Black masculinity 

is Shamel Pitts, one of the most acclaimed dancers/ 

choreographers of his generation and a shining example of 

Black excellence.” (Afropunk) 


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FILM WITH LIVE MUSIC 

PROKOFIEV’S ALEXANDER NEVSKY 


ANN ARBOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 



Sat, Mar 22 @ 7:30 pm 


PEEPING TOM 

TRIPTYCH 

by Virginia Rota 

MAR 

28-29 

Although known more for his ballet music, symphonies, 

and concertos, Sergei Prokofiev wrote several film scores: 

Lieutenant Kijé, The Queen of Spades, and his third score, 

Alexander Nevsky.The 1938 Soviet historical drama, directed 

by Sergei Eisenstein during the Stalinist era, was the first of 

his dramatic films to use sound, and it depicts the attempted 

invasion of Novgorod in the 13th century by the Knights 

of the Holy Roman Empire and their subsequent defeat by 

Prince Alexander, aka Alexander Nevsky. The film and music 

were a true collaboration in that some of the film was shot 

to Prokofiev’s music and some of Prokofiev’s music was 

composed to Eisenstein’s footage. A year after the film’s 

premiere, Prokofiev arranged the film score as a cantata, which 

is more frequently performed today. The cantata was first 

performed at UMS at the 1946 May Festival, less than a decade 

after its premiere, and most recently as part of the 1991 May 

Festival. The UMS Choral Union and the Ann Arbor Symphony 

Orchestra perform the full score for the first time, presented 

alongside the original film. 

TRIPTYCH: THE MISSING DOOR, THE 

LOST ROOM, AND THE HIDDEN FLOOR 

PEEPING TOM 

Conceived and directed by 

GABRIELA CARRIZO AND FRANCK CHARTIER 

Fri-Sat, Mar 28-29 @ 7:30 pm 

Power Center 

As the lights come on, the audience is plunged into a man’s 

mind: his life is passing before him like a film, or perhaps 

it’s a film of the lives of others, some past and some still 

to come. So begins Triptych, an adaptation of three pieces 

created with Nederlands Dans Theater. In this labyrinth of 

missing doors, lost rooms, and hidden oors — what De 

Morgen called “scenes you’d rather expect from the brain 

of David Lynch” — time, memory, and premonition revolve 

around the illusions, utopias, and lost loves of characters 

who act out their own fiction, continually drifting away and 

searching for one another. 

For 25 years, the Belgian dance-theater company Peeping 

Tom’s hallmark has been hyperrealist aesthetic anchored 

to a concrete and familiar set. The space feels familiar, 

but quickly the directors create an unstable universe 

that defies the logic of time and space. You become the 

witness, or perhaps the voyeur, of what usually remains 

hidden and unsaid, taken into subconscious worlds to 

discover nightmares, fears, and desires. “Peeping Tom 

holds up a mirror to us all, and the humor arises from the 

friction we all experience with the absurdity of everyday 

life.” (La Libre Belgique) 

Contains adult content and nudity. 



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ANNE-SOPHIE 

APR 

MUTTER 

© The Sankei Shimbun 

4 

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER, VIOLIN 


Fri, Apr 4 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin 

in F Major, K. 376 

Franz Schubert Fantasie in C Major for Violin and Piano, 

D. 934 

Clara Schumann Three Romances, Op. 22 

Ottorino Respighi Sonata for Violin and Piano in b minor 

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has been a fixture of UMS 

seasons since her 1989 debut as part of the May Festival; 

the musical phenomenon has made her mark on the 

Western classical music scene as a soloist, mentor, and 

visionary for nearly 50 years, following her professional 

debut at age 13 with the Berliner Philharmoniker. The 

four-time Grammy Award winner is equally committed to 

the performance of traditional composers as to the future 

of music, having given the world premieres of 31 works. 

Her first UMS recital since 2013 features her longtime 

collaborator Lambert Orkis in a program featuring favorite 

violin sonatas by Mozart, Schubert, Clara Schumann, and 

Respighi. 


ILENE H. FORSYTH CHORAL UNION ENDOWMENT FUND 


LES ARTS 

FLORISSANTS 

by Julien Benhamou 

APR 

9 

LEGACY 

MARCEL, RAMI, AND SARY 

KHALIFE 

MARCEL KHALIFE, vocals and oud 

RAMI KHALIFE, piano 

SARY KHALIFE, cello 

Sat, Apr 5 @ 7:30 pm 


The legendary Lebanese composer, singer, and oud master 

Marcel Khalife returns to Ann Arbor for the first time in 

20 years, joined by his son, virtuoso pianist Rami Khalife, 

and his nephew, cellist Sary Khalife, in a program that 

underscores his family's incredible musical legacy. Revered 

as a cultural icon in the Arab World and beyond, Marcel 

Khalife is deeply attached to the text of great contemporary 

Arab and is an innovator in Arab music who draws upon 

traditional forms and blends Western elements to create 

an evocative sound that has captivated audiences around 

the world. His extensive body of work transcends his 

lyrical works to encompass groundbreaking compositions, 

orchestral and choral works, music for dance, and 

concertos for a variety of traditional Arabic instruments. 

