Hello all, the encores were: “Land of Hope” by Chuck Mangione and “Lonely Boy” by Paul Anka. Thanks!

Hello! In case you didn’t catch it below, here it is one more time:

The set list for Saturday night, March 5 at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor was as follows (note that groups of songs were performed as “suites”):

Opening – Gaith Aneas – King of Laois – 9 Points – Violin solo – Chieftains Magpie – Dance Pretty Girls

Bodhran solo – Cotton-Eyed Joe

Vocal/Dance solo – Foggy Dew – Puirt a Beul

China – Full of Joy – Flute solo

Mandela – Ballyfin Polkas

(Ann Arbor Grail Singers) Never Give All The Heart – Shenendoah – Anthem – Kerry Reels (dancers)

Fanny – Harp solo

March to Battle (Glen Erin Pipe Band)

Male dancers (Joe & Nathan Pilatzke)

Finale: Paddy solo – Saxophone solo
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Encore: An Dro (with Glen Erin Pipe Band)

Hello! We’ll see if we can track down that set list for you!

Hello all, just wanted to point out two more reflections on this performance, by two of our artists in residence:

#1 “My body becomes similarly constricted, mirror neurons blazing. I am a potato expanding under duress against hard dark granules.” http://bit.ly/1PDZqly

#2 How do we stay vulnerable to art? http://bit.ly/20OGnu9

Hi Maya! We’ll look into getting a set list!

HI there 🙂 We just posted this above. Enjoy!

Yes! We’ve just posted it. Enjoy!

Hello! The encore was Beethoven Bagatelle #4, from Op. 126.

Hi Georgie! We’ll work on getting that information and post here if / when we’ve got it! Thanks for attending!

APK (and all!), here is the program listing:

Music Maestro, Please – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson (1938)
Wenn ich liebe brauch dann geh` ich zu – Pauline Jim Cowler, Fritz Rotter (1928)
Let ‘s Do It – Cole Porter (1928)
Marie Marie Marc – Roland Johannes Brandt (1931)
Frauen sind so schön wenn sie lieben – Erich Plessow, Bruno Balz (1936)
I’m In The Market for You – James F. Hanley, Joseph McCarthy (1929)
Wir sind von Kopf bis Fuß – Friedrich Hollaender, Friedrich Hollaender (1930)
Stormy Weather – Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen (1933)
Mein Gorilla – Walter Jurmann, Bronislaw Kaper, Fritz Rotter (1933)
Heartaches – Al Hoffman, John Klenner (1931)
Ich frag Madame Walter – Jurmann, Bronislaw Kaper, Fritz Rotter (1931/1932)
I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (1930)
Du hast mich nie geliebt – Will Meisel, Fritz Rotter, Otto Stransky (1929)
Ich steh mit Ruth gut – Fred Raymond, Robert Gilbert (1928)
Concerto For Trumpet – Harry James (1942)
Was That the Human Thing to Do? – Joseph Young, Sammy Fain (1931)
Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill, Bert Brecht (1930)
Love Thy Neighbor – Mack Gordon, Harry Revel (1934)
Some Of These Days – Shelton Brooks, Shelton Brooks (1927)
Who ‘s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf? – Frank Churchill, Ann Ronnell (1933)
Wie hab’ ich nur leben können – Friedrich Hollaender, Robert Gilbert (1932)
Millions Of Kisses – Peter Maurice, Jos.Geo.Gilbert (1932)
Coubanakan – Moises Simons Sauvage (1936)
Over My Shoulder – Harry Woods (1934)
Dein ist mein ganzes – Herz Franz Lehár Fritz Loehner-Beda (1929)
Dort tanzt Lulu – Will Meisel, Will Meisel (1931)
Oops!… I Did It Again – Max Martin, Rami Yacoub (1999) (recorded by Britney Spears)
Gib mir den letzten Abschiedskuss

Hi there! We’ve reached out for a set list and will post it here as soon as we’re able. Glad you enjoyed the performance!

