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“Dance Variations” – In a concert that showcases a new way to think about the concept of “dancing,” the University of Michigan Symphony Band combines band classics with new and exciting contemporary music for winds and percussion. Moving from Sousa and Schoenberg to the famous Sinfonietta of Ingolf Dahl, the concert also includes the sparkling City of Ambition by Theresa Martin, and an impressive transcription for band of the final movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s electric orchestral masterpiece Symphonic Dances.

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“Mahler Seventh: More Than a Little Night Music” – Join the USO for this performance of the evocative and ultimately optimistic Seventh Symphony by Gustav Mahler, conducted by its music director Kenneth Kiesler. Sometimes called the Song of the Night, two of its five movements are nocturnes. One of them is a folksy sort of night-patrol or march, and the other a romantic serenade, complete with guitar and mandolin. The movement between them evokes goblins and spirits in a macabre dance. From these nightwalks and nightsongs, there are bells and drums and brass fanfares, as a brightly lit and positive view of the world emerges.

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The Arts Chorale is the official choir of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. A mixed choir that is open to any U-M student, the Arts Chorale is a musical and social group that has existed at the University for over 60 years.

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“Nordic Masterpieces” – The University Philharmonia Orchestra presents Carl Nielsen’s Symphony #5, his powerful response to the atrocities of World War I. The program also features SMTD Concerto Competition winner Karl Rueterbusch, percussion, playing Sieidi by Finnish composer Kalevi Aho.