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Faculty Master Class: Danielle Belen, violin
Britton Recital HallEarl V. Moore Building
Free - no tickets required
All are welcome to a master class presented by violin faculty Danielle Belen as part of Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth.
Spotlight Solo Recital: Elijah de la Motte, cello
Britton Recital HallEarl V. Moore Building
Free - no tickets required
Cellist Elijah de la Motte performs a solo recital. Part of a series of free live concerts presented by Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth.
Center Stage Strings @ Ann Arbor Summer Festival
O&W Grove Stage, 915 Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Free - no tickets required
This summer, Center Stage Strings proudly partners with A2SF to present a lively evening of chamber music, showcasing the next generation of extraordinary string talent. Featuring brilliant young artists aged 12 to 24 from across the country – each selected through a highly competitive audition process – this collaboration brings together exceptional musicianship and youthful passion. The concert will highlight powerful and inspiring works by a diverse range of composers, celebrating voices both past and present, and promises to uplift and captivate audiences of all ages.
Faculty Recital: American Saxophone Academy
Stamps AuditoriumWalgreen Drama Center
Free - no tickets required
All are welcome to a recital of faculty from the American Saxophone Academy. Performers will include saxophonists Carrie Koffman, Kenneth Tse, Arno Bornkamp, Timothy McAllister, Chien-Kwan Lin, Otis Murphy, Walt Puyear, Maria Torres Melgares, and pianist Liz Ames.
U-M Jazz Ambassadors & Jazz Faculty featuring Adam Larson
Blue LLama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Free - Registration Recommended
The University of Michigan Jazz Ambassadors 2025 Summer Jazz Intensive is a one week full-scholarship summer jazz program exclusively for students from within the state of Michigan. The students work all week with their guest musical director, who for this year is saxophonist Adam Larson, as well as with the U-M Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation faculty. The performance at the Blue LLama is their capstone experience. 4:00pm – Doors open / 4:30-5:00pm – The Jazz Amabassadors Student Ensemble led by Adam Larson / 5-5:30pm – U-M Jazz Faculty ft. Adam Larson.
Free - no tickets required
Part of a series of free live concerts presented by Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth.
Free - no tickets required
Join us for a concert featuring student quartets and the large saxophone ensembles of the American Saxophone Academy.
Center Stage Strings @ University of Michigan Museum of Art
University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Free - no tickets required
Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth – welcomes the public to a series of live concerts.
Spotlight Solo Recital: Jonathan Okseniuk, violin
Britton Recital HallEarl V. Moore Building
Free - no tickets required
Violinist Jonathan Okseniuk performs a solo recital. Part of a series of free live concerts presented by Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth.
Free - no tickets required
The award-winning Telegraph String Quartet, featuring Eric Chin and Joseph Maile (violins), Pei-Ling Lin (viola), and Jeremiah Shaw (cello), is engaged in a three-year artist residency at the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Presented as part of Center Stage Strings (CSS) – one of SMTD’s MPulse performing arts summer programs for youth.