The cross-generational Khalife trio will perform a selection 

of Marcel’s revered classics that endeared him to millions 

in the Arab World, with new arrangements alongside 

original compositions. Sary Khalife masterfully incorporates 

the Arabic quarter tone on his cello, seamlessly weaving 

Arabic and Western sounds, while Rami’s pianistic 

skills combine his classical training from The Juilliard 

School with a “Keith-Jarrett-like approach to jazz and 

improvisation.” (Daily Telegraph, Australia) 

VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS AT 300 

LES ARTS FLORISSANTS 

THÉOTIME LANGLOIS DE SWARTE, violin 

Wed, Apr 9 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Claudio Monteverdi Adoramus te, SV 289 

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for strings and basso continuo, 

RV 129 (“Madrigalesco”) 

Marco Uccellini Bergamasca 

Vivaldi Concerto in d minor, RV 813 

rancesco einiani Concerto Grosso No. 12 in d minor, 

"La Folia" (after Corelli) 

Vivaldi Overture to La fida ninfa (“The Faithful Nymph”), RV 714 

Vivaldi Grave from Violin Concerto in B-at Major, RV 370 

Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op. 8 

When first published in 1725, nobody could imagine that 

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons would become some of the most 

frequently heard music of all time. This program frames 

the iconic concertos in a new light, inviting questions 

about the fleeting cyclical nature of our existence, our 

relationship with nature, and the eternal renewal of earth’s 

cycles, now being modified by climate change. The program 

starts with Monteverdi, a composer born 100 years before 

Vivaldi, and continues with Uccellini and Geminiani before 

turning into a joyful celebration of Vivaldi’s major opus 

three centuries after it was composed. 

Permanently Endowed Support: DARRAGH H. AND ROBERT O. WEISMAN 

MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND 


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KURT ELLING CELEBRATES 

WEATHER REPORT FEATURING 

PETER ERSKINE 

KURT ELLING, vocals 

JOEY CALDARAZZO, piano 

MIKE MORENO, guitars 

ESSIET OKON ESSIET, bass 

PETER ERSKINE, drums 

Fri, Apr 11 // 7:30 pm 


The New York Times has rightly called Kurt Elling “the 

standout male jazz vocalist of our time.” Known for his 

singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, 

the two-time Grammy winner brings his one-of-a-kind 

brand of contemporary lyricism and vocal ingenuity to 

vocal jazz. His voice is instantly recognizable, embracing 

listeners with his warm, rich baritone and navigating the 

full span of his four-octave range as a virtuoso improviser 

and compelling storyteller. This celebration of Weather 

Report, one of jazz’s great supergroups, which was active 

in the 1970s and early 80s, will reimagine the fusion band’s 

iconic songs in addition to new arrangements inspired by 

their constellation of musicians. The program will include 

“A Remark You Made,” “Three Views of a Secret,” and 

Continuum, among other inuential compositions from 

the Weather Report sphere. This concert celebration 

features Grammy Award-winning drummer and Weather 

Report alumnus Peter Erskine in his UMS debut. 


Thu, Apr 24 // 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2 

Benjamin Britten String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36 

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, 

Op. 135 

KURT ELLING 

by Cory Dewald 

APR 

11 

Since their UMS debut in 1984, the Takcs Quartet has 

performed in Ann Arbor more than two dozen times, and 

their nearly annual appearances are always a highlight 

of the Chamber Arts Series. This year, the cherished 

ensemble celebrates its 50th anniversary with a program 

that pairs Haydn and Beethoven, two innovators of 

the string quartet form, with Benjamin Britten’s rarely 

performed String Quartet No. 2. Britten composed the 

quartet in 1945, and it premiered on the 250th anniversary 

of the death of Henry Purcell, a composer he revered above 

all others. “Classical music doesn’t get much more lifeenhancing 

than this.” (The Guardian, London) 


ILENE H. FORSYTH CHAMBER ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND 



Wed, Apr 23 @ 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Anton Webern Variations for Piano, Op. 27 

J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 998 

After his astonishing performance of Rachmaninoff’s 

Piano Concerto No. 2 with Orchestre de Paris in March 

2024, we had to immediately invite Yunchan Lim to return 

for his UMS recital debut. The youngest musician to win 

the Van Cliburn Competition (at age 18) returns to close 

out the 24/25 Choral Union Series, the third of three 

remarkable piano recital debuts this season. Lim performs 

Bach’s Goldberg Variations, an incredible series of 30 

transformations on a single theme that ranges from the 

ebullient to the introspective. The work’s epic scope 

transforms its beautiful, simple theme through different 

time signatures, textures, and harmonies. “There is no 

substitute for rare talent, and Yunchan Lim is, indeed, the 

real deal…when the young South Korean is in his element, 

there are few sounds more ravishing in the world.” 

