Ananya Wilson & Meghan Flook - Senior Recital
2026-04-11 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Lee/Kaufman Rehearsal Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Ananya Wilson and Meghan Flook Senior Saxophone Recital
Ananya Wilson
Meghan Flook
Caleb Monge
Samantha Davis
Tristan Maxwell
Matteo Pasillas
……
Program
Sonata, Op. 19 Paul Creston
I. With vigor
Meghan Flook, alto saxophone
Alissa Freeman, piano
Romance William Grant Still
Ananya Wilson, alto saxophone
Milo Rouse, piano
Transcendence David R. Gillingham
Meghan Flook, alto saxophone
Kyle Flook, trombone
24 Duos, Op. 186 Charles Koechlin
No. 3
No. 21
Ananya Wilson, alto saxophone
Meghan Flook, alto saxophone
Intermission
Sonata, Op. 29 Robert Muczynski
I. Andante maestoso
II. Allegro energico
Ananya Wilson, alto saxophone
Milo Rouse, piano
Lilac Tears William Albright
Meghan Flook, alto saxophone
Alissa Freeman, piano
Crosscurrents Evy Dayanchand
Ananya Wilson, alto saxophone
Caleb Monge, cello
Songs for the Coming Day David Maslanka
IV. For the Dead
IX. Song for the Coming Day
Matteo Pasillas, soprano saxophone
Meghan Flook, alto saxophone
Samantha Davis, tenor saxophone
Tristan Maxwell, baritone saxophone

Yuxuan Li - DMA Recital
2026-04-11 17:00 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Yuxuan Li DMA Piano Recital
Yuxuan Li
Sung-Eun Ryu
Carmen Lemos-Gonzalez
……
Program
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
I. Allegro affettuoso
II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso
III. Allegro vivace
Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56 Robert Schumann/trans. Claude Debussy

Ella Herman & Elizabeth Jeon - Sophomore Recital
2026-04-11 17:00 | Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Morphy Recital Hall
Ella Herman and Elizabeth Jeon Sophomore Violin Recital

Live from the Mead Witter School of Music - Pro Arte Quartet
2026-04-12 12:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Also streaming live
Live from the Mead Witter School of Music presents:
Pro Arte Quartet
David Perry, violin
Suzanne Beia, violin
Sally Chisholm, viola
Parry Karp, violoncello
With guest artist
Christopher Taylor, piano
……
Program

……
“Live from the Mead Witter School of Music” is a chamber music series held the second Sunday of each month at the Hamel Music Center during the academic year.
The series is made available by the generosity of donors to the David and Kato Perlman Live from the Mead Witter School of Music Fund.

Memorial Carillon
2026-04-12 15:00 | Carillon Tower, 1160 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Lyle Anderson, University Carillonneur Emeritus
I. UW school songs
The University Hymn
On Wisconsin
Songs to Thee, Wisconsin
Passacaglia, for lute, WeissSW 18.6 (Sylvius Leopold Weiss, c. 1740?;
arranged for carillon by Frank Deleu, c. 2010)
II. Three Canadian folksongs (arr. Leen ’t Hart, 1978)
Once a Canadian lad (Quebec)
Peter Amberley (Nova Scotia)
She’s like the swallow (Newfoundland)
Estudio III for guitar, from 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31
(Fernando Sor, c. 1828; arr. Carlo van Ulft, 2007)
III. Variations on “Merk toch hoe sterk” (Leen ’t Hart, c. 1960)
Passing Thought No. 4 (Anthony Skilbeck, 2007)
Estudio II for guitar, from 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31
(Fernando Sor, c. 1828; arr. Carlo van Ulft, 2007)
IV. “Give me your tired, your poor,” from Miss Liberty
(Irving Berlin, 1949; arr. Leen ’t Hart, 1978)
A Song for the Bells (Daniel Pinkham, 1961)
Varsity

