UMS Concert Program, : Extraordinary Performances Cheap Tickets For Students. --

Season: 08/09
University Of Michigan

EXTRADIONARY PERFORMANCES
cheap tickets for students.
University Musical Society welcomes you to the V University of Michigan.
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UMS Student Tickets start at only $10!
SEPTEMBER
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OCTOBER
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12 Sun
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15 Wed
17 Fri
18 Sat
19 Sun
24 Fri
26 Sun
Complicite: A Disappearing Number
Mark Morris Dance Group
Wayne Shorter Quartet with the Imani Winds
The Art of the Oud: Remembering
Munir Bashir and the Baghdad
Conservatory of Music
Sphinx Chamber Orchestra
Tokyo String Quartet and
Sabine Meyer clarinet
Compagnie Heddy Maalem:
The Rite of Spring
Soweto Gospel Choir
Milton Nascimento and the Jobim Trio:
Celebrating 50 Years of Bossa Nova
AnneSophie Mutter violin
and Camerata Salzburg
Andras Schiff: Beethoven Concert 5 I
Andras Schiff: Beethoven Concert f
NOVEMBER
7 Fri Joe Lovano "Us Five" Quintet
and Jason Moran
8 Sat Emanuel Ax and
Yefim Bronfman pianos
13 Thu Estonian Philharmonic
Chamber Choir
16 Sun Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Leon BotStein music director
Robert McDuffie violin
DECEMBER
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SatSun Handel's Messiah
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JANUARY
9-11 Fri-Sun Rubberbandance Group
11 Sun Guarneri String Quartet
16 Fri TordGustavsenTrio
19 Mon MLK Day event TBA
23-24 Fri-Sat Gilgamesh
Kinan Azmeh clarinet
Kevork Mourad MaxMSP
24 Sat Ford Honors Program honoring the,;''
Royal Shakespeare Company
Michael Boyd artistic director .'.
Ralph Williams U-M Professor of English"

25 Sun Richard Goode piano
29 Thu Chanticleer A
FEBRUARY
7 Sat Lawrence Brownlee tenor
Martin Katz piano
12 Thu Sweet Honey In The Rock
13 Fri Kodo
14-15 Sat-Sun Batsheva Dance Company