(San Francisco Classical Voice) 

YUNCHAN LIM 

by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco 

APR 

23 


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MAIN FLOOR 

$900 / $780 / $700 

MEZZANINE 

$650 / $540 

BALCONY 

$440 / $360 / $278 / $140 

ISATA 

KANNEH-MASON, PIANO 

Thu, Oct 10 

LONDON 

PHILHARMONIC 

ORCHESTRA 



Fri, Oct 18 

BERLINER 




Sat, Nov 23 

BERLINER 



Sun, Nov 24 

JOYCE DIDONATO AND 

KINGS RETURN 

Sat, Dec 14 


Fri, Feb 7 

PROKOFIEV’S 

ALEXANDER NEVSKY 


ANN ARBOR SYMPHONY 

ORCHESTRA 



Sat, Mar 22 

ANNE-SOPHIE 

MUTTER, VIOLIN 


Fri, Apr 4 

VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS 

AT 300 

LES ARTS 

FLORISSANTS 

THÉOTIME LANGLOIS DE SWARTE, 

violin 

Wed, Apr 9 


Wed, Apr 23 


CHAMBER ARTS Series 


RACKHAM AUDITORIUM 

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Sun, Nov 10 


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CELLO 

Thu, Dec 12 

CAROLINE SHAW 

AND GABRIEL KAHANE 

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ROSAMUNDE STRING 

QUARTET 

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Thu, Apr 24 

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$220 


Sat, Nov 16 


EARTH TONES 


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WITH WYNTON MARSALIS 

Sat, Feb 1 



QUARTET 

Wed, Feb 19 


KURT ELLING 

CELEBRATES 

WEATHER REPORT 

FT. PETER ERSKINE 

Fri, Apr 11 



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PEEPING TOM 


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BALCONY 

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As a subscriber, you can choose one of our curated 

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Price levels may vary by oor. See the order form for specific 

prices based on the seats you are requesting in each venue. 

GENERAL ADMISSION VENUES 



HILL AUDITORIUM (H1) 

Orchestra Concerts 

HILL AUDITORIUM (H2) 

Recitals & Amplified Concerts 

RACKHAM AUDITORIUM (R) 

STAGE 

STAGE 

STAGE 

4 

3 

2 

4 

3 

2 

3 1 

2 

5 

4 3 2 

1 

5 

4 3 2 

1 

8 

4 

MAIN FLOOR 

10 9 8 7 6 

MAIN FLOOR 

10 9 8 7 6 

7 5 

6 

MEZZANINE 

MEZZANINE 

16 

15 14 13 12 

11 

16 

15 14 13 12 

11 

21 

20 

19 

18 

17 

21 

20 

19 

18 

17 

BALCONY 

BALCONY 

MICHIGAN THEATER (MT) 

STAGE 

LYDIA MENDELSSOHN 

THEATRE (LMT) 

STAGE 

POWER CENTER (P) 

STAGE 

5 

1 

4 

3 

2 

MAIN FLOOR 

10 

MAIN FLOOR 

6 

9 

7 

MAIN FLOOR 

8 

BALCONY 

BALCONY 

BALCONY 


IMPORTANT 

DATES 

FOR SUBSCRIBERS 

(PAST AND PRESENT) 

WED 4/24 

Season tickets go on sale to renewing 

subscribers from the 23/24 season; 

renewing subscribers receive priority when 

orders are placed before May 1, 2024 

WED 5/1 

Season tickets go on sale to the public 

FRI 5/31 

Deadline for payment by U-M payroll 

deduction, and for 23/24 Choral Union & 

Chamber Arts season ticket holders to 

renew same seat location 

Priority deadline to upgrade seats 

FRI 6/28 

Deadline for free parking benefits 

FRI 9/20 

Last day to order UMS season ticket 

packages 

FOR DONORS 

TUE 6/25 

Individual event tickets available for annual 

donors of $2,500+ 

TUE 7/16 

Individual event tickets available for annual 

donors of $250+ 

FOR STUDENTS 

WED 5/1 

Student season tickets on sale 

(minimum purchase of 4 events) 

MON 8/26 

Student individual event tickets on sale 

($15 or $20 with ID, except for Berliner 

Philharmoniker) and fall Bert’s Tickets 

available for U-M undergraduate students 

FOR EVERYONE 

TUE 7/16 

Group Sales Reservations open 

THU 8/1 

Single Ticket Day! Tickets to all individual 

events on sale at 10 am 

WED 9/11 

Kids Club Tickets on sale; see page 43 

for more information 


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TICKETING 

POLICIES & 

INFORMATION 

Season tickets will be sent in late July. There is a $15 

service charge for all season ticket orders (per order 

not per ticket). Individual event prices listed in this 

brochure are guaranteed through Friday, July 26, 2024. 

SEASON TICKETS/ 

SEATING PRIORITY 

Please note: During the renewal period, 

we are unable to provide specific seat 

locations when you purchase your season 

tickets. The Patron Services team will 

assign seating in June, after the renewal 

deadline. Priority seating is given to 

renewing subscribers from the 23/24 

season, as well as annual donors of 

$1,000+. 

Donors 

Donors who support UMS with annual 

gifts of $1,000 or more receive the 

highest priority seating based on level 

of giving, including new season ticket 

packages and seating upgrade requests. 

Donations may be included with your 

ticket order. Ticket orers ust be 

receive b ria Ma 3 224 to be 

eliible for seatin priorit. 

