UMS 2022/23 Annual Report

144TH SEASON 

LIVE THE MOMENT 

ANNUAL 

REPORT 

2022/23

FEEL THE 

SOUND 

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LIVE THE 

MOMENT 

After two and a half years of disruption 

and uncertainty, UMS emerged in 

2022/23 with a dynamic season that 

showcased a full range of programming, 

and attracted audiences eager to be 

reconnected with the present and with 

each other. We are immensely grateful 

to everyone who continued to stand 

by us as an organization, and who 

helped us to confidently emerge from 

the pandemic, shaping an impactful 

season of both amazing, engaging, and 

challenging experiences. 

With our 150th season seemingly 

just around the corner (it will occur in 

2028/29), we are looking back on our 

humble beginnings, but also looking 

forward, propelled by the vibrant 

community we live in — one that doesn’t 

just passively appreciate, but actively 

demands a robust suite of dynamic 

programming. Our partnership with the 

University of Michigan has never been 

stronger and more focused, and we 

are constantly challenging ourselves 

to be an ever-greater presence and 

collaborator to Southeast Michigan. 

We have been diligently working on a 

compelling, shared vision to truly guide 

our work together, to empower one 

another to think, imagine, and to dream 

about what is next for UMS: how we go 

about that work, and to interrogate the 

“why” as vigorously as ever. 

It’s precisely because of these past 

two-plus years that it is even more 

important to boldly and clearly state 

our intentions for the future, generating 

energy and momentum as we approach 

our 150th season and develop a vision 

for the future. 

The 2022/23 season was filled 

with moments that were especially 

meaningful to me, from our season 

opener with Trevor Noah and soldout 

performances by the Berlin 

Philharmonic, to welcoming Wynton 

Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center 

back for an unprecedented, weeklong 

(and jam packed!) residency, 

and launching our first Ypsilanti 

Freighthouse residency. Interspersed 

among those milestone events were, of 

course, many other artistic, educational, 

and community highlights, which we’re 

excited to share with you in this report. 

You may have heard about or read 

reports about arts organizations’ 

challenges in attracting audiences after 

the pandemic. I’m happy to report that, 

thanks to your loyalty and patronage, 

UMS has largely bucked that trend and 

is in a good position to continue to bring 

the arts to our communities for a long 

time to come. The financial challenges 

that so many arts organizations face 

are real, but we are prepared to face 

them with you, our loyal supporters and 

most adamant cheerleaders, by our side, 

always pushing us to be bold and better 

in all that we do. 

We extend our deepest thanks and 

appreciation to our outgoing UMS Board 

Chair Rachel Bendit, who has served 

this organization so thoughtfully over 

many years, has been an extraordinary 

leadership partner to me, and who will 

kindly continue on as a co-chair for our 

campaign council. Thank you, Rachel! 

Please know that all of us at UMS 

will continue to center our work on 

artistry, humanity, and on real, lasting 

impact on people’s lives. It is truly an 

honor to do this work, and to do it in 

partnership with our amazing staff, 

board, and volunteers. We thank each 

of you for your ongoing support and 

encouragement along the way. 

Sincerely, 

Matthew VanBesien 

UMS President 

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About UMS 

OUR MISSION 

TO INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS AND 

ENRICH COMMUNITIES BY 

CONNECTING AUDIENCES AND 

ARTISTS IN UNCOMMON AND 

ENGAGING EXPERIENCES. 


OUR GUIDING 

PRINCIPLES 

From the illustrious and iconic to the 

relatively unknown, from the traditional 

to the experimental, UMS opens the 

doors each season to a fascinating 

journey, full of new discoveries. We 

remain deeply committed to our 

mission “to inspire individuals and 

enrich communities by connecting 

audiences and artists in uncommon 

and engaging experiences.” But we 

also are compelled to adapt — as our 

organization always has — building on 

our traditions and history, responding 

to the issues of our time, and boldly 

embracing our future. 

It is precisely this juxtaposition of the 

traditional and the innovative that is 

truly part of our DNA at UMS, and why 

we keep challenging ourselves each 

day and each season to be not only 

an arts organization of the highest 

standard, but a cultural resource 

and partner for our community and 

the region. We also believe that the 

performing arts are foundational to 

human existence. At their best, they 

can illuminate shared life experiences 

across cultural differences and create 

a space for conversation, growth, and 

healing in an ever-more polarized 

society. This is how and why we do 

what we do — and underpinning all this 

work is our deep commitment to the 

following core principles: 

CREATIVITY AND RESPONSIVENESS 

Creativity, innovation, and learning 

are central to UMS’s mission, and it 

brings us joy and immense satisfaction 

to provide inspiring experiences for 

our entire community. We aspire to 

present special, high-impact artistry, 

nurturing artists who are creating new 

and important work, and our hope and 

aspiration is that UMS can transcend 

the walls of our venues and become 

part of our community’s thinking, 

their memories, and their lives. We 

exist to create a spark in each person, 

young and old alike, exposing them 

to things they haven’t before seen, 

and leaving them with an ongoing 

and lifelong passion for creativity and 

the performing arts. This culture of 

innovation allows us to be responsive — 

in our programming and producing 

work, in our partnerships, and in 

our care for artists, audiences, and 

staff alike. 

BELONGING AND RESPECT 

UMS is a place where everyone 

belongs. Our work is driven by the 

inspirations and needs of both our 

artists and our community, with internal 

and external processes based on 

transparency, collaboration, justice, 

and empowerment of all. We seek the 

active involvement of those who share 

our love of the arts, and we strive to 

establish partnerships with artists, 

individuals, groups, and organizations 

that will help us foster our mission. 

We see and respect each person’s 

humanity and we use our platform as 

a performing arts presenter to elevate 

and celebrate the human condition, 

cultivate empathy, foster meaningful 

dialogue, and promote wellness and 

healing. We value and learn from our 

differences, and we bring this same 

care and compassion to ensure all who 

work and volunteer at UMS feel valued. 

LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP 

We expect to achieve and thougthfully 

sustain excellence in all aspects of our 

organization. We aspire to be a model 

for peers to emulate, and we, in turn, 

seek to learn and incorporate the best 

practices of each of them. We deeply 

value those who contribute their time 

and resources, and who aid us in 

ensuring UMS can provide a healthy and 

robust organization for all who follow. 

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, 

JUSTICE, AND ANTI-RACIST WORK 

We acknowledge that we alone cannot 

solve larger societal issues, but we have 

a moral and organizational imperative 

to treat others with equity and fairness, 

engage in anti-racist work, 

and dismantle barriers to resources — 

at the individual and community level, 

and in our day-to-day operations with 

artists and partners. This includes 

working against all forms of racism, 

bias, bigotry, and hate. We treat every 

individual with courtesy and genuine 

concern; we celebrate contributions 

from different cultures and seek 

mutual understanding; and we are 

straightforward, open, and honest in 

all of our professional and personal 

interactions with others. 

We recognize our privilege as a 

respected arts presenter and strive to 

put the needs and inspirations of artists, 

partners, and audiences at the forefront 

of our work by using collaborative and 

coalition-led processes to guide our 

programming. And we commit to 

working reparatively, actively sharing 

our resources to support and engage 

artists and audiences historically 

excluded from our industry and our 

organization — particularly members of 

Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific 

Islander, and SWANA (South West Asian 

/ North African) communities. 


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PROGRAMMING

After two and a half years of challenges 

and disruption, we returned with a 

2022/23 season showcasing a full range 

of offerings, some familiar and others 

quite new to UMS. Trevor Noah made 

his UMS debut with a sold-out show 

welcoming more than 3,400 audience 

members, including over 1,000 students, 

to Hill Auditorium, in a season opener that 

set the stage for an impactful season, 

which included large-scale residencies to 

multiple sold-out performances — right 

up to Audra McDonald’s magnificent 

mainstage season finale. 

CREATIVITY AND 

COLLABORATION: 

ARTISTIC 

PINA BAUSCH 

In October, 34 dancers from 14 African countries 

assembled in the Power Center to perform Pina 

Bausch’s The Rite of Spring and pay tribute to 

her unparalleled genius. Accompanying this 

piece was common ground[s], a poetic and 

tender new work that was created, performed, 

and inspired by the lives of Germaine Acogny, 

who is widely considered “the mother of 

contemporary African dance,” and Malou 

Airaudo, who performed leading roles in 

many of Bausch’s early works. Both works left 

audiences in awe of this unique hybrid form 

of dance theater — and even the intermission 

quite literally invigorated all of the senses, when 

several tons of peat were brought in to cover 

the stage. 


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Programming 

AIDA CUEVAS 

November featured the charisma and talent 

of Aida Cuevas, joined by one of the top 

collegiate mariachi bands in the country, 

Mariachi Aztlán. In addition to a moving 

mainstage performance featuring Cuevas’s 

daughter, Valeria Berganza, we were excited 

to provide a special pre-show performance 

by Flint’s El Ballet Folklórico Estudiantil, as 

well as to introduce students from across 

the region to mariachi traditions during an 

electric School Day Performance where 

students watched and listened with delight 

and amazement. We also celebrated the 

important connections between the arts and 

medicine during the 19th Medical Community 

Reception before the performance, all thanks 

to our partner and principal sponsor Michigan 

Medicine, and other generous sponsors: 

Anne and Paul Glendon, and Sally Kennedy. 

WE HAVE A LARGE MINORITY HISPANIC 

POPULATION IN ADRIAN. THIS MUSIC 

IS PART OF THE CULTURE. IT ALSO 

ALLOWS MY ORCHESTRA STUDENTS 

THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR/SEE OTHER 

GENRES OF MUSIC. 

Experiencing live music together is special: 

nothing can replace experiences like that. We 

learned from the pandemic that being present 

for these events is more important than we ever 

knew. For some of our students, this was their 

first live concert ever. We wanted to give them 

the experience of hearing and seeing a concert 

in person… 

The students were frustrated with not being 

able to understand the Spanish speaking in 

between numbers but I believe it helped them 

to understand how non-English people feel 

when there is an English-only conversation... 

I know it did me. 

¡MIL GRACIAS A TODOS!” 

— Teacher, Adrian Public Schools 


BÉLA FLECK & PUNCH BROTHERS 

December brought a special double-bill where 

the band of virtuosi known as Punch Brothers 

were joined by Béla Fleck for an evening that 

featured an exploration of bluegrass from the best 

in the business. The performance, featuring a full 

setlist and magnificent encores, was a fantastic 

representation of how these Grammy-winning 

artists continue to stretch the limitations of their 

instruments. 

DOYLE ARMBRUST’S SOCIETY OF 

DISOBEDIENT LISTENERS 

This season also brought the introduction 

of a new interactive pre-concert series that 

connected listeners to the subversive and more 

revolutionary aspects of the forthcoming program. 

Hosted by Doyle Armbrust, the “arrestingly 

unconventional” (The New Yorker) music writer 

and former Spektral Quartet violist, The Society 

of Disobedient Listeners was conceived as an 

anti-lecture, drawing the great music of the past 

into proximity with the felicities and calamities of 

modern life. Rolled out in advance of performances 

by the Berlin Philharmonic, Handel’s Messiah, the 

Brno Philharmonic, and the Chineke! Orchestra, 

these pre-concert experiences helped audience 

members consider new ways of listening to the 

music on the programs. 