Claire Whitney - Master's Recital
2026-04-12 17:00 | Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Also streaming live
Claire Whitney Master’s Violin Recital
Claire Whitney and Simon Teckam, violins
Sage Eckard-Lee, viola
Jules Koch, cello
Sarah Williams, piano
……
Claire Whitney is a violinist and educator based in Madison, WI. She is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing her Master’s degree in Violin Performance, where she studies with Eugene Purdue. She received her Bachelor’s in Violin Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she studied with Leanne Kelso. Claire is currently a member of the Middleton Community Orchestra and the brand-new Madison Gamer Symphony Orchestra, and she has performed with the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra and Symphony 847- a semi-professional group based in her native state of Illinois.
Claire currently studies chamber music with Suzanne Beia and is a member of the Harper Quartet, which has performed for public events such as the Magnum Opus Ballet Company. Her current musical interests include orchestral performance, historical performance, and pedagogy- which she fosters with her budding private studio.
Outside of music Claire enjoys visiting with her family- especially her little sisters- and spending time outdoors. She also devotes a lot of time to spoiling her cat, Harper.

Timothy Mullins - DMA Recital
2026-04-12 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Also streaming live
Timothy Mullins DMA Flute Recital
Timothy Mullins, flute
John Scoville, piano
……
Program
Passacaglia for solo flute, Op. 48 No. 2 (1959) Ernst Von Dohnányi (1877-1960)
Legacy for flute and piano (1999) Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)
Aurora for flute and piano (2017) Laura Schwendinger (b. 1962)
Intermission
Seidhr for solo flute (2022) Matthew Honas (b. 1995)
Sonata for flute and piano (2026) Timothy Mullins (b. 1995)
I. Permeation
II. Orphic
III. Valiance
……
Timothy Mullins is a flutist from Wyandotte, Michigan. He is currently a dissertator at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and serves as a Teaching Assistant in the Music Theory department. He received a Bachelor of Music from Eastern Michigan University and a Master of Music from Ithaca College. Timothy was a select winner of the National Flute Association Convention Performers Competition and placed 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 Dr. Brandon LePage.

Kaitlin Case - Master's Recital
2026-04-12 19:30 | Morphy Recital Hall, 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Morphy Recital Hall
Kaitlin Case Master’s Voice Recital
Kaitlin Case, mezzo soprano
Matthew Driver, piano
……
Program
I pastori Ildebrando Pizzetti
Nanna’s Lied Kurt Weill
Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib Kurt Weill
La Sera Francesco Paolo Tosti
Chansons villageoises Francis Poulenc
Tre liriche su testi spagnoli Elsa Respighi
Die Hollywood Elegien Hanns Eisner
Quattro Liriche Ottorino Respighi
…….
Kaitlin Case, mezzo-soprano, is a second year Master’s student in Vocal Performance at UW-Madison studying under Dr. Julia Rottmayer. She previously received her BM in Vocal Performance from UNC Greensboro studying with Carla LeFevre and Clara O’Brien. Favorite roles include Charlotte in A Little Night Music, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Dorabella in Così fan tutte, and the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd. In addition to her time on stage, Kaitlin has dabbled in stage direction as the Assistant Director of UW’s 2024 production on Songbird.

Flute Studio Recital
2026-04-13 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required

Shuhan Xu & Mylana Lunde - Elective Recital
2026-04-13 19:30 | Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Morphy Recital Hall
……
Program
Ich wollt’, meine Lieb Felix Mendelssohn
O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Giacomo Puccini
The Willo Song Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Frühlingsglaube Franz Schubert
In uomini, in soldati (from Così fan tutte) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ah! Je veux vivre (from Roméo et Juliette) Charles Gounod
秋风词 赵思越
Abendlied Felix Mendelssohn
Sweet Suffolk Owl Richard Hundley
Die Nonne Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Clair de Lune Gabriel Fauré
There are Fairies at the Bottom of our Garden Liza Lehmann
Marinela, Marinela (La canción del olvido) José Serrano
Amor William Bolcom
A Heart Full of Love (Les Misérables) Claude-Michel Schönberg

Opera Workshop
2026-04-14 19:30 | Music Hall, 925 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI, United States
Free | No ticket required
Opera students perform a variety of scenes from opera and musical theatre.

