U-M Music Students Tackle Program Notes
Courtesy of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Performance, Volume XIV, Issue III)

DETROIT, MI - Readers of Performance may have noticed that students and professors from the University of Michigan’s School of Music are contributing to program notes for classical concerts.  The partnership offers students the opportunity to further their musical knowledge while researching and publishing material on the history and instrumental aspects of a work.

“Collaborating with the DSO underscores our commitment to the symphonic art,” says Mark Clague, University of Michigan Assistant Professor of Musicology.  “Students gain professional writing experience while connecting with audiences.”

The second-year doctoral students are specializing in musicology and ethnomusicology, which is the scientific study of music as an aspect of culture. The students include: Nathan Platte, a trombonist interested in Russian and cinematic music; Amy Kimura, an admirer of 20th-century concert music; Yona Stamatis, a violinist focusing on Grecian music; and Stephanie Heriger, who is writing about the reception of the American composer Charles Ives’ orchestral music as part of her studies.  In addition, music professor Jason Geary adds his expertise to program notes.