Wisconsin Brass Quintet 12:30 PM Wisconsin Brass Quintet:
John Aley, trumpet;
John Stevens, tuba;
Mark Hetzler, trombone;
Douglas Hill, horn;
Matthew Kuhns, trumpet;
Chazen Museum of Art (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Thaïs presented by University Opera with Symphony Orchestra
“Thaïs” is a cautionary tale of the zealous monk Athanaël’s conversion of the infamous courtesan Thaïs. Amid an atmosphere of sexual depravity, Athanaël battles for the soul of Thaïs only to jeopardize his own. The title role will be shared between Emily Birsan (Oct. 30 & Nov. 3) and Kristin D. Schwecke (Nov. 1). Other roles are performed by Justin Niehoff Smith (Athanaël), Anders Tobiason (Palémon), Ryan P. McEldowney (Nicias), Anna Danielle Slate (Crobyle), Emily Campbell (Myrtale) and Leigh Akin (Albine). 3:00 PM Symphony Orchestra:
James Smith, conductor;
University Opera:
Mimmi Fulmer, associate director;
William Farlow, director;
James Smith, music director and conductor;
William Lutes, vocal coach and music preparation;
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Carillon
University Carillonneur Lyle Anderson performs on the 56-bell Memorial Carillon. Visitors are welcome to climb the tower or listen from the grounds nearby. 3:00 PM
Carillon Tower (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Monday November 2, 2009
Joseph Schloss Lecture
Joseph Schloss, New York University "Break on the Break:" Movement, Ethnicity, and the Aesthetic of Hip-Hop Composition
Ingraham 206 Click for more info. 12:00 PM
Ingraham Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Big Break Theory-Joseph Schloss
Joseph Schloss, New York University "The Big Break Theory:" DJs, Dancers & the Birth of Hip-Hop
1100 Grainger Hall, Morgridge Auditorium Click for more info. 7:00 PM
Free and unticketed
Tuesday November 3, 2009
Thaïs presented by University Opera with Symphony Orchestra
“Thaïs” is a cautionary tale of the zealous monk Athanaël’s conversion of the infamous courtesan Thaïs. Amid an atmosphere of sexual depravity, Athanaël battles for the soul of Thaïs only to jeopardize his own. The title role will be shared between Emily Birsan (Oct. 30 & Nov. 3) and Kristin D. Schwecke (Nov. 1). Other roles are performed by Justin Niehoff Smith (Athanaël), Anders Tobiason (Palémon), Ryan P. McEldowney (Nicias), Anna Danielle Slate (Crobyle), Emily Campbell (Myrtale) and Leigh Akin (Albine). 7:30 PM Symphony Orchestra:
James Smith, conductor;
University Opera:
Mimmi Fulmer, associate director;
William Farlow, director;
James Smith, music director and conductor;
William Lutes, vocal coach and music preparation;
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Wednesday November 4, 2009
Brass Ensemble
Music by Monteverdi, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich, Corigliano, Serebrier, & Balmages 7:30 PM
Brass Ensemble:
Mark Hetzler, director;
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Thursday November 5, 2009
Symphony Strings
The performance includes Divertimento in F major, K. 138 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Little Suite, Op. 1 by Carl Nielsen with Ching-Chun Lai, conductor; Trauermusik by Paul Hindemith, with Christine Liu, viola; Holberg Suite by Edvard Grieg. The conductors for the performance are Grant Harville and Ching-Chun Lai. 7:30 PM Symphony Orchestra:
James Smith, conductor;
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Friday November 6, 2009
Barbara Lister-Sink, piano
The program will include the following selections: "Variations serieuses," Op. 54 by Felix Mendelssohn; "Drei Klavierstucke," Op. 11 by Arnold Schonberg; "Preludes for Piano" by George Gershwin; and "Gaspard de la Nuit" by Maurice Ravel. 8:00 PM
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Saturday November 7, 2009
Freeing the Caged Bird: Injury prevention for Keyboard players
Master Class with Guest Artist Barbara Lister-Sink. 10:00 AM
Morphy Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Piano Performance
Master Class with Guest Artist Barbara Lister-Sink. Four students will perform: Amanda Horn, Douglas Jurs, Paola Savvidou and Monica Schultz, with Rebecca Furdek performing an orchestra reduction on a second piano. 1:00 PM
Morphy Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Horn Choir
Featured compositions include “Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks” by Richard Strauss, transcribed for 10 horns by Richard Goldfaden; and the Allegro from Beethoven's “Symphony No. 8 in F Major” transcribed for eight horns by Lorraine Sharp. There will also be performances of a “Mass to St. Hubert” by Sombrun, a Prelude and Fugue by J. S. Bach, songs by Henry Mancini including “Moon River,” “Dreamsville,” and the “Peter Gunn Theme,” a medley of Beatles favorites, and the ever popular “Malaguena,” all arranged for horn octet by Dick Meyer. 2:00 PM Horn Choir:
Douglas Hill, director;
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