Fixed Series 

Fixed series season ticket holders (for 

Choral Union, Chamber Arts, Dance, 

Theater, Jazz, and Marathon packages) 

receive priority before Series:You and 

individual event purchasers. Season 

tickets will be filled in the order received. 

Series:You 

Series:You season ticket holders (those 

who purchase at least 5 different 

qualifying events) receive the best prices 

and priority seating before individual 

event purchasers if orders are submitted 

by Friday, July 26, 2024. Season ticket 

orders must be received by Friday, 

September 20, 2024, to receive the 10% 

discount. All requests will be filled in the 

order received. 

Please Provide an Up-To-Date 

ail ress Mobile Phone 

uber 

UMS sends updated concert-related 

parking, program notes, and late seating 

information via email a few days before 

each event. Please be sure that the 

Patron Services Office has your current 

email address on file. This information will 

be used to communicate ticketing and 

seating updates throughout the season. 

Mobile phone numbers will be used in the 

event of a late-breaking changes. 

TICKET FLEXIBILITY 

Ticket Exchanges & Donations 

If you find that you can’t make an event, 

subscribers can return tickets with no 

fee for UMS Credit up to 48 hours before 

a performance. Within 48 hours, there’s a 

$10 fee per ticket. Ticket exchanges will 

be accepted after subscription tickets 

are mailed. UMS Credit may be applied 

toward other events in the 24/25 season 

and does not carry forward into future 

seasons. 

Refund Policy 

Programs and artists are subject 

to change. If an artist cancels an 

appearance, UMS makes every effort 

to substitute that performance with a 

comparable artist. Refunds will be offered 

to subscribers if a substitute cannot be 

found, or in the event of a date change. 

Service charges are not refundable. UMS 

will not cancel performances because of 

inclement weather. 

Ticket Donations & 

Unused Tickets 

Tickets may be donated to UMS until the 

published start time of the concert. A 

receipt will be issued for tax purposes. 

Unused tickets that are returned after the 

performance begins are not eligible for 

UMS Credit or as a donation. 

ACCESSIBILITY 

All UMS venues have barrier-free entrances. 

Seating spaces for patrons with mobility 

disabilities and their companions are 

located throughout each venue, and ushers 

are available to assist patrons. Assistive 

listening devices are available in all venues. 

Further accessibility information, including 

relay calls, large-print programs, and 

information about elevator access, is 

posted at us.oraccessibilit, or call 

734.764.2538 for more information. 

ADDITIONAL TICKET 

PROGRAMS 

roup Tickets 

Groups of 10 or more people attending 

a single event receive priority over 

individual event purchasers and save 

up to 20% off the regular ticket prices 

to most performances. For more 

information, contact the UMS Group Sales 

Office at umsgroupsales@umich.edu or 

734.763.3100. 

UMS accepts group reservations beginning 

Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Plan early to 

guarantee access to great seats! 

Student Tickets 

Student subscriptions may be purchased 

beginning Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Student 

subscriptions cost $20 per ticket (Berlin 

Philharmonic tickets are $30), with a 

minimum of 4 qualifying events purchased 

(maximum of two tickets per college or 

university ID, may purchase as many events 

as you wish). Seats will be assigned by the 

Patron Services Office. 

Student subscribers receive all subscriber 

benefits and must show student ID when 

picking up tickets. This offer cannot 

be combined with other subscription 

discounts. Student subscriptions are 

available at ums.org/students. 


HOW TO 

Order 

Student tickets for individual performances will 

be available for students in accredited degree 

programs and high school students, subject 

to availability, beginning Monday, August 26, 

2024. Student tickets cost $20 (main oor 

and mezzanine) and $15 (balcony) for most 

performances. Berliner Philharmoniker tickets 

will be $30 (main oor and meanine) and 

$25 (balcony). 

Bert's Tickets 

UMS offers each U-M undergraduate student 

one free ticket to a UMS performance each 

academic year through the Bert's Ticket program. 

Fall semester event tickets will be available 

beginning Monday, August 26, 2024. 

Children and Families & 

UMS is Club 

UMS welcomes children over the age of 3. Not 

all performances are appropriate for children, 

so please use discretion and/or speak to a UMS 

Patron Services Representative for guidance. 

The UMS Kids Club program, which provides 

discounted tickets for children in grades 3-12 

and an accompanying adult, go on sale on 

Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Visit 

ums.org/kids for more information. 

UMS will announce additional family 

programming at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse in 

July 2024. Visit ums.org/YpsiFreighthouse. 

To learn about our School Day Performances 

and other programs for children in grades K-12, 

visit ums.org/k12. 

UMS.ORG 

734.764.2538 

Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted 

ONLINE 

For credit card and installment billing orders, order season 

ticket packages online at ums.org. 

For payroll deduction, please call our Patron Services Office. 

PHONE HOURS 

Mon-Fri, 10 am – 5 pm 

Closed Sat and Sun 

IN PERSON 

Visit the UMS Patron Services Office on the north end of the 

Michigan League building (911 N University Ave) 

Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm 

MAIL 

UMS Ticket Office 

Burton Memorial Tower 

881 North University Avenue 

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1011 

Make checks payable to UMS 

QUESTIONS? 

Contact the UMS Ticket Office at 

734.764.2538 or umstix@umich.edu. 


