Series Brochure 23-24 Season with Order Form

145TH 

SEASON 

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

BE CHALLENGED. 

145TH 

SEASON 

11/3 

2 Welcome to the 145th Season 

DAKHABRAKHA by Andriy Petryna

ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT UMS, 

WELCOME TO OUR 145TH SEASON! 

The launch of any new season, much like the 

beginning of a new year, offers an opportunity 

for both reection and anticipation. After all 

the disruption of the pandemic, we emerged 

in 22/23 with a full and dynamic slate of UMS 

programming that attracted large audiences, 

hungry to be reconnected with the creativity, joy, 

and inspiration that the performing arts bring to 

our lives. And, as we look forward just five years 

from now, a major milestone will be upon us — 

our 150th season, an occasion that celebrates 

the enduring legacy of UMS, from its humble 

beginnings in 1879 to the present day. 

As we approach the 23/24 season, we fully 

recognize and are incredibly grateful that we 

live in a community that not only passively 

appreciates but actively demands a robust suite 

of vibrant programs, ranging from the catalytic 

learning and engagement opportunities offered 

through our work with community groups and 

university classrooms, to the impressive range of 

national and international artists who perform on 

our stages. 

As I write this letter in late March 2023, we are 

poised to embark on a one-week pilot residency 

at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse. Later this July, we’ll 

announce the details of a four-week residency 

there that will run from September 10 – October 

8, 2023, followed by another four-week residency 

in April 2024. These residencies provide a unique 

and special opportunity to collaborate with our 

neighbors in Ypsilanti, broaden our geographic 

reach, and expand the very nature of how we serve 

the communities that continue to support us. 

In addition to all the wonderful programs and 

artists you’ll see on our stages in the coming 

season, we’ll begin talking more about our vision 

for UMS as we approach our 150th, and how 

we can take this globally respected and locally 

cherished organiation to even greater heights. 

In the meantime, we thank all of our audiences, 

supporters and sponsors, our devoted board, 

councils, and volunteers, and our extraordinary 

partners at the University of Michigan, 

whose support and fundamental belief in the 

extraordinary power of the arts motivate us each 

day. We welcome President Santa Ono, who, along 

with Provost Laurie McCauley, senior leadership, 

the Regents, faculty, staff, and incredible students 

at the university, all bolster and inspire our efforts 

and aspirations at every turn. 

Each and every day, we work to ensure that the 

arts bring joy to you and yours. Whether you are a 

first time attendee, or a subscriber of many years, 

we hope you will be enthralled, be challenged, be 

inspired, and most of all, be present with us as we 

go on this journey together. 

e appreciate each of you and hope you enjoy 

next season! 

Matthew VanBesien 

UMS President 

For tickets call 734.764.2538 or visit ums.org 

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SEP 

SNARKY PUPPY 

Sunday, September 10 

Hill Auditorium 

SHAKTI 50TH 

ANNIVERSARY TOUR 

John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, 

and Shankar Mahadevan 

with very special guest Béla Fleck 

Thursday, September 14 


RENÉE FLEMING, SOPRANO 

INON BARNATAN, PIANO 



OCT 

JERUSALEM QUARTET 


Thursday, October 5 

Rackham Auditorium 

DRUID O'CASEY 

SEAN O'CASEY'S DUBLIN TRILOGY 

Wednesday-Saturday, October 18-21 

Power Center 

ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA 

DE MINERÍA 

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor 

Gabriela Montero, piano/composer 

Friday, October 27 


NOV 

DAKHABRAKHA 

Friday, November 3 


AKROPOLIS REED QUINTET 

Pascal Le Boeuf, piano/composer 

Christian Euman, drums 

Sunday, November 12 


MARIACHI HERENCIA DE MÉXICO 

FEATURING LA MARISOUL 

Tuesday, November 14 


JAVAAD ALIPOOR COMPANY 

THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE 

FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD 

Wednesday-Saturday, November 15-18 

Arthur Miller Theatre 

MAXIM VENGEROV, VIOLIN 

Polina Osetinskaya, piano 



SEASON 

AT-A-GLANCE 


MARCEL KHALIFÉ by Joseph Mayers

DEC 

HANDEL’S MESSIAH 

UMS Choral Union 

Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra 

Scott Hanoian, conductor 

Saturday-Sunday, December 2-3 


HOLIDAYS IN HAWAI’I 

JAKE SHIMABUKURO, UKULELE 

Friday, December 8 


TWO PIANOS: WHO COULD ASK FOR 

ANYTHING MORE? 

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN AND 

JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET 

Sunday, December 10 


JAN 

FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA 

THE GODFATHER LIVE 

Grand Rapids Symphony 

John Varineau, conductor 

Sunday, January 7 


HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD, PIANO 

Thursday, January 18 


LATASHA BARNES' 

THE JAZZ CONTINUUM 

Friday-Saturday, January 19-20 

Power Center 

EMANUEL AX, PIANO 

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS, VIOLIN 

YO-YO MA, CELLO 

Tuesday, January 30 


MAR 

IGOR LEVIT, PIANO 

Friday, March 8 


ISIDORE STRING QUARTET 

Sunday, March 10 


ORCHESTRE DE PARIS 

Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 

Yunchan Lim, piano 

Thursday, March 14 


SULLIVAN FORTNER, PIANO 

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE, TRUMPET 



MOMO 

BATSHEVA DANCE COMPANY 

Ohad Naharin, artistic director 

Saturday-Sunday, March 23-24 

Detroit Opera House 

145TH 

SEASON 

FEB 

WORLD PREMIÈRE 

WHEN THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 

Nkeiru Okoye, music and libretto 

University Symphony Orchestra 

University Choirs 

(Eugene Rogers, music director) 

Kenneth Kiesler, conductor 

Saturday, February 10 


JAMES EHNES, VIOLIN 

Andrew Armstrong, piano 

Friday, February 16 


MARTHA GRAHAM 

DANCE COMPANY 

Janet Eilber, artistic director 

Saturday-Sunday, February 17-18 

Power Center 

APR 

LEGACY 

MARCEL AND RAMI KHALIFÉ 

Thursday, April 11 


TAKÁCS QUARTET 

Friday, April 12 


TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS 

THE PHILADELPHIA 

ORCHESTRA 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor 


(Scott Hanoian, music director) 

Saturday-Sunday April 20-21 



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SNARKY PUPPY by Brian Friedman 

145TH 

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Welcome to the 145th Season

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SNARKY PUPPY 

Michael League, leader, bass, composer 

Sunday, September 10 // 4 pm 


Performing songs from their 2023 Grammy-winning 

album Empire Central, the genre-defying superband 

Snarky Puppy returns to Ann Arbor for its 

third UMS appearance and its first since 2019. 

Empire Central is an homage to Dallas, with many 

of its songs inspired by the collective’s time in the 

city. And like the city, the eclectic 19-piece electric 

ensemble is big and bold, chill and laid back, 

rooted in its native culture while reaching forward. 

Led by Michael League on bass, Snarky Puppy was 

formed in 2004 by 10 friends who were enrolled in 

the ja program at the University of North Texas. 

With 13 albums in 18 years that have garnered 

four Grammy Awards, Snarky Puppy has attracted 

international fandom for its detailed arrangements 

of fetching melodies, texturally layered harmonies, 

exciting solos, ear-candy synth effects, and 

propulsive beats. Its distinctly Southwestern 

inuences — blues, hard rock, classic soul, modern 

gospel, percolating funk, new tech, fusion, and 

jazz — never sound derivative but conjure music 

that’s fresh and original. 

