Badger Brass Quintet
2025-12-07 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Morphy Recital Hall, 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Badger Brass Quintet
Sage Kirkpatrick
Milo Ascher
Carter Ollmann
Erin Steege
Vivian Steinke
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Program
Scherzo John Cheetham (1939-2024)
Quintet Malcom Arnold (1921-2006)
I. Allegro Vivace
II. Chaconne
III. Con Brio
Contrapunctus IX J.S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. by John Glasel
Quintet No.3 Victor Ewald (1860-1935)
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Carter Ollmann is a sophomore music education major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, besides playing with BBQ, he is found playing with the Madison Chamber Players and various other ensembles. When not playing tuba, he is often found playing Pokémon GO around campus
Milo Ascher is a trumpet performance and environmental science major. His favorite moment of the program is in the 3rd movement of the Ewald. He does not enjoy playing the Cheetham. He can be seen on campus at the pottery studio, in the piano room at Memorial Union, and most often, in the halls of the Humanities building basement.
Erin Steege is a junior French horn performance and accounting double major. Aside from playing with BBQ, Erin is a part of the Aurora Winds wind quintet, the UW Horn Choir, and the UW Symphony orchestra. Erin does not enjoy confinement in the Humanities basement practice rooms. Instead, she is more commonly found in the 2nd floor classrooms rehearsing. Outside of music, Erin enjoys crocheting, playing with her dogs, and seeing her family.
Vivian Steinke is a senior majoring in Conservation Biology and Trumpet Performance. In addition to BBQ, Vivian plays with the UW-Madison Trumpet Ensemble and various other ensembles. When not playing the trumpet, she can be found looking at trees and birds around campus.
Sage Kirkpatrick is a sophomore music education major in the trombone study at UW. Sage plays in many ensembles around campus such as a brass quintet, trombone quartet, and large ensembles. He is also in the UW Marching Band and loves sports. You’ll often find Sage in a practice room playing an instrument that he is not studying.

Timothy Mullins - DMA Lecture Recital
2025-12-07 17:00 | Morphy Recital Hall, 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Timothy Mullins DMA Lecture Recital
Timothy Mullins, flute
Angelo Emich, harpsichord
Aaron Fried, cello
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Program
Fantasie in D Major, Op. 38 No. 1 Friedrich Kuhlau
Sonata in a minor for flute and basso continuo Wilhelmine von Bayreuth
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Timothy Mullins is a flutist hailing from his hometown of Wyandotte, Michigan. He is a Doctor of Musical Arts student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and serves as a teaching assistant in the Music Theory program. He received a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance from Eastern Michigan University in 2018 and a Master of Music in Flute Performance from Ithaca College in 2020. As a performer, Timothy was a select winner of the National Flute Association Convention Performers Competition and won third place in the Ervin Monroe Young Artist Competition. His primary teachers are Dr. Conor Nelson, Dr. Wendy Herbener Mehne, Dr. Julie Stone, Jeff Zook, Amanda Blaikie, and Brandon LePage.

The Slippin' Slides
2025-12-07 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Nick Lehman
Colin Dugan
Sofia Stutesman
Avi Solea Vanhooreweghe
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Program
Fugue No. 16 In G Minor, Bwv 861 J.S. Bach
Before/After Life Nick Lehman
My Girl The Temptations/arr. Avi Solea Vanhoorweghe
Motion Picture Soundtrack Radiohead/arr. Colin Dugan
Chorale from Jupiter Gustav Holst

String Department Ensemble Recital
2025-12-07 19:30 | Morphy Recital Hall, 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Featuring performances by String Area students

Matthew Driver - DMA Recital
2025-12-11 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Also streaming live
Matthew Driver DMA Piano Recital
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Program
Fantasia in C minor BWV 906 Johann Sebastian Bach
Art Miniatures Ryne Siesky
1. Sunset Over Court
2. Trust me
3. Spotlight: RVA
4. Rising
Plunderstruck Ryne Siesky
Sonata No. 5 Op.53 Alexander Scriabin
Intermission
I Love You Much (Most Beautiful Darling) Jocelyn Hagen
Von Ewiger Lieber (Love is Forever) Op. 43 No. 1 Johannes Brahms
3 Canzoni su testi spagnoli Elsa Olivieri Sangiacomo Respighi
Quattro Liriche (From Poem Paradisiaco) Ottorino Respighi
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Born in Chesterfield, VA, Matthew Driver has performed across the country among festivals, performances, competitions and accompanying a variety of artists. He began piano studies at the age of nine and through careful watch and the support of family he continued his studies all the way to the college level. He gave his first public performance at the age of nine and has been performing ever since. He performed at festivals, including the Green Mountain Music Festival, and Dance West VA, where he has been a faculty member teaching music, judge, and playing for dance classes.
Along with performing, Matthew has taught students at UNCSA as a graduate teaching assistant. Where his students have gone off to win competitions within North Carolina, along with receiving a full ride to a university. He is passionate about the impact of music in the community. He was asked to be a part of an Alzheimer’s research study through Wake Forest university where he will play music to help study the effects of Alzheimers on the brain.
Matthew graduated with honors from Virginia Commonwealth University (B.M.), Masters of Music, and Performance Diploma with highest honors from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), and is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a Teaching assistant, teaching the undergraduate piano lab courses, and accompanying for a variety of musicians.

