Hill Auditorium
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Hill Auditorium is the largest performance venue on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. The auditorium was named in honor of Arthur Hill (1847-1909), who served as a regent of the university from 1901 to 1909. He bequeathed $200,000 to the university for the construction of a venue for lectures, musical performances, and other large productions. Opened in 1913, the auditorium was designed by Albert Kahn and Associates. It was recently renovated by the same firm beginning in 2002 and was re-opened in 2004.
With seating originally for up to 4,100 (now 3,538 following a 2004 renovation) audience members, Hill is one of the most popular venues for large productions on campus. The building routinely hosts performances given by the School of Music's various ensembles, including the University Symphony Orchestra, University Philharmonia Orchestra, Concert Band, Symphony Band, and University Choirs, as well as the mostly non-major ensembles such as the School of Music, Campus Symphony Orchestra and Campus Bands.
Michigan's University Musical Society presents performances of many world-renowned artists at Hill Auditorium. The hall's unique oval-shaped stage has seen performances of the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, the Lahti Symphony, Ravi Shankar, Ann-Sofie von Otter, Audra McDonald, the Kremerata Baltica, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Jack DeJohnette, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Louis Lortie, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, B. B. King, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Ludacris and many, many more.
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