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Center Stage Strings – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a performance featuring the program faculty.

Center Stage Strings @ A2 Summer Festival
O&W Grove Stage, Ingalls Mall, 915 E. Washington St, Ann Arbor MI 48109
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This summer, take in the next generation of extraordinary string talent when Center Stage Strings performs at Top of the Park. Bringing together exceptional musicianship and youthful passion, this concert will highlight powerful and inspiring works by a diverse range of composers, celebrating voices both past and present. Don’t miss the gorgeous lyricism and prodigious talent from the students of Center Stage Strings live at A2SF!

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Center Stage Strings – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to attend as Sheryl Staples (New York Philharmonic/ The Juilliard School) presents a master class on violin.

Spotlight Solo Recital: Samuel Rosenthal, viola
Britton Recital HallEarl V. Moore Building
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Violist Samuel Rosenthal performs a solo recital. Part of a series of free live concerts presented by Center Stage Strings – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth.

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Join us for the final performance by MPulse Flute Institute participants.

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Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.

Puppet Show Finale: MPulse Performing Arts Summer Programs
Newman StudioWalgreen Drama Center
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As part of U-M’s MPulse summer programs for high school aged youth, the Theatre & Drama Academy provides students with the foundations of movement, scene study, and the development of the actor’s voice, while the Theatre Design & Production Workshop gives students firsthand experience with multiple aspects of theatrical production. Join us for a final presentation by the students as these week-long programs on campus come to a close.

American Saxophone Academy Final Performance
Stamps AuditoriumWalgreen Drama Center
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Join us for a final performance by participants in the 2026 American Saxophone Academy. The American Saxophone Academy is a one-week program designed by five American saxophonists with the goal of providing an exceptional solo and chamber music experience for advanced saxophonists.

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Center Stage Strings – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of free live concerts.

Free - no tickets required
All are welcome as SMTD Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation faculty and guests perform a jazz concert for MPulse Jazz Institute participants.