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Programming 

EXPANDING CLASSICAL CANON 

We presented no fewer than six great 

orchestras on our stages this season, with 

several of them taking an exciting, thoughtful 

approach to programming that is charting a 

more holistic and inclusive future. 

In January, Detroit’s Sphinx Organization 

celebrated its 25th anniversary, and UMS 

presented the full Sphinx Symphony 

Orchestra on its first-ever national tour. The 

all-Black and Latinx ensemble is composed 

of top professionals from around the country, 

with members serving as mentors to Sphinx 

Competition finalists and promoting works by 

Black and Latinx composers. Sphinx’s vocal 

ensemble, EXIGENCE, joined the ensemble 

for several pieces, including Joel Thompson’s 

Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, a powerful 

multi-movement choral work that was 

premiered by the U-M Glee Club in 2016 and 

memorializes the last words spoken by seven 

African-American men killed by police or other 

authority figures. 

In March, Chineke! Orchestra made their North 

American and UMS debut with a program 

featuring three thought-provoking works 

by Black and Latinx composers from the 

past century. Founded in 2015 as Europe’s 

first majority Black and ethnically diverse 

orchestra, Chineke! — and Sphinx — are 

playing important roles in diversifying 

classical music and championing the work 

of artists whose voices have been ignored, 

forgotten, or dismissed due to racism and 

discrimination. 

AARON DIEHL PROJECT 

In January, Aaron Diehl returned to Ann Arbor 

with a new project, Mirrors, that showcased 

his fluency in both classical repertoire and 

dynamic jazz improvisation. To explore the 

juxtaposition between the musical genres, 

Diehl and his trio gave an astonishing 

performance that explored the connections 

between J.S. Bach’s counterpoint and the 

vocabulary of bebop, interspersing solo 

sections from The Well-Tempered Clavier with 

music by Diehl and other jazz composers in 

corresponding keys. 

UMS CHORAL UNION 

Known for its definitive performances of largescale 

works for chorus and orchestra, the UMS 

Choral Union celebrated many impressive 

successes this season. From shaping the 

ever-poignant Handel’s Messiah and joining 

the Brno Philharmonic for Leoś Janáček’s 

monumental Glagolitic Mass to capping 

off the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s 

packed residency with Wynton Marsalis’s 

extraordinary, massive jazz symphony All Rise, 

the UMS Choral Union represents a significant 

collaborative effort in our community that 

makes these performances truly come to life. 


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CREATIVITY AND 

COLLABORATION: 

PARTNERSHIPS 

Thanks to special collaborative partnerships 

within our community, UMS was able to deliver 

many world-class performances on a variety of 

stages around Michigan. 

TREVOR NOAH 

In September, Trevor Noah, then-host of 

Comedy Central’s Emmy and Peabody Awardwinning 

The Daily Show, opened the season 

with a sold-out show that welcomed more 

than 3,400 audience members, including over 

1,000 students, to Hill Auditorium. Marking his 

first live UMS appearance after a virtual talk 

with U-M students and community members 

during the 2020 presidential election season, 

Noah also met with over 2,000 students from 

Michigan Engineering during a Fireside Chat 

prior to the event to discuss his memoir, Born 

A Crime, which also served as that year’s 

“Common Read” for College of Engineering 

students, faculty, and staff. 

This event was the latest of numerous 

collaborations with Michigan Engineering and 

former Dean Alec Gallimore over the years. 

The partnership began with a collaborative 

screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 2018 

and has continued with Michigan Engineering 

sponsoring a performance of Snarky Puppy 

in 2019 and Some Old Black Man during the 

pandemic. We are grateful to departing Dean 

Gallimore, who recently became the provost for 

Duke University, for his longstanding support of 

the arts and his belief that engineering, like the 

arts, is a creative endeavor that improves the 

human condition. 

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Programming 

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER RESIDENCY 

In October 2022, Wynton Marsalis and 

the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 

(JLCO) completed their most extensive 

UMS residency to date, complete with 

learning and engagement opportunities 

at the University of Michigan and across 

Southeast Michigan, as well as a weekend 

of unforgettable performances in Hill 

Auditorium. 

Members of JLCO coached young musicians 

at a number of schools across Southeast 

Michigan, including Community High School 

and Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor, 

Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti, and the 

Detroit School of the Arts. To further engage 

with schools, UMS teaching artists Allen 

Dennard and Tariq Gardner also visited 

more than a dozen local schools, leading 

educational workshops in advance of 

JLCO’s School Day Performance, where UMS 

welcomed more than 2,000 enthusiastic 

K-12 students to Hill Auditorium for a 

program that was specifically designed 

to engage with young audiences. UMS 

also live-streamed the performance for 

classrooms unable to attend in person. 

On campus, JLCO’s Obed Calvaire and 

Vincent Gardner coached big bands 

composed of jazz majors at the U-M School 

of Music, Theatre & Dance, and Ted Nash 

led a class visit to students in an English 

as a Second Language class, where he 

connected communication in language to 

communication in improvised music. 

JLCO artists Marcus Printup (trumpet), and 

Abdias Amenteros (tenor saxophone) joined 

U-M students and musicians Zachary Reed, 

Anna Thielke, Anne Hayes, and Mercer 

Patterson to perform for inmates at FCI 

Milan, a federal prison. UMS collaborated 

with the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) 

to facilitate the visit. More than 150 inmates 

enjoyed both the performance and a 

dynamic Q&A session with JLCO artists and 

students that followed. 


PLAYING JAZZ FOR [INMATES AT 

THE MILAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY] 

WAS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL 

AND AFFIRMING MOMENTS I HAVE 

EVER HAD. 

As musicians, we are so often playing music 

for events where no one is paying attention. 

This experience was the complete opposite 

of that. The inmates in the audience were 

probably the most receptive and grateful 

audience I have ever played for. Seeing 

the difference between their faces before 

we played and after was incredible, and it 

reminded me of why we even play music in 

the first place… One man came up to me at 

the end of the performance to say how much 

it meant to him that we were there. He said he 

hadn’t heard live music like that in 18 years, 

and he was very emotional about this. Most 

of us don’t think about the experiences of 

people who are in prison, and getting to talk 

to some of them was very powerful but also 

very sad.” 

In a special Penny Stamps Distinguished 

Speaker Series event at the Michigan 

Theater, Wynton Marsalis sat down with 

Warde Manuel, the University of Michigan’s 

Director of Athletics, to explore art, athletics, 

and the creative process. The conversation 

between the two New Orleans natives 

was facilitated by Chris Audain, managing 

director of U-M’s Arts Initiative. 

We were also honored to welcome Dr. Santa 

Ono, who was in the audience just one day 

after beginning his tenure as the University 

of Michigan’s newest president. 

— Anna Thielke, U-M student and musician 

who performed with members of JLCO at the 

federal prison in Milan 

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Programming 

On Friday night of the residency week, 

JLCO, along with the 200 members of the 

University Symphony Orchestra, the UMS 

Choral Union, and University of Michigan 

Choirs, performed the Michigan premiere 

of Wynton Marsalis’s All Rise (Symphony 

No. 1) under the baton of Kenneth Kiesler 

to a crowd of nearly 3,000 people, 

including 850 students. 

The next day, the Jazz at Lincoln Center 

Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis joined the 

Michigan Marching Band for the halftime 

show during the Penn State game at 

Michigan Stadium. “A Night in New Orleans” 

featured Big Band favorites, including Nina 

Simone’s “Feeling Good” and Louis Prima’s 

“Sing, Sing, Sing.” Watch the full set above! 

On Sunday morning, UMS and +Impact 

Studio at the Michigan Ross School of 

Business convened a design jam — a 

collaborative brainstorming session 

geared towards identifying solutions in a 

fun, creative environment — that brought 

together a select group of 25 artists, 

business leaders, faculty, students, and 

arts lovers who combined their expertise to 

incubate new forms of organizing around 

the arts. Wynton Marsalis served as keynote 

speaker for this unique experience. 

THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER 

ORCHESTRA RESIDENCY WAS MADE 

POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS GIFTS FROM: 

Residency Sponsors: Elaine and Peter Schweitzer 

Principal Sponsors: Menakka and Essel Bailey 

and Gil Omenn and Martha Darling 

Supporting Sponsors: Dallas and Sharon Dort 

Endowment Fund, Anthony Reffells, Nancy 

and James Stanley, and the Jay and Christine 

Zelenock Family 

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s week 

in Ann Arbor came to a close with a funfilled, 

family-friendly Big Band performance 

on Sunday afternoon. Nearly 3,000 audience 

members packed Hill Auditorium for a 

triumphant close to an unforgettable week. 


SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: 

ELAINE AND PETER SCHWEITZER 

Having heard Wynton Marsalis speak 

and perform previously, Peter and Elaine 

Schweitzer knew that a week-long 

residency on the University of Michigan 

campus was something they just had to 

sponsor. 

“The impact that an artist, educator, and 

thinker like Wynton Marsalis and, really, all 

the musicians in the band can have when 

they are able to sit down in Ann Arbor for a 

week is just extraordinary,” explained Peter. 

“If you want our students to have these sorts 

of incredible opportunities — experiences 

that will inspire them to reach higher, 

experiences with the greatest performers 

and artists in the world that they will 

remember for the rest of their lives — join 

Elaine and me in supporting UMS through 

donating and sponsoring UMS’s work. We’ve 

taken tremendous satisfaction and pride in 

helping to make the Jazz at Lincoln Center 

Orchestra’s week of activity possible, and 

had a lot of fun in the process.” Thank you 

to our Residency Sponsors, Elaine and Peter 

Schweitzer, and all our supporters, whose 

generosity makes opportunities like this 

uniquely possible here in Ann Arbor. 

WATCHING THE REACTIONS ON MY 

STUDENTS’ FACES AS THEY LISTENED 

TO AND INTERACTED WITH THE 

PERFORMANCE, WELL, I’M NOT SURE 

HOW TO PUT IT INTO WORDS ... 

My teaching became better because my 

students became more interested in and 

excited about Jazz and learning about it 

and performing it…This was the BEST youth 

concert I’ve attended in 23 years of teaching. 

Thank you for this opportunity!” 

— Teacher, Dearborn High School 

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Programming 

BALLET PRELJOCAJ 

In February, UMS partnered with Detroit 

Opera to bring the inspiring Ballet Preljocaj 

production of Swan Lake to Michigan. 

Combining Tchaikovsky’s musical masterpiece 

with contemporary arrangements, 26 dancers 

took flight in this beautiful tribute to the 

original on the stage of the Detroit Opera 

House. UMS’s longstanding partnership with 

Detroit Opera began more than 20 years ago, 

and we continue to look forward to a strong 

alliance that will allow superb companies 

like Ballet Preljocaj to present their work on 

Michigan stages, such as the upcoming copresentation 

of Batsheva Dance Company in 

March 2024. 

We also want to congratulate and thank 

Detroit Opera President and CEO Wayne S. 

Brown, who announced his intention to step 

down from his current position this season 

after 50 years of service to the arts. 


THE PLASTIC BAG STORE 

A COLLABORATION WITH THE 

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF 

ART, THE U-M GRAHAM INSTITUTE, AND 

THE U-M ARTS INITIATIVE 

In January, the third iteration of our No Safety 

Net renegade theater festival brought the 

opportunity for UMS and partners around our 

community to join forces in sharing diverse 

perspectives and empowering individual 

action in a variety of ways. With help from lead 

presenting sponsors Rachel Bendit and Mark 

Bernstein, as well as University partners — 

the College of Literature, Science & the Arts, 

the Graham Sustainability Institute, UMMA, 

the Arts Initiative — and community partners, 

including Oxford Companies, Destination 

Ann Arbor, and the University of Michigan 

Credit Union, we highlighted the importance 

of reducing our reliance on single-use 

plastics by presenting The Plastic Bag Store. 

This custom-built public art installation 

and immersive film experience, which was 

presented in a newly renovated space in Ann 

Arbor’s iconic 777 Building, used humor, craft, 

and a critical lens to question our culture of 

convenience. 

Presenting such a large-scale installation 

in such an unconventional location brought 

profound logistical challenges that could only 

be circumnavigated thanks to our partners 

at Oxford Companies. From meeting a 

variety of requirements — including multiple 

installations by contractors over the holiday 

season and working with city officials and 

inspectors to comply with and exceed 

safety standards — Oxford demonstrated 

its commitment to the arts as a key driver 

of quality of life in our community through 

exceptional efforts to bring The Plastic Bag 

Store to Ann Arbor. Read more about it on 

our blog. 

The store opened to immediate success and 

received extensive local and national media 

coverage. All attendees to The Plastic Bag 

Store had access to a digital guide, complete 

with behind-the-scenes features, program 

notes, more resources about the effects of 

single-use plastics and ways to get involved 

at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, and 

across the state. 

Thanks to our partners, we were also able 

to develop a variety of events, welcoming 

audience members from near and far. In 

the week of its grand opening, creator 

Robin Frohardt joined the Penny Stamps 

Distinguished Speaker Series at the Michigan 

Theater for a conversation about “Finding the 

Magic in the Mundane.” UMS also welcomed 

500 guests across two specially designed 

Plastic Bag Store family days in partnership 

with the University of Michigan Museum of 

Art. Young “shoppers” (ages 3+) could explore 

products and participate in a guided, handson 

art-making activity with local artist Sajeev 

Visweswaran. 

Additionally, the U-M Museum of Art, U-M Arts 

Initiative, the Graham Sustainability Institute, 

and UMS all joined forces to offer “Talking 

Trash,” a live-streamed panel discussion 

exploring ways to reduce our reliance on 

single-use plastics. 

As U-M President Santa Ono explained, “The 

arts have a unique ability to make us see our 

world in new and different ways. The Plastic 

Bag Store installation was a great example of 

that, a fantastic opportunity for multiple areas 

of expertise across the University of Michigan 

to collaborate in opening eyes and finding 

solutions for the climate crisis, one of the 

greatest challenges of our time.” 

Lead Presenting Sponsors: 

Rachel Bendit and Mark Bernstein 

Principal Sponsors: 

Max Wicha and Sheila Crowley 

An anonymous gift supporting programming in climate 

change and a sustainable environment 

Supporting Sponsor: 

Ilene H. Forsyth Theater Endowment Fund 

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NO SAFETY 

NET 3.0 

A RENEGADE 

FESTIVAL 


ARTS FOR A 

JUST WORLD 

In winter 2023, No Safety Net 3.0 

reached more than 5,000 audience 

members of all ages who participated 

in insightful and imaginative events 

centered around critical topics 

in today’s world — including the 

environment and climate change, 

capitalism, forced migration, and our 

unspoken private lives. 

value least may become our most 

lasting cultural legacy. After private, 

student-only shows, participants were 

led through a critical examination of 

the lasting impacts of single-use 

plastics, with students and teachers 

invited to share their post-show 

observations and experiences online. 

Over three weeks of programming, 

five unique ticketed experiences 

connected the University of Michigan 

campus through live performances, 

activities for families and schools, and 

a powerful, free digital presentation. 

While live performances of Ontroerend 

Goed’s Are we not drawn onward to new 

erA and Rachel Mars’s productions of 

Our Carnal Hearts and Your Sexts Are 

Shit: Older, Better Letters provided the 

live theatrical components to No Safety 

Net, the installation pieces attracted 

the most attention during this year’s 

festival in helping to highlight the role 

of the arts in creating and promoting a 

just world for all. 

No Safety Net opened with The Plastic 

Bag Store, which included more than 

20 full-length showings for University 

of Michigan class groups and local 

K-12 schools, in addition to 40+ public 

performances. Each public “activation” 

featured puppetry, film, theater, and a 

visual arts installation that encouraged 

audiences to consider how what we 

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WHILE MAKING IT ENTERTAINING 

AND ENJOYABLE.” 

— Student who attended The Plastic 

Bag Store 

UMS offered 32 performances of Tania 

El Khoury’s multi-sensory Cultural 

Exchange Rate in the Stamps Gallery. 

Audience members were each given 

a set of keys and invited to unlock 

safety deposit boxes that held pieces 

of her family’s complex history across 

multiple countries. The work examined 

the never-ending story of migration 

through oral histories, family archives, 

and reconstructed memories. 

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No Safety Net 

This year’s No Safety Net also included a 

free digital presentation. Audience members 

graciously shared how the experience of 

viewing salt:dispersed resonated with them: 

“Breathe deeply and step into this sacred 

space. You will have your heart cracked open.” 

Beyond the Safety Net, a zine created by The 

A.W.E. Society and inspired by No Safety Net 

3.0, offered prompts for experiencing the world 

in new ways. The zine provided a personal 

space to reflect upon experiences, griefs, and 

desires, nesting new realities within our lives — 

even if just for a moment. 

No Safety Net 3.0 and its related programming 

was presented in partnership with the University 

of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and 

the Arts, an important collaborator of UMS. 

LSA IS HONORED TO SUPPORT UMS 

AND THE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE THAT 

ACCOMPANIES ITS PERFORMANCES. WE 

BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ART TO HELP 

US UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCES OF 

OTHERS AND ADDRESS COMPLEX ISSUES 

IN THE WORLD,” 

— Anne Curzan, Dean of LSA 

Thanks to this close partnership and LSA’s 

support, UMS will be bringing back the Javaad 

Alipoor Company — who performed their work 

The Believers Are But Brothers as part of No 

Safety Net 2.0 during the 2019/20 season — to 

present Things Hidden Since the Foundation 

of the World in 2023/24 as part of LSA’s Arts & 

Resistance Theme Semester. 


NO SAFETY NET 

BY THE NUMBERS 

102 

performances, including 

dedicated University and 

K-12 performances 

2 

Family activities 

1 

Student closing party 

5,350 

Total attendance 

1,214 

Student attendance 

14 

Free related events 

2,716 

Free event attendance 

29 + DC 

States represented 

269,557 

Total emails sent 

620,668 

Total Facebook/ 

Instagram impressions 

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No Safety Net 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

PROGRAMMING 

24 2022/23 Annual Report 

THIS PERFORMANCE WAS LIKE 

NOTHING I’VE EVER SEEN BEFORE. 

Moments throughout felt personally relevant 

to me. I was in tears at the end. A searing 

reimagining of a classic that I wish I could 

experience again.” 

— Audience member comment in postperformance 

survey after Ballet Preljocaj’s 

Swan Lake

THE 2022/23 SEASON INCLUDED 

THREE PERFORMANCES CENTERED 

AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL 

PROGRAMMING. 

Our co-presentation of Ballet Preljocaj 

featured contemporary ballet 

choreographer Angelin Preljocaj’s new 

take on Swan Lake. The timeless tale of 

love, betrayal, seduction, and remorse 

was transformed into a contemporary 

the ecological tragedy where the evil 

sorcerer von Rothbart is portrayed as an 

industrialist who wants to exploit fossil 

fuels against a backdrop of unbridled 

capitalism. 

Immediately following their appearance at 

New York City’s Under the Radar Festival, 

Belgian theater collective Ontroerend 

Goed presented two public shows and 

one School Day Performance of their 

palindromic Are we not drawn onward 

to new erA as part of No Safety Net 3.0. 

The striking and inventive work, which is 

filmed live and then replayed “backward” 

for the audience, questions whether we 

can undo the damage we’ve inflicted on 

the earth. 

The company also presented a workshop 

at the U-M School of Music, Theatre & 

Dance, showing students their process of 

performing in reverse. 

During the two-week run of The Plastic 

Bag Store, UMS and partners created 

opportunities for learning and dialogue 

around the effects of single-use plastics. 

Audiences not only experienced immersion 

in an entire grocery store composed of 

discarded trash, but were also invited into 

expert-led conversations that extended 

beyond the initial experience. 

From prioritizing marketing methods 

that involved creating as little waste 

as possible to inviting key members 

of the community, involving student 

organizations, holding panel discussions, 

and providing resources to learn more, 

The Plastic Bag Store ultimately became 

a jumping-off point for many to join this 

pertinent conversation and reflect on 

individual action. 

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YPSI 

FREIGHTHOUSE 


In April 2023, UMS piloted a week 

of arts programming at the Ypsilanti 

Freighthouse, in advance of a new fourweek 

residency that will take place at 

the historic Depot Town venue each fall 

and spring. The pilot week included nine 

unique programs — all free or “pay-whatyou-wish” 

— and brought together multigenerational 

audiences from Ypsilanti 

and beyond. 

With programming shaped by community 

input, we were beyond thrilled by the 

enthusiasm and energy of both artists and 

audiences at every event! 

Participatory experiences resulted in 

audience members joining together in 

song at a Community Sing kickoff with 

Dr. Brandon Waddles and professional 

singers from Ypsilanti and Detroit, 

and nearly 100 local musicians of all 

backgrounds and ages (ranging from 

10-77!) came together in a performance 

by The Regenerate Orchestra. 

Students from local schools and 

their families participated in daytime 

workshops, the outstanding talents 

and creativity of our local community 

were showcased at an Open Mic night, 

and Ypsilanti-based artist Todd Osborn 

created an electrifying late-night DJ set 

and open dance floor. 

Above and beyond the participatory 

elements and workshops were three 

fantastic performances: Kaleigh Wilder’s 

sensational saxophone trio, an evening 

of movement and healing with dancer 

Marsae Lynette, and a sophisticated 

evening of jazz with John E. Lawrence 

and The Power Band, which closed out 

the residency to a packed house. 

UMS introduced a “pay-what-you-wish” 

ticket model to make performances as 

accessible as possible. There can be 

many barries to attending performances 

and UMS does not want cost to be one 

of them. The PWYW model makes it easy 

and welcoming for community members 

to attend something that may be a new 

experience. 

THE YPSILANTI FREIGHTHOUSE 

RESIDENCY WAS MADE POSSIBLE 

WITH SUPPORT FROM SEVERAL 

SPONSORS: 

Menakka and Essel Bailey, Helga and 

Jerry Bilik, and Matt and Nicole Lester. 

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Ypsi Freighthouse 

music,” a style that combines repetition, 

improvisation, and gradual transformation of 

musical material. He was also a trailblazer as 

a young, gay, and Black artist who challenged 

the norms and conventions of his time. 

