When asked about the future of the newly-formed Michigan Music Business Club, Business junior Jonathan Hayman, co-founder and president of the club, did not shy from divulging all that the club has accomplished in its two years of existence. 

Last week, the Zell Visiting Writers Series, sponsored by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program, featured Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, a renowned poet and graduate of the University of Michigan who recently published his first memoir “Children of the Land.” During the event, which took place over Zoom, Castillo shared his work, talked about his career and answered questions for the public in an hour and a half long ta

Orchestral music has always felt like a commitment. Listening to Mozart, Bach or Brahms is not for enjoyment, but rather a more serious soundtrack for getting my work done (without wasting an hour dancing to Megan Thee Stallion). Maybe it’s the lack of lyrics or the high-brow nature of classical music, but Western string instruments never gave me the excitement I crave in music.

But, what if orchestras were more than the sum of their boring parts? What if orchestras could create music that engaged an audience rather than lull me to sleep? 

Hi, my name is Ellen Sirower and I’m currently working towards becoming a professional classical pianist, piano teacher and academic. I also suffer from really bad impostor syndrome — the crippling belief that one’s successes are the product of luck or fraud rather than skill.