SHAKTI 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 

John McLaughlin, guitars 

Zakir Hussain, tabla 

Shankar Mahadevan, vocals 

Ganesh Rajagopalan, violin 

Selvaganesh Vinayakram, percussion 

with very special guest: Béla Fleck, banjo 

Thursday, September 14 // 7:30 pm 


Following the Summer 2023 release of This 

Moment — their first new studio album in 46 

years — the revolutionary ensemble Shakti will 

continue to discover and explore the musical 

common ground bridging East and West on an 

exclusive US tour marking the 50th anniversary 

since their first concerts. 

Born in the mid-1970s out of the deep artistic 

and spiritual connection bonding British 

guitarist John McLaughlin and Indian tabla 

virtuoso akir Hussain, Shakti’s cross-cultural 

musical conversation dissolved boundaries 

with uncommon passion, grace, and dexterity, 

awakening subsequent generations of musicians 

to the possibilities of new creative approaches in 

the process. The unprecedented transcontinental 

collaboration forged the template for what is often 

called “world music.” Together they honed an 

ecstatic new fusion, blazing uncharted pathways 

and demonstrating the potential of such global 

composites to generations of musicians and fans 

around the world. 

Alongside McLaughlin and Hussain, today’s 

Shakti features vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, 

violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, and percussionist 

Selvaganesh Vinayakram (son of original Shakti 

ghatam player T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram). Joining 

Shakti will be another performer dedicated 

to intermingling and transcending genres: 

banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, who will open the 

performances with a solo set. 


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INON BARNATAN by Marco Borggreve 

RENÉE FLEMING, SOPRANO 


Thursday, September 28 // 7:30 pm 


Rene Fleming’s interests and accomplishments are so 

wide-ranging that her biography reads like a mashup of 

several different overachievers all rolled into one. She 

is a National Medal of Arts recipient who has sung for 

momentous occasions ranging from the memorial service 

at Ground Zero after 9/11 and the Nobel Peace Prize 

ceremony to the soundtrack for The Lord of the Rings and 

the Super Bowl, where she was the first classical artist 

to sing the National Anthem. Her most recent recording, 

which focused on nature as both inspiration and casualty 

of humans, was awarded the 2023 Grammy for Best 

Classical Solo Vocal Album. Outside of her singing career, 

she has become a leading advocate for research at the 

intersection of arts, health, and neuroscience, launching 

a collaboration between the Kennedy Center and the 

National Institutes for Health and exploring the power 

of music as it relates to health and the brain. She is an 

advocate for literacy, designed her own fragrance, and 

is the eponym for both a dessert created by master chef 

Daniel Boulud and an iris. At the center of it all is her 

stunning voice, on display in Hill Auditorium for the first 

time since 2011 in a recital with pianist Inon Barnatan, who 

will also perform with the Jerusalem Quartet a week later. 

“Fleming has consistent mastery over the entire range, 

yet each part has its own distinctive color, like a river that 

gleams differently when the sun catches different parts of 

it.” (The Sydney Morning Herald) 



Thursday, October 5 // 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in E-at Major, Op. 

76, No. 6 

Paul Ben-Haim String Quartet No. 1, Op. 21 

Antonín Dvořák Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, 

Op. 81 

“The Jerusalem Quartet played it all with equal passion 

and a tender sense of ownership.” (The New York Times) 

With passion, precision, warmth, and a gorgeous blend, 

the excellent Jerusalem Quartet returns for the first time 

in five years to Rackham Auditorium, performing Paul 

Ben-Haim’s rhapsodic quartet alongside a quartet by 

Haydn. Founded in 1993, the quartets wide repertoire and 

stunning depth of expression carries on the string quartet 

tradition with its warm, full, human sound. In this concert, 

the Quartet is joined by pianist Inon Barnatan, celebrated 

for his sensitive and poetic collaborations. Barnatan 

closes out a week of residency activities, bookended by 

his appearances with Rene Fleming and the Jerusalem 

Quartet, with whom he will perform Dvok’s sublime 

Piano Quintet. 

Permanently Endowed Support: 

CARL COHEN, whose bequest will establish an endowment to 

support a Chamber Arts performance in perpetuity 

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9/28 

RENÉE FLEMING by Scenario Two 


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DRUID O'CASEY 


Directed by Garry Hynes 

Power Center 

A century ago, Ireland was reborn in the fires of 

rebellion and war. The playwright Sean O’Casey bore 

witness to these seismic events and dramatized them 

as the Dublin Trilogy, three great works of Irish theater 

full of history, humanity, and humor, all written in the 

immediate aftermath of the tumultuous period. 

Druid will weave O’Casey’s three plays into an epic 

theatrical event of conict, national identity, and the 

human toll of war: DruidO’Casey. 

Directed by Tony Award winner Garry Hynes, a single 

company of 18 actors will perform all three plays, 

drawing parallels between an Irish past and an 

international present. Each play will be presented 

twice in Ann Arbor, with the opportunity to view each 

work individually, across the week, or as a single 

immersive experience. 

Part of the Arts & Resistance Theme Semester 

'ATTENTION' by Mick ODea, acrylic on 

canvas, based on a photograph by Jack eonar 

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS 

(1916 Easter Rising) 

Wednesday, October 18 // 7:30 pm 

Saturday, October 21 // 1 pm* 

on newlywed Nora Clitheroe works tirelessly 

to lift her family out of poverty and tries 

unsuccessfully to keep her husband from the 

revolutionary fervor sweeping through Dublin. 

He leaves his pregnant wife behind in the 

quarrelsome tenement as urban warfare makes 

their home nearly as treacherous as the streets. 

THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN 

(1920-21 War of Independence) 


Saturday, October 21 // 4:30 pm* 

Set in a squalid Dublin tenement in 1920, this classic 

tragi-comedy portrays life when the Irish Republican 

Army and Britain’s Black-and-Tans were fighting 

guerrilla warfare in the streets. 

JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK 

(1922-23 Irish Civil War) 

Friday, October 20 // 7:30 pm 

Saturday, October 21 // 8 pm* 

Jack Boyle’s long-suffering wife Juno struggles to 

support their family in this devastating portrait of 

wasted potential in a Dublin torn apart by the chaos 

of the Irish Civil War. When a handsome visitor 

arrives with news of an inheritance, the family begins 

planning their new life, but their apparent salvation 

soon reveals itself to be the cause of their ruin. 

* Experience the complete Dublin Trilogy on Saturday, 

October 21. Coffee and meal breaks will occur between 

each play; details will be announced closer to the event 

(meals not included in ticket price). 

Theater or Series:You season ticket subscribers can 

experience the plays individually, across the week, or 

as an epic seven-hour production over a single day. 

A HIGHLIGHT NOT JUST OF MY 

THEATER-GOING YEAR, BUT OF 

MY THEATER-GOING LIFE.” 

Charles Isherwood from The New York 

Times on rne rs la 

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10/18-21 


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ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DE MINERÍA 

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor 

Gabriela Montero, piano / composer 

145TH 

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PROGRAM 

Gabriela Ortiz Kauyumari 

Carlos Chávez Symphony No. 2 (“Sinfona India”) 

Gabriela Montero Piano Concerto No. 1 (“Latin”) 

Silvestre Revueltas La noche de los mayas 

Carlos Miguel Prieto, celebrated as a rising star 

both domestically and abroad, was named 2019 

Conductor of the Year by Musical America and is 

the foremost Mexican conductor of his generation. 

He serves as artistic director of Mxico City’s 

Minera Symphony, which was founded in the 

1970s and is widely regarded as the leading 

musical institution in México — one that regularly 

supports and programs Mexican composers. 

Housed at the Academia de Música del Palacio de 

Minera, the name honors the period from the 18th 

century when mining was one of the region’s most 

important economic activities. Joining the Minera 

Symphony in their first Ann Arbor performance is 

Latin Grammy Award-winning pianist/composer 

Gabriela Montero, a frequent Prieto collaborator. 

