Introduction
The Sing My Song project, in its Winter semester 2022 iteration, brought together students from Ms. Jane Jordan’s “Children in Peril” course at The School at Marygrove (Detroit, Michigan) with University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance composition students to collaborate on an artistic work combining text, history, and sound.
The final outcome of the collaboration can be heard below.
The collaborative team was facilitated by the Classic Song Research Initiative, which is the Hampsong Foundation’s partnership with the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
“Sing My Song” team:
- Ms. Jane Jordan (The School at Marygrove)
- Alfredo Cabrera (U-M SMTD, Composition)
- Nicholas Felder (U-M SMTD, Composition)
- Christie Finn (Classic Song Research Initiative/The Hampsong Foundation)
- Dr. Mark Clague (U-M SMTD)
Students involved include:
- Laila A.
- Maya A.
- Anissa A.
- Terrance B.
- Destiny B.
- Jeremiah D.
- Kayden H.
- Gabrielle J.
- MaKayla J.
- Joseph J.
- Charli M.
- Tyler M.
- De’Jon N.
- Jordan O.
- Evan P.
- Xavier S.
- Alaya S.
- Virnyah S.
- La’Shay T.
- Jaylen W.
- Zion W.
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Duderstadt Center at the University of Michigan
“Sing My Song” – School of Music, Theatre & Dance project brings the vision of renowned operatic baritone, Thomas Hampson, and Detroit high school students together in song (Article by John Merlin Williams)
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John Merlin Williams's article from September 2022 was featured in the Michigan Muse Magazine in Winter 2023!
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"Sing My Song" was featured in University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono's newsletter in December 2022!
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The University of Michigan spotlighted this project on their university-wide Twitter account on Dec. 9, 2022.
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"Sing My Song" was featured in the U-M Detroit Newsletter in November 2022!
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The School at Marygrove
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