Prelude Dinners
Special Evenings for the Cultured Palate
Join us to learn more about the evening's concert and enjoy a gourmet meal at the UMS Prelude Dinners, which take place before selected UMS performances.
Park early, dine with fellow patrons, and learn more about the artists, the performance, or the historical context of the works from our renowned guest speakers. The dinners are held just steps away from the performance .
The evening begins at 5:30 pm (except where noted) with a complimentary wine bar followed by a catered buffet dinner. Each dinner will end with a brief educational program about the evening’s artist, composer or program. Space is limited.
To make reservations by phone or for more information contact
Lisa Rozek at 734-764-8489 or lrozek@umich.edu
Download the Prelude Dinner Brochure (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Dinner Schedule
Season Opening Dinner
Shen Wei Dance Arts: Second Visit to the Empress
Speaker: Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Political Science and William Davidson Professor of Business Administration, University of Michigan
Friday, September 28, 5:30 pm at the Alumni Center
Filarmonica della Scala
Speaker: Martin Katz, Artur Schnabel Collegiate Professor of Music, University of Michigan
Saturday, October 6, 5:30 pm at Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall (fourth floor)
Louis Lortie, piano
Speaker: Logan Skelton, Associate Professor and Chair of Piano, University of Michigan
Friday, October 12, 5:30 pm at the Hill Auditorium Mezzanine Lobby
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Speaker: Jim Vincent, Artistic Director, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Thursday, October 25, 5:30 pm at the Power Center Green Room
St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Speaker: Beth Genne, Associate Professor of Dance, University of Michigan
Sunday, November 4, 2007, 5 pm (NOTE TIME) at the Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall
Yo-Yo Ma, cello / Kathryn Stott, piano
Speaker: Anthony Elliott, Professor of Cello, University of Michigan
Saturday, November 10, 5:30 pm at the Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Speaker: Ellen Rowe, Associate Professor and Chair of Jazz Piano and Improvisation Studies, University of Michigan
Wednesday, January 16, 5:30 pm at the Hill Auditorium Mezzanine Lobby
A Celebration of the Keyboard
Speaker: Arthur Greene, Professor of Piano, University of Michigan
Saturday, February 2, 5:30 pm at Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall
Guarneri String Quartet and Johannes String Quartet
Speaker: William Bolcom, Ross Lee Finney Distinguished University Professor of Composition, University of Michigan
Saturday, February 9, 5:30 pm at Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Speaker: Stephen Shipps, Professor of Violin, University of Michigan
Thursday, February 14, 5:30 pm at Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall
San Francisco Symphony
Speaker: Steven Whiting, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Musicology, University of Michigan
Friday, March 14, 5:30 pm at Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall
Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Speaker: Anne Parsons, President and Executive Director, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Friday, March 21, 5:30 pm at Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall
Lang Lang, piano
Special 2008/2009 Season Announcement
Speaker: Ken Fischer, President, University Musical Society
Wednesday, April 2, 5:30 pm at Rackham Building’s Assembly Hall