Across all disciplines, students perform and study with their peers in studio classes and perform for the public in solo student recitals and studio recitals. The Department of Musical Theatre offers a wide range of opportunities for our artists to integrate developing technique from the work in the classroom to the stage. + Add or change photo on IMDbPro . Pfeil has performed as Associate Principal Double Bass of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and as a member of the Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra. Music Hall Brooks Barnes was born and raised in Ann Arbor. After time spent in Boston and Chicago, she returned to her hometown in 2020, and serves as Principal Violist with the Michigan Philharmonic and Co-Principal with Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, while continuing her work as a member of the Chicago based Fermi String Quartet. He completed Masters degrees in oboe performance and chamber music, studying with Nancy Ambrose King at the University of Michigan and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in oboe performance from the California Institute of Arts (CalArts), studying with Allan Vogel. The rehearsal time is determined by the members of each chamber ensemble. Some ensembles are designated for non-music students, and are less competitive . X stars MOTs 2021-22 Artist-in-Residence Davne Tines as Malcolm X. X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X is co-produced with Opera Omaha. Intermediate and advanced carillon students may perform for the campus regularly on these recitals. Other chamber music appearances have included guest performances with the Burdick-Thorne String Quartet of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Opera in Detroit in 2021-22willnot be limited to the Opera House, norconstrainedto atraditional footprint. These affiliations are profound for the company, the community, and the art form. FILE - Russian soprano Anna Netrebko bows to the audience at the end of La Scala opera house's gala season opener, Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" at the Milan La Scala theater, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2019. See full bio . The Concert Band performs three concerts per semester. Discover The Hottest Orchestra Seats And Opera Ticket Prices With Our Seating Chart. It began its existence in the early 1920s as Detroit's first true movie palace, the Capitol Theatre. Here in the Department of Musical Theatre we continue to investigate the classical musical theatre canon for ways to expand it to ensure we are working to celebrate the diverse lived experiences within our community. Composed hundreds of years ago, Xerxes is a perfect triangle of words, music, and visuals that still speaks to audiences today. Described by The Wall Street Journal as a wrenching and remarkably original opera, Blueis presented by Cadillac with support from the Rocket Community Fund. Headquartered in The District Detroit, 313 Presents is a joint venture between Olympia Entertainment and Pistons Sports & Entertainment. He has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Chamber Winds, The River City Brass Band, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Concert Band and Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. I am overjoyed at having Christine Goerke as a partner in shaping the next phase of MOTs artistic identity, says Yuval Sharon. The music performed includes works for both chamber and large ensemble works and is selected to provide challenging opportunities for musical growth. She has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Japan, as well as in Germany and Indonesia. Nederlander, whose father was a cigar maker in Detroit, started managing the Detroit Opera House. The orchestra was made up of members of the DSO and was conducted by longtime OTO colleague William C. Byrd. The ensemble periodically rehearses and performs the music of student arrangers as well. Music by Anthony Davis The performance features the same actors and orchestra for a 12-hour period. It will use $3 million of the Davidson Foundation award for renovations, including an updated HVAC system and increased accessibility within the building. University Productions are curated by the Chair in the collaboration with faculty, while also listening to the student voice in our community. Would you like to donate? BLISSreplays the three greatest minutes of The Marriage of Figaro,with the same cast and orchestra, for twelve hours without pause. All of the venues this season are intentional: Detroit landmarks that have served as cultural hubs throughout the city's history. Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. Resources for literature, practice facilities, and coaching are provided by the instructor. While at CalArts, he was an exchange student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying oboe with Stephen West and composition with Gareth Williams. San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 Season continues with The Puccini Duo: a double-bill of the tragic Suor Angelica and the witty comic opera Gianni Schicchi on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances. Field tripsThe carillon studio regularly goes on a day trip to carillons in the state of Michigan and gives public performances. L'Amant Anonymeis available for pre-order from Cedille andAmazon. Opera performances are held in the historic Fairchild Theatre, a beautifully renovated space bringing technically advanced acoustics to a small venue setting. Courtesy Michigan Opera Theatre The beautiful new Detroit Opera House opened in April 1996 with an enormous, star-studded gala -- featuring Pavarotti, among other celebrity performers. He plays on a 1941 violin by Piero Parravicini, and his bow is a David Samuels. Cyrano is an opera in three acts by David DiChiera, with orchestration by Mark Flint, to a libretto in French by Bernard Uzan, based on the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand.It premiered on 13 October 2007 at the Michigan Opera Theatre, and was then presented on February 8 to 17, 2008 at the Opera Company of Philadelphia. World Music Re-staged by Yuval Sharon, FRIDA These plays are directed by faculty and guest directors. MOT Studio Artists (soprano Avery Boettcher and tenor Edward Graves) sing the Brindisi (the drinking song) from Giuseppe Verdi's 'La Traviata,' accompanied by members of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra. He has also performed with the Toledo, Grand Rapids, Fort Wayne, and Memphis Symphonies. His scientific pursuits have led him to publish research studying heart arrhythmias as well as an iPhone application to detect atrial fibrillation. Im thrilled to work with Wayne Brown, Christine Goerke, Davne Tines, and the entire MOT team to bring to life a vision for opera in Detroit that is just as aspirational as it is accessible; a vision that speaks to who we are now, while helping us imagine who we might become.. Patrick received degrees in piano performance from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, as well as a Masters degree in music theory at Michigan State University, where he is currently a doctoral candidate in piano performance and an instructor of music theory. This marks Sharon's first full season since being named the inaugural Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director in September, a five-year appointment made possible by a generous gift from MOT Board member Gary L. Wasserman. Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, on the campus of Oakland University, is host to the hottest lineup of musical acts in Metro Detroit. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he studied with Andrew Jennings. He taught in the Madison area for several years and moved to Michigan to continue his bass studies at the University of Michigan where he earned a Masters Degree in music performance, studying with Diana Gannett and DSO Assistant Principal Bass, Stephen Molina. Requiring a 4:1 match from private contributions to disburse the challenge funds over a two-year period, these initial modifications and improvements to the Opera House inclusive of a new elevator tower and ADA-compliant restrooms are part of a $15,000,000 comprehensive multi-year capital effort with construction slated through 2023. He has also served as a regular substitute with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 2002, and he previously was a fellow in the New World Symphony from 2003-2007. The U-M gamelan, named Kyai Telaga Madu (Venerable Lake of Honey), offers ensemble members the opportunity to explore new music composed for gamelan and helps train an important generation of scholars in Southeast Asian music. All ensembles at the University of Michigan are open to any Michigan student; most require previous experience and an audition. Highlights of the 2021-22 season included his debut with Canadian Opera Company conducting Gianni . They have three grown children and two grandsons. Dennis Carter is a busy freelancer in the Detroit area, serving as Principal Flutist for the Michigan Philharmonic and the Dearborn Symphony, and as an additional musician with the Michigan Opera Theater, the Flint Symphony, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Christine Goerke has appeared in the major opera houses of the world,including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Paris Opra, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Real, and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Yuri teaches violin through the Sphinx organization at elementary schools within Detroit, as well as with Comps in the southwest area of the city, and operates a small private studio. Other recordings include BrittensWar Requiem, which won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance. Detroit Opera House Ray Riggs grew up in Detroit, graduating from Cass Tech High School. Phil Hall is the Musical Director, and he will be joined by other musicians. A_PRO_19701970_001 Michigan Opera Theatre. Yuval Sharon is the newly appointed Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director of Detroits Michigan Opera Theatre andfounder and Artistic Director of The Industry in Los Angeles. The Friars, an eight-member subset of the Glee Club, serve as an extension of Club as they maintain an ambitious performing schedule. BalletHispnicoexplores the Argentinean icon withthis seminal new work. Students practice and perform on diverse instruments on campus and in the community, including new and historically significant pipe organs designed to expose students to historic principles of sound and inspire them to create new possibilities for the instrument. