Mon, Nov 09
|Hill Auditorium
Free University Symphony Orchestra Concert @ Hill Nov 9th
Join other IN members and enjoy this free student concert at Hill Auditorium! Family and friends welcome. Come by 7:45pm to get seated. Concert begins at 8 pm. We will sit in the front-center of the mezzanine this time. Join the WhatsApp Pop-up group to find us at events! Program details below.
Time & Location
Nov 09, 2026, 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM
Hill Auditorium, 825 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Guests
About the Event
https://smtd.umich.edu/event/09-november-2026/
Step beyond the footlights into a musical world that traverses from magic to masquerades, comedy to romance, and elegance to spectacle. The University Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of music inspired by the stage, featuring 2026 SMTD Concerto Competition winner Grace Ryan (MM ’26, voice), mezzo-soprano, in two very different portrayals of Cinderella: the tender and lyrical Cendrillon by Massenet, and the dazzling and playful La Cenerentola by Rossini.
Mozart’s sparkling Magic Flute Overture sets the stage for the evening, which culminates in Richard Strauss’s exuberant Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, featuring virtuosic violin, cello, and piano soloists. Witty, energetic, and full of theatrical flair, Strauss’s music brings this journey to a rollicking conclusion.
Kenneth Kiesler, conductor
Grace Ryan, mezzo-soprano (Massenet and Rossini)
PROGRAM
Overture toThe Magic Flute, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Enfin je suis ici” fromCendrillon, Jules Massenet
“Nacqui all’affanno… Non più mesta” fromLa Cenerentola, Gioachino Rossini
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, op. 60, Richard Strauss
Concert Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes