January 10th, 2022 (Ann Arbor, MI) — The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra has announced flutist Abi Middaugh and violinist Lily Sullivan as winners of its 2021 Young Artist Competition. Twelve finalists competed on December 11, 2021 at Eastern Michigan University for the...
Franz Joseph Haydn | Symphony No. 95 in C Minor What kind of piece is this? This piece is a Symphony: a piece written for orchestra, usually with four movements. One movement is typically in sonata form. The four movements are like chapters in a book. The music within...
The western classical canon is full of Germanophone giants: Beethoven, Schumann, Bach, Schubert, Wagner, Brahms, Strauss, Mendelssohn, and Handel, among others. With some exceptions, the aforementioned are remembered for their orchestral contributions. This is perhaps...
Conductor and Music Director candidate Perry So shares a collection of recordings on his #SpotifySaturdays playlist a week prior to his appearance with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at The Michigan Theater. So conducts a program of Haydn’s Symphony No. 95 and...
October 13, 2021 (Ann Arbor, MI) — The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A2SO) is pleased to announce a partnership with musicologist Cana McGhee, who will prepare program notes for all of the orchestra’s classical mainstage concerts across the 2021-2022 season. Cana...
The Ann Arbor Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir is one of four curricular and nine extra-curricular choral ensembles at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, the 2006 & 2011 National GRAMMY® Signature School. The A Cappella Choir has performed at the American Choral Directors Association Central Division Convention (2014), American Choral Directors Association Michigan State Convention (2014 & 2018), Michigan Music Conference (2013 & 2018), and Michigan Youth Arts Festival (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2017). In 2014 & 2015, they were selected as an Outstanding Choir and featured at the Gala Concert of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival. The Pioneer Choirs have collaborated with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings.
