Speaker: Joseph Gascho
Kellogg Eye Center Auditorium
5:30–6:00 p.m. Refreshments and Networking
6:00–7:30 p.m. Program and Q&A
The Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments comprises more than 3,000 historical and contemporary musical instruments from all over the world. Built on an initial gift from Frederick Stearns in 1899, the collection is internationally renowned for its diversity, exhibiting and promoting instruments from cultures on six continents. Available to scholars and performers, its many instruments are heard frequently in public performances and discussed in depth through lectures, conferences, and residencies. In this presentation, Joseph Gascho, Associate Professor of Music and Stearns Collection Director, will bring a wide variety of instruments to discuss and demonstrate in musical performances by various U-M student musicians and ensembles.