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PRIVATE 

AND 

PUBLIC 

SUPPORT 

GENEROUS 

PHILANTHROPIC 

SUPPORT COVERS 

OVER 60% OF OUR 

ANNUAL OPERATIONS, 

including artistic programs and 

related learning and engagement 

activities. In addition to financial 

support from our annual donors and 

corporate sponsors, grants from private 

foundations and our funding partners 

help make it possible for UMS to invest in 

special initiatives — providing free and 

significantly discounted tickets to U-M 

students; awarding grants that help U-M 

faculty integrate the performing arts into 

their curriculum; and bringing cuttingedge, 

provocative performances that 

challenge us to see and experience the 

world in new ways. 

Doris Duke Foundation 

Endowment Fund 

Special project support for several 

components of the UMS season is provided 

by the Doris Duke Foundation Endowment 

Fund, established at UMS with a challenge 

grant from the Leading College and 

University Presenters Program at the Doris 

Duke Foundation. 

The nian Trail Charitable 

Foundation 

An annual grant supports the Bert’s Ticket 

program, which extends an invitation to 

all U-M undergraduate students to attend 

one UMS performance free of charge each 

season. 

Michigan Arts and Culture Council 

General operating support is provided by 

the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and 

the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Michigan Medicine 

Michigan Medicine provides multi-year 

support for UMS programs. 

National Endowment 

for the Arts 

Special project support for UMS programs 

and initiatives is provided by the National 

Endowment for the Arts. 

University Of Michigan 

The University of Michigan provides 

important annual support for special UMS 

projects and initiatives in the 24/25 season. 

This support ensures that the performing 

arts play an important part in students’ 

learning and champions the artistic and 

cultural vibrancy on campus, in Ann Arbor, 

and across Southeast Michigan and the 

wider University of Michigan community. 

University of Michigan 

Arts Initiative 

The U-M Arts Initiative has supported 

several special projects at UMS, including 

last season’s “Arts and Resistance” theme 

semester-related programs and the June 

2024 concert with Yo-Yo Ma, Kayhan Kalhor, 

and the Orchestra of the Americas. 

University of Michigan Credit 

Union Arts Adventures Program 

The University of Michigan Credit Union 

Arts Adventures Program provides access 

for extraordinary arts experiences and 

exceptional learning opportunities for 

students and families in our community. 

Wallace Endowment Fund 

Each season, a UMS presentation is funded 

in part by the Wallace Endowment Fund, 

established with a challenge grant from the 

Wallace Foundation to build participation in 

arts programs at UMS. 

UMS is a eber of Creative ashtena 

and CultureSource. 

UMS is a noniscriinator affirative 

action employer. 

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TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE 

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IMPORTANT 

DATES 

How to Order 

UMS.ORG 

734.764.2538 

Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express 

accepted. 

SUMMER HOURS 

Phones: 

Mon-Fri, 10 am – 5 pm 

In Person: 

Mon-Fri, 1 pm – 5 pm 

ONLINE 

For credit card and installment billing orders, 

order subscription packages online at ums.org. 

For payroll deduction, please call our Patron 

Services Office at 734.764.2538 

IN PERSON 

Visit the UMS Patron Services Office on the north 

end of the Michigan League building (911 N 

University Ave). UMS also sells tickets for the U-M 

School of Music, Theatre & Dance and the Ann 

Arbor Summer Festival. 

Visit ums.org/contact for up-to-date in-person 

hours. 

MAIL 

UMS Patron Services Office 


881 North University Ave 


Make checks payable to UMS. 

QUESTIONS? 

Contact the UMS Patron Services Office 

734.764.2538 or umstix@umich.edu. 

SEASON TICKET 

DEADLINES 

WED 4/24 

Season tickets go on sale to 

renewing subscribers from 

the 23/24 season. Renewing 

subscribers receive seating 

priority when orders are 

placed before May 1, 2024. 

WED 5/1 

Season tickets go on sale to 

the general public. 

FRI 5/31 

Deadline for payment by 

U-M payroll deduction, and 

for 23/24 Choral Union & 

Chamber Arts season ticket 

holders to renew the same 

seat location. 

Seating priority deadline for 

upgrades. 

FRI 6/28 

Deadline for free parking 

benefits. 

FRI 9/20 

Last day to order UMS season 

ticket packages. 

TICKET ON-SALE 

DATES FOR 

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS 

TUE 6/25 

Individual event tickets 

available for donors of 

$2,500+. 

TUE 7/16 

Individual event tickets 

available for donors of $250+. 

Group Sales Reservations 

Open. 

THU 8/1 

Public Single Ticket Day — 

tickets to all individual events 

on sale. 

MON 8/26 

Student individual event 

tickets on sale ($15 or $20 

with ID for most events; 

Berliner Philharmoniker $30). 

WED 9/11 

Kids Club Tickets on sale. See 

page 43 for more information. 

Season Ticket requests are filled in the order in which they 

are received, with priority given to Fixed Series and renewing 

Series:You subscribers. Order early to guarantee the best seats 

before tickets go on sale to the general public. 

