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UMS Concert Programs, Season VII (1885-1886)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season VI (1884-1885)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season V (1883-1884)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season IV (1882-1883)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season III (1881-1882)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season II (1880-1881)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season I (1879-1880)

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UMS Concert Programs, Pre-UMS Concerts

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UMS Concert Programs Archive

Below is a listing of all concert programs available online. Each program is available in pdf or jpg format. You can also search the programs.

Pre-UMS Concerts

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UMS Concert Season I (1879-1880)

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UMS Concert Season II (1880-1881)

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UMS Concert Season III (1881-1882)

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UMS Concert Season IV (1882-1883)

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UMS Concert Season V (1883-1884)

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UMS Concert Season VI (1884-1885)

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UMS Concert Season VII (1885-1886)

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UMS Concert Season VIII (1886-1887)

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UMS Concert Season IX (1887-1888)

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UMS Concert Season X (1888-1889)

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UMS Concert Season XI (1889-1890)

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UMS Concert Season XII (1890-1891)

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UMS Concert Season XIII (1891-1892)

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UMS Concert Season XIV (1892-1893)

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UMS Concert Season XV (1893-1894)

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UMS Concert Season XVI (1894-1895)

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UMS Concert Season XVII (1895-1896)

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UMS Concert Season XVIII (1896-1897)

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UMS Concert Season XIX (1897-1898)

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UMS Concert Season XX (1898-1899)

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UMS Concert Season XXI (1899-1900)

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UMS Concert Season XXII (1900-1901)

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UMS Concert Season XXIII (1901-1902)

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UMS Concert Season XXIV (1902-1903)

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UMS Concert Season XXV (1903-1904)

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UMS Concert Season XXVI (1904-1905)

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UMS Concert Season XXVII (1905-1906)

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UMS Concert Season XXVIII (1906-1907)

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UMS Concert Season XXIX (1907-1908)

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UMS Concert Season XXX (1908-1909)

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UMS Concert Season XXXI (1909-1910)

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UMS Concert Season XXXII (1910-1911)

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UMS Concert Season XXXIII (1911-1912)

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UMS Concert Season XXXIV (1912-1913)

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UMS Concert Season XXXV (1913-1914)

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UMS Concert Season XXXVI (1914-1915)

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UMS Concert Season XXXVII (1915-1916)

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UMS Concert Season XXXVIII (1916-1917)

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UMS Concert Season XXXIX (1917-1918)

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UMS Concert Season XL (1918-1919)

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UMS Concert Season XLI (1919-1920)

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UMS Concert Season XLII (1920-1921)

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UMS Concert Season XLIII (1921-1922)

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UMS Concert Season XLIV (1922-1923)

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UMS Concert Season XLV (1923-1924)

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UMS Concert Season XLVI (1924-1925)

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UMS Concert Season XLVII (1925-1926)

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UMS Concert Season XLVIII (1926-1927)

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UMS Concert Season XLIX (1927-1928)

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UMS Concert Season L (1928-1929)

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UMS Concert Season LI (1929-1930)

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UMS Concert Season LII (1930-1931)

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UMS Concert Season LIII (1931-1932)

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UMS Concert Season LIV (1932-1933)

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UMS Concert Season LV (1933-1934)

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UMS Concert Season LVI (1934-1935)

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UMS Concert Season LVII (1935-1936)

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UMS Concert Season LVIII (1936-1937)

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UMS Concert Season LIX (1937-1938)

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UMS Concert Season LX (1938-1939)

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UMS Concert Season LXI (1939-1940)

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UMS Concert Season LXII (1940-1941)

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UMS Concert Season LXIII (1941-1942)

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UMS Concert Season LXIV (1942-1943)

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UMS Concert Season LXV (1943-1944)

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UMS Concert Season LXVI (1944-1945)

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UMS Concert Season LXVII (1945-1946)

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UMS Concert Season LXVIII (1946-1947)

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UMS Concert Season LXIX (1947-1948)