Montero, known for her passionate virtuosity and 

brilliant improvisation, performs her first piano 

concerto, a soulful work showing the complexities 

of South American life. “Monteros playing has 

everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle 

shadings, steely power in climactic moments, 

soulful lyricism in the ruminative passages and, 

best of all, unsentimental expressivity.” (The New 

York Times) 

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DAKHABRAKHA 

Friday, November 3 // 7:30 pm 


Since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, 

the world has become more attuned to the 

incredible bravery, resilience, and determination 

of the Ukrainian people. The folk-punk quartet 

DakhaBrakha embraces and reects the 

fundamental elements of sound and soul, creating 

a world of unexpected new music. The group’s 

name is original, outstanding, and authentic at 

the same time, meaning “give/take” in the old 

Ukrainian language and signaling the group’s 

unique brand of musical “ethno-chaos.” Created 

in 2004 by an avant-garde theater director, 

their shows include scenic effects, traditional 

instrumentation, and an astonishingly powerful 

and uncompromising vocal range that creates 

an exuberant, transnational sound rooted in 

Ukrainian culture. “Musically, the whole experience 

is a riotous explosion of color and reinvention. 

The classic Eastern European folk base is there, 

with belting, complex, and hypnotic harmonies.” 

(Hackney Citizen, UK) 


DAKHABRAKHA by Andrei Nemes 

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ARE WE DREAMING THE SAME DREAM? 




Sunday, November 12 // 4 pm 


PROGRAM 

Pascal Le Boeuf Are We Dreaming the Same 

Dream? 

Pascal Le Boeuf Wanderlust 

George Gershwin An American in Paris 

(arr. Raaf Hekkema) 

Charles Mingus Self-Portrait in Three Colors 

(arr. Le Boeuf) 

Are We Dreaming the Same Dream? is an 

electrifying concert experience that blurs the 

lines between classical, jazz, and contemporary 

music. Ann Arbor’s own Akropolis Reed Quintet — 

composed of clarinet, oboe, saxophone, bass 

clarinet, and bassoon — joins forces with 

Grammy-nominated composer and jazz pianist 

Pascal Le Boeuf and celebrated drummer 

Christian Euman. Le Boeufs composition is 

inspired by his musical “ancestors” — Geri 

Allen, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, and 

Leonard Bernstein — representing a variety 

of perspectives concerning the unity of the 

American experience. His composition asks: Are 

we really dreaming the same American dream, 

or is our consumer culture overshadowing our 

own sense of belonging? Founded in 2009, the 

Akropolis Reed Quintet has won seven national 

chamber music prizes, including the 2014 

Fischoff Gold Medal, and has premiered and 

commissioned over 150 works by living artists 

and composers. “Infallible musicality and huge 

vitality.” (Fanfare Magazine) 


HELMUT F. AND CANDIS J. STERN ENDOWMENT FUND 

MARIACHI HERENCIA DE MÉXICO 

FEATURING LA MARISOUL 

Tuesday, November 14 // 7:30 pm 


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A new generation takes mariachi to new heights 

when Latin Grammy nominee Mariachi Herencia 

de México presents Herederos (the “heirs”). 

Simultaneously honoring the past, celebrating 

the present, and creating the future of mariachi 

music, Mariachi Herencia de México brings an 

unforgettable night of Mexican music and culture 

with a bilingual repertoire that blends genres like 

bolero, cumbia, tango, swing, and more and lyrics 

that speak of the Latino and immigrant identity. 

The group emerged in 2016 from a program in the 

Chicago Public Schools and has gone on to record 

five albums, with hits topping the Latin streaming 

charts. Los Angeles-born La Marisoul, the lead 

singer of La Santa Cecilia, fronts the Mariachi 

ensemble with powerful and captivating vocals. 

For tickets call 734.764.2538 or visit ums.org

11/12 


AKROPOLIS REED QUINTET

11/15-18 

JAVAAD ALIPOOR'S 

THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD 

JAVAAD ALIPOOR COMPANY 

THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE 

FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD 

Written by Javaad Alipoor with Chris Thorpe 

Performed by Javaad Alipoor, Raam Emami, Asha Reid, 

and Me-Lee Hay 

Wednesday-Saturday, November 15-18 // 7:30 pm 

Saturday, November 18 // 2 pm 

Arthur Miller Theatre 

In the 1970s, Fereydoun Farrokhad was a significant 

cultural icon, a sex symbol and a chart-topping pop singer 

whose music and television programs were heard and 

viewed by millions of Iranians. A decade later, living in 

political exile in Germany, he still performed to sold-out 

audiences in Europe. That changed on August 7, 1992, when 

he was found brutally murdered in his apartment in Bonn. 

Neighbors said his dogs had been barking for two nights. 

The murder, still unsolved, serves as the starting point 

for this new work by British-Iranian theater maker Javaad 

Alipoor, whose Believers Are But Brothers was featured in 

the 2020 No Safety Net theater festival. Selected as one of 

The Guardian’s Top Theatre Shows of 2022, Things Hidden 

gleefully mashes up genres, smashing together the quiet 

authority of the murder mystery podcast, the intimacy of 

autobiographical storytelling, and the visual spectacle 

of multimedia performance — while simultaneously 

deconstructing each of these forms.” (The Guardian) 

MAXIM VENGEROV, VIOLIN 

Polina Osetinskaya, piano 

Sunday, November 26 // 4 pm 


PROGRAM 

Clara Schumann Three Romances for Violin and Piano, 

Op. 22 

Johannes Brahms Scherzo from F-A-E Sonata 

Robert Schumann Violin Sonata No. 3 in a minor, WoO27 

Sergei Prokofiev Five Melodies, Op. 35bis 

Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, 

Op. 94bis 

Maxim Vengerov is considered one of the greatest 

violinists of all time, marrying a awless technique 

acquired early in life to broad musical curiosity. His 

radiant and dramatic interpretations, the intensity of his 

sound, and the exuberant musicality of his playing are 

rooted in the great tradition of the Russian violin school. 

With his public debut at the age of 5 and a performance 

of the Mendelssohn Concerto at age 7, Vengerov’s 

career has been marked by dozens of awards, honors, 

and recordings. Born in Siberia to two musicians, he 

studied throughout Europe before moving to Israel as 

a teenager. “His technical wiardry is accompanied by 

a big dose of heart. There’s nothing cerebral about his 

approach; rather, he seems instinctively to understand 

what makes the music go.” (The Washington Post) 



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HANDEL’S MESSIAH 


Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra 

Scott Hanoian, conductor 

Saturday, December 2 // 7:30 pm 

Sunday, December 3 // 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. Nearly 300 years later, Handel’s Messiah fills 

Hill Auditorium with its ravishing beauty, brought to 

life by friends and colleagues from the community 

through both the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra 

and the UMS Choral Union. Scott Hanoian conducts 

this annual holiday tradition. 

HOLIDAYS IN HAWAI’I 

JAKE SHIMABUKURO, UKULELE 

Friday, December 8 // 7:30 pm 


Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro brings joy 

to the world this holiday season with Holidays 

in Hawai’i. Known for his lightning-fast fingers, 

Shimabukuro saw his career skyrocket two 

decades ago when his video of George Harrison’s 

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was posted on 

YouTube without his knowledge and became 

one of the first videos to go viral on the platform. 

His seemingly limitless vocabulary, on perhaps 

the unlikeliest of instruments, has brought new 

appreciation to the four-string instrument, causing 

many to call him “the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele.” 

Beloved for his open, magical, and transcendent 

connection with audiences, Shimabukuro draws on 

a vibrant catalog of holiday classics for this return 

appearance. 

12/8 





Sunday, December 10 // 4 pm 


Two of today’s most celebrated artists join forces 

in an innovative program for two pianos that 

celebrates the music of George Gershwin, Cole 

Porter, Richard Rodgers, and more. Born of a 

serendipitous encounter where the two musicians 

discovered their common love for two-piano music 

and the Gershwin era, this event showcases each 

artist’s unique gifts for creativity, virtuosity, and joy. 

