Dave Brubeck recorded “Balcony Rock” at Hill Auditorium in 1954 for “Jazz Goes to College.” umichArts & Culture #UMich200 open.spotify.com/track/5KGWa1WH…

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We’re thrilled to announce Amal Walks Across America arrives in Ann Arbor next month! 📢 🎉 Little Amal, the internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who visited New York City last fall, visits Ann Arbor on 9/23. bit.ly/3OLD6eb

I have an essay on the anthem, white supremacy, & the word 'slave' in Key's unknown third verse for The Washington Post today. The call is to 1. engage with history & 2. to define the text w/o a word that prevents the song from representing all Americans. wapo.st/449gQS0

Great conversation on KMOX St. Louis News in St. Louis about the #SuperBowl #Anthem and the history of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' in sports. audacy.com/kmox/news/loca… #UMichArts W. W. Norton & Company #USHistory

Provocative and fun chat with David Pate about the U.S. anthem for his podcast 'National Anthems: The Worst Songs in the World.' #NationalAnthem #ushistory #UMichArts podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/9-t…

#SphinxConnect 2023 in Detroit is underway: conversations about #diversity in music.

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#NCAATF x 🎥 Michigan Track & Field / Cross Country

#showtime “Songs for Democracy” about to #golive 7:30p at Hill Auditorium—five student songs to premiere!!!

TONIGHT! 'Songs for Democracy' Grand Finale Concert -- 5 songs all by #UMich students. Hill Aud. 7:30p, Free, Don't miss this... events.umich.edu/event/103189

This Sat. (Jan. 21) at 7:30p in Hill Auditorium 5 STUDENT SONGWRITERS & FRIENDS compete for $9K in prizes in the Songs for Democracy Challenge. The songs are fantastic and inspiring.
One winner will be chosen by the audience, so come out and #vote ! #UMichArts

Powerful comments by Jalen Rose on continuing racial inequality in US education today. I hope the members of #scotus are listening. #UMichMLK

.Dr. Aletha Maybank at #UMichMLK — “Race is a social construct, not a biological construct”

Thanks to Thomas Hampson and the Hampsong Foundation for continuing to inspire art making that makes song and social impact one and the same thing! #UMichArts #creativejustice #musicmatters

Leadership Welcome by President Santa J. Ono makes commitment to fighting #ClimateCrisis by hiring a sustainability officer plus partnership with Delta to use renewable fuels #GoBlue

.President Santa J. Ono Leadership Welcome—-“It’s the job of all at U-M to earn the trust of our supporters”

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In Stuttgart for 'Singing Justice: Decentering Whiteness in Vocal Music'--a project of @Hampsong, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance & Hugo Wolf made possible by UMich Humanities Collaboratory. You can follow online (+5-hr USA/EDT). Send email for link to [email protected].

#bucketlist item accomplished! Visited the world's oldest trees (bristlecone pines, 2022), tallest trees (coastal redwoods, 2012), and largest trees (giant sequoias, 2010)! Definitely a worthwhile journey! #naturalwonder

Backstage at Pioneer Center getting ready for RenoPhil concert with Tales: A Folklore Symphony by Carlos Simon, Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Wiley Skaret & Scherezade. #conductorlife #RenoArts