1. Beatles, record store

    Getting better all the time

    In 1967, Ann Arbor was abuzz over an album fans knew would change the world. So what do they think today?

  2. Can music heal?

    Victor Katch explores the many benefits music brings to human health.

  3. Nirvana

    Reaching Nirvana

    On the 25th anniversary of Nirvana’s album Nevermind, Jesse Frohman, BA ’81, recounts his experience as one of the last artists to photograph the late Kurt Cobain.

  4. Blues musician

    Living the blues

    Students travel to the American south to experience the vibrant culture and living history of roots music – through people, places, and performance.

  5. How heartfelt was Beethoven’s music?

    A cardiologist, medical historian, and musicologist join forces to discover whether cardiac arrhythmia played a part in some of history’s most famous works.

  6. Jessye Norman at Hill, courtesy of UMS

    Be present in the past

    The University Musical Society debuts UMS Rewind, an online archive of programs, performances, and photos chronicling the society’s 135-year history.

  7. Learning from a legend

    How does a performer lift herself to world-class status? And how can she help students create real art? Geri Allen, inheritor of Detroit’s great piano traditions and one of the world’s great pianists, offers the secrets to her students at U-M.

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