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Prof. Yizhak Schotten to be awarded prestigious American Viola Society Award

September 5, 2019

In June 2020, Professor Yizhak Schotten (viola) will be awarded the American Viola Society (AVS) Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Contributions to Viola Performance and/or Teaching. Since 1997, this extremely prestigious award has only been bestowed to 13 viola professionals. The award committee cited Schotten’s strong legacy of teaching excellence, his important recordings (notably his Viola 1919: Hindemith, Clarke,…
I Hear A Symphony: For U-M violin student, hearing loss is not a disability

June 26, 2019

Violin teacher Danielle Belen uses a lot of gestures and hand signals but not many words. Her student, Abigel Szilagyi, relies on vibrations, muscle memory, and instincts.
Actress and activist Christine Lahti (BA ’72, theatre) delivers the 2019 SMTD commencement address

May 6, 2019

View a video of her speech here. Content warning: this speech contains adult language.
Actress and alumna Christine Lahti will be SMTD’s commencement speaker

April 8, 2019

Christine Lahti (BA ’72, theatre), a renowned actress of stage and screen, will be our featured speaker for the School of Music, Theatre & Dance Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 3, 2019, in Hill Auditorium. The doors at Hill open at 3:15 pm and the ceremony will begin promptly at 4:00 pm. No tickets are necessary. A livestream will…
SMTD violist wins third prize in the 2019 Sphinx Competition

March 8, 2019

Caleb Georges (MM ’19, viola, MM ’19, chamber music), a student in Professor Caroline Coade’s viola studio, placed third in the prestigious Sphinx Competition in February 2019. The competition is open to young black and Latinx string players and is judged by an internationally renowned panel of experts. Georges, the only violist in the…