Boris Krivoshein - DMA Recital
2026-04-14 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
March 26 update: This recital was rescheduled from March 26 to April 14.
Free | No ticket required
Boris Krivoshein DMA Piano Recital
……
Program
Piano Sonata op. 7 in E flat Major Ludwig van Beethoven
Ballade No. 4 op. 52 in F Minor Frédéric Chopin
“Wedding Ceremony,” “Romance,” “Tome Forward” Georgy Sviridov
Piano Sonata No. 7 op. 83 in B Flat Major Sergei Prokofiev
……
Mr. Krivoshein was born in a small village in the Tomsk region of Russia in 1991. In 2011, he graduated from the Tomsk College of Music and continued his studies at the Novosibirsk State Conservatory named after Glinka.
From 2015 to 2020, he furthered his education at one of the most prestigious music universities in Russia—the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music—where he studied with Professor Tamara Roussanova, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and Candidate of Art History.
He later completed a Master’s degree in Piano Performance at the DePaul University School of Music (Chicago, Illinois, USA).
Mr. Krivoshein is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (Ph.D.) in Piano Performance at the Mead Witter School of Music, studying with Professor Christopher Taylor.

Shannon Finn - Elective Recital
2026-04-14 19:30 | WI
Free | No ticket required
Morphy Recital Hall
Shannon Finn Elective Bassoon Recital
Shannon Finn, bassoon
Joe Kaiser, piano
Katrina Feltz, bassoon
Michael Trotier, trombone
Cooper Gassman, drumset
Tristan Maxwell, saxophone
Mariah Miller, bass

Boris Krivoshein - DMA Recital
2026-04-14 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Boris Krivoshein DMA Piano Recital
……
Program
Piano Sonata op. 7 in E flat Major Ludwig van Beethoven
Ballade No. 4 op. 52 in F Minor Frédéric Chopin
“Wedding Ceremony,” “Romance,” “Tome Forward” Georgy Sviridov
Piano Sonata No. 7 op. 83 in B Flat Major Sergei Prokofiev
……
Mr. Krivoshein was born in a small village in the Tomsk region of Russia in 1991. In 2011, he graduated from the Tomsk College of Music and continued his studies at the Novosibirsk State Conservatory named after Glinka.
From 2015 to 2020, he furthered his education at one of the most prestigious music universities in Russia—the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music—where he studied with Professor Tamara Roussanova, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and Candidate of Art History.
He later completed a Master’s degree in Piano Performance at the DePaul University School of Music (Chicago, Illinois, USA).
Mr. Krivoshein is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (Ph.D.) in Piano Performance at the Mead Witter School of Music, studying with Professor Christopher Taylor.

Van Maxwell - Senior Recital
2026-04-15 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Van Maxwell Senior Percussion Recital
……
Program
Fanfare Juliana became Lillian Eugene Novotney (b. 1960)
Stelae of Axum Halim El-Dabh (1921-2017)
Asventuras Alexej Gerassimez (b. 1987)
Rebonds B Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)
Intermission
Humanities, Oh Humanities Emma Bijelic (b. 2004)
The Recital Piece William Cahn (b. 1946)
Yet unwritten Van Maxwell (b. 2004)

Sarah Brailey Studio Recital
2026-04-15 19:30 | Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Morphy Recital Hall

Contemporary Jazz Ensemble & UW Jazz Orchestra and special guests: members of the David Ambrosio Quintet - Guest Artist Series
2026-04-16 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Purchase tickets
$20 general admission
Students free (ticket required)
Also streaming live
Anita Sorenson Jazz Guest Residency
David Ambrosio Quintent
David Ambrosio, bass
Donny McCaslin, tenor/soprano saxophones
Jason Palmer, trumpet
Bruce Barth, piano
Rudy Royston, drums
With Contemporary Jazz Ensemble & UW Jazz Orchestra
……
Program