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UMS Concert Season LXX (1948-1949)

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UMS Concert Season LXXI (1949-1950)

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UMS Concert Season LXXII (1950-1951)

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UMS Concert Season LXXIII (1951-1952)

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UMS Concert Season LXXIV (1952-1953)

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UMS Concert Season LXXV (1953-1954)

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UMS Concert Season LXXVI (1954-1955)

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UMS Concert Season LXXVII (1955-1956)

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UMS Concert Season LXXVIII (1956-1957)

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UMS Concert Season LXXIX (1957-1958)

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UMS Concert Season LXXX (1958-1959)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXI (1959-1960)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXII (1960-1961)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXIII (1961-1962)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXIV (1962-1963)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXV (1963-1964)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXVI (1964-1965)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXVII (1965-1966)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXVIII (1966-1967)

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UMS Concert Season LXXXIX (1967-1968)

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UMS Concert Season XC (1968-1969)

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UMS Concert Season XCI (1969-1970)

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UMS Concert Season XCII (1970-1971)

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UMS Concert Season XCIII (1971-1972)

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UMS Concert Season XCIV (1972-1973)

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UMS Concert Season XCV (1973-1974)

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UMS Concert Season XCVI (1974-1975)

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UMS Concert Season XCVII (1975-1976)

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UMS Concert Season XCVIII (1976-1977)

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UMS Concert Season XCIX (1977-1978)

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UMS Concert Season C (1978-1979)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CI (1979-1980)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CII (1980-1981)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CIII (1981-1982)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CIV (1982-1983)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CV (1983-1984)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CVI (1984-1985)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CVII (1985-1986)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CVIII (1986-1987)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CIX (1987-1988)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CX (1988-1989)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXI (1989-1990)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXII (1990-1991)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXIII (1991-1992)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXIV (1992-1993)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXV (1993-1994)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXVI (1994-1995)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXVII (1995-1996)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXVIII (1996-1997)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXIX (1997-1998)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXX (1998-1999)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXI (1999-2000)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXII (2000-2001)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXIII (2001-2002)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXIV (2002-2003)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXV (2003-2004)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXVI (2004-2005)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXVII (2005-2006)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXVIII (2006-2007)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXIX (2007-2008)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXX (2008-2009)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXXI (2009-2010)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXXII (2010-2011)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXXIII (2011-2012)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXXIV (2012-2013)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXXV (2013-2014)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXXVI (2014-2015)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXXVII (2015-2016)

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UMS Concert Programs, Season CXXXVIII (2016-2017)

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Welcome to UMS: A History of Great Performances

The University Musical Society and AADL have partnered to create an online home for the UMS archives. This online exhibit contains concert programs from the first 100 years of UMS as well as photos up to the present day.

UMS grew from a group of local university and townspeople who gathered together for the study of Handel's Messiah. Led by Professor Henry Frieze and conducted by Professor Calvin Cady, the group assumed the name The Choral Union. Their first performance of Handel's Messiah was in December of 1879, and this glorious oratorio has since been performed by the UMS Choral Union annually.

As a large number of Choral Union members also belonged to the University, the University Musical Society was established in December 1880. UMS included the Choral Union and University Orchestra, and throughout the year presented a series of concerts featuring local and visiting artists and ensembles.

Since that first season in 1880, UMS has expanded greatly and now presents the very best from the full spectrum of the performing arts, including internationally renowned recitalists and orchestras, dance and chamber ensembles, jazz and world music performers, and opera and theater. Through educational endeavors, commissioning of new works, youth programs, artist residencies and other collaborative projects, UMS has maintained its reputation for quality, artistic distinction and innovation. UMS now hosts approximately 75 performances and more than 100 educational events each season.

UMS owes its predecessors at UMS a great deal, for every season since 1879, UMS staff and volunteers saved five copies of each concert program and brochure, made scrapbooks of photos and reviews, and kept recordings and autographs, which built the foundation for this rich archive.