Hi there! Anna from UMS here. Just wanted to step in with a quick reminder of our community conversation guidelines, which are available here: http://www.umslobby.org/index.php/2009/01/ums-lobby-guidelines-12346

Hi everyone. Here is the set list from last night:

Touchdown
Skid Away
Jody Grind
Better Not Go to College
Follow Me
Avalabop
Angela (Theme song to Taxi)
Nardis
Sea Goddess

Encore:
Westchester Lady

Hi everyone! Here is the set list for the concert:

Accordion Virtuosoi of Russia:

First-half opening piece:
1. Mikhail Glinka, Ruslan and Ludmila (Overture)

Second-half set:
2. Georges Bizet, Carmen (Overture)
3. Scott Joplin, Ragtime
4. Shekotov, “Volga tunes” (arr. Shalayev)
5. Alexander Tsfasman, Flurries
6. Joe Vinuti, Jazz Improvisations
7. Konaev, “Gypsy tunes”

Concert Encore:
8. Aram Khachaturian, Sabre Dance

Finale (three accordion improvisations):
Jaromír Vejvoda, “Beer Barrel Polka”

Alexander Sevastian:

J.S. Bach
Organ Toccata and Fugue in d minor

Bogdan Precz
12 in 4

Carl Maria von Weber
Konzertstuck (excerpt: Finale)

Irish Duo:

Traditional Jigs

Frederic Weatherly
Danny Boy

Julien Labro with the Spektral Quartet:

Dino Saluzzi
Minguito

Diego Schissi
Astor De Pibe

Heitor Villa-Lobos
Veleiro

Astor Piazzolla
Milonga Loca

Hi everyone! Here is the set list for the evening:

Why only one?
Farmer and the Duck
Monkey Actually
Tempo “Di G Gavotta” from Partita No. 6 in e Minor
“Canon” from The Art of Fugue
FRB
Friday
Ham & Cheese
I’ll Remember for You
Fence Post in the Frontyard

INTERMISSION
Tuesday
Tarnation
This is the Pig
Look What I Found
El Cinco Real
“To Be Determined”
Prelude No. 13 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
It’s Dark in Here

ENCORE
First Movement from Concert Duo for Violin and Bass

Hi everyone! Here’s the set list for last night’s performance:

All songs by Gregory Porter unless otherwise noted.

Painted on canvas
Way to Harlem
Imitation of life (Paul Francis Webster, from 1959 film soundtrack of same name)
Liquid spirit
No love dying
Work song (Nat Adderley / O. Brown Jr.)
Hey Laura
Wolfcry
Musical genocide
Lonesome Lover (Abbey Lincoln / Max Roach)
1960 What?

Encore :
Be Good (Lion’s Song)

Hi everyone! Here is the full music list:

Rinaldo, Lascia ch’io pianga – Händel
Gelido In Ogni Vena – Vivaldi
Cançao – Carlos Paredes
Valse sentimentale – Tchaikovsky
Les feuilles mortes – Cosma et Prévert
Nothing compares to you – Jimmy Scott
Wait the Lover – Wu Yingyin
Fratres – Arvo Part
No more words – Anna Calvi
Works for prepared piano – John cage

Hi everyone! Last night’s encore selection was Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5 “Largo e cantabile.”

Hi everyone,

The additional works performed tonight were:

Corelli arr. Kreisler Sarabande and Allegretto
Albeniz Malaguena
Wieniawski Caprice in a minor Op. 18
Kreisler Berceuse romantique
Kreisler Tambourin chinois

Anna, UMS

Hi Christina! Did you try to submit via form or to ums-lobby@umich.edu? Haven’t received anything from you yet in either place. Will shoot you an email to sort it out. – Anna

Hi all, a quick reminder about our community conversation guidelines. No personal attacks please: http://www.umslobby.org/index.php/2009/01/ums-lobby-guidelines-12346

Steven is correct! The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra had requested that we begin the concert at 8:45 pm, after the conclusion of the Jewish Sabbath.

Hi Florica! We’re not sure about the piano encore in SF, but in Ann Arbor it was Bach’s Prelude in b minor arranged by Siloti. Good luck!

Hi all, Anna from UMS here. Here is the full program for the performance:

SCHUMANN Carnaval, Op 9
CHOPIN Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op. 35
Sergei Rachmaninoff 3 Etudes – tableaux
D Major, Op. 39, No. 9
g minor, Op. 33, No. 7
e-flat minor, Op. 33, No. 5
Sergei Rachmaninoff Preludes, Ops. 3, 23 and 32 (Selections)
C Major, Op.32, No. 1
G Major, Op.32, No. 5
a minor, Op. 32, No. 8
c-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2
c minor, Op. 23, No. 7
b minor, Op. 32, No. 10
g minor, Op. 23, No. 5
g-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
B-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 2

The encore was:

1) Sergei Rachmaninoff – Barcarolle Op. 10, No. 3

2) Modest Mussorgsky – Hopak transcribed by Rachmaninoff

3) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Flight of the Bumblebee

More thoughts from another volunteer, Michele.

UMS: Did you know you would volunteer prior to the performance?

Michele: I had purchased the tickets for my fiance and myself quite some time ago because the performance sounded intriguing. I did not know that he was planning to ask for volunteers.

UMS: How did you decide to volunteer?

