On Saturday, April 5, the 2025 Dale and Nancy Briggs Chamber Music Competition was held in Britton Recital Hall. Hosted by the Department of Chamber Music, the Briggs Competition was created to encourage the excellence of chamber music performance at SMTD and to...
Soprano Louise Toppin, professor of music in the Department of Voice & Opera, and countertenor Darryl Taylor (MM ’91, DMA ’95, voice) recently released Dear Friends & Gentle Hearts, an album of African American art songs, on Albany Records. The seed for this...
As part of SMTD’s BFA in design & production curriculum, students display their work in an annual portfolio review, with faculty and guests reviewing their work and offering comments. The portfolios feature examples from coursework as well as hands-on production...
The Wizard of Oz, like many iconic cultural offerings, has spawned abundant adaptations that offer different interpretations of its beloved characters and thought-provoking themes. Beginning on April 3, the Department of Theatre & Drama and University Productions...
The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Matthew Abernathy will join the Department of Conducting as an assistant professor and associate director of choirs in the fall of 2025. Abernathy will conduct the Men’s Glee Club, the...