MARCH
7-8 Sat-Sun New York Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel conductor
10 Tue Wynton Marsalis and
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
11 Wed Brentano String Quartet
Peter Serkin piano
Richard Lalli baritone
12 Thu Aswat (Voices): Celebrating the
Golden Age of Arab Music
with Simon Shaheen
. 13-14 Fri-Sat Silk Road Ensemble with
" ? .? Yo-Yo Ma cello
18 Wed Altenberg Trio Vienna
19-22 Thu-3un . Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre:
Richard III An Arab Tragedy
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William Shakespeare
22 Sun ZakirMussaintabla..;.
1--" X :Jf ? Pandit Shivkumar Sharma santoor
26 The Romeros
O Dan Zanes & Friends
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APRIL
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4 Sat
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11 Sat
16 Thu
17 Fri
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John Williams guitar
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson conductor
Anssi Karttunen cello
Chick Corea and
John McLaughlin:
Five Peace Band
Andras Schiff: Beethoven
Concert 7
Andras Schiff: Beethoven
Concert 8
Kurt Elling Sings the
ColtraneHartman Songbook
Takacs Quartet and
Marc-Andre Hamelin piano
Mohammed Bennis and the
Hmadcha Ensemble
(from the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture)
UMS Choral Union
Julia Fischer violin
Milana Chernyavska piano
Compagnie Marie Chouinard
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IS UMS
THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
(a.k.a UMS) is a performing arts presenter the University of Michigan campus, bringing professional orchestras, dance groups, jayi musicians, theater companies, world music and dance ensembles, and more to Ann Arbo
Many students regret that they don't discover us until their final year at Michigan. Don't be one of them -check us out today to learn more about the uncommon and engaging performing arts experiences that are yours for the taking.
As a student, you can experience the world's best live music, dance, and theater right here on campus -all at discounted prices!
Not Sure Where To Start
For a great date night, try... ) Rubberbandance Group
Wynton Marsalis and
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
I New York Philharmonic
) Kurt Elling Sings the ColtraneHartman Songbook
For the best in classical music, try...
I Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
) Tokyo String Quartet and Sabine Meyer
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin and Camerata Salzburg
Guarneri String Quartet Farewell Tour To take a study break, try...
I Soweto Gospel Choir
I Andras Schiff Beethoven Sonata Project
Sweet Honey In The Rock I Kodo Drummers
For an adventure abroad, try...
Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
Milton Nascimento and the Jobim Trio
t Zakir Hussain and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma I Batsheva Dance Company
If you're a trend-setter or want to be surprised, try...
Complicite's A Disappearing Number I Kinan Azmeh: Gilgamesh
I Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre's Richard III An Arab Tragedy
Compagnie Marie Chouinard
UMS offers several different programs designed to fit your lifestyle and save you money. Last year, about 18,000 students attended UMS events and collectively saved over $350,000 on tickets through these programs.
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Half-Price Student Ticket Sales
At the beginning of each semester, UMS sets aside tickets for each event that college students can purchase for 50 off in a special online sale!
Fall Semester Sponsored by
Sun, Sept 7 at 8 pm Wed, Sept 10 at 5 pm UMSInion
Winter Semester
Sun, Jan 11 at 8 pm Tues, Jan 13 at 5 pm
A limited number of tickets are available for each event in select seating areas. To take advantage of these amazing savings, simply visit www.ums.orgstudents, log in using your U-M unique name and Kerberos password, and fill out your order form. Orders will be processed in the order received. You will pay for and pick up your tickets at a later date at the Michigan LeagueTicket Office.
Rush Tickets
Sometimes it pays to procrastinate!
$10 the day of the performance (or the Friday before weekend events) at the Michigan League Box Office
$ 15 at the door the night of the performance wherever the event is being held!
Rush Ticket availability and seating are subject to Ticket Office discretion. Valid college ID required. Limit two tickets per student. Rush tickets may not be available in the case of a sellout.
UMS Student Card
Like a pre-paid punch card for Rush Tickets, UMS Student Cards can be used up to TWO WEEKS before the performance -and for your convenience, you can purchase the card and request your tickets ONLINE!
$50 for five performances, or $100 for 10 performances. Order yours online now at www.ums.orgstudents
Arts & Eats
Have you wondered what goes on inside artists' minds as they create and perform Are you looking to connect with fellow students who also love the arts Are you hungry Arts & Eats combines two things you can't live without -great live performances and free pizza -all in one night.
Your $15 student ticket to an Arts & Eats event includes pizza, soft drinks, and a brief talk about the upcoming performance from someone knowledgeable about the artist, genre, or program, as well as a reserved seat at that evening's exciting performance. Tickets can be purchased online or by visiting the Michigan League Ticket Office approximately two weeks before the event. Limit 2 tickets per student per event.
0809 Arts & Eats Events
Thu, Sept 11 Complicite: A Disappearing Number
(pizza at 6:30, performance at 8) Wed, Oct 15 Compagnie Heddy Maalem
(pizza at 6:30, performance at 8) Fri, Nov 7 Joe Lovano "Us Five" Quintet and
Jason Moran
(pizza at 6:30, performance at 8) Sat, Dec 6 Handel's Messiah
(pizza at 6:30, performance at 8) Sun, Jan 11 Rubberbandance Group
(pizza at 12:30, performance at 2) Thu, Feb 12 Sweet Honey In The Rock
(pizza at 6:30, performance at 8) Fri, Mar 13 Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
(pizza at 6:30, performance at 8) Thu, Mar 19 Richard Ill-Art Arab Tragedy
(pizza at 6:30, performance at 8) Thu, Apr 2 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
(pizza at 6:30, performance at 8)
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With support from the U-M Alumni Association.
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Visit www.ums.orgstudents for information on UMS work-study jobs and unpaid internships, and on how to become part of the volunteer UMS Student Committee.
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Arts at Michigan
Arts at Michigan serves the undergraduate community through programs and resources that conne students to art and culture -on campus and beyond! Through our weekly e-newsletter, Artslnfo, access to a comprehensive art events calendar on our website, and programs such as Passport to the Arts, Art Outta'Town, and Arts Ambassadors, students can experience exhibits, theater, music, dance, film, poetry, funding and volunteer opportunities, auditions, discounted tickets, and so much more Visit arts.umich.edu and get started on your journey to participate in all that Arts at Michigan has to offer! I
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CHEAP STUDENT TKKETS
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The Michigan League Ticket Office, ,. located on the first floor of the' J i Michigan League Building, handles'v tickets for all UMS, U-M School of " Music,Theatre & Dance, and Ann Arbofy Summer Festival productions.
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