Feinstein is one of the leading authorities on the 

Great American Songbook, and he and Thibaudet 

dig deep into the extraordinary heritage of music 

from the 20th century that straddles the worlds of 

classical and popular, connecting the two with rich 

anecdotes and incredible musicality. The concert 

features piano duos, solos, and vocals, with 

Gershwins beloved Rhapsody in Blue, arranged for 

two pianos, as a centerpiece. 

JAKE SHIMABUKURO 


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1/7 

FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA 


Grand Rapids Symphony 

John Varineau, conductor 

Sunday, January 7 // 3 pm 


With all of the plot twists, emotional outbursts, 

and suspenseful scenes of a true grand opera, 

Francis Ford Coppola’s epic film The Godfather 

deserves a full sensory experience. Relive this 

chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan’s rise and near 

fall from power as the Grand Rapids Symphony 

performs Nino Rota’s Oscar-nominated score 

live to picture: The Godfather Live in Concert. 

This three-time Academy Award winning film 

features Marlon Brando as the Corleone family 

patriarch, accompanied by career-making 

performances from Al Pacino, James Caan, and 

Robert Duvall. A concert experience you can’t 

refuse! 

Presented in partnership with the Grand Rapids 

Symphony and CineConcerts. 

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD, PIANO 

Thursday, January 18 // 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 30 in 

E Major, Op. 109 

Johannes Brahms Three Intermei, Op. 117 

Johannes Brahms Fantasies, Op. 116 

J.S. Bach Chaconne from BWV 1004 

(arr. F. Busoni) 

Hélène Grimaud is a deeply passionate 

and committed musical artist with multiple 

talents that extend far beyond the instrument 

she plays with such poetic expression and 

peerless technical control. A committed wildlife 

conservationist, she is also a compassionate 

human rights activist and a writer; but it is 

through her thoughtful and tenderly expressive 

music-making that she most deeply touches 

the emotions of audiences. After her UMS debut 

in 2015 as featured soloist with the Rotterdam 

Philharmonic, she was due to return in March 

2020 for her UMS recital debut. Four years later, 

we look forward to bringing her back to the Hill 

Auditorium stage at last. “An exceptional pianist 

with an original and probing mind who takes no 

note for granted.” (Los Angeles Times) 


1/18 



Friday-Saturday, January 19-20 // 7:30 pm 

Power Center 

LaTasha Barnes, who appeared in Ann Arbor as part of 

Caleb Teicher’s SW!NG OUT in April 2021, presents The 

Jazz Continuum, a new production centering the prolific 

artistry of Ja music and dance as a cornerstone of 

Black American culture and community. Supported 

by a live music ensemble, including a DJ/Turntablist, 

the all-star powerhouse cast of Explorers brings mindbending 

musicality, spectacular athleticism, and 

boundless joy to each offering. This interdisciplinary 

and intergenerational experience investigates the 

energetic relationships and throughlines from Ja and 

Lindy Hop to vibrant contemporary styles such as 

House, Hip-Hop, and more that developed from them. 

Each offering is also curated to amplify the cultural 

contributions of the local geographic area to the 

continuum. The Jazz Continuum celebrates music and 

dances from across the diaspora, conjuring the spirits 

of Black dance elders and transporting audiences from 

Harlem and Cuba to New Orleans and Brail in its everevolving 

celebration of being, dance, and music. 

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD by Mat Hennek 


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DANCE EXPLORER IMANI ARRINGTON 

LATASHA BARNES' THE JAZZ CONTINUUM by Steven Pisano 

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145TH 

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Tuesday, January 30 // 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in D Major, 

Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”) 

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in 

C Major, Op. 21 (arr. Wosner) 

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in E-at Major, 

Op. 70, No. 2 

“A performance that beguiles and delights from 

beginning to end.” (The Strad) This classical 

superstar trio returns to the Hill Auditorium stage 

with an all-Beethoven program. In the 18th and 

19th centuries, composers often created — or 

allowed others to create — chamber arrangements 

of their orchestral works so that more people could 

hear their music. In this program, the celebrated 

trio performs both works originally written for 

piano trio as well as an arrangement of one of 

Beethoven’s iconic symphonies, maintaining 

the power and immediacy of his orchestral work 

in an intimate arrangement. “One could only 

marvel at how intuitive and spontaneous these 

performances were,” raved the Chicago Tribune, 

“with each player kindling immediate responses 

from his colleagues. ... Chamber music doesn’t get 

any better than this.” 



Nkeiru Okoye, music and libretto 




Kenneth Kiesler, conductor 

Saturday, February 10 // 7:30 pm 


This collaboration between UMS and the U-M 

School of Music, Theatre & Dance features a new 

commission and world première by American 

composer Nkeiru Okoye. When the Caged Bird 

Sings fuses elements of oratorio, theater, and 

opera in a multi-movement musical ceremony of 

sorts, which Okoye describes as “a gathering” 

that invokes the ritual of the concert experience 

as a ritual of community. Drawing inspiration from 

the Black church, it celebrates the spirit of rising 

above expectations and transforming adversity 

into triumph. Partly in tribute to the activist and 

poet laureate Maya Angelou, the work celebrates 

the transformative ability of Black women, 

commemorating those who have paved a path 

for future generations in many fields of human 

endeavor. 

1/30 

Presented in collaboration with the University of Michigan 

School of Music, Theatre & Dance 

Commissioned by the University of Michigan School of 

Music, Theatre & Dance as part of its Michigan Orchestra 

Repertoire for Equity initiative 

EMANUEL AX, YO-YO MA, AND LEONIDAS KAVAKOS by Nigel Parry For tickets call 734.764.2538 or visit ums.org 23

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY 

by Hibbard Nash Photography 



Friday, February 16 // 7:30 pm 


Two of the most sought-after recitalists on the 

international stage join forces as Canadian 

violinist James Ehnes and his longtime recital 

partner, American pianist Andrew Armstrong, 

make their UMS live performance debuts together 

in a concert that will also include faculty and 

stents from the U-M School of Music, Theatre & 

Dance. Critics laud the violinists rare 

combination of stunning virtuosity, serene 

lyricism, and an unfaltering musicality: “Ehnes, 

who has the silkiest tone in the business, 

achieves a level 

of perfection, full of feeling but without show, that 

puts him in a class of his own. ... He gave 

a poetic performance, bringing out the music’s 

wistfulness as well as its fury and dale.” (The 

Guardian) UMS audiences enjoyed one of Ehness 

Bach/Ysye digital recitals filmed from his living 

room during the pandemic, but this is the first 

opportunity to hear him live. Program to be 

announced. 

MARTHA GRAHAM 

DANCE COMPANY 


Saturday, February 17 // 7:30 pm 

Sunday, February 18 // 2 pm 

Power Center 

PROGRAM 

Rodeo — The Courting at Burnt Ranch 

(Choreography by Agnes de Mille / Music 

by Aaron Copland in a new bluegrass 

arrangement by Gabe Witcher) 

New Work (Jamar Roberts / Rhiannon Giddens) 

Maple Leaf Rag (Martha Graham / Scott Joplin) 

Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic 

force of the 20th century, alongside Pablo 

Picasso, Virginia Woolf, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank 

Lloyd Wright. As the company approaches its 

100th anniversary, it continues to exemplify its 

founder’s timeless and uniquely American style 

of dance, one that has inuenced generations 

of artists and continues to captivate audiences 

worldwide. Graham radically expanded the dance 

vocabulary, rooting it in social, psychological, 

and sexual ideas and forever altering the scope 

of the art form. These performances will include 

a new work choreographed by Jamar Roberts, 

resident choreographer for the Alvin Ailey 

American Dance Theater, and set to music by 

Rhiannon Giddens. The dance will be paired with 

Agnes DeMille’s 1942 classic Rodeo; its iconic 

score by Aaron Copland has been reorchestrated 

for a bluegrass ensemble, offering an expanded 

view of our cultural history and the inuence 

of Black artists on American music and dance 

forms. Martha Grahams final complete work, 

Maple Leaf Rag, rounds out the program. 

