Performances & Events
North University and Thayer Street directly adjacent to Hill Auditorium will be closed for construction during the 2026 fall semester. We recommend event attendees arrive early, anticipate limited parking, and consider public transit options.
Construction will limit access to the Thayer Street Parking Structure. The Power Center Fletcher Street Parking Structure or the Palmer Structure are the nearest alternatives.
Increased traffic and limited parking may impact attendees of events at Hill Auditorium, Rackham Auditorium, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, and the Power Center.
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Economics graduate student Austin Zhu performs a 30 minute recital on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.
Free - no tickets required
This lecture begins at 7:15 pm before the 8:00 pm Symphony Band performance. Parking / Traffic alert for attendees: https://smtd.umich.edu/2026-construction
“Changing Channels” – MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Lauren Blair Smith
Dance Performance Studio TheatreDance Building
Free - Tickets Required
The Department of Dance proudly presents Changing Channels, an innovative and original dance thesis concert directed and choreographed by Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Lauren Blair Smith. Performances will be held on September 18 and 19 at 7:30pm. Admission to the event is free. Tickets will be available at the door starting one hour prior to each show, with doors opening 30 minutes before showtime each night. Changing Channels explores the psychological and physical experience of code-switching through a dynamic blend of contemporary choreography, original music production by Singaporean producer Alif Aircho, and multimedia elements. Using the metaphor of switching television channels, this performance navigates different emotional states, societal expectations, and the complex journey of identity.
Free - no tickets required
“The Road Less Traveled By: A Tribute to H. Robert Reynolds” – Legendary conductor and educator H. Robert Reynolds served as the 6th Director of Bands at the University of Michigan from 1975 to 2001, and then as the conductor of the University of Southern California’s Wind Ensemble for another two decades after his retirement from U-M. He became known around the world for his expressive interpretations and as a champion of music for wind band. Maestro Reynolds passed away in January of this year at the age of 91, and the University of Michigan Symphony Band pays tribute to his enduring and incomparable legacy in a program filled with some of his favorite classics alongside music that his leadership and creativity brought into our world. Jason Fettig, conductor. Parking / Traffic alert for attendees: https://smtd.umich.edu/2026-construction
“Changing Channels” – MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Lauren Blair Smith
Dance Performance Studio TheatreDance Building
Free - Tickets Required
The Department of Dance proudly presents Changing Channels, an innovative and original dance thesis concert directed and choreographed by Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Lauren Blair Smith. Performances will be held on September 18 and 19 at 7:30pm. Admission to the event is free. Tickets will be available at the door starting one hour prior to each show, with doors opening 30 minutes before showtime each night. Changing Channels explores the psychological and physical experience of code-switching through a dynamic blend of contemporary choreography, original music production by Singaporean producer Alif Aircho, and multimedia elements. Using the metaphor of switching television channels, this performance navigates different emotional states, societal expectations, and the complex journey of identity.
Free - no tickets required
This Michigan Chamber Players performance will explore 21st century chamber music for the piano, including Andy Milne’s Chimeric Reveries in a performance by Milne himself and the Telegraph Quartet.
Free - no tickets required
Grace Jackson, doctoral student in sacred music, presents a dissertation lecture recital on the Frieze Memorial Organ in Hill Auditorium.
Free - no tickets required
Graduate student Adam Lenhart performs a 30 minute recital on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.
Free - no tickets required
University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs a 30 minute recital on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.
Free - no tickets required
Tiffany Ng & Bjorn Brolin-Olson perform a 30 minute recital on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.