This performance includes the world premiere of “Prometheus and the Gift of Fire” for Solo Trumpet and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble by John Stevens, with soloist John Aley, trumpet. Also included are “Talisman” by Stevens; “Funeral March” by Edvard Grieg, arranged by Bruce Chrisp; “Five Dances” by Tylman Susato, arranged by Stevens; “Dance of the Comedians” by Bedrich Smetana, arranged by Pat Stuckemeyer, with John Aley, trumpet; “Fifth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman” by Joan Tower; “Music 4 Tubas” by Stevens; “Profiles for Tuba Quartet” by Patrick Schulz; “Loch Lomond,” a Scottish Folk Song arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Michael Forbes; and “Sing, Sing, Sing” by Louis Prima, arranged by Forbes. 4:00 PM Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble:
John Stevens, director;
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Tyrone Greive, violin; Ellen Burmeister, piano
The program will include four selections from famed Polish composers: "Second Polonaise Brilliant in A major," Op. 21 (1870) by Henryk Wieniawski; "Allegro de Sonate," Op. 2 by Henryk and Józef Wieniawski; "Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major," Op. 9 by Frédéric Chopin, and "Sonata No. 1 in F major," Op. 10 by Józef Elsner.
The program will also include "Sonata in D major," Op. 12 (1853) by the French violinist-composer Edouard Lalo and the "Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin" (1971) by Milwaukee-born composer Otto Luening (1900-1996). 8:00 PM
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Carillon
University Carillonneur Lyle Anderson performs on the 56-bell Memorial Carillon. Visitors are welcome to climb the tower or listen from the grounds nearby. 3:00 PM
Carillon Tower (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel, piano
Chopin for Lovers! The program includes waltzes, preludes and the "Fantasy" impromptu. 7:30 PM
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Thursday November 12, 2009
Chamber Orchestra
The program includes "Concerto in E-flat, Dumbarton Oaks" by Igor Stravinsky; "Pan and Syrinx," Op. 49 by Carl Nielsen; "Waking Dream" by Laura Elise Schwendinger, with Christina Jennings, flute (premiere); and "Symphony No. 4" ("Tragic") by Franz Schubert. 7:30 PM Chamber Orchestra:
James Smith, conductor;
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Concert Choir
The Concert Choir conducted by Beverly Taylor will be in concert performing works including motets by Otto Olsson, Stanford and Gibbons, plus the "Lamentations of Jeremiah" by Ginastera; Lukas Foss' "Behold I Build an House" with pianist Michael Ross; and Swedish and American part songs and folk songs. 8:00 PM Concert Choir:
Beverly Taylor, conductor;
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Wind Ensemble Chamber Concert
"Le bal de Beatrice d’Este" by Reynaldo Hahn
"Symphony for Brass and Percussion" by Gunther Schuller
"Dog Breath Variations" by Frank Zappa 8:00 PM Wind Ensemble:
Scott Teeple, conductor;
Morphy Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Saturday November 14, 2009
Parry Karp, violoncello; Howard and Frances Karp, piano
This concert features "Ricordanza" by George Rochberg; "Suite No. 2 in D minor" by J. S. Bach; "Three Pieces from Jewish Life" by Ernest Bloch; "Variations sur un thème slovaque" by Bohuslav Martinu; "Two Pieces for Violoncello and Piano" by Felix Mendelssohn; "Sonata in A minor for Violoncello" and "Piano 'Arpeggione,'" D. 821 by Franz Schubert; "Méditation Hébraïque" by Bloch; and "Variations on a Theme of Rossini" by Martinu. 8:00 PM Parry Karp, violoncello;
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Sunday November 15, 2009
Chorale and Madrigal Singers
In a shared program entitled "Hail and Farewell," the choirs perform separately and together in the splendid acoustic of a neo-Gothic church. Chorale begins with "African Processional" by David Montoya and Carah Reed and "Ave Maria" by Tomas Luis de Victoria. Madrigal Singers perform "Songs of Farewell" by C. H. H. Parry. The combined voices and organist John Chappell Stowe perform "Requiem" by Maurice Durufle. 3:00 PM Chorale:
Bruce Gladstone, conductor;
Madrigal Singers:
Bruce Gladstone, conductor;
Luther Memorial Church (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Carillon
University Carillonneur Lyle Anderson performs on the 56-bell Memorial Carillon. Visitors are welcome to climb the tower or listen from the grounds nearby. 3:00 PM
Carillon Tower (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Ralph Kirshbaum Cello master class
Ralph Kirshbaum will lead a Cello Master Class before his solo performance at Madison Symphony Orchestra. He has performed solos with the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra among others, won prizes in the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and several other international competitions, and recorded extensively. 1:00 PM
Morphy Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Guitar Ensemble
Music by Albeniz, Giuliani, Tchaikowski, Manuel de Falla, Boccherini and
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 8:30 PM
Guitar Ensemble:
Javier Calderón, director;
Morphy Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Friday November 20, 2009
Women's Chorus and University Chorus
The Women's Chorus will feature "Hoj, hura, hoj!" by Otmar Mácha, with Soloists Carole Schultz, Bianca Torres, and Rebekah Bernhoft; "Glädjens blomster" by Hugo Alfvén, conducted by Ellen Bins; and "Lift Thine Eyes" by Felix Mendelssohn; and others.
