Music graduate selected for Dean’s Prize
Alejandro Oñate is one of three seniors graduating from the College of Letters & Science to have been selected by Dean Eric M. Wilcots for the Dean’s Prize, one of […]
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Music students honored at the 2022 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony
Four Music students were among the 149 recipients honored at the 2022 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on May 2, where students were recognized for their academic excellence, public service, and […]
Di Sanza premieres “Ancient Echoes”
Professor Anthony Di Sanza recently premiered “Ancient Echoes,” a new concerto by Michael Udow commissioned by the Longmont Symphony Orchestra. In addition to a modern lithophone and percussion instruments from […]
Mariana Farah on the importance of programming women composers
Women have always been at the core of every major development in music history, with historical and contemporary composers such as Hildegard of Bingen, Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, Eleanor Daley, […]
Production team receives Administrative Improvement Award
The UW–Madison Administrative Improvement Awards celebrated their 10th year of recognizing process redesign, process development and customer service innovations that resulted in improved efficiency, revenue, cost savings or service delivery. […]
Sweeney Todd cast on Sondheim’s legacy, performing his work, and more
From March 4 though March 8, University Opera, in partnership with the Wisconsin Union Theater, will present a special production of Stephen Sondheim’s popular musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The cast of Sweeney Todd […]
Student’s production calls out ‘Don Giovanni’s’ #MeToo problem
By Ila Schrecker For her dissertation, Lindsey Meekhof, a graduate student in musical arts, is directing and recording a rendition of Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni.” But not just any version: […]
Mark Hetzler a Vilas Associates Competition awardee
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education has announced that Professor of Trombone Mark Hetzler is one of 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. […]
University Opera presents Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
From March 4 though March 8, University Opera, in partnership with the Wisconsin Union Theater, will present a special production of Stephen Sondheim’s popular musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber […]
Wisconsin Brass Quintet touring begins again
After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, the Wisconsin Brass Quintet is back on tour beginning February 14, with scheduled stops in several locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. School […]
Martha Fischer Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Martha Fischer is one of twelve faculty members on campus to receive a UW-Madison Distinguished Teaching Award this year, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s […]
Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners Announced
Sachie Ueshima (voice), Shuguang Gong (piano), and Joshua Biere (tuba) are the winners of the 2021 Mead Witter School of Music Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. The winners will perform with […]
Alicia Lee releases Conversations With Myself, a collection of works for solo clarinet
Assistant Professor of Clarinet Alicia Lee releases Conversations With Myself, a collection of works for solo clarinet with and without electronics, chronicling a year of artistic activity in isolation. Works […]
Kyle Sackett nominated as an ensemble member for a GRAMMY award
DMA student Kyle Sackett (Voice Performance) was recently nominated as an ensemble member with The Crossing for a GRAMMY award in the category of Best Choral Performance. Learn about the […]
Paul Boylan receives Distinguished Alumni Award
The Mead Witter School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award Committee has selected Paul Boylan, Emeritus Professor of Music Theory and Dean Emeritus of the School of Music, Theater and Dance […]
Heidi Keener wins 2022 Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition
A panel of judges unanimously selected Heidi Keener as winner of the 2022 Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition based on her performance of Frank Ticheli’s concerto Silver Lining. She will perform […]
Laura Schwendinger receives prestigious Copland House Fellowship
For what will be her second such residency, Professor Laura Schwendinger is one of nine composers to receive the prestigious 2021 Copland House Fellowship. The nine composers are awarded all-expenses […]
Commemorative plaque on Richard Davis Lane helps to preserve jazz legend’s legacy
In 2018, a new street in the Darbo-Worthington Neighborhood on Madison’s east side was created in honor of the legacy of Richard Davis, a Madison jazz legend and Professor Emeritus […]
A Musical Homecoming: Nathaniel Stampley returns to Madison
Nathaniel Stampley has performed on Broadway, toured with national shows, collaborated with orchestras around the country, and sang at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. He has appeared on hit TV […]
Two Holocaust survivors tell their gripping stories in Two Remain (Out of Darkness)
After presenting two successful and innovative video productions in 2020-21, University Opera is back on stage with the Wisconsin premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s moving chamber opera, Two […]