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3/8 

IGOR LEVIT by Felix Broede 

IGOR LEVIT, PIANO 

Friday, March 8 // 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Gustav Mahler Adagio from Symphony No. 10 

(arr. for piano by Ronald Stevenson) 

Paul Hindemith Suite “1922” 

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in 

E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”) (arr. for piano 

by Franz Liszt) 

“Igor Levit is like no other pianist,” proclaims 

The New Yorker, while The New York Times calls 

him “one of the most important artists of his 

generation.” With an alert and critical mind, he 

places his art in the context of social events and 

understands it as inseparably linked to them. The 

Nizhny Novgorod native moved to Germany at 

age eight, and within a decade was the youngest 

participant in the International Arthur Rubinstein 

Competition, where he won silver, the special 

prize for chamber music, the audience prize, 

and the special prize for the best performance 

of contemporary pieces. He presented over 50 

Twitter-streamed live house concerts during 

the lockdown in spring 2020, offering a sense of 

community and hope in a time of isolation and 

desperation. In this return engagement after his 

2016 UMS debut, Levit performs transcriptions of 

Beethoven's “Eroica” Symphony and the Adagio 

from Mahler's unfinished 10th symphony, as well 

as Paul Hindemith’s Suite “1922,” written for solo 

piano with several movements based on popular 

dances of the day, including the shimmy, Boston, 

and ragtime. 


Sunday, March 10 // 4 pm 


PROGRAM 

Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major, 

Op. 20, No. 2 

Billy Childs String Quartet No. 2 (“Awakening”) 

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 in 

a minor, Op. 132 

“The sweeping coherence and blazing virtuosity 

of their narrative had the audience leaping to 

their feet.” (Violinist.com) The New York Citybased 

Isidore String Quartet was formed in 

2019 with a vision to revisit, rediscover, and 

reinvigorate the repertory. The quartet is heavily 

influenced by the Juilliard String Quartet — in 

fact, it takes its name from JSQ founder Isidore 

Cohen — and the idea of “approaching the 

established as if it were brand new, and the new 

as if it were firmly established.” In this program, 

they move seamlessly from the great musical 

innovator of the 18th century to a trailblazer of 

the 21st: Billy Childs, whose String Quartet No. 2 

(“Awakening”) was composed in the wake of his 

wife’s emergency hospitalization 10 years ago 

due to a pulmonary embolism. It takes the listener 

through the shock and chaos of the emergency 

room, the disembodied sonic experience of 

machines during an extended hospitalization, 

and subsequent recovery and healing. 


ILENE H. FORSYTH CHORAL UNION ENDOWMENT FUND 


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145TH 

SEASON 

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ISIDORE STRING QUARTET by Jiyang Chen 

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3/10 


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Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 

Yunchan Lim, piano 

Thursday, March 14 // 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon 

of a Faun 

Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in 

g minor, Op. 16 

Igor Stravinsky The Firebird (complete version) 

“Here was something truly special: a conductor 

who reveled in freshly imagining each 

sound.” (The Times, London At 27, the young 

Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä already has 

an impressive resume: chief conductor of 

the Oslo Philharmonic, music director of the 

Orchestre de Paris, and artistic partner of the 

Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, a 

role that will turn into chief conductor when 

his other music directorships expire in 2027. 

For his UMS debut, he conducts the orchestra 

in Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun 

and Stravinsky’s complete Firebird, with 2022 

Van Cliburn winner Yunchan Lim performing 

Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The 18-year-old 

Lim’s ascent to international stardom has been 

meteoric; he is the youngest person to win gold 

at the Van Cliburn Competition and also won 

both the Audience Award and the award for Best 

Performance of a New Work. 



Friday, March 22 // 7:30 pm 


Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and pianist 

Sullivan Fortner join forces for a concert at 

the intersection of jazz and Western European 

chamber music. During his 15-year career, 

Akinmusire has paradoxically situated himself in 

both the center and the periphery of jazz, most 

recently emerging in both classical and hiphop 

circles. He masterfully weaves inspiration 

from other genres, arts, and life in general into 

compositions that are as poetic and graceful as 

they are bold and uninching. Sullivan Fortner, 

who has performed in Hill Auditorium as part 

of Joshua Redman’s MoodSwing Reunion tour 

(filling in for Brad Mehldau) and with Ccile 

McLorin Salvant, has been stretching his deeprooted 

talents as a pianist for the past decade. 

The longtime collaborators are preparing a 

concert program unique to UMS that will overlap 

the sonic exploration of composers and textures 

related to both chamber music and creative 

improvisation. Their duet program will consist of 

songs and materials inspired by the collaboration 

between Louis Armstrong and Earl “Fatha” Hines. 

Permanently Endowed Support for Conductor 

Klaus Mäkelä: 

THE MENAKKA & ESSEL BAILEY ENDOWMENT FUND 

FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE 

3/14 


YUNCHAN LIM by Richard Rodriguez

3/23-24 

MOMO 



Saturday, March 23 // 7:30 pm 

Sunday, March 24 // 2:30 pm 


An exceptional dancer and choreographer, Ohad 

Naharin has made Batsheva one of the greatest 

contemporary dance companies in the world. His 

new creation for the company’s 18 dancers, 

MOMO, premiered in Tel Aviv in December 2022 

and is set to a soundtrack largely drawn from the 

album Landfall by Laurie Anderson and the Kronos 

Quartet. Developed in collaboration with 

Batsheva dancers and former company member 

Ariel Cohen, MOMO has two souls. A quartet 

of men moves in lockstep with one another 

throughout the piece, embodying archetypes and 

myths of hardened, raw masculinity. They interact 

with two groups of seven dancers who retain 

their individuality, making room for tenderness 

and catharsis while in search of their identity. 

Through it all, a shared passion of deep sorrow 

and beauty unfolds on stage. If FOMO is the fear 

of missing out, MOMO is its opposite: the Magic 

of Missing Out. “The work embraces the fact that 

one can never be everywhere or watch 

everything at once. Life happens, and we catch 

what we catch. Instead of focusing on FOMO, 

what we were missing, the piece urges its 

audience to accept that they will inevitably miss 

out on some moments.” (The Jerusalem Post) 

Co-presented with Detroit Opera 

LEGACY 

MARCEL AND RAMI KHALIFÉ 

Thursday, April 11 // 7:30 pm 


The legendary Lebanese composer, singer, and 

oud player Marcel Khalifé returns to Ann Arbor for 

the first time in 20 years with his son, virtuoso 

pianist Rami Khalif. Known as the “Bob Dylan” of 

the Arab World, Marcel Khalifé is deeply attached 

to the text of great contemporary Arab poets; he 

is an innovator in Arab music who draws upon 

traditional forms and blends Western elements to 

create a sound that has captivated audiences 

around the world. Together, the two perform 

a selection of Marcels revered classics and new 

arrangements alongside Rami’s original 

compositions, telling of a father and son who found 

solace in music in a time of exile. “The deep 

evocative sounds of Marcel’s oud, sometimes 

mixing Western folk chords with Arabic yearning 

melodies, were complemented by Rami’s 

pianistic skills, which combined his classical 

training at The Juilliard School in New York with a 

Keith Jarrett-like approach to ja and 

improvisation.” (Daily Telegraph, Australia) 

Presented in partnership with the Commission on Middle 

Eastern American Affairs 

BATSHEVA DANCE COMPANY by Ascaf 


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4/12 

TAKÁCS QUARTET by Amanda Tipton 


Friday, April 12 // 7:30 pm 


PROGRAM 

Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in B-at Major, 

Op. 76, No. 4 (“Sunrise”) 

Nokuthula Ngwenyama New Work for String Quartet 

(UMS co-commission) 

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in 

e minor, Op. 59, No. 2 

The Takcs Quartet, a perennial favorite, returns with 

a program that nods to the natural world, opening with 

Haydn’s “Sunrise” quartet and closing with Beethoven’s 

second Raumovsky quartet, the slow movement of 

which was inspired by Beethoven’s contemplation of 

the starry sky. In between, the Quartet performs a new 

UMS co-commission by Nokuthula Endo Ngwenyama. 