Heejo Yang - DMA Recital
2025-12-12 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Heejo Yang DMA Viola Recital
Heejo Yang, viola
Hyeyeon Soek, piano
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Program
Praeludium Und Allegro Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Viola “Fantasy” Sonata Op. 106 Philip Scharwenka (1847-1917)
Viola Sonata No.1 Op. 18 York Bowen (1884-1961)

Alexandra Flint - DMA Recital
2025-12-13 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Alexandra Flint DMA Piano Recital
Alexandra Flint, piano
Michael Kelley, voice
Elizabeth Vaughan, piano
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Program
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 Robert Schumann
Petite Suite Claude Debussy

Joshua Baker - DMA Recital
2025-12-14 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Joshua Baker DMA Saxophone Recital
Featuring the Driftless Reeds
Josh Baker, saxophone
Tom Lacy, oboe
Brian Jaap, clarinet
Stephen Dubetz, bass clarinet
Sarah Ellenbecker, bassoon
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Program
Sonata Op. 5, Nr. 12: La Folia Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)/arr. Hekkema
Aftershock Aaryn Ricucci-Hill (b. 1992)
Variations on Reverse Entropy Roger Zare (b. 1985)
Intermission
Kairos David Biedenbender (b. 1984)
Children’s Corner Claude Debussy (1862-1918)/arr. Hekkema

Ryan Rowe - Master's Recital
2025-12-15 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Ryan Rowe Master’s Voice Recital
Ryan Rowe, voice
Dr. Aubrie Jacobson, piano
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Program
Vanne, o rosa fortunata Vicenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Dolente immagine di Fille mia
La ricordanza
Frühlingsglaube, D. 686 (Franz Schubert, 1797-1828)
Ganymed, D. 544
Im Abendrot, D. 799
L’âme évaporée, CD 65 Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Les cloches, CD 66
Beau soir, CD 84
Doberdói dal arr. Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Feljött már az esthajnali csillag arr. László Lajtha (1892-1963)
Arról alul arr. Kodály
Mikor Csíkból elindultam arr. Lajtha
Sally in our alley arr. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
The foggy, foggy dew
The Ploughboy
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Ryan Rowe is a master’s candidate in Historical Musicology and pursuing a secondary emphasis in Voice at UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music. He received a master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and bachelor’s degrees in Slavic Languages and Music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As a passionate proponent of art song repertoire from Central and Eastern Europe, Ryan has conducted research with support from the Kosciuszko Foundation, U.S. State Department Title VIII fellowship, Foreign Language Area Studies fellowships, the University of Minnesota, Honors Carolina, and the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Hungary, Poland, Belarus, and Russia.
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A native of Marquette, Michigan, Aubrie Jacobson is a Madison-based collaborative musician with a passion for making arts communities welcoming, engaging, and nourishing places for all people.
Aubrie currently works as an active collaborative pianist in Wisconsin, as Music Assistant for Madison Opera, and as a house pianist with Suzuki Strings of Madison, performing frequently with Sonora Strings. She has been a church musician since 2011 and currently serves as a pianist and music minister for Glenwood Moravian Community Church. Aubrie has also worked extensively with music students and choirs at Viterbo University, Carroll University, and in the Madison community.
Aubrie was recently featured as a performing artist in UW-Madison’s Schubertiade performance of Die Schöne Müllerin with tenor, Ryan Nash, in the 2025 Greenfield Summer Institute performance “When We Remembered Zion: Jewish Songs of Love, Loss, and Life,” in Fermat’s Last Theater Company performances of “Edith Piaf and the French Resistance,” in various concerts with the 2025 Eastern Shore Chamber Music Festival in Fairhope, Alabama, and in a Spring 2025 recital series entitled “Voices of Women” along with soprano, Dr. Amanda Lauricella.
Aubrie earned a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Viterbo University in 2019 under the instruction of Dr. Mark Tollefsen and Dr. Mary Ellen Haupert and completed a master’s degree in collaborative piano performance in 2021 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music, studying with Professor Martha Fischer. In May 2024, she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in collaborative piano from UW-Madison and a doctoral minor in arts administration from the Bolz Center at the Wisconsin School of Business.
