Faculty build global partnerships in Colombia
Professors Dan Cavanagh, Jess Johnson, Nadia Chana, Oriol Sans, Lindsay Flowers, and Johannes Wallmann visited the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia from March 8 to March 13 to work […]
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Laurenz, Cavanagh win Creative Arts Awards
Professors Jean Laurenz and Dan Cavanagh are winners of a 2026 Creative Arts Award. Laurenz was awarded an Emily Mead Baldwin Award in the Creative Arts and Cavanagh was awarded […]
Fulmer receives Hilldale Award for excellence in teaching, research, and service
Professor Mimmi Fulmer has won a Hilldale Award, recognizing her contributions to teaching, research, and service. Each year, the faculty divisions honor four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members with the […]
RDYB Faculty Concert features Davis’s “Love Suite”
The 32nd annual Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists (RDYB) conference is March 26-28, 2026 in Madison. Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies Peter Dominguez tells us more about […]
Four students selected for CBDNA Intercollegiate Band
Polaris Buttles, euphonium, Sofia Stutesman, trombone, Morgan Musil, bassoon, and Isla Coronado, flute, have been selected to participate in the 2026 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) North Central Division […]
Varsity Band Spring Concert marks 50th show this April
This April marks an important milestone for the annual Varsity Band Spring Concert, as the band celebrates its 50th show. What began as a modest campus performance has evolved into […]
Bonner ’20 leads arts-integrated literacy project in Madison
When Kennedy Elementary School in Madison set out to deepen literacy learning through the arts, music educator Christian Bonner stepped forward with a vision. Backed by a Wisconsin Arts Celebration […]
University Opera presents the Wisconsin premiere of Ned Rorem’s Our Town
Purchase tickets From March 20-24, 2026, University Opera will present the Wisconsin premiere of Ned Rorem and J.D. McClatchy’s operatic setting of Our Town, Thornton Wilder’s groundbreaking, iconic play. Directed […]
Rediscovered Barrows composition featured at Panorama
The annual School of Music Panorama Concert is known for its unexpected moments, and this year’s event brings a rediscovered piece of the school’s own history to the stage. Distinguished […]
Ensembles participate in Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project
Concert Choir, University Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble participated in the 2025 Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project with each ensemble performing and recording “Yellow Birds” by composer Marie Douglas. The Wisconsin […]
MEMF 2026 Revival: Uniting the Arts
The 2026 Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) celebrates over 20 years of excellence in early music while inaugurating a new chapter. Since its founding in 2000, MEMF has been a […]
Cornelius, Wielgus receive Distinguished Alumni Award
The School of Music is proud to announce Steven Cornelius ’75 Music Education and William Wielgus ’79 Music Education as the 2025 and 2026 recipients of the Mead Witter School […]
University Opera presents Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
Purchase tickets From November 21-25, University Opera will present W.A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s monumental opera The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro). Directed by Karen K. Bishop […]
Update on ticket prices
Beginning this year, the following concerts presented by the School of Music at the Hamel Music Center will require tickets for entry. Here’s what to expect: $20 GA; students free […]
Klorman’s new book explores Bach’s Cello Suites
Professor of Music Theory Edward Klorman has released a new book, Bach: The Cello Suites. Originally dismissed as curiosities, J. S. Bach’s Cello Suites are now understood as the pinnacle […]
Celebrating 130 years at the School of Music
This academic year, the School of Music is proud to celebrate its 130th anniversary at UW–Madison. Music has been a feature at the university in some form since 1848, but […]
Martinez a 2025 Hispanic Heritage Awards Orchestral Fellow
Valeria Martinez, a current Music Education and Trombone student at the School of Music, has been invited to join the second-ever class of Hispanic Heritage Awards Orchestral Fellows this September. […]
Teeple elected to CBDNA North Central Division presidency
Professor Scott Teeple was elected to the presidency of the College Band Directors National Association – North Central Division. Teeple was elected by the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) […]
Grabois named Interim Associate Director, Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies
Effective August 18, 2025, Professor Daniel Grabois will serve as Interim Associate Director of the School of Music and Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies through the end of the 2025-26 academic year. The Associate Director position […]
Karp, Woods, and BBC National Orchestra earn praise for Bloch recording
Professor Parry Karp’s new album with conductor Kenneth Woods and the BBC National Orchestra is earning critical acclaim. Released July 2025 on Signum Records, “Ernest Bloch: Schelomo – Hebraic Rhapsody, […]