The University Chorus will perform "Verleih' Uns Frieden" by Mendelssohn, accompanied by Elizabeth Phillips; "Steal Away," conducted by Courtney Cottrell; "Homeland" by Gustav Holst, accompanied by Elizabeth Phillips; "Zadok the Priest" by George F. Handel, accompanied by Patrick Christians; and more. 8:00 PM University Chorus:
Women's Chorus:
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Concert Band
This performance features “March from Symphonic Metamorphosis” by Paul Hindemith; “William Byrd Suite” by Gordon Jacob; “October” by Eric Whitacre; and “Candide Suite” by Leonard Bernstein/Grundman. 2:00 PM Concert Band:
Scott Teeple, director (Fall);
Michael Leckrone, director (Spring);
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed High-bandwidth stream
Carillon
University Carillonneur Lyle Anderson performs on the 56-bell Memorial Carillon. Visitors are welcome to climb the tower or listen from the grounds nearby. 3:00 PM
Carillon Tower (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
University Bands; Justin Stolarik, Erik Jester and Matthew Schlomer, directors;
Justin Stolarik will conduct the Overture to "Candide" by Leonard Bernstein; “Irish Tune from County Derry” by Percy Grainger and more. Matthew Schlomer offers “Russian Festival” by Anatoly Lyadov and “Badger Variations” by Jerry Bilik with others. Erik Jester will conduct “The Cowboys” by John Williams/Curnow; “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson and more. 4:00 PM University Bands:
Justin Stolarik, conductor;
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Winds of Wisconsin Winds of Wisconsin
This performance features the premier UW high school wind ensemble. Works include "Earle of Oxford's March" from "William Byrd Suite" by Gordon Jacob; “Where the Waters Gather,” by Wisconsin composer Charles Rochester Young; and “Sketches on a Tudor Psalm” by Fisher Tull. 7:30 PM Winds of Wisconsin:
Scott Teeple, conductor;
Mills Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed High-bandwidth stream
Tuesday November 24, 2009
Opera Workshop
This performance will present select scenes from several famous operas such as Carmen, Mefistofele, Hansel and Gretel, L’elisir d’amore and Pagliacci. A reception for the musicians and the audience will follow, held in the lobby of the Carol Rennebohm Auditorium, sponsored by Opera Props. 7:30 PM University Opera:
Mimmi Fulmer, associate director;
William Farlow, director;
James Smith, music director and conductor;
William Lutes, vocal coach and music preparation;
Music Hall (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
Sole Nero—Jessica Johnson, piano and Anthony Di Sanza, percussion
This program features the world premieres of "Bluefire Crown VIII" by Les Thimmig and "Equatorial Jungle" by Laura Schwendinger. Other selections include "Inner Rebellion" and "Rebellion" by Steve Rush, with Mark Hetzler, trombone; and "Rain Down" by Lembit Beecher. 7:30 PM Anthony Di Sanza, percussion;
Jessica Johnson, piano;
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Sunday November 29, 2009
Carillon
Special guest David Johnson, carillonneur of House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul Minnesota will perform on the University Carillon. 3:00 PM
Carillon Tower (Directions and Parking Info)
Free and unticketed
