 During the Philharmonic’s inaugural residency as part of its five-year partnership with the University Musical Society of the University of Michigan (UMS), Alan Gilbert conducted the Philharmonic brass section alongside the Michigan Marching Band for the halftime show at the Michigan Homecoming football game. “And now, for the grand finale to this historic halftime show, Maestro Alan Gilbert leads the assembled multitude, live from the Big House: excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s  Swan Lake  and Beethoven’s  Ode to Joy, ” boomed the announcer. 