Days after Wild Up’s UMS performance of 

Femenine in April, the ensemble filmed this 

20-minute digital presentation featuring two 

additional pieces by Julius Eastman, Buddha 

and Joy Boy. We also released a Live Session 

with the Kaleigh Wilder Trio at the Ypsilanti 

Freighthouse in summer 2023. 

FAMILY AND DIGITAL 

Approximately 20,000 students across 

Michigan experienced our School Day 

Performances through in-person or registered 

virtual attendance. Thoughtfully chosen from 

the complete season of UMS presentations, 

live School Day Performances allow students 

to experience the same artistic material that 

is performed for the general public. Three of 

the four in-person performances were also 

streamed and available on demand for at 

least two weeks, and the series included two 

digital-only performances — Getting Dressed 

by Second Hand Dance and Anansi the 

Spider by London’s Unicorn Theatre — which 

served to greatly broaden access to our K-12 

offerings. 

LIVE SESSIONS 

To further support our goal of removing 

barriers between audiences and great art, 

UMS continued to offer accessible digital 

programs in 2022/23. 

Our UMS Live Session series features 

bespoke, shorter concerts from artists on our 

mainstage series, filmed without audiences 

to provide unique camera angles for an athome 

experience. On April 16, 2023, UMS 

presented a performance by Wild Up, a Los 

Angeles-based musical collective dedicated 

to celebrating the legacy of Julius Eastman. 

Eastman was one of the most overlooked 

and underappreciated composers of the 

20th century, and a pioneer of “organic 

Whether attending in person or watching on 

demand, all classrooms had access to free 

learning guides with even more opportunities 

to connect with the genre and the artists. 

Families were welcomed into the Ypsilanti 

Freighthouse during the pilot residency 

week in April, participating in Detroit Puppet 

Company’s presentation of The Carnival of the 

Animals. The series of shadow puppet scenes 

depicting different members of the animal 

kingdom, all set to music by composer Camille 

Saint-Saëns, was followed by an art-making 

session where participants could try out their 

own shadow puppetry skills. 

Over the course of the week, more than 200 

K-12 students from local schools participated 

in interactive daytime workshops at the 

Freighthouse, experiencing both puppetry 

and interactive breakdancing workshops, 

accompanied by an art-making activity. 


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STUDENT 

IMPACT 


FOR THE 2022/23 SEASON, UMS 

BOARD MEMBER KIANA BARFIELD AND 

HER HUSBAND, DAVID, IMMEDIATELY 

KNEW THEY WANTED TO SUPPORT 

THE STEP AFRIKA! SCHOOL DAY 

PERFORMANCE. 

A former dance student herself, Kiana 

explained, “As we navigate our way through 

life, the arts represent a pathway that 

transcends language, race, and social 

constructs. We support UMS because artistic 

expression is woven into our collective DNA. 

It is part of the fabric that holds us together.” 

UMS is grateful to the Barfield Family for their 

multi-year commitment to support School 

Day Performances, and to the many other 

individuals, foundations, and corporations 

who help to make these important programs 

possible. Philanthropic support from families 

like the Barfields is vital to the myriad K-12 

arts offerings UMS provides to students in 

our communities. 

STEP AFRIKA 

SCHOOL DAY PERFORMANCE 

In March, we welcomed K-12 students 

from all around Michigan for an electrifying 

School Day Performance that showcased 

the percussive dance style known as 

“stepping,” which has been practiced by 

historically Black fraternities and sororities. 

In front of a packed Hill Auditorium, Step 

Afrika! highlighted the importance of 

stepping in cultural identity through a 

performance of song, dance, storytelling, 

and pure energy. Additionally, we were able 

to offer a free, five-day digital program 

based on Step Afrika’s award-winning 

arts education programs for students who 

couldn’t attend the in-person performance. 

This School Day Performance was made 

possible with support from Kiana and David 

Barfield, as well as Akervall Technologies, 

Elaine Bennett, David and Jo-Anna 

Featherman, David and Phyllis Herzig, the 

Mardi Gras Fund, and David and Anne Wilhoit. 

FOR MY STUDENTS, THESE TRIPS ARE 

A WAY TO TIE ALL OF OUR CURRICULUM 

TOGETHER IN A REAL WORLD 

APPLICATION. 

Our special needs students work on social 

skills, navigating the community, budgeting 

skills, reading/listening comprehension. We 

spend time in the classroom learning about 

the music and performers prior to the show. 

This often includes a social studies lesson on 

the background of the artists as well. Then on 

performance day we incorporate our social 

and daily living skills into a real life application 

when we learn how to dress for the theater, 

how to behave at the show, what an active 

audience member is etc. ... UMS day is such 

an integral part of our curriculum. On top of 

all that, our students LOVE the world class 

performers you bring to us each year!” 

— Teacher, Chelsea High School, on bringing 

students to a UMS School Day Performance 

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BERLIN PHILHARMONIC 

Chief conductor Kirill Petrenko made his 

UMS debut in November to a full audience, 

with more than 1,100 students at each of 

the two performances, including over 100 

students from Interlochen Arts Academy. In 

conjunction with the Berlin Philharmonic’s 

concerts, members of the Orchestra Academy 

of the Berlin Philharmonic (all of whom are 

players in the orchestra) offered a range 

of related residency activities, including 

a dozen instrumental master classes and 

presentations for SMTD students that were 

free and open to the public for viewers both 

in-person and online. 

THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC 

RESIDENCY WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY: 

The Menakka and Essel Bailey Endowment 

Fund for International Artistic Brilliance 

Philip and Kathy Power 

Wacker Chemical Corporation 

Michigan Medicine 

Tim and Sally Petersen 

Shaomeng Wang and Ju-Yun Li 

Herbert E. and Doris Sloan Endowment Fund 

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation 


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Student Impact 

COMMUNITY SUPPORT FROM 

CORPORATE SPONSORS LIKE WACKER 

IS CRITICAL TO BRINGING ARTISTS 

FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO ANN 

ARBOR, AND IN ENABLING ACCESS TO 

THESE ARTISTS FOR STUDENTS AND 

COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE. 

Formed in 1914 by Alexander Wacker in 

Germany, Wacker Chemie AG is a global 

company with locations throughout Europe, 

Asia, and North and South America. Wacker 

has always found inspiration in the arts for 

the innovation it brings to chemistry solutions 

that make the world better. In April 2022, the 

company opened a new innovation center 

and regional headquarters in Ann Arbor, 

and as a new neighbor to UMS, decided 

to come full circle to its cultural origins by 

sponsoring UMS’s presentations of the 

Berlin Philharmonic. UMS Board member 

and Wacker President & CEO David Wilhoit 

(pictured left) is thrilled to extend their arts 

support beyond the company’s German 

roots to highlight the cultural heritage of 

the talented and dedicated people around 

the world who improve our lives through 

chemistry. That’s why in the 2023/24 season 

Wacker is pleased to continue its UMS 

support through sponsorship of the Orquesta 

Sinfónica de Minería of Mexico City, which 

also happens to be the home of the Wacker 

Academy and Technical Center for Central 

and Northern South America. 


21ST CENTURY ARTIST INTERNSHIP 

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS 

Each year, UMS and SMTD together select 

several undergraduate students for a coveted 

internship opportunities that allow them to 

work with dance, theater, and music ensembles 

with whom UMS has a close relationship. The 

highly competitive program, made possible in 

part by Tim and Sally Petersen, celebrated its 

10th anniversary this season and continues 

to prepare students for the new demands 

that working artists face in the contemporary 

marketplace. 

Past interns have developed industry contacts, 

hands-on work experience, and deep 

connections with internationally recognized 

performing artists, such as Sophia Deery 

(pictured above right), who interned with 

Kyle Abraham/A.I.M. in Brooklyn, NY during 

our 2014/15 season. Nearly a decade later, 

Sophia said, “My time with A.I.M. and Kyle left 

an indelible impact on me and was a great 

springboard into a professional artistic career 

and living in NYC.” 

More recently, Shannon Nulf (pictured above 

left), placed with choreographer Milka 

Djordjevich (ANTHEM, a work that was canceled 

in spring 2020) in 2019/20, appreciated the 

variety of field knowledge she was able to gain, 

which she has applied to her current position as 

Community Engagement Administrative Fellow 

at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival: 

THE UMS 21ST CENTURY INTERNSHIP 

PROGRAM TRULY ALTERED THE 

COURSE OF MY LIFE IN THE BEST AND 

MOST MEANINGFUL WAYS… 

it was the first truly independent career 

experience I had during my time as an 

undergrad and I grew so much as an 

individual and professional during my 

time traveling with Djordjevich. I would 

recommend this program many times over.” 

During the summer of 2023, 21st Century 

Artist Interns were placed with the Javaad 

Alipoor Company, Ireland’s Druid Theatre, The 

Philadelphia Orchestra, and Martha Graham 

Dance Company. 

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Student Impact 

UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM 

Since its beginnings in 1879, UMS has 

partnered with the University of Michigan to 

transform the lives and minds of students 

through world-class performances in music, 

theater, and dance. Our commitment to 

integrating the performing arts into the fabric 

of the university is demonstrated through 

a range of programming that offers both 

depth and breadth of arts experiences on 

U-M campuses, from our signature Engaging 

Performance class and other unique course 

opportunities to a variety of accessible ways 

for people of all ages to experience, learn 

about, and participate in the arts. This season 

UMS continued to push the boundaries of 

student impact. 

Over the course of the past decade, student 

attendance has increased dramatically at UMS 

events, and students accounted for more than 

13,500 tickets during the 2022/23 season, 

representing 22% of our total audiences. 

Programs such as Bert’s Ticket, which offers 

each undergraduate student a free ticket to 

one UMS event each academic year, and our 

regular $12 and $20 student tickets offer 

huge savings for students. In the 2022/23 

season, UMS underwrote 71% of the cost of 

tickets for students — providing a $536,551 

savings for students and a corresponding 

revenue loss to UMS. 

We are grateful to a number of sponsors 

whose support helps underwrite this loss: 

University of Michigan Credit Union Arts 

Adventures Program, Stephen and Rosamund 

Forrest Student Ticket Endowment Fund, 

Wallis C. Klein Endowment Fund, and Patti 

Askwith Kenner. 


THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY 

OF DONORS WHO MADE GENEROUS 

GIFTS TO UMS OVER THE PAST YEAR. 

(July 1, 2022 – July 1, 2023) 

Every gift is important to UMS. Due to 

space constraints, we have recognized 

supporters of $100 and above in the 

following listing. An entire list of UMS 

supporters can be found at ums.org/ 

support. We apologize in advance for any 

omissions or errors. Please contact us at 

umsgiving@umich.edu or 734.647.1175 

with corrections. 


SUPPORTERS 

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THANK YOU 

TO OUR MANY 

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Shirley and Tom Kauper 

Barbara and David Kay 

Fred and Susan Kellam 

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation 

Jim Keller and Mary Ellen Hoy 

Brian Kelley 

Tim and Dianna Kellman 

Barbara Kelly 

Charles Kelly and Allison Sugiyama 

James A. Kelly and Mariam Noland 

David and Gretchen Kennard 

James and Patricia Kennedy 

Sally Kennedy 

Patti Askwith Kenner 

Nancy Keppelman and Michael Smerza 

David and Mary Keren 

Bonnie and Robert Kidd 

Paul and Leah Kileny 

Charles and Christina Kim 

Cathy and William King 

Tom and Connie Kinnear 

Marilyn Klar and Steven Lauer 

Shira and Steve Klein 

Thomas Klinefelter 

Rich and Myra Klarman 

Wally and Robert Klein 

Phil Klintworth 

Jean and Arnold Kluge 

Jim and Carolyn Knaggs 

John and Marcia Knapp 

Michael Koen 

Rosalie and Ron Koenig 

Joseph and Marilynn Kokoszka 

Jerry and Dale Kolins 

Ira Konigsberg 

Linda Korobkin 

Brenda Krachenberg 

Barbara and Michael Kratchman 

Samuel Krimm 

Marvin Krislov and Family 

Robert and Ileana Krumme 

Jamie and Janna Kryscynski 

Donald and Jeanne Kunz 

Drs. Yeong Kwok and Cathy Kim 

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Jane Fryman Laird 

Lucy and Ken Langa 

Anne T Larin 

John K. Lawrence and Jeanine A. DeLay 

Ted and Wendy Lawrence 

Danielle and Mika LaVaque-Manty 

George LaVoie 

Judith and Jerold Lax 

John and Theresa Lee 

David Leichtman and Laura A. McGinn 

Kathy Legatski 

John Lesko and Suzanne Schluederberg 

Matt and Nicole Lester 

Richard LeSueur 

James and Melissa Lewis 

Thomas Gerold Libby 

Evie and Allen Lichter 

Carolyn and Paul Lichter 

Jeffrey and Deborah Liker 

Trish Lindemann 

Richard and Carolyn Lineback 

Daniel Little and Bernadette Lintz 

Julie M. Loftin 

John and Shannon Lohr 

Margaret and Ronald Lomax 

Kay and E. Daniel Long 

Bruce Loughry 

William and Lois Lovejoy 

Joan Lowenstein and Jonathan Trobe 

Louise and David Lutton 

Fran Lyman 

Tim and Lisa Lynch 

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Marilyn and Frode Maaseidvaag 

Louis and Carol MacCini 

John MacKrell 

Jayne Maerker 

M. Lori Maher 

Dr. Oksana Malanchuk 

Preeti Malani and Mark Zacharek 

Joseph Malcoun and Caitlin Klein 

Rajesh Mangrulkar and Madhu Gupta 

Warde and Chrislan Fuller Manuel 

The Mardi Gras Fund 

Betsy Yvonne Mark 

W. Harry Marsden 

Tim Marshall and Emily Moore-Marshall 

Ann W. Martin and Russ Larson 

Martin Family Foundation 

James E. Maslanka and Catherine E. Giebel 

Matthew Mason and Renate Klass 

Mary M. Matthews 

Judythe and Roger Maugh 

Jerry A. and Deborah Orr May 

Regent Olivia P. Maynard 

Martha Mayo 

Laurie McCauley and Jessy Grizzle 

Margaret and Harris McClamroch 

Susan McClanahan 

Peggy McCracken and Doug Anderson 

W Joseph McCune and Georgiana M Sanders 

Andrea and Timothy McDonnell 

Theresa and Tony McDonnell 

Jill McDonough and Greg Merriman 

Erin McKean and Steve Sullivan 

Tom and Debby McMullen 

Beth McNally 

Marilyn Meeker 

Dr. Gerlinda S. Melchiori 

Amy Meltzer and Scott Gitlin 

Mrs. Robert E. Meredith 

James M. Miller and Rebecca H. Lehto 

Candice and Andrew Mitchell 

Bert and Kathy Moberg 

Elizabeth and John Moje 

Genevieve and James Morrissey 

Melinda Morris 

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation 

Trevor Mudge and Janet Van Valkenburg 

Martha and Dady Mehta 

Stefano and Karin Mengozzi 

Mike and Rachelle Michelon 

Gayle and Michael Michelon 

Cheryl Miller 

Jim and Kathleen Mitchiner 

Thomas Mobley 

Deborah Dash Moore 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Morelock 

Moscow Philanthropic Fund 

Agnes Moy-Sarns and David Sarns 

Bernhard and Donna Muller 

Mullick Foundation 

Lisa Murray and Michael Gatti 

Lora G. Myers 

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Drs. Louis Nagel and Julie Jaffee Nagel 

Thomas and Barbara Nelson 

Erika Nelson and David Wagener 

Barbara Stark-Nemon and Barry Nemon 

Jan Barney Newman 

Sarah W. Newman 

Carl Nitchie 

John and Martha Nitz 

William Nolting and Donna Parmelee 

Caroline and Mitchell Nussbaum 

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Marylen S. Oberman 

Old National Bank Foundation 

Jim and Linda Oldfield 

Constance K. Olson 

Gil Omenn and Martha Darling 

Kathleen I. Operhall 

Susan and Mark Orringer 

Dr. Jon Oscherwitz 

Liz and Mohammad Othman 


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Daniel P. Padilla 

Stephen and Elizabeth Palms 

Mara Palty 

Carlos Palomares and Julia Owens 

Marie Panchuk 

Karen Pancost 

Hedda and William Panzer 

Karen Park and John Beranek 

Rodger and Terri Park 

Henry Paulson and Sarah Buss 

John and Mary Pedley 

Professor Silvia Pedraza 

Judith Pennywell 

Warren and Shelley Perlove 

Michael and Leslee Perlstein 

Perry Pernicano 

Stephen R. Perrin 

Tim and Sally Petersen 

Emily Peterson and Anish Wadhwa 

Douglas Phelps and Gwendolyn Jessie-Phelps 

Marianne Udow-Phillips and Bill Phillips 

Nancy S. Pickus 

Robert and Mary Ann Pierce 

Julianne Pinsak 

Elaine and Bertram Pitt 

Olga Podolyako 

Susan Pollans and Alan Levy 

Stephen and Bettina Pollock 

Pat Pooley 

Tom Porter 

Rachel Portnoy and Adam Eichner 

Jeffrey and Joanna Post 

Mary Post 

Prof. Sara A. Pozzi 

Diana Pratt 

Rick and Mary Price 

Karen and Berislav Primorac 

John and Nancy Prince 

Kirk Profit 

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Fred Raimi 

Steve and Ellen Ramsburgh 

The Ravikant and Thakur Family 

Bonnie Reece 

Jeff and Katie Reece 

Russ and Nancy Reed 

John and Alison Reed 

Anthony L. Reffells 

Ray and Ginny Reilly 

Malverne Reinhart 

Anne Remley 

Linda K Rexer 

James Reynolds 

Floretta Reynolds 

Frank and Betsy Richardson 

Lou and Sheila Rice 

Karen Riedel 

Michele Roberge 

Jessica C. Roberts 

Jonathan and Anala Rodgers 

Vivian D. Roeder 

Alice Rolfes-Curl 

Sherry Root and Roger Craig 

Susan Rose, D.O. 

Huda Karaman Rosen 

Stephen Rosenblum and Rosalyn Sarver 

Richard and Edie Rosenfeld 

Prue Rosenthal 

Herbert Rossi and Sandra Gregerman 

Daria and Erhard Rothe 

Jean Rowan 

Rosemarie Haag Rowney 

Carol D. Rugg and Richard K. Montmorency 

Judy and Don Rumelhart 

Carole and Mitchell Rycus 

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Ghassan and Manal Saab 

Amy Saldinger and Robert Axelrod 

Lacie and Matt Sandstrom 

Ashish and Norma Sarkar 

Dick and Norma Sarns 

Michael and Kimm Sarosi 

Savarino Family 

Albert J. and Jane L. Sayed 

Helga and Jochen Schacht 

Mark Schlissel and Monica Schwebs 

Steven Schneider and Marigretchen Scheider 

L. Scherdt 

Monica Schteingart 

Jane and Edward Schulak 

Karen Schulte and Bill Sverdlik 

Paul and Grace Schutt 

Elaine and Peter Schweitzer 

John Scudder and Regan Knapp 

Joanna Spencer-Segal and Yaniv Segal 

Larry and Bev Seiford 

Catherine Selin 

Sharon Senk 

Erik Serr 

Ellie Serras 

Joe and Yvonne Sesi 

Naimish Shah and Dr. Sunjoo Lee 

Laurence Shear 

David Schmidt and Jane Myers 

Suzanne Selig 

Elvera Shappirio 

Matthew Shapiro and Susan Garetz 

Janet Shatusky 

Cliff and Ingrid Sheldon 

Bill and Chris Shell 

Patrick and Carol Sherry 

Nina Silbergleit 

Susan and Patrick Shields 

George and Gladys Shirley 

Jean and Thomas Shope 

Brenda Shufelt 

Raymond C. Siciak and 

Beverly Ostrowiecki 

Edward and Kathy Silver 

Carl Simon and Bobbi Low 

Sandy and Dick Simon 

Frankie and Scott Simonds 

Anne and Knut Simonsen 

Mary Ann Sincock 

Scott and Joan Singer 

Brooks Sitterley 

Jurgen Skoppek 

Barbara Furin Sloat 

Rodney Smith and Janet Kemink 

Will and Megann Smith 

Susan M. Smith and Robert H. Gray 

Sidonie Smith 

Richard Soble and Barbara Kessler 

Juanita and Joseph Spallina 

Becki Spangler and Peyton Bland 

Jeff Spindler 

Katherine R. Spindler 

Michael B. Staebler and Jennifer R. Poteat 

Andrea and Gus Stager 

Gary and Diane Stahle 

Steve Stancroff and Tamar Springer 

Nancy and James Stanley 

Ted St. Antoine 

Jan and Elena Stegemann 

Susan Stepek 

Valeriy Sterligov 

Dana and Diana Stetson 

Rick and Lia Stevens 

Andrea Stevenson 

Cynthia J. Stewart 

James L. Stoddard 

James B. and Carolyn A. Stokoe 

Eric and Ines Storhok 

Gail Ferguson Stout 

Dalia Strasius 

Victor J. Strecher and Jeri L. Rosenberg 

Karen and David Stutz 

Eugene Y. Su and Christin Carter-Su 

Dennis and Jan Sullivan 

Edward and Natalie Surovell 

Cordelia B. Sweetland 

Nancy Szabo and Steven Ratner 

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Suzanne Tainter and Kenneth Boyer 

Sandy Talbott and Mark Lindley 

Louise Taylor 

Thomas and Nancy Taylor 

Stephan Taylor and Elizabeth Stumbo 

Jacquelin B. Telesford 

William Tennant 

Ted and Eileen Thacker 

Denise Thal and David Scobey 

Bette M. Thompson 

Carrie and Peter Throm 

Bruce Tobis 

Hitomi Tonomura 

Peter Toogood and Hanna Song 

Alicia Torres 

Louise Townley 

Linda Tubbs 

Jeffrey and Lisa Tulin-Silver 

Claire Turcotte 

Kay Tuttle and Gordon Larsen 

Ilene and Norman Tyler 

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Alvan Uhle 

Susan B. Ullrich 

Joe and Suzanne Upton 

Fawwaz Ulaby and Jean Cunningham 

Joyce A. Urba and David J. Kinsella 

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Paul and Marcia Valenstein 

Carol VanBesien 

Matthew VanBesien and Rosie Jowitt 

Karla and Hugo Vandersypen 

Jack and Marilyn van der Velde 

Jon and Grace VanderVliet 

Rob and Cynthia VanRenterghem 

Anne and Jeff Veis 

Sara E. Vander Voort 

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Virginia Wait 

Richard and Shelley Walinski 

Elizabeth A. and David C. Walker 

Jack and Carolyn Wallace 

Bob and Liina Wallin 

Shaomeng Wang and Ju-Yun Li 

Jo Ann Ward 

Paul Ward and Laura Lamps 

Stanford and Sandra Warshawsky 

Arthur and Renata Wasserman 

Harvey and Robin Wax 

John Weber and Dana Zakalik 

Richard and Madelon Weber 

Deborah Webster and George Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Weiermiller 

