Music returns to the Hamel Music Center
Call it a grand re-opening of sorts. After all the fanfare and grand opening celebrations in October 2019, the Hamel Music Center went dark with the rest of the world […]
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UW–Madison to host composer, saxophonist and konnakol artist Arun Luthra as the fall 2021 Division of the Arts interdisciplinary artist-in-residence
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts (presenter) welcomes Arun Luthra as the fall 2021 interdisciplinary artist-in-residence. Saxophonist, composer and konnakol artist Arun Luthra is an American musician of […]
Orchestral conducting graduate accepts position at Allegheny College
Michael Dolan, a May 2021 graduate of the DMA Orchestral Conducting program, has accepted a position at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania this fall. Dolan is Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at […]
Johannes Wallmann releases new album on June 25
Director of Jazz Studies & Associate Professor of Music Johannes Wallmann is releasing a new album on Shifting Paradigm Records on June 25, 2021.
New scholarship fund supports chamber music students
The Brian and Louise Frumkin Chamber Music Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will directly support and encourage undergraduate School of Music students who show exceptional promise and commitment to the study and performance of chamber music.
School of Music students are first recipients of Sherry Wagner-Henry Scholarship
Magdalena Sas and Midori Samson are two of three recipients of the first Sherry Wagner-Henry Scholarship in the Creative Arts and Entrepreneurship.
Prof. Les Thimmig celebrates 50 years
After 50 years of teaching at UW-Madison, Les Thimmig has no intention of calling it quits any time soon.
Abstract ghost story DESCENDED explores life’s deepest questions
What good is a ghost story if it doesn’t make you question a few things in life? Professor of Trumpet Jean Laurenz’s abstract ghost story DESCENDED takes viewers on a […]
Graduate string quartet named in honor of Dr. Marvin Rabin
The Mead Witter of Music graduate string quartet has been named in honor of Dr. Marvin J. Rabin. An internationally acclaimed music educator and Emeritus Professor of Music at UW-Madison, Dr. Rabin (1916-2013) influenced generations of students throughout his life.
Distinguished Alumni Award nominations now open
Nominations for the 2020 Mead Witter School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award are now open. This award recognizes an alumnus or alumna who is making, or has made, an outstanding contribution to […]
Cellist Cole Randolph to perform first virtual Grace Presents concert
The first Grace Presents virtual concert, filmed in the resonant nave of Grace Church, will feature cellist Cole Randolph, performing selections for solo cello by J. S. Bach, Bright Sheng, and […]
Statement of Solidarity – Justice for George Floyd
The Mead Witter School of Music is immensely saddened by the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Tony Robinson and countless others. Though we are saddened, […]
Student’s collaborative work wins MOZAIK Future Art Award
Trombonist Cole Bartels and composer Brian Mark’s work “Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” was selected as a winner of the MOZAIK Philanthropy’s “Future Art Awards” competition. The work was […]
MWSoM alumnus named seventh chancellor of UW-Green Bay
Dr. Michael Alexander, provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, has been named the University’s seventh chancellor. Alexander began his new role May 1, […]
Chancellor: UW plans for a safe return this fall
UW is carefully planning for a return to campus, writes Chancellor Blank. The next academic year is likely to have elements of virtual delivery of instruction, coupled with other changes […]
Celebrating MWSoM graduates: Cole Nasman
What are your plans after graduation? Next fall I will be heading to the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music to begin pursuing a master’s degree in percussion performance. What […]
Celebrating MWSoM graduates: Michnari Robinson
What are your plans after graduation? I am going to be teaching in Philadelphia for the next school year, as part of the ArtistYear Americorps program. What will you miss […]
Celebrating MWSoM graduates: Lana Hantzsch
What are your plans after graduation? During my time at UW, I majored in Music Performance (Percussion), Neurobiology, and Psychology. After graduating in May, I will continue to pursue a […]
Big-hearted, soulful, searching: Professor Emeritus Joan Wildman passes away
Joan Wildman, Professor Emeritus of Jazz Studies at the Mead Witter School of Music, passed away April 8, 2020. She was 82 years old. Born January 1, 1938, Joan grew […]
