![]() ![]() ![]() We share our best ideas with one another at con?ferences, in publications, by phone and, increasingly, over the internet. There is a generosity of spirit in performing arts present?ing that I have rarely seen in other fields. Relationships with professional colleagues around the world are very special. In addition to Board members, volunteers include ourĪdvisory Committee, usher corps, UMS Choral Union members and countless others who give of their time and talent to all facets of the UMS program. Last year, UMS volunteers contributed more than 38,000 hours to UMS. Look for the acknowledgment in this program book to find out more about Michael and how you can participate in this season-long celebra?tion. Michael has established a stan?dard of patron service that we're told is unmatched anywhere else in this business. That same vision is shared by members of the UMS staff, who this year invite all of the UMS family to celebrate the 25 years box office manager Michael Gowing has served UMS and this community. What a privi?lege it is to work with a group of people whose vision of UMS is to make it the very best of its kind in the world. Our Board of Directors now numbers 26 individuals, each bringing to their role unique knowledge, experience and perspective as well as a shared commitment to assuring the pre?sent and future success of UMS. Whether on a ride to the airport withjessye Norman, enjoying sushi with Wynton Marsalis, visiting Dascola Barbers with Cecilia Bartoli, searching for antiquarian books with Andre Previn or escorting the Uptown String Quartet to Pioneer and Huron High Schools, each of these personal connections with artists enables us to get to know each other better, to brainstorm future projects and to deepen the special relationships between these artists, UMS and the Ann Arbor community. Relationships are what the performing arts are all about. Last year, more than 120,000 people attended UMS performances and relat?ed events. The relationship between the audience and a presenting organization like UMS is a special one, and we are gratified that an ever expand?ing and increasingly diverse audience is attend?ing UMS events. ![]() Thanks for coming to this performance and for supporting the University Musical Society by being a member of the audience. ![]()
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