National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize, and Grammy Award winner William Bolcom is a composer of chamber, operatic, vocal, choral, cabaret, ragtime, and symphonic music. He joined the faculty of the U-M’s School of Music in 1973, was named the Ross Lee Finney...
Violinist and longtime Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A²SO) Concertmaster Aaron Berofsky shared some of his thoughts on Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, ahead of performing the work with the orchestra as part of our 2021-22 Season Finale concert at Ann...
Carlos Simon | Fate Now Conquers Carlos Simon, of Atlanta, Georgia, is one of today’s up and coming composers. After attending Georgia State University and Morehouse College, Simon went to the University of Michigan where he received his doctoral degree while studying...
April 21, 2022 (Ann Arbor, MI) — Experience the full spectrum of human emotion amid a powerful, joyous and life-affirming 2022/23 concert series from the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A²SO). The A²SO’s new season will feature 9 performances at Ann Arbor’s Hill...
April 20, 2022 (Ann Arbor, MI) — Conductor and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Music Director candidate Earl Lee has been announced as the recipient of the prestigious 2022 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. Presented annually to a single American conductor displaying...
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.