Born in Los Angeles of imbabwean-Japanese 

parentage, Ngwenyama attended the Colburn School 

in Los Angeles and the Curtis Institute of Music in 

Philadelphia, in addition to receiving a Master of 

Theological Studies degree from Harvard. Her new work, 

co-commissioned by UMS and a group of eight other 

presenters, brings the deep sense of awe and wonder 

that nature awakens in us to the quartet repertoire. 


ILENE H. FORSYTH CHAMBER ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND 


THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor 

UMS Choral Union (Scott Hanoian, music director) 

Saturday, April 20 // 7:30 pm 

Sunday, April 21 // 2 pm 


PROGRAM SAT 4/20 

Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in e minor, Op. 27 

Florence Price Symphony No. 4 in d minor 

PROGRAM SUN 4/21 

Johannes Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem 

In his 12th year as music director of The Philadelphia 

Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has created a new 

golden age for the ensemble, and were thrilled to 

close our 23/24 season with two performances by 

the Orchestra. Saturday night’s program opens with 

Rachmaninoff’s warm and melodious Symphony No. 2, 

a lush and sentimental work of immense power and 

beauty that has not been performed on a UMS program 

in over 30 years. The program also features Florence 

Price’s Symphony No. 4, which incorporates melodies 

from spirituals, including a beautifully-orchestrated 

theme from “Wade in the Water” The Philadelphia 

Orchestra’s Grammy-winning record of Prices first and 

third symphonies (2022 “Best Orchestral Performance”) 

helped spark intense global interest in the Arkansasborn 

composer. 

Sunday afternoon’s season finale puts the UMS Choral 

Union on display with Johannes Brahms, who poured his 

soul into his utterly personal German Requiem, which was 

composed after the death of his mother. Unlike previous 

requiem masses by Moart and Berlio, which were set in 

a Catholic, Latin text and focused on loss and those who 

had died, Brahms used excerpts from the Lutheran Bible 

to create a requiem that offers comfort to those left 

behind and celebrates the joy of remembrance. 


DARRAGH HUMPHREY WEISMAN MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND 


YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN by Hans Van Der Woerd 

4/20-21 


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CHORAL 

UNION SERIES 

11 PERFORMANCES IN HILL AUDITORIUM 

Note: All evening start times have been 

moved to 7:30 pm 

MAIN FLOOR 

$920 / $800 / $700 

MEZZANINE 

$700 / $600 

BALCONY 

$475 / $400 / $300 / $163 

RENÉE FLEMING, , SOPRANO 

INON BARNATAN, , PIANO 


ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA 

DE MINERÍA 

Carlos Miguel Prieto, , conductor 

Gabriela Montero, , piano 

Friday, October 27 

MAXIM VENGEROV, , VIOLIN 

Polina Osetinskaya, , piano 




AND 



Sunday, December 10 

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD, , PIANO 

Thursday, January 18 




Tuesday, January 30 



Nkeiru Okoye, , music and libretto 




Kenneth Kiesler, , conductor 

Saturday, February 10 

IGOR LEVIT, , PIANO 



Klaus Mäkelä, , conductor 

Yunchan Lim, , piano 

Thursday, March 14 


THE PHILADELPHIA 

ORCHESTRA 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, , conductor 


Saturday-Sunday, April 20-21 

FIXED SERIES 

LISTING 


KLAUS MÄKELÄ and ORCHESTRE DE PARIS by Mathias Benuigui-Pasco And Co

CHAMBER 

ARTS SERIES 

6 PERFORMANCES IN RACKHAM AUDITORIUM 

$270 / $240 / $200 / $130 



Thursday, October 5 







Friday, February 16 


Sunday, March 10 





Friday, April 12 

DANCE SERIES 

3 PERFORMANCES 

MAIN FLOOR 

$220 / $190 / $100 

BALCONY 

$210 / $150 



Friday-Saturday, January 19-20 

Power Center 

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE 

COMPANY 


Saturday-Sunday, February 17-18 

Power Center 

MOMO 



Saturday-Sunday, March 23-24 


DRUID O'CASEY 


3 PERFORMANCES IN THE POWER CENTER 

MAIN FLOOR 

$165 / $150 / $75 

BALCONY 

$150 / $120 

OPTION A: SELECT YOUR PERFORMANCES 


Wednesday, October 18 // 7:30 pm 

Saturday, October 21 // 1 pm 

Power Center 



Saturday, October 21 // 4:30 pm 

Power Center 




Power Center 

OPTION B: SATURDAY IMMERSION 



Power Center 


Saturday, October 21 // 4:30 pm 

Power Center 



Power Center 

MARATHON 

SERIES 

32 PERFORMANCES — INCLUDES 

EVERY EVENT IN THE SEASON! 

$1,800 / $996 


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MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY by Brigid Pierce 

2/17-18 

145TH 

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BERLIN PHILHARMONIC NOVEMBER 2022 by Stephan Rabold 


SEASON 

TICKETS 

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Subscribers, aka Season Ticket Holders, get 

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As a subscriber, you can choose one of our fixed 

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WITH GREAT PERKS, INCLUDING: 

Same-Seat Renewal for Choral Union 

and Chamber Arts subscribers 

If you subscribed to the Choral Union or Chamber 

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And if you took a pause during the pandemic and 

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A B C D E 

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

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

HILL AUDITORIUM (H1) 

Orchestra Concerts 

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Recitals & Amplified Concerts 

DETROIT OPERA HOUSE 

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IMPORTANT DATES 

FOR 

SUBSCRIBERS 

(PAST AND FUTURE) 

TUE 4/18 

Season tickets go on sale to renewing 

subscribers from the 22/23 season; 

renewing subscribers receive priority when 

orders are placed before May 1, 2023 

TUE 5/2 

Season tickets go on sale to the public 

FRI 6/2 

Deadline for payment by U-M payroll 

deduction, and for 22/23 Choral Union & 

Chamber Arts season ticket holders to 

renew same seat location 

Priority deadline to upgrade seats 

FRI 6/23 

Deadline for free parking benefits 

FRI 9/29 

Last day to order UMS season ticket 

packages 

FOR 

DONORS 

TUE 6/20 

Individual event tickets available for annual 

donors of $2,500+ 

TUE 7/11 

Individual event tickets available for annual 

donors of $250+ 

FOR 

STUDENTS 

TUE 5/2 

Student season tickets on sale 

(minimum purchase of 4 events) 

MON 8/28 

Student individual event tickets on sale 

($12 or $20 with ID) and fall Bert’s Tickets 

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EVERYONE 

TUE 7/11 

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TUE 8/1 

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WED 9/6 

Kids Club Tickets on sale see page 41 

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TICKETING 

POLICIES & 

INFORMATION 

Season tickets will be mailed 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 28, 2023. 

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 

22/23 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 tickets and seating 

upgrade requests. 

Donations may be included with your ticket 

order. Ticket orders must be received 

by Friday, June 2, 2023, to be eligible for 

seating priority. 

Fixed Series 

Fixed series season ticket holders (for 

Choral Union, Chamber Arts, Dance, 

DruidO'Casey, 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 

28, 2023. Season ticket orders must be 

received by Friday, September 29, 2023, to 

receive the 10% discount. All requests will 

be filled in the order received. 