Neal and Susan Weinberg 

Arnold J. Weiner 

Richard and Gretchen Weir 

Elise Weisbach 

Joan and Matt Weisberg 

Eileen Weiser and Richard Caldarazzo 

Lois Weisman 

Robert O. Weisman 

Edward and Colleen Weiss 

Joan B. Wells 

Charles Werney 

James and Karen Westphal 

Robert Westveer 

Julie Wheaton 

Prof. James B. White and Mary F. White 

Kathy White 

Mac and Rosanne Whitehouse 

Susan Whitlock and Dr. Earl Lewis 


Dianne Widzinski 

Steve and Peg Wilcox 

Peter and Karen Wildman 

Ann and Robert Wiles 

David and Anne Wilhoit 

Sandy and Jon Willen 

Pat and John Wilson 

Thomas K. Wilson 

John and Friedelle Winans 

I. W. Winsten 

Lawrence and Mary Wise 

Max and Mary Wisgerhof 

Charles Witke and Aileen Gatten 

Steven and Helen Woghin 

Matthias Wolf 

Charlotte A. Wolfe 

Douglas Wood and Kay Holsinger 

Eric Woodhams 

Richard Woodhams 

Stewart and Carolyn Work 

Frances A. Wright 

Bryant Wu 

Roger Wykes 

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Mary Jean and John Yablonky 

York-Peng and Cynthia Yao 

Joel Young 

Z 

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 

The Zelenock Family 

Daniel Zucker 


TRIBUTE GIFTS 

From July 1, 2022 – July 1, 2023, various 

gifts to UMS were made in honor or in 

memory of the following individuals: 

Bert Askwith 

Raymond and Janet Bernreuter 

Margaret Bond 

Reginald Ciokajlo 

Ken Fischer 

Sid Gilman 

Leslie and Mary Ellen Guinn 

Anne Lee Hawkins 

Christa Janecke 

John B. Kennard Jr. 

David Kennedy 

Steffi Reiss 

Prue Rosenthal 

George Rosenwald 

Geraldine Rutledge 


Darragh H. Weisman 

Brian Willen 

Gary Woodworth 

MEDIA PARTNERS 

WEMU 89.1 FM 

WRCJ 90.9 FM 

WGTE 91.3 FM 

Michigan Radio 91.7 FM 

WDET 101.9 FM 

Ann Arbor’s 107one 

ENDOWED FUNDS 

The success of UMS is secured in part by income from UMS endowment 

funds. You may contribute to an existing endowment fund or establish a 

named endowment with a minimum gift of $25,000. We extend our deepest 

appreciation to the many donors who have established and/or contributed to 

the following funds: 

H. Gardner and Bonnie Ackley Endowment Fund 

Herbert S. and Carol Amster Endowment Fund 

Catherine S. Arcure Endowment Fund 

Menakka and Essel Bailey Endowment Fund for International Artistic Brilliance 

Carl and Isabelle Brauer Endowment Fund 

Anne and Raymond Chase Endowment Fund 

Lisa D. Cook Endowment Fund 

Dahlmann Sigma Nu Endowment Fund 

Hal and Ann Davis Endowment Fund 

Dallas and Sharon Dort Endowment Fund 

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Endowment Fund 

John R. and Betty B. Edman Endowment Fund 

Epstein Endowment Fund 

Oscar Feldman Endowment Fund 

Samuel and Marilyn Krimm Endowment Fund 

Ken Fischer Legacy Endowment Fund 

Barbara Fleischman Theater Endowment Fund 

Stephen and Rosamund Forrest Student Ticket Endowment Fund 

Ilene H. Forsyth Endowment Funds for Choral Union, Chamber Arts, and Theater 

James Garavaglia Theater Endowment Fund 

Anne and Paul Glendon Endowment Fund 

Leslie and Mary Ellen Guinn Endowment Fund 

Susan and Richard Gutow Renegade Ventures Endowment Fund 

George N. and Katharine C. Hall Endowment Fund 

Karl V. Hauser and Ilene H. Forsyth Choral Union Endowment Fund 

Norman and Debbie Herbert Endowment Fund 

David and Phyllis Herzig Endowment Fund 

Richard and Lillian Ives Endowment Fund 

JazzNet Endowment Fund 

William R. Kinney Endowment Fund 

Wallis Cherniack Klein Endowment for Student Experiences 

Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Kolins Shakespearean Endowment Fund 

Marion Lawrence Endowment Fund 

Frances Mauney Lohr Choral Union Endowment Fund 

Natalie Matovinović Endowment Fund 

Medical Community Endowment Fund 

Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Endowment Fund 

NEA Matching Fund 

Nicoli Family Fund 

Ottmar Eberbach Funds 

Palmer Endowment Fund 

Mary R. Romig-deYoung Music Appreciation Fund 

Prudence and Amnon Rosenthal K-12 Education Endowment Fund 

Charles A. Sink Endowment Fund 

Herbert E. and Doris Sloan Endowment Fund 

Dr. Hildreth H. Spencer Endowment Fund 

James and Nancy Stanley Endowment Fund 

Helmut F. and Candis J. Stern Endowment Fund 

Susan B. Ullrich Endowment Fund 

UMCU Arts Adventures Endowed Fund at UMS 

UMS Endowment Fund 

UMS Theater Endowment Fund 

The Wallace Endowment Fund 

Darragh Humphrey Weisman Chamber Music Fund 

The Zelenock Family Endowment Fund 

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DONOR 

IMPACT 

ESSEL AND MENAKKA BAILEY 

In addition to establishing the Menakka and 

Essel Bailey Endowment Fund for International 

Artistic Brilliance, the couple came forward as a 

lead sponsor for the pilot Ypsilanti Freighthouse 

residency in April 2023. They said, “We are thrilled 

to see the creative ways in which UMS has 

expanded its reach to bolster the arts in our region. 

The diversity of programming and family appeal is 

wonderful, and we’re proud to support it.” 

RACHEL BENDIT AND MARK BERNSTEIN 

2022/23 UMS Board Chair Rachel Bendit and 

her husband, U-M Regent Mark Bernstein, 

generously supported our presentation of 

Robin Frohardt’s The Plastic Bag Store. We are 

grateful to Rachel and Mark for their ongoing 

commitment to make extraordinary arts 

experiences part of a Michigan education. 


PATTI ASKWITH KENNER 

Patti Askwith Kenner has underwritten the 

Bert’s Ticket program, named for her father, 

Bert, for the past decade. Bert was a proud 

U-M alum (Class of 1931!) who worked with 

UMS to ensure that every U-M undergraduate 

student is offered an introduction to the 

world-class artists that UMS brings to the 

University of Michigan campus. 

This season over 900 undergraduate students 

attended a UMS performance — from the 

Messiah to Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise — free 

of charge. Students love this program, as one 

who attended the Berlin Philharmonic at no 

cost, expressed: 

Thank you so much! I am so grateful for the 

experiences that Bert’s Tickets enables 

me to attend. UMS performances are one 

of my favorite things about U of M, and they 

genuinely shape the way I think. 

BERT’S TICKETS TRULY ARE A GIFT.” 

SANTA ONO 

UMS is grateful to the University of Michigan 

for its ongoing support, and we were thrilled 

to capture this photo of President Santa Ono 

with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason at the 

Ruthven Building, immediately after an Open 

House for Students at Hill Auditorium. 

PREETI MALANI 

Board member Preeti Malani (center) and her husband, 

Mark Zacharek, served as hosts for the Medical 

Community Reception, an annual event that brings 

together physicians, researchers, and others from 

the medical community to celebrate the connections 

between art and healthcare.

Donor Impact 

EILEEN LAPPIN WEISER 

Longtime UMS supporter Eileen Lappin Weiser 

sponsored Itzhak Perlman and Friends in 

December 2022, hosting a post-concert winetasting 

for the musicians and invited guests in 

the Hill Auditorium Mezzanine Lobby. 

KAREN CHAPELL / 

RETIREMENT INCOME SOLUTIONS 

Board member Karen Chapell has been 

a longtime supporter of UMS, both 

personally and through Retirement 

Income Solutions. As part of their 

sponsorship each year, RIS offers their 

clients the opportunity to attend a 

UMS event and pre-concert reception. 

Additionally, Karen and her husband 

Charlie have four Marathon Packages, 

which include tickets to every single 

event in the UMS season. They invite 

different friends to join them for 

different UMS events, introducing 

many others in our community to the 

performing arts. 

PAT CHATAS 

Longtime volunteer, subscriber, and donor Pat 

Chatas (center) and her daughter, Karen (left) 

joined Matthew VanBesien and other UMS 

friends for a U-M Summer Up North event in 

Charlevoix. UMS is grateful to Pat for generously 

including UMS in her estate plans. 

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U-M ARTS INITIATIVE 

During the 2022/23 season, the U-M Arts Initiative 

completed its Planning Phase and launched its 

Growth Phase, catalyzed by a five-year, $20 million 

funding commitment from President Santa Ono and 

U-M leadership. UMS has been involved with the 

Arts Initiative from its initial conception, animating 

its possibilities with projects like Fiddler on the Roof 

with the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, a virtual 

project with Yo-Yo Ma, and the ambitious partnership 

for The Plastic Bag Store. UMS is truly excited 

to reinforce the importance of the arts as a key 

component of U-M’s mission in the coming years. 

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Donor Impact 

PLANNED 

GIFTS/BEQUESTS 

We are grateful to the following people who have included UMS in their estate 

plans. These future gifts, many directed toward establishing endowments, help 

secure the future success of UMS for generations to come. 

