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SMTD Announces Winners of 2024–25 Brehm Prizes in Composition

Alumni Trio Brain Pocket Collaborates with the Composition Department to Premiere New Works

[Video] Contemporary Directions Ensemble joins with Guest Artist Shara Nova for “The Blue Hour”

Gavin Ryan Wins 2022 Brehm Instrumental Prize

Scoring a Musical Hit: Logan Skelton’s Two-Piano Arrangement of “An American in Paris” Marks a Milestone for the U-M Gershwin Initiative

Harry Castle Wins the 2022 Brehm Prize in Choral Composition

Collage was canceled, but the show went on

A Subject Rich with Meaning: Evan Hause’s Branching, A Tree Symphony

Meilina Tsui awarded 2021 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award

One Night, Two World Premieres at U-M

U-M’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance Launches the Michigan Orchestra Repertoire for Equity