Michele: It was completely a spur of the moment decision; as a matter of fact both me and my fiance had our hands up.

UMS: How did you feel during the climactic “bullet catch” moment?

Michele: I felt completely at ease; this was due to Rob, the performer, and his wonderful sense of humor and the whole theatrical production!

UMS: What will you remember about this performance one year from now?

Michele: What a wonderfully fun and moving experience this was! I felt quite at home and truly enjoyed being on stage!

UMS: Anything else you’d like to add?

Michele: I would like to say a special ‘Thank you’ to Rob and impart to him that I feel that he gave a phenomenal performance!

Hi all! Anna from UMS here.

As I mention above, we’ve been following up with some of the “Bullet Catch” volunteers. We just received a video response from Christopher, the Friday night volunteer. Check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnv-2LJ4DCg

Hi all! Anna from UMS here.

We’ve been following up with some of the “Bullet Catch” volunteers, asking questions like: Did you know you would volunteer prior to the performance? How did you decide to volunteer? How did you feel during the climactic “bullet catch” moment? What will you remember about this performance one year from now?

Here’s one of the responses that we’ve received so far, from Carl, the opening night volunteer:

“We went to the show as a birthday treat for me. I didn’t plan on volunteering before the show because I didn’t realize that they would be calling for volunteers, let alone a volunteer who would be on stage for the entire show and would, in essence, be a part of the act.

“However, when he called for volunteers and explained a bit about what they would do (and at this point I thought that there would be several volunteers doing different things), I became excited about the idea and decided that it would make for a memorable birthday event. I liked the actor/magician right away, so perhaps that was part of the basis for the connection that ultimately led him to pick me.

“I have to admit that I was nervous during the bullet catch moment–and just before as well; it began once he gave me the gun, which had the weight and feel of a deadly weapon. While I was intellectually confident that this stunt was quite safe, the emotional mood that he had created was very powerful. When it came time to point the weapon at him and fire, I have to admit that I sighted the gun slightly over and to the side of his right ear–I suppose that made the bullet catch even more remarkable! I did not want it to be noticeable to the audience, and I felt sure it wasn’t really necessary, but, it did make me feel safer to do it that way.

“I think I will remember the entire performance quite vividly in a year. It was enormous fun; while I certainly had some sense of how his questions and methods were leading me in certain directions or causing emotional reactions, I did not feel manipulated; rather I sensed that he read my feelings and made them work for the show. I found that a worthy goal!

“I was certainly sufficiently aware of what was going on to notice–being a lawyer–that the release that he had me sign, had no legal value. It purported to release me for my conduct, but only I signed the form–not him, the party who would have been harmed! I thought about commenting about this on stage, but concluded that it might break what was then the somber mood for the climactic stunt.

“All in all, it was a wonderful show. I feel very fortunate and privileged to have been a part of it, and I thank UMS for giving me a wonderful birthday present.”

Hi Gerald, Thanks for taking the time to write. Our programming team is looking into this question and we’ll be in touch if we discover that there’s a recording that’s available.

I second that ‘right on’!

Hi everyone. Last night’s encore was “Keep Your Hand on the Plow” (Trad., Arr. Joseph Jennings).

For those interested, Complicite director Simon McBurney’s essay which discusses “In Praise of Shadows” is also in full here: http://www.umslobby.org/index.php/2013/09/hold-complicite-simon-mcburney-13620

Hi all,

We received the set list from the first half of the performance. Enjoy!

Anna, UMS

JERRY BOCK / SHELDON HARNICK
“When Did I Fall in Love?” from Fiorello! (1959) (arr. Eric Stern)

JASON ROBERT BROWN
“Stars and the Moon” from Songs for a New World (1995)

ZINA GOLDRICH/MARCY HEISLER
“Baltimore”

IRVING BERLIN
“Moonshine Lullaby” from Annie Get Your Gun (arr. Einhorn)

KANDER/EBB
“First You Dream” from Steel Pier (1997)

FREDERICK LOEWE / ALAN JAY LERNER
“I Could Have Danced All Night” from My Fair Lady (1956)

MICHAEL JOHN LaCHIUSA
“Virtue” from Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (2013)
“Married Love” from Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (2013)

ARLEN/HARBURG
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz (1939)

GABRIEL KAHANE
“You Looked Sexy.” and “Two Years Ago. My Sister and I… (Some Dipshit Through [sic] Out My Bottle” from Craiglistlieder (2006)

ADAM GWON
“I’ll Be Here” from Ordinary Days (2009)

JULE STYNE/BETTY COMDEN/ADOLPH GREEN
“Make Someone Happy” from Do Re Mi (1960) (arr. Einhorn)

Andralisa, Thank you for your participation. Our hope is that the UMS Lobby is a forum for open conversation around our performances. We appreciate your feedback! – Anna, Manager of New Media & Online Initiatives, UMS

Hi all, Anna from UMS here. Thanks for participating in this conversation. We thought this might be a good chance for us to re-post some of our community conversation guidelines for the Lobby.