UMS Donors with annual gifts of $1,000 or more are given seating 

priority for upgrades and new series when orders are received by 

Friday, May 31, 2024.

1 - FIXED SERIES 

PACKAGES 

Orders must be received by Friday, September 20, 2024. Please consult the 

seating maps on page 40 as you make your selections. 

Series (# of performances) 

# of 

Packages 

Gold 

Main 

A 

Main 

B 

Main 

A 

Mezz 

B 

Mezz 

B 

Balc 

C 

Balc 

D 

Balc 

E 

Balc 

Total 

Choral Union Series (10) 

x 

900 780 700 650 540 440 360 278 140 

= 

Gold Main 

Gold Balc 

A Mezz 

A B C D 

Chamber Arts Series (6) 

x * * 270 240 200 150 

= 

Dance Series (3) 

Please circle your preferred date for each event 

x 

170 156 156 120 75 * 

= 

Cloud Gate Sat Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm Sun Oct 27 @ 2 pm 

Shamel Pitts Fri Mar 14 @ 8 pm Sat Mar 15 @ 8 pm 

Peeping Tom Fri Mar 28 @ 7:30 pm Sat Mar 29 @ 7:30 pm 

Theater Series (4) 

Please circle your preferred date for each title 

x 

185 170 170 150 130 * 

= 

Fight Night 

Wed Sep 25 

@ 7:30 pm 

Thu Sep 26 

@ 7:30 pm 

Fri Sep 27 

@ 7:30 pm 

Sat Sep 28 

@ 2 pm 

Sat Sep 28 

@ 7:30 pm 

Sun Sep 29 

@ 2 pm 

Elevator Repair Service: Ulysses 

Sat Oct 19 

@ 7:30 pm 

Sun Oct 20 

@ 2 pm 

Nate – A One Man Show 

Wed Feb 5 

@ 7:30 pm 

Thu Feb 6 

@ 7:30 pm 

Fri Feb 7 

@ 7:30 pm 

Sat Feb 8 

@ 2 pm 

Sat Feb 8 

@ 7:30 pm 

Sun Feb 9 

@ 2 pm 

Peeping Tom 

Fri Mar 28 

@ 7:30 pm 

Sat Mar 29 

@ 7:30 pm 

Dance & Theater Combined (6) 

300 280 280 230 180 

x 

* 

= 

Please circle your preferred dates from the Dance and Theater listings above. 

Jazz (5) 

Please circle your preferred date for each event 

x 

250 220 * 200 * * 

= 

Tyshawn Sorey Sat Nov 16 @ 7 pm Sat Nov 16 @ 9:30 pm 

Marathon Series (32) 

1,650 1,100 

x 

= 

a a i ffi if ind in i in 

1 Fixed Series Package Sub-Total = $ 

2 - SERIES:YOU 

& STUDENT 

SUBSCRIPTION 

PACKAGES 

SERIES:YOU: Choose 5 or more 

events from this listing and take 

10% off. Orders must be received 

by Friday, September 20, 2024, to 

receive the discount. Individual 

event prices are guaranteed until 

Friday, July 26, 2024. 

Are you purchasing a student subscription? 

Yes No 

STUDENT PACKAGES: Select 4 or more 

performances for access to $20 student 

seats ($30 for Berliner Philharmoniker). 

Seats are assigned by the Patron Services 

Office. You must present your student ID to 

pick up your tickets in August. 

f a n fi n f i f a n a n a 

i i f in iani addiina din a 

*Subscription Packages not available in this price section 

Questions? Contact the UMS Ticket Office at 734.764.2538 

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Performance 

Date, Time (Venue) 

# of 

Tickets 

Gold 

Main 

A 

Main 

B 

Main 

Gold 

Balc 

A 

Mezz 

B 

Mezz 

B 

Balc 

C D E 

Total 

Fight Night 1 

Wed 9/25, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

48 * * * * * * * * 

= 

Fight Night 2 

Thu 9/26, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

48 * * * * * * * * 

= 

Fight Night 3 

Fri 9/27, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

48 * * * * * * * * 

= 

Fight Night 4 

Sat 9/28, 2 pm (P) 

x 

48 * * * * * * * * 

= 

Fight Night 5 

Sat 9/28, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

48 * * * * * * * * 

= 

Fight Night 6 

Sun 9/29, 2 pm (P) 

x 

48 * * * * * * * * 

= 

Isata Kanneh-Mason 

Thu 10/10, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

66 60 56 56 46 40 34 26 12 

= 

London Philharmonic 

Fri 10/18, 7:30 pm (H1) 

x 

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 14 

= 

Elevator Repair Service: Ulysses 1 

Sat 10/19, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

60 56 * 56 * 46 30 * * 

= 

Elevator Repair Service: Ulysses 2 

Sun 10/20, 2 pm (P) 

x 

60 56 * 56 * 46 30 * * 

= 

Cloud Gate 1 

Sat 10/26, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

75 70 * 70 * 56 34 * * 

= 

Cloud Gate 2 

Sun 10/27, 2 pm (P) 

x 

75 70 * 70 56 34 * * 

= 

Silkroad Ens / Rhiannon Giddens 

Fri 11/8, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 14 

= 

Escher Quartet 

Sun 11/10, 4 pm (R) 

