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...
Ahead of our 2021-22 Season Opener at Hill Auditorium, we sat down with featured composer Alejandro Basulto to discuss his Personas Invisibles, its inspirations and themes and his personal philosophy as a creative artist. What was your experience composing Personas...
Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Johannes Brahms When was it written? Johannes Brahms composed his Second Symphony in 1877. It was performed for the first time in December of that year. About the music In the summer of 1877, Brahms spent a few months in the small village...
JESSICA HUNT'S THE EAGLE TREE “…WHEN THE WATER GREW STILL AND THE WORLD TURNED ORANGE AND LAVENDER, THESE LIVING IMAGES BEYOND THE EAGLE TREE WERE THE SAME, AND ALWAYS WILL BE.” – COMPOSER JESSICA HUNT ON “THE EAGLE TREE” TICKETS In...
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.
