w w 48 - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, October 16, 1997 0 0 0 w w The Michigan DaiyvWeekentt I III-, iTI1N1115MI I LIA1Il f t Vv:avaar a, s School of Music presents variety of concerts, lectures By Stephanie Love Daily Arts Writer It's not hard to find music at Michigan. A walk down North University takes you past Hill Auditorium, where on any given night, students can find an orchestral perfor- mance or a choir concert. Across the courtyard, the Michigan League's Mendelssohn Theater boasts a lineup of theater and drama performances, while Rackham Auditorium showcases cham- ber music. Cross Fletcher and the Power Center plays host to operas and musicals. Across the bridge to the Hill area, The Betty Pease Studio Theater in the Dance Building features dance recitals. And a bus to North Campus brings you to the School of Music, the heart of the Michigan music experience, where recitals, lectures and master classes occur on a daily basis. Students like LSA junior Katya Metidieri have ample opportunity to take advantage of this musical atmos- phere. "I think it would be nice to hear what my peers are doing," Metidieri said. "I know we have a great music pro- gram, and I'd like to attend a concert." The Michigan School of Music boasts one of the most active and varied concert lineups of any university in the country. With more than 400 performances in an academic year, the Music School pro- vides an invaluable service to the University and Ann Arbor community. According to Jeffrey Chase, editorial assistant of "Music at Michigan," pub- lished twice a year by the School of Music, "one of the advantages of hav- ing an extensive and high-quality music program is that students and the public have access to events which in other cities would have an admission." In other words, if you're looking for it, the School of Music has it. In addi- tion to the ensembles that focus on tra- ditional band, choir and orchestral liter- ature, Michigan is home to one of the most active jazz and improvisation pro- grams in the country. Beyond the larger ensembles, music students perform in a variety of smaller ensembles, which highlight the diversity within the music school. From the Early Music Ensemble, which plays music that predates thel8th century, to the Digital Music Ensemble's multimedia perfor- mances, the scope is overwhelming. Few people know that the School of Music, in addition to being a power- house for the performing arts, is a bar- gain hunter's dream. "Ninety-five percent of the Music School's activities are free and open to the public, and the concerts are general- ly very high-quality," said Chase. While most of the music perfor- mances are free, the theater and dance departments do charge admission to University Productions events, which include musical theater and drama per- formances. Events such as the Halloween Concert and Band-O-Rama also charge admission. Student tickets generally cost around $7, a steal in a town where tickets to concerts through the University Musical Society start at See CONCERTS, Page 118 FOR YOUR EYE EXAMS & EYEGLASSES Giorgio Arnani STUDENT DISCOUNTS * Entertainment News Lawrence sentenced; Jackson's album banned KRjchardfson s ctcal ,t1C 320 S. State St. (located in the lower level of Decker Drugs) Hours: M, T, TH, F 9 am-6 pm Wed.& Sat 9 am-1 pm ® Film ~ In the wake of the recent cancella- tion of his eponymous Fox show, it looks like comedian/actor Martin Lawrence has quite a bit more than "nothing" to lose - his freedom, for starters. Regularly in trouble with the law, Lawrence, star of TV's "Martin" and the 1995 action blockbuster "Bad Boys," was sentenced to two years'pro- bation and 240 hours of community service on Sept. 17, in Los Angeles. 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