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information via email a few days before 

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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 change and will not be 

used for solicitation purposes. 

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. 

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 ums.org/accessibility, or call 

734.764.2538 for more information. 


ADDITIONAL TICKET PROGRAMS 

Group 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 11, 2023. Plan early to guarantee 

access to great seats! 

Student Tickets 

Student subscriptions may be purchased 

beginning Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Student 

subscriptions cost $20 per ticket, 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. 

Student tickets for individual performances 

will be available for students in accredited 

degree programs and high school students, 

subject to availability, beginning Monday, 

August 28, 2023. Student tickets cost $20 

(main oor and meanine) and $12 (balcony) 

for most performances. 

Bert's Tickets 

UMS offers each U-M undergraduate student 

one free ticket to a UMS performance each 

academic year through the Berts Ticket 

program. Fall semester tickets will be available 

beginning Monday, August 28, 2023. 

Children and Families & 

UMS Kids 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 6, 2023. Visit 

ums.org/kids for more information. 

UMS will announce additional family 

programming at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse in 

July 2023. Visit ums.org/YpsiFreighthouse. 

To learn about our School Day Performances 

and other programs for children in grades 

K-12, please visit ums.org/k12. 

HOW TO 

ORDER 

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. 

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 

PHONE HOURS 

Mon-Fri, 10 am – 5 pm 

Closed Sat and Sun 

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 

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, $12, and $20 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. 

GENEROUS 

PHILANTHROPIC 

SUPPORT COVERS OVER 

60% OF OUR ANNUAL 

OPERATIONS, 

including artistic programs and 

related learning and engagement 

activities. 

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR 

SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN 

UMS residencies at the Ypsilanti 

Freighthouse are funded in part by a 

grant from the Community Foundation for 

Southeast Michigan. 

DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE 

FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND 

Special project support for several 

components of the 23/24 UMS season 

is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable 

Foundation Endowment Fund, established 

at UMS with a challenge grant from the 

Leading College and University Presenters 

Program at the Doris Duke Charitable 

Foundation. 

THE INDIAN 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 23/24 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 

special projects at UMS, most recently The 

Plastic Bag Store in Winter 2023. 

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 member of the University of 

Michigan arts consortium, Creative 

Washtenaw, and CultureSource. 

UMS is a nondiscriminatory, affirmative 

action employer. 

Media Partners 


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Organization 

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145TH 

SEASON 

IMPORTANT DATES 

ORDER FORM 

HOW TO ORDER 

UMS.ORG 

734.764.2538 

Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted. 

PHONE HOURS 

Mon-Fri, 10 am – 5 pm 

Closed Sat and Sun 

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. 

Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm. 

MAIL 

UMS Patron Services Office 


881 North University Ave 


Make checks payable to UMS 

QUESTIONS? 

Contact the UMS Patron Services Office at 734.764.2538 or 

umstix@umich.edu 

SEASON 

TICKET 

DEADLINES 

TUE 4/18 

Season tickets go 

on sale to renewing 

subscribers from the 

22/23 season. 

Renewing subscribers 

receive seating priority 

when orders are 

placed before May 1, 

2023. 

TUE 5/2 

Season tickets go on 

sale to the general 

public. 

FRI 6/2 

Deadline for payment 

by U-M payroll 

deduction, and for 

22/23 Choral Union & 

Chamber Arts season 

ticket holders to renew 

same seat location. 

Seating priority 

deadline for upgrades. 

FRI 6/23 

Deadline for free 

parking benefits. 

FRI 9/29 

Last day to order 

UMS season ticket 

packages. 

TICKET 

ON-SALE 

DATES FOR 

INDIVIDUAL 

EVENTS 

TUE 6/20 

Individual event tickets 

available for donors of 

$2,500+. 

TUE 7/11 

Individual event tickets 

available for donors of 

$250+. 

Group Sales 

Reservations Open. 

TUE 8/1 

Public Single Ticket 

Day — tickets to all 

individual events on 

sale. 

MON 8/28 

Student individual 

event tickets on sale 

($12 or $20 with ID for 

most events). 

WED 9/6 

Kids Club Tickets on 

sale. See page 41 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 priority for seating upgrades and new series 

when orders are received by Friday, June 2, 2023.

1. FIXED SERIES 

PACKAGES 

Orders must be received by Friday, September 29. Please consult the seating maps on page 38 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 (11) 

x 

920 800 700 700 600 475 400 300 163 

= 

Gold Main 

Gold Balc 

A Mezz 

A B C D 

Chamber Arts Series (6) 

x 

* * 270 240 200 130 

= 

Dance Series (3) 

Please circle your preferred date for each event 

x 

220 210 190 150 100 * 

= 

LaTasha Barnes Jazz Continuum Fri Jan 19 @ 7:30 pm Sat Jan 20 @ 7:30 pm 

Martha Graham Dance Sat Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm Sun Feb 18 @ 2 pm 

Batsheva Sat Mar 23 @ 7:30 pm Sun Mar 24 @ 2:30 pm 

DruidO’Casey Series Option A (3) 

Please circle your preferred date for each title 

x 

165 150 150 120 75 * 

= 

The Plough and the Stars Wed Oct 18 @ 7:30 pm Sat Oct 21 @ 1 pm 

The Shadow of a Gunman Thu Oct 19 @ 7:30 pm Sat Oct 21 @ 4:30 pm 

Juno and the Paycock Fri Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm Sat Oct 21 @ 8 pm 

DruidO'Casey Series Option B: 

Saturday Immersion (3) 

x 

165 150 150 120 75 * 

= 

Marathon Series (32) 

x 

1,800 * * * 996 * 

= 

*Subscription Packages not available in this price section 

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 29, 2023, to receive the 

discount. Individual event prices are 

guaranteed until Friday, July 28, 2023. 

Are you purchasing a student subscription? 

Yes No 

STUDENT PACKAGES: Select 4 or more 

performances for access to $20 student seats. 

Seats are assigned by the Patron Services 

Office. You must present your student ID to 

pick up your tickets in August. 

If yes, please only fill out the number of tickets for each event (2 max per event, minimum of 4 events). 

Your total cost will be $20 per ticket. No additional discounts apply. There is no limit to the number of 

events you may purchase. 

uestions Contact the UMS icket ffice at 

Outside the 734 area code and within Michigan, call toll-free 800.221.1229 continue to step 2 >>>

* seats are not available in this price section for venue listed 

Artist 

Date, Time (Venue) 

# of 

Tickets 

Gold 

Main 

A 

Main 

B 

Main 

Gold 

Balc 

A 

Mezz 

B 

Mezz 

B 

Balc 

C D E 

Total 

Snarky Puppy 

Sun 9/10, 4 pm (H2) 

x 

66 66 56 56 46 40 34 26 14 

= 

Shakti 50th Anniversary 

Thu 9/14, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

150 125 100 125 100 66 54 36 25 

= 

Renée Fleming 

Thu 9/28, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

125 100 80 100 80 60 50 40 20 

= 

Jerusalem Quartet / Barnatan 

Thu 10/5, 7:30 pm (R) 

x 

* 60 54 * * * 44 30 * 

= 

Druid: Plough and Stars 1 

Wed 10/18, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

66 60 * 60 * 48 32 * * 

= 

Druid: Shadow of Gunman 1 

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

x 

66 60 * 60 * 48 32 * * 

= 

Druid: Juno and Paycock 1 

Fri 10/20, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

66 60 * 60 * 48 32 * * 

= 

Druid: Plough and Stars 2 

Sat 10/21, 1 pm (P) 

x 

66 60 * 60 * 48 32 * * 

= 

Druid: Shadow of Gunman 2 

Sat 10/21, 4:30 pm (P) 

