AADL Talks To: Michael Kondziolka, former Director of Artistic Programming at University Musical Society

Sun, 07/28/2024 - 3:59pm

In this episode AADL Talks to Michael Kondziolka. Michael, who retired in 2023, served for 30 years as the director of artistic programming and production for the University Musical Society. Michael talks with us about the thrill of bringing performers to Ann Arbor; how he and the UMS team responded to the changes and challenges of the late 1990s and how he helped reshape UMS’s aesthetic and took programming in different directions.

AADL Talks To: Steve Bergman, Founder of Ann Arbor's Schoolkids' Records

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:21am

In this episode, Steve Bergman talks about founding Schoolkids’ Records in Ann Arbor. Steve tells us about the origins of his passion for music, visits from artists, and the eventual record label that helped capture Ann Arbor’s local talent. 

Find more about Schoolkids’ Records in our archival collections.

Mentioned in this episode: “Local price war hits albums costs” from the September 25, 1976 edition of the Michigan Daily.