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Detroit. Prior to that, he studied with Phillip Kolker of the Baltimore Symphony, earning a Bachelor of Music Degree at the Peabody Institute of Music while simultaneously completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Natural Sciences with concentrations in Biophysics at the Johns Hopkins University. Davne Tines is a pathbreaking artist whose work not only encompasses a diverse repertoire, from early music to new commissions by leading composers, but also explores todays pressing social issues through work that blends opera, art song, contemporary classical, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance that connects to all of humanity. More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro. Primarily comprising non-music students and Ann Arbor community members, the 175-voice Choral Union performs an annual concert of Handels Messiahin Hill Auditorium with the Ann Arbor Symphony as well as other concerts that vary from year to year. International ballet star Nina Ananiashvili (former prima ballerina with Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre) leads this dynamic group with a program of mostly George Balanchine, accompanied by full orchestra. Concert Band provides large ensemble performance experiences in a wide range of musical styles and periods for all wind and percussion performers at U-M. Annual events include a Christmas concert and a Lenten Recital Series featuring the Karl Wilhelm organ (III/39) at First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor. See the recent , Open to all U-M students, including those at Dearborn and Flint, the. His residency culminated in a major revival of Meredith Monks operaATLAS, makinghim the first director Monk entrusted with a new production of her work. SMTD IntranetDepartmentsEmergency PreparednessSMTD COVID-19 InformationFacilities RentalU-M Gateway, School of Music, Theatre & DanceE.V. Campus Band is open to any student with experience. The verismo masterpieces of Mascagni and Puccini sought to magnify and open up the interior lives of our neighbors and fellow citizensan urgent necessity in todays society and so beautifully elaborated in the more contemporary visions of Anthony Davis, Jeanine Tesori, and Robert Xavier Rodriguez. DTH presents a modern, breathtaking performance that offer[s] a different future, one where ballet is more daring and more perceptive than ever before (Broadway World). Most production performance opportunities are limited to majors; however, all ensembles at the University of Michigan are open to any Michigan student. He is featured on over forty recordings. He participated in the Festival of Two Worlds in both Charleston, South Carolina and Spoleto, Italy. A wicked queen is exiled, where she is guarded by a genie and his goblins. In 1977 it was Orchestra Detroit, for whom I played, that was in . David Shengold explores the opera's tragic heroine, a character who is in some way familiar to us all. Conducted by DSO Music Director Jader Bignamini Additional faculty, guests, and BFA students complete the creative production teams. Submit your review and read what other patrons had to say of Ballet Preljocajs presentation of Swan Lake. Prior to joining the Grand Rapids Symphony, Charley was Principal Trumpet of the Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit and has appeared many times with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Gamelan performances bring the music, dance and puppetry of Central Java to the stage in Ann Arbor, often featuring eminent Javanese artists-in-residence. In addition to performances by international concert artists, alumni and faculty, there are usually two recitals by U-M organ students. Countertenor Keymon Murrah speaks about his career path and making his Detroit Opera debut in the high-flying title role of Handels Xerxes. Coming Homecommences on February 26-27, 2022 with the return of an MOT favorite, Robert Xavier Rodrguez and Migdalia CruzsFrida, in theproduction originally staged by Jose Maria Condemi. Opera ChorusSingers in the Opera Chorus perform in opera productions presented by University Productions (UPROD). He received his training through the Suzuki Strings of Madison, Interlochen Arts Academy, and the Oberlin Conservatory. He made his MOT debut in 2020, with Twilight: Gods, an innovative adaptation of Wagners Gtterdmmerung staged in the