x 

66 60 * 60 * 48 32 * * 

= 

Druid: Juno and Paycock 2 

Sat 10/21, 8 pm (P) 

x 

66 60 * 60 * 48 32 * * 

= 

Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería 

Prieto/Montero 

Fri 10/27, 7:30 pm (H1) 

x 

78 70 66 66 56 42 36 26 14 

= 

DakhaBrakha 

Fri 11/3, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

60 50 40 50 40 * * * 14 

= 

Akropolis Reed Quintet 

Sun 11/12, 4 pm (R) 

x 

* 46 40 * * * 36 24 * 

= 

Mariachi Herencia / La Marisoul 

Tue 11/14, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

54 54 48 34 26 * * * 14 

= 

Javaad Alipoor: Things Hidden 1 

Wed 11/15, 7:30 pm (AMT) 

x 

35 general admission 

= 


Thu 11/16, 7:30 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 


Fri 11/17, 7:30 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 


Sat 11/18, 2 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 


Sat 11/18, 7:30 pm (AMT) 

x 


= 

Maxim Vengerov 

Sun 11/26, 4 pm (H2) 

x 

66 60 56 56 46 40 34 26 12 

= 

Handel’s Messiah 1 

Sat 12/2, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

38 30 26 30 26 24 20 16 14 

= 

Handel’s Messiah 2 

Sun 12/3, 2 pm (H2) 

x 

38 30 26 30 26 24 20 16 14 

= 

Jake Shimabukuro 

Holidays in Hawai’i 

Fri 12/8, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

70 70 60 60 50 32 * * 14 

= 

Thibaudet & Feinstein 

Sun 12/10, 4 pm (H2) 

x 

100 90 80 70 60 50 42 32 12 

= 

The Godfather Live 

Sun 1/7, 3 pm (H1) 

x 

90 80 70 80 66 50 40 30 14 

= 

Hélène Grimaud 

Thu 1/18, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

66 60 56 56 46 40 34 26 12 

= 

LaTasha Barnes Jazz Continuum 1 

Fri Jan 19, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

52 48 * 48 * 40 30 * * 

= 

LaTasha Barnes Jazz Continuum 2 

Sat, Jan 20, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

52 48 * 48 * 40 30 * * 

= 

Ax | Kavakos | Ma 

Tue 1/30, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

150 125 100 125 100 66 54 40 25 

= 


Outside the 734 area code and within Michigan, call toll-free 800.221.1229 

Series:You listing continues on next page >>>

* seats are not available in this price section for venue listed 

Artist 

Date, Time (Venue) 

# of 

Tickets 

Gold 

Main 

A 

Main 

B 

Main 

Gold 

Balc 

A 

Mezz 

B 

Mezz 

B 

Balc 

C D E 

Total 

Nkeiru Okoye / 

When the Caged Bird Sings 

Sat 2/10, 7:30 pm (H1) 

x 

66 60 56 56 46 40 34 26 14 

= 

James Ehnes 

Fri 2/16, 7:30 pm (R) 

x 

* 46 40 * * * 36 24 * 

= 

Martha Graham Dance 1 

Sat 2/17, 7:30 pm (P) 

x 

75 70 * 70 * 56 34 * * 

= 

Martha Graham Dance 2 

Sun 2/18, 2 pm (P) 

x 

75 70 * 70 * 56 34 * * 

= 

Igor Levit 

Fri 3/8, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

66 60 56 56 46 40 34 26 12 

= 

Isidore String Quartet 

Sun 3/10, 4 pm (R) 

x 

* 46 40 * * * 36 24 * 

= 

Orchestre de Paris/Mäkelä/Lim 

Thu 3/14, 7:30 pm (H1) 

x 

100 90 80 70 60 50 42 32 14 

= 

Sullivan Fortner/ 

Ambrose Akinmusire 

Fri 3/22, 7:30 pm (R) 

x 

* 46 40 * * * 36 24 * 

= 

Batsheva 1 

Sat 3/23, 7:30 pm (DOH) 

x 

139 119 89 139 * * 59 29 * 

= 

Batsheva 2 

Sun 3/24, 2:30 pm (DOH) 

x 

139 119 89 139 * * 59 29 * 

= 

Marcel and Rami Khalifé 

Thu 4/11, 7:30 pm (H2) 

x 

54 54 48 34 26 * * * 14 

= 

Takács Quartet 

Fri 4/12, 7:30 pm (R) 

x 

* 60 54 * * * 44 30 * 

= 

Philadelphia Orch 1 

Rachmaninoff and Price 

Sat 4/20, 7:30 pm (H1) 

x 

100 90 80 70 60 50 42 32 14 

= 

Philadelphia Orch 2 

Brahms Requiem 

Sun 4/21, 2 pm (H1) 

x 

100 90 80 70 60 50 42 32 14 

= 

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) = $ 

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 23/24 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. 

UMS will also provide luxury coach transportation for the performances by Batsheva at the Detroit 

Opera House. 

Pre-Paid Parking Passes - Ann Arbor 

x 

$6 each 

= 

Batsheva at Detroit Opera House (Sat 3/23) 

x 

$20 each 

= 

Suscrier enefit I subscribed to six or more events prior to June 23, 2023, 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 = $ 


Outside the 734 area code and within Michigan, call toll-free 800.221.1229 

continue to step 4 >>>

4. INVEST IN UMS WITH 

AN ANNUAL DONATION 

our financial suort 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 free or low-cost educational activities that engage audiences of all 

ages throughout Southeast Michigan. 

YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL 

$10,000+ Mainstage Performance 

Support 

$5,000+ School Day Performance and 

In-School Workshops with 

Teaching Artists 

$2,500+ Ticket Subsidies and 

Transportation Grants for 

Under-Served Schools 

$1,000+ Paid Internships at UMS 

$500+ Ticket Subsidies for One 

U-M Class to Attend a UMS 

Performance 

$250+ Master Class, Class Visit, or 

Q&A with a Visiting Artist 

$100+ 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 at right 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), or signed 

the credit card line in the “Payment Information” section? 

[Dance Series, DruidO’Casey Series Option A, 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 (do not round) $ 

3 Parking Sub-Total $ 

Postage/Handling $ 15.00 

Sub-Total (Total 1-3 + Postage) 

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 ffice at or 

umstix@umich.edu 

Outside the 734 area code and within Michigan, call toll-free 800.221.1229 please continue to next page >>>

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) 

Please note: if you do not check a box, you will automatically be moved to the next lower price section, and the cost difference will be converted to UMS Credit, which may be 

used at any time during the 23/24 season. A UMS Credit receipt will be sent to you. If the venue that you have selected has several levels (e.g., main floor and balcony), UMS will 

keep your seats on the level that you requested and move you to the next lower price section, unless you indicate otherwise here: 

B. Accessibility-Related Seating Needs or Special Seating Requests 

C. How would you like to receive your tickets? 

Mailed 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 

Mailed to my summer address 

(please list address and 

dates below): 

6. MAILING INFORMATION 

UMS ACCOUNT NUMBER (if known) 

LAST NAME 

FIRST NAME 

ADDRESS* 

CITY STATE ZIP 

CELL 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.) 

*Tickets will be mailed to the address provided in section 6 later this summer. If you would like your tickets mailed to a different address or held for pickup at the League Ticket Office; 

please see the “important seating info” in section 5 above. Tickets will be mailed in late July, or after the final installment is charged. 

7. PAYMENT INFORMATION 

My payment is by U-M Payroll Deduction (order must be received by Friday, June 2, 2023). I understand I will be billed in four installments, 

once monthly in June, July, August, and September. Donations will be deducted 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 may be charged in three 

installments, as indicated below. 

I understand that my card will be billed in three equal installments: when the order is received, and on or around July 12 and August 9. 

For orders postmarked after July 1, installment billing will be applied in two equal installments: when the order is received and August 9. 

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