Conductor and Music Director candidate Morihiko Nakahara shares a collection of recordings on his #SpotifySaturdays playlist a week prior to his appearance with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra on March 12, 2022. Nakahara conducts a program of Lili Boulanger’s...
Conductor and Music Director candidate Oriol Sans 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. Sans conducts a program of Beethoven’s Overture to...
Conductor and Music Director candidate Jacob Joyce shares a collection of recordings on his #SpotifySaturdays playlist prior to his appearance with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at Hill Auditorium. Joyce conducts a program of Michael Kropf’s High Spirits,...
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...
Mozart felt the most creative in the mornings, which is why as soon as he rises and shines at 6am he would whip out his dream journal and subsequently write one (1) symphony as well as his nightly visions. After this, he screams at his canary. His canary screams back....
It’s that time of year. Gather your chestnuts, your mistletoe, what have you. The holiday season is a cozy yet stressful time. My personal favorite part of this season is that an entire genre of music is now acceptable to listen to, whether you celebrate the...
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.