Detroit Opera House Parking Center. His role as Concertmaster of the Bijou Orchestra, a select 13-member salon theatre orchestra located in Bay City, MI, has afforded him numerous memorable performances in the mid-Michigan area including the revival of silent movies set to live music, performing as soloist, and presenting period reviews in concert specializing in music from the . Libretto by Thulani Davis and Kip Davis Pepsi-Cola is the official soft drink and juice provider for the Detroit Opera House. The piece pioneers the use of ballet as resistanceart, andis a marvel of a work that shows off Mr. Garlands many choreographic gifts, from his sparkling musicality to his ability to seamlessly weave classical ballet with influences from modern and social dance (The New York Times). U-M Organ ConferencesStudents have opportunities to perform at the University of Michigan Organ Conference, a tradition for over 60 years. He's been on the job 14 months, and the position marks a return for him after working with the NEA and other groups. The scene, in which Count Almaviva pleads for, and ultimately wins, the Countess's forgiveness, features some of the most heavenly music Mozart composed. The music performed includes works for both chamber and large ensemble works and is selected to provide challenging opportunities for musical growth. Through recordings and performances in prestigious venues such as New Yorks Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Beijings National Center for the Performing Arts, and Milans La Scala , the U-M Symphony Band is known for its professional quality of performance and keen sense of trailblazing in building repertoire.The Symphony Band splits into chamber groups for one concert each term, allowing the musicians to improve communications between instrument sections, helping to build a more cohesive band when they again rehearse as a full ensemble. Each year it presents an opera and dance season. More Broadway plays stop here, including Wicked, Phantom of the Opera and Aladdin, and the Opera House is well known for their Detroit Symphony Orchestra performances. On March 19-20, audience favorite BalletHispnicoreturns to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the Detroit premiere of Doa Pern: The Rise and Fall of a Diva, a full-length ballet based on one of the most spellbindingwomen of South American history. From large ensembles in celebrated concert halls to chamber groups in intimate recital spaces, performance opportunities across all disciplines abound, with nearly 900 student performances each academic year. First Year Dance CompanyFirst year dance majors perform faculty, guest artist and student choreography in multiple locations throughout southeast Michigan (e.g., schools, senior centers, hospitals). U-M dancers pursue a variety of opportunities to perform both within and beyond the Department, developing their own unique performance and choreography portfolio. Six major events this season will takeMOTthroughoutthe community. As Associate Artistic Director, Goerke will assume principal responsibility for production casting and will play a leading and collaborative role with Yuval Sharon on all musical matters,ensuring that MOT maintains the highest possible musical standards in all aspects of the companys performances and presentations. Students interested in historically oriented performance have opportunities to explore music from across the centuries, performed on authentic period instruments and high-quality replicas. The Oakland Symphony Orchestra will present its 25th Annual David Daniels Young Artists Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township. Tickets include valet parking and truffles to . 2:30pm. A recreation of Ragnar Kjartanssons performance based on MozartsMarriage of Figaro Featuring Catalina Cuervo as Frida Kahlo and Ricardo Herrera as Diego Rivera, LA BOHME Tickets forCavalleria rusticanawill be available for purchase to the public on March 24, 2021 at noon and can be purchased onlinevia MOTs website and phone (313)237-7464or via the Ticketmaster website and by phone at (313)471-7000. Music byPietro Mascagni Complete casting for the season will be announced later this spring. It was one of many grand monuments built in a time when the city of Detroit was reaching the zenith of its importance and wealth, and . Every semester there is a production of either a complete opera with costumes, sets and orchestra, or a scenes program with repertoire picked specifically for the students in Opera . BLISS is a Michigan Opera Theatre production that replays three sublime minutes of The Marriage of Figaro with the same cast and the same orchestra, without pause, for 12 hours. Physicians' service provided by Henry Ford Medical Center. Though classically trained, Chriss other musical interests lie in expanding the boundaries and genres of his musical influences via his own original compositions and songs. Dan Stachyra enjoys a varied career in opera, orchestra, and chamber music performance, as well as teaching and