……
For the past 30 years, David Ambrosio has been one of New York City’s finest freelance musicians and educators. His current working projects as a leader are CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Blue Note Records in the Progressive ‘60s, featuring Grammy nominated saxophonist Donny McCaslin and drumming legend Victor Lewis; and the David Ambrosio Trio, featuring saxophonist Loren Stillman.
In addition to his own ensembles, he is the co-leader of the David Ambrosio/Russ Meissner Sextet, 40Twenty, and Grupo Los Santos, as well as being a part of many other groups including George Schuller’s Circle Wide, the Matt Renzi Trio, Eri Yamamoto Trio, and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra led by Ted Nash and Andy Farber. He has performed with such jazz greats as Kenny Werner, Joe Lovano, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, George Garzone, Joseph Jarmon, and Ralph Alessi.
David’s third recording as leader, Four on the Road (Fresh Sound Records, 2018), was praised as “Swinging brilliance in the light of interactive engagement, creating music that challenges while remaining largely accessible” by Dan Bilawsky of All About Jazz.
With degrees in classical composition and jazz performance, David has a broad musical palate that has become even more intensified by his extensive travel experiences. In 2001 he had the opportunity to perform in Cuba with Grupo Los Santos, Max Pollack’s Rumbatap, as well as numerous local Afro/Cuban folkloric music and dance ensembles. Not long after, he began what has become a 14-year period of intense study of Afro/Cuban Bata drumming with master drummers Miguel Bernal, Carlos Gomez, and Carlos Aldama.
David has also frequently toured in Central and South East Asia on behalf of the US State Department as a performer and clinician. Currently he is on the faculty at Hunter College and the New York Jazz Workshop in NYC.

Joe Mahin - Master's Recital
2026-04-17 16:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Joe Mahin Master’s Conducting Recital
……
Program
Mountain Thrall Edvard Grieg
Symphony No. 5 Franz Schubert
……
Joseph Mahin is a Master of Music student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying Orchestral Conducting with Professor Oriol Sans. At UW–Madison, he serves as co-conductor of the Medical Sciences Orchestra and the All-University Philharmonia Orchestra, also periodically conducting the University Symphony Orchestra. Joe is a conducting fellow with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra for their 25-26 season.
Before joining the conducting program in Madison, he studied in Manchester, England, at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree with Honors in Music Performance. While in the UK, Joe worked with youth ensembles including the Warrington Youth Orchestra and the Macclesfield Youth Brass Band, serving as both conductor and tutor. His experiences abroad also include leading musical projects with RNCM ensembles, assisting conductor Lawrence Foster with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and performing with several of the UK’s leading brass bands. Outside of his musical work, Joe is passionate about mentoring youth and serving in Christian ministry.

Varsity Band Spring Concert
2026-04-17 19:30, 2026-04-18 15:00 | Kohl Center, 601 W Dayton St., Madison, WI, United States
Learn more
Friday, April 17 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 18 at 3 pm
Individual Tickets
General Public: $25-$30
UW–Madison students: $15
School & Group Tickets
School groups of 20+
Special rate of $15 each for seats in select sections (both nights)
Groups of 8+
Special rate of $20 each for seats in select sections (both nights)
School & Group ticket inquiries:
Contact Tom Mathwich, UW Athletics Ticket Office
1-800-GOBADGERS tom@athletics.wisc.edu
Honoring Badger Band traditions like our ever popular Fifth Quarter and “On, Wisconsin!” and featuring new charts from the Fall 2025 season, the Varsity Band Spring Concert will appeal to Badger Band fans of all ages. Highlights for this year’s show include “Music of Lady Gaga” “Wicked” “Music of Rihanna” and longtime favorites like “Space Badgers,” “If You Want To Be A Badger,” and our signature Badger Band Finale.

