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Welcome to UMS’s 145th season.
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23/24 Season
UMS Returns to the Ypsilanti Freighthouse this April!
Discover programs for all ages — including an opening night Swing Dance Party with live music, a not-so-silent movie night in collaboration with iFFY, Earth Day and Ballet Folklórico family performances, the Regenerate! Orchestra, Shigeto Live Ensemble, and more!
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Giving Florence Price Her Flowers
Much of the composer Florence Price's work was forgotten or lost. Now, she’s finally starting to receive the recognition she deserves. Explore Price's history and preview her music, before The Philadelphia Orchestra performs her fourth symphony.
Blog
Meet the Debuting Soloists in Brahms’s German Requiem
Our season finale with The Philadelphia Orchestra and UMS Choral Union also features the UMS debuts of two phenomenal singers — soprano Ying Fang and baritone Will Liverman.
UMS Performance Playground
Celebrating Ojibwe Heritage through Words
Storytelling is the beating heart of Indigenous cultures, as it is the main way in which their history has been recorded and passed down from generation to generation. Join us as we learn about Ojibwe language, culture, and history on UMS Performance Playground . (For Grades K-5; ages 5-11)
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