urns - Ann Arbor District Library

FROM THE UMS PRESIDENT
Welcome to this UMS performance. Thank you for supporting UMS
through your attendance, especially during these challenging times.
The entire UMS family of Board, Senate, and Advisory Committee
members; staff colleagues; Choral Union members; ushers; and hundreds of
other volunteers are grateful that you're here and hope that you'll enjoy the
experience and attend more UMS events during this second half of our 130th
season. You'll find all of our remaining performances listed on page 2 of your
program insert.
At UMS, we try to make sure that our events offer a chance to learn
something new, to look at the world through a different lens, or even to
change lives. You'll find much to choose from as solo artists and ensembles
from all over the world visit our community and engage with our audiences in
many ways. Artists can lift the spirit, challenge perceptions, provide comfort,
and deepen understanding. So whether it's the Guarneri Quartet's Farewell
Tour concert; the New York Philharmonic's residency; Simon Shaheen's
Aswat production; Yo-Yo Ma's two Silk Road events; Chick Corea and John
McLaughlin's reunion; or our 2009 Ford Honors Program celebrating the
Royal Shakespeare Company, its Artistic Director Michael Boyd, and U-M
Professor Ralph Williams, we hope you'll find meaning and value as we
connect you with our artists for uncommon and engaging experiences.
I have had the pleasure over the past two years of working in partnership
with UMS Board Chair Carl Herstein, who has provided outstanding lay leader­
ship to UMS. His term comes to an end in June. Be sure to read his letter on
P/5 of this program book, and you'll get a sense of how we've benefited from
his knowledge of our history, his understanding of the power of the arts, and
his deep appreciation of each member of the UMS family who attends our per­
formances, donates to our organization, or volunteers their services. Thanks for
your dedicated service, Carl.
Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions, comments,
or problems. If you don't see me in the lobby, send me an e-mail message at
kenfisch@umich.edu or call me at 734.647.1174.
And thanks again for coming to this event.
Very best wishes.
Kenneth C. Fischer
UMS President
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