UW Blue Note Ensemble and David Ambrosio & Civil Disobedience - Guest Artist Series
2026-04-17 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Purchase tickets
$20 general admission
Students free (ticket required)
Also streaming live
Anita Sorenson Jazz Guest Residency
David Ambrosio & Civil Disobedience
David Ambrosio, bass
Donny McCaslin, tenor/soprano saxophones
Jason Palmer, trumpet
Bruce Barth, piano
Rudy Royston, drums
With the UW Blue Note Ensemble
Civil Disobedience is a project initiated by New York bassist David Ambrosio, showcasing the works of progressive jazz composers from the late 1960s Blue Note Era. The featured composers include Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie McLean, Stanley Cowell, Harold Land, Joe Chambers, Duke Pearson, and James Spaulding. Remarkably, much of this music, created during a period of significant social change and civil unrest, remained unreleased for decades, preventing these compositions from being heard when they were originally written.
Over fifty years later, in contemporary America, there are notable parallels with the social movements of that era. This context lends a new and heightened sense of relevancy and urgency to the important music featured in Civil Disobedience. The project was conceptualized and convened as an artistic response to current socio-economic and social justice events, both on a domestic and global scale. By performing the politically conscious jazz compositions of the late 1960s Blue Note Era, Civil Disobedience seeks to bring forth the timeless messages embedded in this music and connect them with the pressing issues of today.
……
Program

……
For the past 30 years, David Ambrosio has been one of New York City’s finest freelance musicians and educators. His current working projects as a leader are CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Blue Note Records in the Progressive ‘60s, featuring Grammy nominated saxophonist Donny McCaslin and drumming legend Victor Lewis; and the David Ambrosio Trio, featuring saxophonist Loren Stillman.
In addition to his own ensembles, he is the co-leader of the David Ambrosio/Russ Meissner Sextet, 40Twenty, and Grupo Los Santos, as well as being a part of many other groups including George Schuller’s Circle Wide, the Matt Renzi Trio, Eri Yamamoto Trio, and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra led by Ted Nash and Andy Farber. He has performed with such jazz greats as Kenny Werner, Joe Lovano, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, George Garzone, Joseph Jarmon, and Ralph Alessi.
David’s third recording as leader, Four on the Road (Fresh Sound Records, 2018), was praised as “Swinging brilliance in the light of interactive engagement, creating music that challenges while remaining largely accessible” by Dan Bilawsky of All About Jazz.
With degrees in classical composition and jazz performance, David has a broad musical palate that has become even more intensified by his extensive travel experiences. In 2001 he had the opportunity to perform in Cuba with Grupo Los Santos, Max Pollack’s Rumbatap, as well as numerous local Afro/Cuban folkloric music and dance ensembles. Not long after, he began what has become a 14-year period of intense study of Afro/Cuban Bata drumming with master drummers Miguel Bernal, Carlos Gomez, and Carlos Aldama.
David has also frequently toured in Central and South East Asia on behalf of the US State Department as a performer and clinician. Currently he is on the faculty at Hunter College and the New York Jazz Workshop in NYC.

Chance Stine - Guest Artist Series
2026-04-17 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Mead Witter School of Music Guest Artist Series
Chance Stine, alto and baritone saxophones
Thomas Kasdorf, piano
……
Program

