U-M Life Sciences Orchestra

08/16/2026

This story is drawing thousands of potential viewers to the story of our spring concert! https://michigantoday.umich.edu/2026/08/12/elgars-dream-a-short-film/

Delighted to see Elgar’s Dream featured by Michigan Today!

The film tells the story behind our performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius at Hill Auditorium, following the extraordinary musicians of the University of Michigan’s Life Sciences Orchestra and UMS Choral Union from our first rehearsals through to the final performance.

It was such a special project to be part of, and I’m very grateful to Deborah Holdship and Michigan Today for sharing its story.

Watch Elgar’s Dream via the link in my bio.

🎬 Elgar’s Dream: A Short Film

08/10/2026

Must watch! If you came to our spring concert, or watched it online, check out the mini-documentary about how it came to be!
Link in comments.

08/06/2026

She's not just a cardiac surgeon, she's a trombone player - and you can spot posters from the concerts she'd played with us in this video that has gone viral on social media!

08/03/2026

We are so excited to share this news! A documentary about the making of our monumental recent concert with the UMS Choral Union will be unveiled this Friday. Watch the trailer now:

07/31/2026

Spread the word! It's time to start preparing for LSO auditions in September!

Here's the page to visit: https://michmed.org/Amn52
It has information about our audition dates and process, our required audition excerpts for all instruments, our rehearsal and concert schedule, and more.
If you're not yet on our email list, make sure you fill out the webform for prospective members: https://michmed.org/kQbkx

Share this post and links with musicians who are faculty, staff, students, residents, fellows, alumni, retirees and adult family members in the U-M health, medical and life sciences community!

And to our devoted audience members: Mark your calendar for our concerts at Hill Auditorium on Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30 pm and Thursday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m.

07/26/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Michael Roest has been named our Music Director for the new season, after serving as assistant conductor for the past two seasons!

He is a doctoral student in orchestral conducting at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, after completing his master's degree there over the last two years. Learn more about him at https://www.michaelroest.com/

He will be assisted by Fengjin Cui, a master's degree student and a U-M Engineering alumnus.

Watch for updates about our upcoming season soon!

05/13/2026

One of our longtime members, cellist Curtis Kuo, is profiled in the new issue of the Michigan Medicine magazine! Though he had to take time off from the LSO while finishing the Ph.D. part of his M.D./Ph.D. program (also called the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Michigan Medical School ), he says in the article that he'll be auditioning again this fall as he enters his final year of the M.D. program!

Oh, and he created the magazine's first crossword puzzle...

Medicine, music, and the magazine's first-ever crossword puzzle!

05/08/2026

Last night, some of our members gathered to bid farewell to Nicholas Bromilow Conductor as he marks the end of his U-M doctoral journey and returns to England. We wish him well!

We will have official news soon about who'lll be taking up the baton as LSO Music Director for next season!

Keep following our page for news of this fall's auditions and next winter's and spring's concerts.

05/06/2026

Calling all woodwinds, brass and percussion!

CALLING ALL WIND BAND MUSICIANS!
Be part of a single-day program playing Sousa favorites at Sousapalooza on Sunday, June 21 from 4:30-5:30 PM at Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Top of the Park! The band will be led by Colonel Jason Fettig, former Director of the Marine Band and Director of Bands at University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

🎺 All levels of experience are welcome to participate. Details at aadl.org/makemusic

04/23/2026

Wow! Nearly 2,500 people have watched the video of our concert, either live or as a recording. If you're not one of them, here's the link:

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