Anonymous 

Bernard and Raquel Agranoff 

Mike Allemang 

Carol and Herb Amster 

Neil P. Anderson 

Dr. and Mrs. David G. Anderson 

Catherine S. Arcure 

Barbara K. and Laurence R. Baker 

Emily Bandera 

Barbara Barclay 

Rodney and Joan Bentz 

Kathy Benton and Robert Brown 

Linda and Maurice Binkow 

Elizabeth S. Bishop 

Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Bond 

Mr. and Mrs. Pal E. Borondy 

Barbara Everitt Bryant 

Lou and Janet Callaway 

Pat and George Chatas 

Mr. and Mrs. John Alden Clark 

Carl Cohen 

Alan and Bette Cotzin 

Dallas and Sharon Dort 

Jo-Anna and David Featherman 

Penny and Ken Fischer 

Susan Ruth Fisher 

Dorothy and Larry Fobes 

Meredith L. and Neal Foster 

Thomas and Barbara Gelehrter 

Dr. Sid Gilman and Dr. Carol Barbour 

Anne and Paul Glendon 

Thea and Elliot Glicksman 

Katherine Hein 

Debbie and Norman Herbert 

David and Phyllis Herzig 

Rita and Peter Heydon 

John and Martha Hicks 

Gideon and Carol Hoffer 

Marilyn G. Jeffs 

Thomas C. and Constance M. Kinnear 

Diane Kirkpatrick 

Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Kolins 

Frank Legacki and Alicia Torres 

Leo and Kathy Legatski 

Richard LeSueur 

Paul and Carolyn Lichter 

Robert and Pearson Macek 

Susan McClanahan 

Griff and Pat McDonald 

Joanna McNamara 

Rachelle and Michael Michelon 

M. Haskell and Jan Barney Newman 

Len Niehoff 

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick O’Dell 

David Parsigian 

Irena Politano 

Eleanor Pollack 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Powers 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Raddock 

Anthony L. Reffells 

Marnie Reid 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ricketts 

Prue and Ami Rosenthal 

Ellie Serras 

Alyce Sigler 

Irma J. Sklenar 

Richard W. Solt 

Julie Howe Stewart 

James L. Stoddard 

Eric and Ines Storhok 

Louise Taylor 

Roger Valade 

Hans H. Wagner 

Robert O. Weisman 

Edward and Colleen M. Weiss 

Roy and JoAnn Wetzel 

Ann and Clayton Wilhite 


Marion Wirick 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Zollars 


FOREVER UMS 

Contributions of any size make a difference 

to support UMS, and some of our patrons are 

moved to create a lasting impact through 

their estate. Through a bequest or other 

planned giving vehicle, you can underwrite 

a UMS performance in perpetuity, provide 

affordable access to tickets for students, 

honor a loved one, and more. 

During the 2022/23 season, UMS was 

honored to receive $650,000 from five 

recently deceased donors who included 

provisions for UMS in their estate plans. 

Three of these bequests helped to fund 

programs and activities from the 2022/23 

season, while the remaining two helped 

to grow the UMS endowment, providing a 

steady source of reliable income for future 

seasons. 

We were particularly moved this year by 

an anonymous donor who has included 

a bequest to UMS in their estate that will 

establish the Sally Cushing and Michael 

Gowing Chamber Arts Fund, named to 

honor two longtime UMS ticket office staff 

members (pictured at right in the 1970s) 

who provided unconditional, heartfelt 

kindness, welcoming warmth, great humor, 

and excellent seats to hear outstanding 

music. When established, the endowment 

will help support an annual chamber music 

performance. 

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PEOPLE 

Michael Kondziolka, 

UMS Vice President, Programming & Production 

Mark Jacobson, 

UMS Vice President, Programming & Production 

A PRODUCTION AND 

PROGRAMMING TRANSITION 

Michael Kondziolka retired from his 

role as Vice President of Programming 

& Production at the conclusion of the 

2022/23 season after 36 years with 

the organization. Beginning at UMS in 

1987 as an intern in the development 

department while working on a master’s 

degree in clarinet, Michael eventually 

helped to shape the departmental 

structure for artistic planning and 

production. He expanded UMS’s 

programmatic portfolio to include 

a major commitment to dance and 

theater, as well as jazz and diverse non- 

Western performance traditions. We are 

grateful to Michael for his longstanding 

dedication to UMS and wish him the 

best in his retirement. 

With a strong historical track record, 

Mark Jacobson was appointed as the 

new Vice President of Programming 

& Production after 25 years in the 

department, allowing UMS to build on 

all that was accomplished through 

Michael’s tenure as we look towards our 

150th season in 2029. 

Kondziolka initially hired Mark in 1998 

to assist with the planning, execution, 

and work of the programming and 

production departments. Mark’s 

keen interest and experience in jazz 

led him to take over that part of the 

programming portfolio, and over the 

past two decades he has taken on 

increasing responsibilities, including 

serving as lead producer on the filmed 

UMS production of James Anthony 

Tyler’s Some Old Black Man, which 

was broadcast at no charge to over 

20,000 households worldwide during 

the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. 

Mark was also the chief architect of the 

weeklong UMS/U-M residency featuring 

the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 

with Wynton Marsalis in October 2022. 

NEW STAFF MEMBERS AT UMS 

We welcomed several new staff 

members during 2022/23: 

Lilian Bostedor started as Marketing 

and Media Relations Manager in 

September 2022 after graduating 

from the University of Michigan in 

International Relations and working in 

U-M Arts and Culture communications 

and at Clements Library. She oversees 

relationships with local and regional 

media, as well as UMS print and radio 

advertising. 

J. Ryan Graves joined as Production 

Director and quickly stepped in to 

help overcome a variety of production 

challenges, including fitting The Plastic 

Bag Store into an office building, 

utilizing the Stamps Gallery for Cultural 

Exchange Rate, and converting the 

Ypsilanti Freighthouse into a space 

for a variety of artistic actvities in a 

concentrated period. 

Corrinne Hamilton joined UMS as 

Group Sales and Promotions Associate, 

bringing her communications and group 

organizing skills from the Grand Hotel on 

Mackinac Island to support experiences 

for student and community groups alike. 

Kaylin Stinson was brought onto the 

team as Artist Services Associate and 

has been playing a major role in helping 

our artists’ visions come to life. An EMU 

grad with experience working for several 

music festivals in the Ann Arbor area, 

Stinson specializes in management, 

relations, and hospitality for artists while 

they are appearing with UMS. 

Amy Valade joined UMS in June as an 

Accounting Clerk, after six years working 

for the Ann Arbor District Library. 

Additionally, two staff members were 

promoted to new roles within the 

organization: Anné Renforth took 


Lilian Bostedor 

J. Ryan Graves 

Corrinne Hamilton 

Kaylin Stinson 

Amy Valade 

Anné Renforth 

Bridget Kojima 

Lisa Michiko Murray 

over as Director of Patron Services in June 

2022, and Bridget Kojima became the Patron 

Services Assistant Manager, overseeing our 

ticketing relationship with the University of 

Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. 

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 

We want to offer special congratulations 

to Mark Jacobson (see details on previous 

page) and Lisa Michiko Murray, who are both 

celebrating 25 years of service with UMS. 

A fundamental asset to our Development 

team, Lisa Murray has worked to deepen 

relationships with grantmaking institutions 

regionally and nationally to ensure UMS’s 

continued role as a leading nonprofit 

university arts presenter. As our Associate 

Director of Development for Foundation and 

Government Relations, Lisa has, over the 

course of her 25 years here, written grant 

proposals that have brought in over $21.5 

million to support UMS programs! 

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WELCOMING NEW BOARD MEMBERS 

This season UMS was pleased to welcome 

new Board members and officers, all of whom 

were elected at the annual meeting of the 

Board of Directors on June 13, 2023. 

New officers for the 2023/24 season include 

co-chairs Christina Kim and Brian Willen, vice 

chair Rob VanRenterghem, treasurer Timothy 

G. Marshall, and secretary Karen Chapell. 

Kim, who was first elected to the Board in 

2016, is a financial advisor with Edward Jones 

Investments and has a long history with 

UMS and organizations that provide support 

and enrichment for youth. Willen, a partner 

at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who is 

now based in New York, joined the Board in 

2018, along with Marshall, who has served as 

president and CEO of Bank of Ann Arbor since 

2004 and was recently named Banker of the 

Year by the Michigan Bankers Association. 

VanRenterghem, a business strategist, 

co-founder of Signal 7 Wines, and part of 

the Partnership Development Team at U-M 

Innovative Partnerships, has been involved 

with UMS since 2017, and Chapell, a managing 

partner at Retirement Income Solutions, was 

first elected to the Board in 2021. 

In addition, David Wilhoit, President/CEO 

of Wacker Chemical, and Mariam Noland, 

the founding president of the Community 

Foundation for Southeast Michigan, were 

elected to openings earlier in the year. 

Commercial real estate developer Michael 

Martin was also elected to a second four-year 

term. 

Two members stepped down from the UMS 

Board this year when they moved out of the 

area. Former College of Engineering Dean Alec 

Gallimore became provost at Duke University 

in May, and Versell Smith, Jr. is now the Chief 

Strategy Officer at Chicago House, an agency 

providing support to individuals and families 

affected by HIV. We wish them both well and 

are grateful for their committed service to UMS. 

Finally, UMS also recognizes departing 

chair Rachel Bendit, an attorney, and 

mediator who first served on the Board 

from 2012-20 and has also been co-chair 

of UMS’s National Council. For the past two 

seasons, Rachel served as Board chair (cochair 

with Dr. Lisa Cook during the 21/22 

season), and she will remain an elected 

director until her term expires in 2029. 

Bendit first attended a UMS performance in 

the 1990s while an undergraduate student 

at the University of Michigan and has 

devoted herself and her energies to UMS 

with passion, care, and deep conviction. 

Her near-perfect attendance at UMS 

performances alone demonstrates her 

commitment, but more importantly, her 

presence and attention are always paired 

with energy, ideas, her incredible network, 

and boundless aspirations for what UMS 

can do and can be. 

Bendit will join Tim Petersen as a co-chair 

of UMS’s forthcoming Campaign Council. 


FIVE NEW BOARD 

MEMBERS WERE 

ELECTED TO FOUR- 

YEAR TERMS 

Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean, George Herbert 

Mead Collegiate Professor of Education, 

and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Literacy, 

Language, and Culture in the University of 

Michigan Marsal Family School of Education 

Keith Dickey, Chief Strategy 

Officer for Michigan Medicine 

David Leichtman, Managing 

Partner of Leichtman Law PLLC 

Rishi Narayan, entrepreneur and 

founder of Underground Printing 

and Lecturer at the U-M Center for 

Entrepreneurship 

Eli Saulson, real estate investor 

who also serves as a director of 

the William Davidson Foundation 

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FY23 

FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS 

During FY23, our 144th season, we 

returned to an in-person season 

of scale that felt more aligned with 

the years before the pandemic, 

while continuing to present UMS 

offerings in the digital space and 

piloting a new residency model 

in Ypsilanti. We’re grateful to the 

committed staff, dedicated board 

and volunteers, and generous 

donors and investors who helped to 

make this season possible. 

Our complete audited financial 

statements are available on our 

website at ums.org/about/ 

financial-statements, with a topline 

summary on the next page. 

For comparison purposes, 

we have included both FY21 

(the season that included no inperson 

performances) and FY22 

(which reflected a smaller scale of 

in-person programming), in addition 

to the most recent statements 

reflecting FY23. 

During FY23, we had intentionally 

budgeted and prepared for a 

sizable operating deficit due to the 

uncertainty surrounding the return 

after our world shut down for the 

better part of a year. And, while we 

do show a deficit from operations 

during FY23, we performed 

significantly better than expected 

(roughly $1 million improvement 

from our original budget), and, 

despite sizable unrealized losses 

and volatility in our endowment 

investments, showed only a 

($1,735) change in our overall net 

assets. Overall, our total net assets 

have improved rather dramatically 

over the past few years, largely due 

to consistent operating surpluses, 

unrealized gains on our boarddesignated 

endowment, and donorrestricted 

endowment funds. 

These FY23 statements are 

representative of UMS’s overall 

position of financial strength due 

to the excellent stewardship of 

our board and staff, the generous 

support from and deep partnership 

with the University of Michigan, 

some extraordinary federal 

grant support enabling UMS to 

navigate the pandemic, and the 

deep and long-held commitment 

of our audiences and donors. 

Nevertheless, as we look ahead 

to the coming years, we continue 

to be mindful that we can take 

nothing for granted and must 

continue to be vigilant with respect 

to potential economic headwinds 

and unforeseen long-term impacts 

of the pandemic on artist tours and 

attendance. 

We are extraordinarily grateful to 

all who continue to support UMS 

during these uncertain times, and 

proudly submit these financial 

results for your consideration. 

Sincerely, 


President, UMS 

Rachel Bendit 

Chair, UMS Board of Directors 


OPERATING RESULTS FY23 FY22 FY21 

Ticket Revenue $2,747,813 $1,252,681 $-0- 

Other Earned Revenues $709,607 $455,943 $146,495 

Net Investment Income $1,305,958 $1,185,385 $1,095,257 

Gifts and Grants (1) $3,140,366 $4,242,080 $3,107,899 

Gifts and Grants Released from Restrictions (2) $287,992 $209,954 $601,740 

University of Michigan (3) $1,945,588 $1,685,000 $1,526,000 

Operating Revenue $10,137,324 $9,031,043 $6,477,391 

Concert Expenses & Related Programs (4) $6,436,158 $5,408,917 $2,807,801 

Administrative Expenses (5) $2,516,784 $2,069,183 $1,843,990 

Development Expenses $1,402,602 $1,277,161 $1,183,987 

Operating Expenses $10,355,544 $8,755,261 $5,835,778 

Net Surplus/(Deficit) from Operations ($218,220) $275,782 $641,613 

NET ASSETS (including Endowment Funds) FY23 FY22 FY21 

Beginning Balance - Net Assets $40,309,719 $36,244,606 $27,130,411 

Changes in Net Assets: 

Gifts and Grants $1,780,304 $1,026,491 $494,082 

Gifts and Grants Released from Restrictions (2) ($287,992) ($209,954) ($601,740) 

Net Investment Income $34,648 $48,059 $60,014 

Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments Without Donor Restrictions ($376,976) $839,017 $2,445,489 

Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments With Donor Restrictions ($933,499) $2,085,718 $6,074,737 

Net Surplus/(Deficit) from Operations ($218,220) $275,782 $641,613 

Total Change in Net Assets ($1,735) $4,065,113 $9,114,195 

Ending Balance - Net Assets (6) $40,307,984 $40,309,719 $36,244,606 

(1) This line includes $1,628,106 in FY22 from the Shuttered Venue Operating Grant and $362,800 in FY21 from Payroll Protection Plan, which was forgiven. 

(2) Represents gifts and grants received in prior years whose purpose or timing conditions were met. 

(3) Represents discretionary support provided by the U-M Offices of the President and Provost, as well as other University units. 

(4) Includes digital artist residencies and digital programming expense for FY21 when there were no in-person performances, as well as ongoing digital 

programming expense. 

(5) Includes estimated market value of in-kind subsidized lease costs for office space: $136k (FY23), $138k (FY22), and $143k (FY21). 

(6) Includes an Endowment Fund balance of $38,367,049 at the end of FY23. Of that amount, $23,055,108 is permanently restricted; $4,426,966 is temporarily 

restricted; and $10,884,979 is unrestricted. 

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22/23 

CALENDAR 

SEP 2022 

TREVOR NOAH: BACK TO ABNORMAL 

OCT 2022 

EMERSON STRING QUARTET 

SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, PIANO 

WYNTON MARSALIS’S ALL RISE 

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA 

WITH WYNTON MARSALIS 

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor 

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello 

THE RITE OF SPRING / COMMON GROUND[S] 

Pina Bausch / Germaine Acogny & 

Malou Airaudo, choreographers 

DANISH STRING QUARTET 

NOV 2022 

AIDA CUEVAS WITH MARIACHI AZTLÁN 

BERLIN PHILHARMONIC 

Kiriil Petrenko, conductor 

Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin 

DEC 2022 

HANDEL’S MESSIAH 

ITZHAK PERLMAN & FRIENDS 

Itzhak Perlman, violin 

Emanuel Ax, piano 

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano 

Juilliard String Quartet 

BÉLA FLECK MY BLUEGRASS HEART 

AND PUNCH BROTHERS 

JAN 2023 

TAKÁCS QUARTET 

WITH JEREMY DENK, PIANO 

AARON DIEHL TRIO: MIRROR 

SPHINX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND EXIGENCE 

Tito Muñoz, conductor 

Aundi Marie Moore, soprano 

Eugene Rogers, Exigence music director 

NO SAFETY NET 3.0 

A RENEGADE 

FESTIVAL 

Are we not drawn onward to new erA 

Ontroerend Goed 

The Plastic Bag Store 

Robin Frohardt 

Cultural Exchange Rate 

Tania El Khoury 

Our Carnal Hearts 

Rachel Mars 

Your Sexts Are Shit: Older Better Letters 

Rachel Mars 

salt:dispersed (digital) 

Selina Thompson 

FEB 2023 

JOSHUA BELL, VIOLIN 

BRNO PHILHARMONIC 

Dennis Russell Davies, conductor 

UMS Choral Union 

Brass from the U-M Symphony Band 

Christian Schmitt, organ 

BALLET PRELJOCAJ: SWAN LAKE 

MAR 2023 

MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA 

STEP AFRIKA! 

DANIEL HOPE AND ZURICH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 

CHINEKE! ORCHESTRA 

Andrew Grams, conductor 

Elena Urioste, violin 

APR 

CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT 

JULIUS EASTMAN’S FEMENINE 

WILD UP 

AUDRA MCDONALD 



STAFF & 

VOLUNTEERS 

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE 

Matthew VanBesien, President 

Jessica Adamczyk, Executive 

Assistant to the President 

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE 

Carmen Rodriguez, Vice President, 

Finance and Administration 

Scott Baker, Business Systems Analyst 

Salina Naranjo, Senior Accountant 

John Peckham, Director of 

Administration & Information 

Systems 

Amy Valade, Accounting Clerk 

DEVELOPMENT 

Ryan Davis, Vice President and Chief 

Development Officer 

Susan Bozell Craig, Director of 

Development 

Rachelle Michelon, Associate Director 

of Development, Annual Giving 

Lisa Michiko Murray, Associate 

Director of Development, 

Foundation & Government 

Relations 

Margaret Reid, Associate Director 

of Development, Major Gifts and 

Planned Giving 

Justine Sedky, Administrative 

Assistant 

Will Smith, Associate Director of 

Development, Major Gifts 

LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT 

Cayenne Harris, Vice President, 

Learning & Engagement 

Alexandria Davis, Community & 

Audience Programs Manager 

Terri Park, Associate Director, Learning 

& Engagement, K-12 Programs 

Maddy Wildman, University Programs 

Manager 

MARKETING & 

COMMUNICATIONS 

Sara Billmann, Vice President, 

Marketing & Communications 

Jacob Gibson, Digital Marketing 

Coordinator 

Eric Woodhams, Director of Digital 

Media 

Lilian Bostedor, Marketing & Media 

Relations Manager 

PATRON SERVICES 

Anné Renforth, Director of Patron 

Services 

Rochelle Clark, Patron Services 

Associate 

Bridget Kojima, Patron Services 

Assistant Manager 

Nina Renella, Front of House Assistant 

Manager 

Corrinne Hamilton, Group Sales & 

Promotions Associate 

PRODUCTION/PROGRAMMING 

Michael Kondziolka, Vice President, 

Programming & Production 

J. Ryan Graves, Production Director 

Anne Grove, Artist Services Manager 

Mark Jacobson, Senior Programming 

Manager 

Mary Roeder, Programming Manager 

Kaylin Stinson, Artist Services 

Associate 

UMS CHORAL UNION 

Scott Hanoian, Music Director and 

Conductor 

Kathleen Operhall, Chorus Manager 

STUDENT EMPLOYEES & 

PART-TIME ASSISTANTS 

Ngozi Aroh 

Anya Baldus 

Treasa Bell 

Ashton Gibson 

Stefania Gonzalez 

Marissa Honig 

Nya Johnson 

Candace Jung 

Brian Kachur 

Evan Kiel 

Karen Jane Ludwig 

Arabella Olson 

Matthew Osterholzer 

Brooke Taylor 

Claire Yang 

Jenna Youness 

AMBASSADORS 

Ambassador Executive Committee 

Beth McNally, Co-chair 

Cathy King, Co-chair 

Michael Lee, Immediate Past Chair 

Lisa Armstrong, Secretary 

Kirsten Williams, School Day 

Performance Chair 

Jaye Kain, Membership Co-chair 

Janet Torno, Membership Co-chair 

Elena Snyder, Learning and 

Engagement Chair 

2022/23 AMBASSADORS 

Lisa Armstrong 

Oliver Baldner 

Arlene Barnes 

Astrid Beck 

Susan Beel 

Todd Beel 

Mary Anne Beltzman 

Elaine Bennett 

Francine Bomar 

Andrea Ciske 

Mike Dergis 

Wenli Frisch 

Joan Grissing 

Jordan Harrison 

Jaye Kain 

Cathy King 

Jean Kluge 

Leah Korth 

Susan Krueger 

Michael Lee 

Vivienne Lee 

Daria Massimilla 

Beth McNally 

Barb Mulay 

Athena Papageorgiou 

Janet Popper 

Anne Preston 

Sue Rebner 

Pat Rideout 

Jill Ross 

Ellen Sapper 

Andrew Schneider 

Elena Snyder 

Janet Torno 

Brian Watson 

Kirsten Williams 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Rachel Bendit, Chair 

Brian Willen, Vice Chair 

Christina Kim, Secretary 

Rob VanRenterghem, Treasurer 

Karen Bantel 

Kiana Barfield 

Marco Bruzzano 

Karen Chapell 

Christopher Conlin 

Timothy Damschroder 

Alec Gallimore 

Linda Gregerson 

Neil C. Hawkins 

Ibrahim Jarjoura 

Barbara Kaye 

Timothy G. Lynch 

Preeti N. Malani 

Chrislan Fuller Manuel 

Timothy G. Marshall 

Michael C. Martin 

Mariam C. Noland 

Peter Schweitzer 

Versell Smith, Jr. 

Gail Ferguson Stout 

Louise Taylor 

Alicia Torres 

David Wilhoit 

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: 

Geoffrey Chatas, Executive Vice 

President and Chief Financial 

Officer, U-M 

David Gier, Dean, School of Music, 

Theatre & Dance, U-M 

Laurie McCauley, Provost, U-M 

Santa J. Ono, President, U-M 

Tim Petersen, Past Chair of UMS Board 

of Directors 

Jeanice Kerr Swift, Superintendent, 

Ann Arbor Public Schools 

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD: 

Norman G. Herbert, UMS Sustaining 

Directors 

Cathy King, UMS Ambassadors 

Beth McNally, UMS Ambassadors 

Prudence Rosenthal, UMS Sustaining 

Directors 

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MOMENT 

2014 National Medal of Arts Recipient 

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