……..
Chance Stine is a member of Pershing’s Own United States Army Ceremonial Band. Previously, Stine earned his MM in Saxophone Performance at the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied classical saxophone with Dr. Stephen Page and jazz with Dr. John Mills, and a BM in Instrumental Music Education from the University of Michigan, where he studied classical saxophone with Dr. Timothy McAllister and jazz with Dr. Andrew Bishop. He first began his education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied saxophone and clarinet with Dr. Wesley Warnhoff, flute with Stephanie Jutt, and jazz with Richard Davis.
Stine has performed with many orchestras, bands, and other classical ensembles across America, such as the New World Symphony, Academy Festival Orchestra at the Music Academy of the West, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, and other regional groups. In March of 2018, Stine traveled as a featured soloist with international trumpet star, Allen Vizzutti, and Middleton High School on a tour to Japan. In past years, he participated as one of the first saxophone fellows at Music Academy of the West and in the Arosa Music Festival in Switzerland. An avid proponent of new music, Stine has also been part of premieres for several new solo and chamber works for saxophone.
Committed to a diverse career, Stine is an active jazz performer who composes and performs his own original music. He frequently collaborates with both his own group based in Madison, WI and one of Madison’s rising performers and educators, Wilder Deitz. As a sideman, Stine has performed with renowned artists such as the Grammy Award winning Manhattan Transfer, Allen Vizzutti, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Also a talented multi-woodwind player, Stine has performed with an array of musical theater companies across the Midwest, including the Grammy Award winning Terry Barber, University of Michigan Musical Theatre Department, Encore Musical Theatre Company, and many other regional companies.
A dedicated teacher, Stine is heavily involved in music education and has been an active private saxophone and clarinet instructor for the past 9 years. He is a regular clinician for elementary, middle, and high school bands and holds a teaching certificate with an emphasis in music education in the state of Michigan.
Stine has won many awards and recognitions, such as 2nd prize at the Naumburg International Saxophone Competition, 1st place in the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition, national finalist in the MTNA Young Artist Competition, 1st place in the NASA Region IV Solo Competition, 2nd prize in the Medici International Music Competition, 2nd prize in the UW-Manitowoc Lakeshore Wind Ensemble Young Artist Competition, 2nd prize in the NOLA Chamber Fest, semi-finalist in the NASA soloist and quartet competitions, semi-finalist in the Madison Symphony Orchestra Final Forte, and honorable mention in the UW-Madison Irving Shain Competition.

Abhinay Reddy - Elective Recital
2026-04-17 19:30 | Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Morphy Recital Hall
Abhinay Reddy presents
Melodies of Earth: A flutist’s rendition on climate change
Abhinay Reddy, flute and piccolo
Will Preston, piano
Riley Smith, guitar
……
Program
Farewell Feathered Friends No.1 (2020) Jacob TV (b. 1951)
Waterways Beneath the Polar Ice Shelf (2024) Nicole Mitchell (b. 1967)
Rising Oceans (2020) Herman Beeftink (b. 1967)
Intermission
…And the Water Was Clear Again (2023) Peter Machajdik (b. 1967)
Earth (2021) Takatsugu Muramatsu (b. 1978)
Amazonia (2020) Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
……
Performed by Abhinay Reddy in collaboration with the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability’s Earth Fest series, this program is inspired by the persisting events of climate change, presenting a journey on nature’s crisis.
“Farewell Feathered Friends No.1” utilizes a recorded soundtrack detailing 5 different birds that are either extinct or classified as endangered. “Waterways Beneath the Polar Ice Shelf” and “Rising Oceans” detail the ideas of ice caps melting, threatening polar species and causing rising sea levels.
Following the intermission, the program will delve into “…And the Water Was Clear Again,” where there is an underlying theme of humans polluting and overusing our waterways, and the hope for a more sustainable future with purer water. “Earth” by Muramatsu showcases the beauty of our natural environment and what our planet could be like, free from climate change. But at last, “Amazonia” showcases the deforestation, land use, and extractivism of human nature, culminating in a climactic finale of pure destruction.
This recital calls out for us as humans to take action to prevent climate change from worsening even more, allowing us to experience the pathos of immense climate events and learn about climate change in an interdisciplinary way.