recording. I am extremely pleased withthe appointment of Christine andwelcome this extraordinary artist to MOTand the City of Detroit. Tag: Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra Filter Blogs: All Ticket Scalpers Education Visiting Show Karen VanderKloot DiChiera Children's Chorus Opera Dance Special Events Events News Reviews MOT Studio Profiles from the Pit David DiChiera 313 Presents is honored to have the opportunity to work with luminary artistic director, Yuval Sharon, and the Michigan Opera Theatre to bring one of the most beloved operas of all time,Cavalleria rusticana, to Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, says313 Presents PresidentHoward Handler. Libretto by Tazewell Thompson The first American ever invited to direct at Bayreuth, Sharon distinguished himselfwitha boldly progressiveLohengrinin 2018. The Oakland Symphony Orchestra will present its 25th Annual David Daniels Young Artists Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township. Amy Kuras was born and raised in New York, where she studied cello at Manhattan School of Music, Chautauqua Institute and the Downeast Chamber Music Program. Overall, there were six evening performances and fifteen student matinees that were seen by over fifteen thousand students. Directed by Kaneza Schaal He has appeared with noted performers such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Robert Sims, the Three Irish Tenors, and Glen Campbell. 2:25 | Trailer. Opera in Detroit is made possible with support from: Countertenor Keymon Murrah speaks about his career path and making his Detroit Opera debut in the high-flying title role of Handels Xerxes. Read More FILE - Russian soprano Anna Netrebko bows to the audience at the end of La Scala opera house's gala season opener, Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" at the Milan La Scala theater . Admission: $10-$20 with light refreshments incl. From two campus bell towers, students perform frequently for the greater community on concert-class carillons, each containing nearly 5 octaves of bronze bells. Kristen Tait earned her Bachelors degree from Kent State University and Masters and Doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music. For 10 years in Albania, he was the Music Director of the Board of Education at the prestigious Korce Tefta Tashko K-12 and High School, essentially the equivalent of magnet/pre-conservatory schools in the U.S. Daniel Winnick (Co-Concertmaster) moved to Michigan from New Jersey in 2005, and since then he has built a varied and busy career as a freelance musician in Metro Detroit and beyond. Meet King Xerxes. The Chamber Choir has been featured on GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums; sung with the Detroit and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestras; performed at conventions of the ACDA and NCCO; and has toured internationally. Out of the BlueEugene Rogers, faculty directorOut of the Blue is an auditioned SMTD outreach choral ensemble that partners with the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) and U-M alumni to bring choral concerts and workshops to prisons, juvenile detention centers and re-entry homes across Southeast Michigan. The ensemble meets twice a week for two hours, performs several times a semester on campus and off. See performances and more on the SMTDYouTube channel! Students perform faculty and guest artist choreography in this major annual production of the department, held in 1,400-seat Power Center theater. Friday, March 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM at 54 Below, 254 West 54thStreet, NYC 10019. George Troia, Jr., BM University of Michigan, MM Wayne State University, has been performing for more than 50 years. Now in his eleventh year as a sacred musician for the Archdiocese of Detroit, he is organist and music director at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Hazel Park. Small Jazz EnsemblesSmall Jazz Ensembles is a course devoted to small group jazz performance. Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) is the principal opera company in Michigan, USA. May 14, 19& 22, 2022 The Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra will provide live music conducted by David LaMarche and will feature soprano Mary-Hollis Hundley. Darwin Del Fabro makes his triumphant return to 54 Below to celebrate the release of his new CD, Revisiting Jobim. A beloved U-M cultural ambassador, the MMB inspires school spirit as it takes the field at the Big House in Ann Arbor, and at away football games, throughout the fall semester. Michigan Opera Theatre's 2000-2001 subscription and single tickets have been graCiously sponsored by Hunter House, Harmonie Park. He has studied with many notable musicians, including Joaquin Valdepenas and Bill Jackson at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, Steve Cohen at the Brevard Music Festival, and the Imani Winds at their Chamber Music Festival in New York City. Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) is pleased to announce its 2021-22 season, under the artistic leadership of Yuval Sharon. Other 2013-14 performances included chamber recitals on the seasons of both the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, as well as solo recitals in metro Detroit and at Michigan State University. When not playing the trumpet, John is an active music educator, teaching private lessons, working with school music programs, and as an adjunct Professor of Music at Henry Ford College in Dearborn. Neal Campbell is Tuba Artist-in-Residence for Custom Music International and is a B&S Perantucci Artist. Most production performance opportunities are limited to majors; however, all ensembles at the University of Michigan are open to any Michigan student. The Fisher Theatre, located in the New Center neighborhood, sees the most Broadway . Haymarket Opera, Chicago's premier early opera company that presents historically informed performances played on 18th-century classical era instruments, performs L'Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover) by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (17451799) on a world-premiere recording of the opera to be released by Cedille Records (CDR 90000 217)on February 10, 2023. He is also active as a chamber musician, performing with the Pure Winds quintet and Shift Ensemble Detroit. MOTs 2021-2022 Dance Season is supported by Richard & Joanne Brodie, Maxine & Stuart Frankel Family Foundation, Marvin, Betty, and Joanne Danto Family Foundation, and Kevin Dennis & Jeremy Zeltzer. He has taught for the Sphinx Organizations Overture Program in Flint, and for Friends Music Camp in Richmond, Indiana. See the recent Let Woman Choose Her Sphere concert. Michigan Opera Theatre's staging of "Bliss," a unique performance that found singers and an orchestra . She has played with several symphonies around Southeast Michigan, including the Ann Arbor Symphony and the Adrian Symphony and regularly freelances in the area. If we can accept Luciano Pavarotti as a starving Bohemian poet, we can certainly accept a tall, trim, darkly handsome blind man as Werther. . The Detroit Opera House is an ornate opera house located at 1526 Broadway Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Grand Circus Park Historic District.The 2,700-seat venue is the home of productions of the Detroit Opera and a variety of other events. (313) 237-SING [7464], Michigan Opera Theatre Announces 2021-22 Season, Detroit Opera Archive and Resource Library, Karen VanderKloot DiChiera Education Fund, Out and About continues on September 11-12 with, Xerxes In Conversation with Keymon W. Murrah, Re-hearing Gounods Faust: A New Performing Edition. Hektor Qyteti served as the Assistant Concertmaster for the Michigan Philharmonic for the seven years before being promoted to his current position of Principal Second Violin. Learn more about our in-school performance of Little Red Riding Hood! Jader Bignamini is Music Director of the Detroit Symphony, leading his second full season in 2022-2023. Ray is married to Tracey, an active freelance violist and middle school orchestra teacher. Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica Jader Bignamini is Music Director of the Detroit Symphony, leading his second full season in 2022-2023. Created specifically forDance Theatre of Harlem, Schreiers work,Passage,recognizes the 400thanniversary of enslaved Africans arriving in Virginia in 1619. Active in theater orchestras, he serves as the Principal Flutist for the Fisher Theater Orchestra, the Bijou Orchestra, and the R4Revue, and has toured the United States with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, the New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra, and the Carl Rosa Opera Company (UK). With large and small jazz ensembles exploring a range of styles, SMTD offers abundant opportunities for students music majors and non-majors alike to perform. Luxury coach service is available from Ann Arbor for $15 per person for the Thursday and Friday . The internationally renowned Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments comprises over 2,500 pieces of historical and contemporary musical instruments from all over the world. Led by the Director of Orchestras, the USO has performed on GRAMMY Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums and is committed to performing the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras, with concerts in historic Hill Auditorium. Womens Glee ClubJulie Skadsem, conductorThe Womens Glee Club (WGC) is a choral ensemble representing undergraduate and graduate women from diverse fields across the U-M campus. Goerke will continue to pursue her extraordinary career as one of the worlds most esteemed dramatic sopranos. Ensemble OpportunitiesOrgan students have opportunities to perform with the University of Michigan orchestras, bands, and choral ensembles, and can gain extensive experience in continuo playing on organ and harpsichord with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra. 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