Forever Go Blue: SMTD’s Supportive & Interconnected Alumni Network
View from the Pond
Making Music Around the World: SMTD Ensembles Go on Tour | SMTD Alumni Recognized with 2025 Tony and Grammy Wins | U-M First University to Host Annual Conference for MOLA: An Association of Music Performance Librarians | 75th Anniversary of the Michigan Youth Ensembles Program
The Ties That Bind: Campus Visits Tap Into the Power of the SMTD Alumni Network
The Beat Goes On: Talent, Friendship, and Dedication Help SMTD Music Ensembles Carve Out Professional Careers
Summer Dreams: Faculty Revel in Performing, Teaching, and Recruiting at Summer Festivals
Dropping Knowledge: Guiding PhD Students to Vital Opportunities
SMTD Community Updates
In Memoriam
William K. “Bill” Brehm (1929–2025) | Donald Sloan Chisholm (1934–2025) | John Black Morgan (1938–2025) | Richard Van Perry (1942–2024) | Harry Wayne Sargous (1948–2025) | SMTD Graduates of the 1940s-2000s
Giving Update
SMTD acknowledges and gives thanks for recent major gifts and pledges in the areas of student support, program support, capital needs, and planned gifts.
About Michigan Muse
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About the front cover image
SMTD Commencement, May 2025. Photo: Chris Boyes
About the back cover image
A November 2024 photo shoot captures dance students preparing for U-M Dance Company 2025, the annual Power Center concert. Photo: Kirk Donaldson