Arts & Culture
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Letters from Long Binh
Greg Stern, BA ’00, regrets he never asked his late father about his service in Vietnam. Then the filmmaker found a family treasure that turned into documentary gold.
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Episode 32: The band plays on, featuring John Pasquale
The world may be rife with chaos, but one thing never changes: When football fans enter the Big House, the Michigan Marching Band will deliver a performance unrivaled by any competition. Listen in, as we attend band practice during the week leading up to the Ohio State faceoff.
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Poetic plans for Frost House
Visitors to the Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village can tour the home that poet Robert Frost occupied during his stint in Ann Arbor. The house may soon serve as a center of American literary creativity.
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Simply the best
After starring as Tina Turner on London’s West End, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe (’18) recently made her Broadway debut this month in “TINA — The Tina Turner Musical.”
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1969’s blues fest on disc
Thanks to Third Man Records and some dusty tapes discovered in a basement, blues fans now can revisit Ann Arbor’s legendary music festival.
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A cloud lined in platinum
From Captain Beefheart to Broadway, legendary music producer Richard Perry, ’64, has been catching stars for decades — many in U-M’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
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Episode 31: There were bells, featuring Tiffany Ng
Listen in as we climb the stairs of Burton Memorial Tower. Do you hear it? University of Michigan carillonist Tiffany Ng is filling the air with music. From her perch high above campus, Ng likes to introduce new composers and defy expectations: Aretha Franklin, anyone?
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Episode 30: Woodstock — An acoustic synthesis of the ’60s, featuring Mark Clague
Musicologist Mark Clague revisits the iconic music festival of 1969 that likely would have faded into fuzzy lore if not for the documentary that followed. But ‘Woodstock’ is not your typical concert film, Clague says. Listen in and you will learn it’s a riveting drama about a potential disaster that ends in a glorious triumph. And oh yeah: Hendrix.
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I hear a symphony
For U-M violin student Abigel Szilagyi hearing loss is not a disability. The talented musician was born with just 50 percent of her hearing. She relies on vibrations, muscle memory, and instinct.