Brian Jaap - Master's Recital
2026-04-18 11:00 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Also streaming live
Brian Jaap Master’s Clarinet Recital
……
Program
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano Joseph Horovitz, (1926-2022)
Monologue (Impressions on The True Story of Ah Q) Chen Yi (b. 1953)
Fantasiestucke, Op. 73 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
……
Originally from Stillwater, MN, Brian Jaap is a multi-faceted clarinetist, music educator, and arts administrator based in Madison, WI. Brian received his Master of Music degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education from Concordia College. In Madison, Brian currently serves as the Project Assistant for UW-Madison’s Division of the Arts Arts Residency Programs, and performs regularly as a member of the Madison Gamer Symphony, the Madison Chamber Players, and Driftless Reeds. He has played with many groups around the Midwest as a guest artist including the Madison New Music Ensemble, Encore Wind Ensemble, and the La Crosse Symphony.
A passionate music educator and advocate for music in public schools, Brian was the Elementary Music Teacher at Como Park Elementary in St. Paul Public Schools for three years. He received his Orff-Schulwerk music teacher certification from Vandercook College of Music in Chicago, IL, and has taught various music courses in public schools across the country, including General Music, Band, Digital Music, African Drumming, Percussion Ensemble, and Woodwind Technique classes. Brian has taught clarinet, flute, and saxophone privately since 2020, and teaches clarinet at Shell Lake Arts Center Concert Band Camp in Shell Lake, WI.
Brian’s confident and heart-felt playing has won him numerous accolades, including performing as a featured soloist with The Concordia Band, (Mendelssohn’s Concert Piece No. 2,) and as a finalist in UW–Madison’s Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (Artie Shaw’s Clarinet Concerto.)
A fierce advocate for chamber music, Brian is a member of the professional reed quintet, Driftless Reeds. Driftless has competed in multiple chamber music festivals. Driftless is excited to be an ensemble-in-residence at the Akropolis Chamber Music Institute at Interlochen Center for the Arts. In 2026, Driftless Reeds embarked on their inaugural tour, performing recitals and teaching masterclasses to undergraduate woodwind students at the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Murray State University, and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Driftless Reeds are active in the greater Madison, WI area and regularly perform across the Midwest.
While Brian is a versatile soloist and chamber musician, he has also participated in multiple national and international festivals for chamber music, opera, film music, and large-group ensembles that have brought him all over the world. These include the Zodiac Chamber Music Festival, Chicago Summer Opera, Music Academy of the West, the Los Angeles Film Composers Intensive, and the Minnesota Music Educators convention.
Apart from performing and teaching, Brian is also passionate about arts administration. Through his Project Assistantship at the University of Wisconsin’s Division of the Arts, he worked to bring many artists-in-residence of all mediums to UW through their International Visiting Artists and Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Programs.

Jeff Weiss - DMA Recital
2026-04-18 14:00 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Also streaming live
Jeff Weiss DMA Double Bass Recital
Jeff Weiss, double bass
Beth Wilson, piano
……
Program
Sonata in B Minor Johann Sperger
Reverie Giovanni Bottesini
Serge Koussevitzky
Andante
Valse Miniature
Chanson Triste
Humoresque
Giovanni Bottesini
Romanza Drammatica
Tarantella
……
Jeff Weiss is a versatile bassist and educator based in Madison, Wisconsin. Jeff started learning bass with Rob Junceau III, building a foundation of various bass performance styles. He went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in Bass Performance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, studying with Richard Davis, and a Master of Music degree with Peter Dominguez.
Since 2013, Jeff has served as a bass instructor at Heid Music in Madison and has maintained a private teaching studio. He has also served as Jazz Director at Madison West High School in 2022-2023, a vendor for Children’s Long-Term Support, and as a clinician for the Richard Davis Bass Conference. He has taught at UW–Madison as a jazz history teaching assistant and joined the faculty of the UW–Madison Summer Music Clinic in 2025.
In addition to teaching, Jeff has performed with a wide array of local Madison ensembles, including Harmonious Wail, The Big Payback, No Name String Band, Black Star Drum Line, Ted Keys Trio, Lonelyproof, Charlie Painter Trio, Marisa Balistreri Trio, Killarney Blarney and Panchromatic. Jeff has also had the pleasure of sharing the stage with national and international artists such as John Jorgenson, Joscho Stephan, Terell Stafford, Frank Vignola, Robin Nolan, Gonzalo Bergara, Peter Bernstein, Fred Wesley, Clyde Stubblefield and Stephane Wrembel.
Jeff’s contributions have been recognized with multiple honors, including several Madison Area Music Awards: Bassist of the Year (2012), Classical Performer of the Year (2016), and Bass Guitar Player of the Year (2022). He was also named Heid Music’s Teacher of the Year in 2022.

