[VIDEO] Interview with filmmaker Daniel Landau
January 23, 2012 – 8:00 am | No Comment

Olivier Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles (From the Canyons to the Stars), commissioned to commemorate America’s bicentennial, was inspired the by the American West. Conductor Jeffrey Tate and the Hamburg Symphony, in collaboration with Israeli filmmaker Daniel Landau, bring the piece alive in a new cinematic installation, where images of man’s impact on the environment create a counterpoint to sounds of untouched nature. UMS’s video producer and filmmaker Sophia Kruz interviewed Daniel Landau over Skype.

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Music Inspired by Nature
January 23, 2012 – 7:00 am | One Comment
Music Inspired by Nature

On January 29, UMS will present the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra who will perform French composer Olivier Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles (From the Canyons to the Stars). From the Canyons to the Stars was inspired by the natural wonder Messiaen found in the landscapes of the American West. We put together a playlist of other music we love which was inspired by nature. Take a listen.

People Are Talking [and Video Booth]: Einstein on the Beach at Power Center
January 20, 2012 – 12:00 am | 87 Comments
People Are Talking [and Video Booth]: Einstein on the Beach at Power Center

Tell us what you thought! This is the place to comment on the performance and talk to other people about what you saw and heard. Don’t forget to click the option to be notified when …

America Heard Through Messiaen’s From The Canyons To The Stars
January 24, 2012 – 2:09 pm | No Comment
America Heard Through Messiaen’s From The Canyons To The Stars

French composer Olivier Messiaen is famous for his love of nature, particularly birds and bird songs. His work From The Canyons To The Stars — which will be performed in Hill Auditorium this Sunday, January 29 by the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jeffrey Tate — shows a much grander side of Messiaen’s wondrous admiration of the natural world.

Space is Flexible. Time Warps.
January 23, 2012 – 8:55 am | No Comment
Space is Flexible. Time Warps.

Leslie Stainton on Sunday’s Saturday Morning Physics event featuring physicists Sean Carroll and Michael S. Turner, and composer Philip Glass.

People Are Talking: UMS presents Denis Matsuev at Hill Auditorium
January 23, 2012 – 12:00 am | 19 Comments
People Are Talking: UMS presents Denis Matsuev at Hill Auditorium

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Inside Einstein on the Beach: Guest Blog by Lindsay Kesselman
January 20, 2012 – 8:35 am | One Comment
Inside Einstein on the Beach: Guest Blog by Lindsay Kesselman

Excitement is brewing this week in Ann Arbor and seems about ready to burst. Einstein on the Beach is officially beginning again, for the first time in twenty years, and after much anticipation….tomorrow. All of our preview performances this weekend are sold out, and we’ve been told that people are coming from 30 different states to see what we have created. The thought is thrilling, humbling, and sobering all at once.