x 

* 46 40 * * * 36 24 * 

= 

Tyshawn Sorey Trio 1 

Sat 11/16, 7 pm (BL) 

x 

60 general admission 

Tyshawn Sorey Trio 2 

Sat 11/16, 9:30 pm (BL) 

x 


= 

Berlin Phil 1 / Hilary Hahn 

Sat 11/23, 7:30 pm (H1) 

x 

175 140 120 100 85 60 50 40 30 

= 

Berlin Phil 2 / Bruckner 

Sun 11/24, 4 pm (H1) 

x 

175 140 120 100 85 60 50 40 30 

= 

Handel’s Messiah 1 

Sat 12/7, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

38 30 26 30 26 24 20 16 14 

= 

Handel’s Messiah 2 

Sun 12/8, 2 pm (H2) 

x 

38 30 26 30 26 24 20 16 14 

= 

Ariel Quartet / Weilerstein 

Thu 12/12, 7:30 pm (R) 

x 

* 52 48 * * * 40 32 * 

= 

Joyce DiDonato & King’s Return 

Sat 12/14, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

66 60 56 56 46 40 34 26 12 

= 

Etienne Charles 1 

Fri 1/17, 7:30 pm (LMT) 

x 

* 45 35 45 * 35 * * * 

= 

Etienne Charles 2 

Sat 1/18, 7:30 pm (LMT) 

x 

* 45 35 45 * 35 * * * 

= 

Caroline Shaw & Gabriel Kahane 

Thu 1/23, 7:30 pm (R) 

x 

* 46 40 * * * 36 24 * 

= 

Jazz at Lincoln Ctr / W. Marsalis 

Sat 2/1, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

70 70 60 60 50 42 36 26 14 

= 

Nate – A One Man Show 1 

Wed 2/5, 7:30 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 


Thu 2/6, 7:30 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 


Fri 2/7, 7:30 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 

Seong-Jin Cho 

Fri 2/7, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

76 70 66 66 56 50 42 32 12 

= 


Sat 2/8, 2 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 


Sat 2/8, 7:30 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 


Sun 2/9, 2 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 



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Date, Time (Venue) 

# of 

Tickets 

Gold 

Main 

A 

Main 

B 

Main 

Gold 

Balc 

A 

Mezz 

B 

Mezz 

B 

Balc 

C D E 

Total 

Branford Marsalis Quartet 

Wed 2/19, 7:30 pm (MT) 

x 

66 60 * 56 * 50 38 26 * 

= 

Branford Marsalis Chamber Project 

Third Coast Percussion / Zakir 

Hussain 

La Santa Cecilia / Sonia de los 

Santos 

Fri 2/21, 7:30 pm (R) 

Sun 2/23, 4 pm (R) 

Sun 3/9, 4 pm (H2) 

x 

x 

x 

* 46 40 * * * 36 24 * 

* 60 54 * * 44 30 * 

48 48 36 36 24 * * * 14 

= 

= 

= 

Rosamunde Quartet 

Wed 3/12, 7:30 pm (R) 

x 

* 52 48 * * * 40 32 * 

= 

Shamel Pitts | Tribe 1 

Fri 3/14, 8 pm (P) 

x 

54 48 * 48 * 36 26 * * 

Shamel Pitts | Tribe 2 

Sat 3/15, 8 pm (P) 

x 

54 48 * 48 * 36 26 * * 

= 

Alexander Nevsky 

Sat 3/22, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

60 54 50 50 40 36 32 26 14 

= 

Peeping Tom 1 

Fri 3/28, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

60 56 * 56 * 46 30 * * 

= 

Peeping Tom 2 

Sat 3/29, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

60 56 * 56 * 46 30 * * 

= 

Anne-Sophie Mutter 

Fri 4/4, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

85 75 70 70 60 46 36 26 12 

= 

Marcel Khalife / Legacy 

Sat 4/5, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

54 54 48 38 28 * * * 14 

= 

Les Arts Florissants / Vivaldi 

Kurt Elling Celebrates Weather 

Report 

Wed 4/9, 7:30 pm (H1) 

Fri 4/11, 7:30 pm (MT) 

x 

x 

76 70 66 66 56 50 42 32 14 

66 60 * 56 * 50 38 26 * 

= 

= 

Yunchan Lim 

Wed 4/23, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

76 70 66 66 56 50 42 32 12 

= 

Takács Quartet 

Thu 4/24, 7:30 pm (R) 

x 

* 60 54 * * * 44 30 * 

= 

Series:You Sub-Total = $ 

Less 10% (must purchase at least 5 events) = $ 

2 

Series:You Total (please do not round) = $ 

Student Subscription Total (# of tickets @$20, or @$30 for Berlin Phil) = $ 

3 - PARKING & 

TRANSPORTATION 

Pre-Paid Event Parking Passes may be purchased in advance 

for $6 each for the University of Michigan Thayer and Fletcher 

Street parking structures, just a short walk from most concert 

venues in Ann Arbor. Vouchers may be redeemed for parking 

beginning two hours before the event and expire at the end of 

the 24/25 season. Each parking pass is good for one use only. 