Jordan Haney - Sophomore Recital
2026-04-18 14:00 | WI
Free | No ticket required
Morphy Recital Hall
Jordan Haney Sophomore Clarinet Recital
……
Program
Cinco Bocetos for Clarinet Solo Robert Sierra (b. 1984)
1. Preludio
2. Cancion del campo
Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 167 Camille Saint-Saens
I. Allegretto
II. Allegro animato
III. Lento
IV. Molto allegro
Alissa Freeman, piano
Intermission
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano Op. 29 (1951) Malcom Arnold
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andantino
III. Furioso
Aubrie Jacobson, piano
Hommage a J.S. Bach Bela Kovacs
Suite from “The Victorian Kitchen Garden” for Clarinet and Piano Paul Reade
I. Prelude
II. Spring
III. Mists
IV. Exotica
V. Summer
Aubrie Jacobson, piano
Concerto No. 1 for Two Clarinets, Op. 35 Franz Krommer
Aubrie Jacobson, piano

Sage Eckard-Lee - Junior Recital
2026-04-18 17:00 | Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Morphy Recital Hall
Sage Eckard-Lee Junior Violin Recital
……
Program
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
I. (Allegro)
II. Adagio ma non tanto
III. Allegro
Duo in C minor, Op. 4, No. 2 Alessandro Rolla (1757-1841)
I. Adagio ma non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Adagio ma non troppo
IV. Rondo Allegretto
Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
I. Allegro amabile
II. Appassionato, ma non troppo allegro
III. Andante con moto – Allegro – Più tranquillo

Noah Schmedding - Master's Recital
2026-04-18 17:00 | WI
Free | No ticket required
Noah Schmedding Master’s Saxophone Recital
Noah Schmedding, saxophone
Elizabeth Vaughan, piano
……
Program
Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166 Camile Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
I. Andantino
II. Ad libitum – Allegretto – Ad libitum
III. Molto allegro
Fuzzy Bird Sonata, Op. 44 Takashi Yoshimatsu (b. 1953)
1. Run, bird
2. Sing, bird
3. Fly, bird
Sonata for Alto Saxophone & Piano William Albright (1944-1998)
I. Two-Part Invention
II. La follia nuova (A Lament for George Cacioppo)
III. Scherzo “Will o’ the Wisp”
IV. Recitative & Dance
Salleras Variation Steven Banks (b. 1993)

Lleyton Thompson - Senior Recital
2026-04-18 19:30 | Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Lleyton Thompson Senior Classical Guitar Recital

C8dence Vocal Ensemble
2026-04-18 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Also streaming live
Dr. Sarah Brailey, director
R. Louis Vajda, conductor
C8dence: Gillian Hollis, Anya Smith, Mylana Lunde, Shuhan Xu, Rach Misner, Jacob Zehr, Ryan Rowe, Benjamin Hanson, Andrew Dirkse
Madison Chamber Players: Louis Vajda, Alice Alford, Stephen Dubetz, Trista Schepp, Jocelyn Edgar, Tanner Day, Hyeyeon Seok, Bethany Olson, Simon Teckam, Killian Knapp , Anton Wachmann
……
Program

……
C8dence is a vocal chamber ensemble, directed by Dr. Sarah Brailey, committed to the performance of contemporary repertoire, with a particular focus on exploring the vast expressive and technical capabilities of the human voice. The ensemble offers students the opportunity to arrange or compose works for performance, to gain pedagogical experience through leading rehearsals, and to collaborate directly with professional composers as well as student composers from the School of Music.
