6 Welcome to the 144th <strong>Season</strong> SERIES:YOU
BUY 5 OR MORE DIFFERENT EVENTS AND SAVE 10% . Choose Your Own <strong>UMS</strong> Adventure with Series:You — the perfect way to create and curate your own <strong>UMS</strong> experience. With Series:You, you can select a variety of performances that speak to your personal interests — and maybe something that will stretch or surprise you at the same time. When you purchase at least five events from those listed in this brochure, you’ll receive a 10% discount. Order early to lock in the best seats! Students can purchase <strong>UMS</strong> season tickets when selecting at least three different performances. Prices are guaranteed until July 29, <strong>2022</strong>. TREVOR NOAH: BACK TO ABNORMAL Friday, September 16 // 8 pm Hill Auditorium Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show, is widely known for his social commentary touching upon issues of racism, immigration, incarceration, and the protest movement. Born in South Africa to a Black South African mother and a white European father during apartheid, Noah knows what it means to live in a divided nation, and he brings a unique perspective in his incisive social and political criticism of the larger issues at play in the US and in the world today. His “Back to Abnormal” tour marks his first live <strong>UMS</strong> stand-up set, following a widely viewed virtual talk with U-M students in 2020. Title Sponsor EMERSON STRING QUARTET Saturday, October 1 // 8 pm Rackham Auditorium PROGRAM Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12 Johannes Brahms String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major, Op. 67 George Walker Lyric for Strings Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105 After 46 years, thousands of concerts, more than 30 recordings, nine Grammy Awards, and countless other achievements, the Emerson String Quartet returns to Ann Arbor as part of its farewell tour. Founded as a student group at The Juilliard School in 1976 and named for the transcendentalist poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, the quartet has performed 17 concerts in Rackham Auditorium since its <strong>UMS</strong> debut in 1989. SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, PIANO Friday, October 7 // 8 pm Hill Auditorium “[András Schiff] is one of the most penetratingly serious masters of the keyboard before the public today. Full stop.” (Boston Globe) A pianist, conductor, and lecturer, he brings masterful and intellectual insights to his performances, which have inspired audiences and critics alike. He will draw from his vast classical repertoire, brilliantly uniting performance and pedagogy as he brings his role as a master educator to the stage, allowing audiences to experience both his artistry and the thinking behind it. Program will include works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, with each selection introduced from the stage. Permanently Endowed Support: Darragh Humphrey Weisman Memorial Endowment Fund Trevor Noah For tickets call 734.764.2538 or visit ums.org 7