Louise Toppin is a University of Michigan scholar and performer who has received critical acclaim for her operatic, orchestral and oratorio performances in the United States and around the world.
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The activities of the Gershwin Initiative, an ongoing partnership between the University of Michigan and the Gershwin estate, are multifaceted, involving many aspects of SMTD. Comprehensive in scope, the initiative fundamentally blends the abstract with the practical,...