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The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week nine of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for this week were Katherine Banks and Bill Kalinkos. A Midwest based actor and educator, Banks recently reprised her role as Joanne in Mindhunter (Netflix). […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week eight of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guest for this week was composer and pianist Gabriele Lena Frank. Ms. Frank currently serves as Composer-in-Residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra and has been […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week seven of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for this week were Omari Rush and Laura Zabel. Rush currently serves as executive director of Culture Source in Detroit and  as the […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week six of the Virtual Visionaries series. Our guests for this week were Dr. Donia Jarrar and Rosy Simas. Dr Jarrar (she/her) is an Arab and Muslim-American composer, pianist, and interdisciplinary artist. She […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week five of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for this week were Sarah Whitney and Todd Buonopane. A violinist, musicians’ coach, productivity expert, and founding member of the SYBARITE5 string quintet, […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week four of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for week four were Amy K. Bormet, Marcus Elliot, and Michael Malis. Founder of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival, Bormet is a […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week three of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for week three were Julie Nakagawa, Kari Landry, and Matt Landry. Nakagawa is Artistic Director of  DanceWorks Chicago, an organization she co-founded in […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors recently completed week two of the Virtual Visionaries series. The guests for week two were Tanya Kalmanovitch and Ryan Muncy. Both artists are active and engaged in the New York City music scene and […]

The University of Michigan EXCEL Lab, in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership and a cohort of seven co-sponsors launched an exciting and relevant new program,  Virtual Visionaries, on May 25th.  The guest for week one was Tara Faircloth. A nationally recognized stage director, Ms. Faircloth has worked with organizations […]

The Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership, in collaboration with the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation & Research, is proud to announce a new collaboration with the University of Michigan EXCEL Lab. Announcing Virtual Visionaries Are you curious about how artists build freelance careers? Or wondering how they develop arts organizations from […]