They’re available in full here: http://www.umslobby.org/index.php/2009/01/ums-lobby-guidelines-12346

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That said, keep in mind the following when posting on umsLOBBY.org:

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Hi all, Anna from UMS here. Thanks for participating in this conversation. We thought this might be a good chance for us to re-post some of our community conversation guidelines for the Lobby.

They’re available in full here: http://www.umslobby.org/index.php/2009/01/ums-lobby-guidelines-12346

The UMS Lobby is a place to express both praise and criticism, to share differing viewpoints, and to create a fun and interesting conversation. You can participate in many ways, including commenting on past, present, and future UMS events, replying to blog posts, asking questions, generating new comment threads, and responding to others’ comments.

That said, keep in mind the following when posting on umsLOBBY.org:

• The Lobby is an avenue for community interaction. Although this is an online forum, developing good relationships is still the result of an honest, open approach to communication—the same as you would use in your face-to-face interactions with others.
• Please, no personal attacks or posts that contain profanity, hate speeches, spam, or solicitations of any kind. While the content here isn’t likely to be controversial, use good judgment before hitting the “submit comment” button.
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• The Lobby team reserves the right to moderate or remove comments that don’t meet these guidelines. If your comment is removed, you will receive a personal email explaining why.

Hi all, Anna from UMS here. Just want to chime in to clarify that our commenting system has an internal limit on the number of replies in a thread. Cloudy, that’s the reason you’re not seeing a reply button.

Hi Mita,

This is Anna from UMS. Thank you for being in touch with us. We always strive to provide the highest level of customer service to ensure a great performance experience for all. We’ll look into this matter more closely and will be in touch with you over the phone.

Best,
Anna

Hi everyone,

Anna from UMS here. Thanks for participating in this conversation. I wanted to take a moment to respond to the comments regarding partial nudity in “Snow on the Mesa” on Saturday.

We make every effort to let our patrons know about instances of partial nudity via every medium we can: email, web, in the lobby of the venue. In this instance, we didn’t have complete understanding of the extent of the partial nudity in this piece as early as we aspire to and were therefore not able to include this information in our communications as early as we aspire to. Apologies to those affected by this.

Thanks again for chiming into the conversation! Feel free to be in touch with us about any other questions, concerns, or feedback.

Carya,

We received the set list! It’s below.

01 Fé Na Festa
02 Dança da Moda
03 Assim Sim
04 Oi eu aqui de novo
05 Baião da Penha
06 Sao Joao Carneirinho
07 Giló / Expresso 2222
08 Vem Morena
09 Xote da Meninas / Xodó
10 Three Little Birds
11 Nao Chore Mais
12 Vamos Fugir
13 Andar com Fé
14 Lamento Sertanejo
15 Casamento da Raposa
16 Asa Branca
17 Olha Pro Ceu
Encore
Esperando na Janela
Madalena

Hi Carya,
We’ve requested the set list and will post it as soon as we have it!
-Anna, UMS

Interesting article on the Guardian, apropos coughing.

“Noisy coughing and spluttering seems to be more prevalent in the theatre than at the cinema – but why?” http://bit.ly/SVaN9F

– Anna, UMS

Hi Janice! Glad you enjoyed the performance, though it was not recorded.

We’ve received the following comment from Jim Leonard regarding the rumor:

Dear Sara,

That’s no idle rumor – that’s me.

For what it’s worth, after each show, I sketched fast reviews for some fellows who couldn’t be there.

I showed them to my editor at the Observer, and he posted them online.

So I guess that’s my response. Feel free to share it on UMS Lobby website if you think it’d amuse anyone.

http://arborweb.com/articles/three_nights_of_cacophony_full_article.html

Even though I hated the Cage piece passionately, I thought the whole thing was fabulous, seriously fabulous. I strongly commend and warmly praise everyone associated with the three evening concerts – except, of course, for the unendurable 33 minutes of Cage.

One fellow who went Friday night said he thought the highlight of the first half was the announcement to turn off personal electronic devices, and that he’s relieved Cage died before he could score a piece for random personal electronic devices …..

Although I’m sure some little Cageling is out there right now working on it….

Jim

Hi Martha, the encore was Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux #14 from The Nutcracker Suite. – Anna Prushinskaya, UMS

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