Parking is not guaranteed with vouchers, so please arrive early 

to allow enough time to park. 

Pre-Paid Parking Passes - Ann Arbor 

x 

$6 each 

= 

Subscriber benefit! I subscribed to six or more events prior to June 28, 2024, and would like free parking in the Power Center (Fletcher 

Street) structure on UMS event nights. Parking passes are not automatically included with your order, so be sure to select this box if you 

would like them. 

3 

Parking & Transportation Sub-Total = $ 



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4 - INVEST IN UMS WITH AN ANNUAL DONATION 

Your financial support is essential to UMS. When you make a tax-deductible contribution in addition to your subscription, you invest in the artistic 

and innovative excellence UMS brings to the stage, as well as the hundreds of educational activities that engage audiences of all ages throughout 

Southeast Michigan. 

YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL 

$15,000+ Mainstage Performance $2,500+ 

Support 

$5,000+ 

School Day Performance 

and In-School Workshops 

with Teaching Artists 

$1,000+ 

$500+ 

Ticket Subsidies and 

Transportation Grants for 

Under-Served Schools 

Paid Internships at UMS 

Ticket Subsidies for One 

U-M Class to Attend a UMS 


$250+ 

$100+ 

Master Class, Class Visit, 

or Q&A with a Visiting 

Artist 

Ticket Subsidies for Six 

U-M Students 

Please print your name(s) as you would like it to appear in public 

listings, or check the box below to remain anonymous. Donors of 

$250 or more will be listed in the UMS program book and receive 

early access to individual event tickets. 

I intend my full donation to be tax-deductible and decline all 

non-deductible benefits. 

Remain anonymous 

4 

Donation Sub-Total = $ 

CHECKLIST 

Please double check that you have completed the following 

before sending in your order. Have you: 

Filled out the next page with mailing and payment 

information? 

Included your mobile phone number and your email 

address(es) (to be used for concert notifications and/or 

ticketing concerns)? 

Signed and enclosed your check (payable to UMS) 

[Dance Series, Theater Series, Jazz Series, and Marathon 

Series only] Circled your desired performances on the order 

form for events with multiple performances? 

Included an annual donation to UMS? Thank you! 

TOTALS 

1 Fixed Series Package Sub-Total $ 

2 Series:You Sub-Total d n nd $ 

3 Parking Sub-Total $ 

Postage/Handling $ 15.00 

Sub-Total a a 

Filled out and included the entire order form? Please do not 

cut the order form before sending. 

4 

Tax-Deductible Contribution to UMS $ 

Questions? 

Grand Total 

Contact the UMS Patron Services Office at 734.764.2538 or 

umstix@umich.edu 

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5 - IMPORTANT SEATING INFORMATION 

A. If the seat section you selected is not available for an event that you have purchased, would you prefer (please check all that apply): 

Change my seats to the next higher price section 

Call me at the mobile number listed below 

Change my seats to the next lower price section 

Email me at the address listed below 

If available, move me to a different performance of the same event and keep the same price section (note any exceptions below) 

a n if d n a i aaia d n i in and diffn i nd di i a 

d a an i din an di i i n f n a a d a a ain and an i 

a n a d and n i in n india i 

B. Accessibility-Related Seating Needs or Special Seating Requests 

C. How would you like to receive your tickets? 

Sent to the 

address listed in 

section 6 

Held at the League Ticket Office 

for me to pick up prior to my first 

performance 

I’m ordering student season tickets 

and will pick up my tickets at the 

League Ticket Office after August 1 

Sent to my summer address 

(please list address and 

dates below): 

6 - BILLING INFORMATION 

UMS ACCOUNT NUMBER (if known) 

LAST NAME 

FIRST NAME 

ADDRESS* 

CITY STATE ZIP 

MOBILE PHONE (include area code) 

LANDLINE (if used, include area code) 

EMAIL ADDRESS (for up-to-date information on parking, start times, late seating, program changes, etc.) 

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7 - PAYMENT INFORMATION 

PAYROLL DEDUCTION 

My payment is by U-M Payroll Deduction (order must be received by Friday, May 31, 2024). I understand I will be billed in four installments, once 

monthly in June, July, August, and September. Donations will be deducted separately in monthly installments beginning in July. 

NOTE: Payroll deduction requests must be mailed or emailed to umstix@umich.edu. Payroll Deduction requests will not be accepted online. 

U-M EMPLOYEE ID NUMBER 

AUTHORIZATION SIGNATURE 

CHECK (payable to UMS) 

INSTALLMENT BILLING 

I want to take advantage of installment billing for my season tickets (credit card orders totaling $300 or more) Tickets will be mailed once all 

installments have been processed. 

Donations will be charged in full upon receipt, or call 734.647.1175 for additional options. 

Season ticket packages will be charged in three equal installments: when the order is received, and on or around July 11 and August 6. For orders 

postmarked after July 1, installment billing will be applied in two equal installments: when the order is received and August 6. 

CREDIT CARD 

For credit card security purposes, please call our Ticket Office at 734-764-2538 with your credit card order, or place your order online at ums.org. 

OFFICE USE ONLY TICKET TOTAL: DONATION:

24-25 Series Brochure with order form

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