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Hamel Music Center Opening Celebration Weekend

Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

The Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, will open in October 2019 for public performances. Hamel Music Center Opening Celebration Weekend Public Events Please check the Campus Arts Ticketing website daily for new ticket availability. Additional seats may become available on the day of each concert, and walk-ups are encouraged. Hamel Music Center Box Office will open […]

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Collins Fellows in Recital

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

We welcome the return of eight of our 65 Collins Fellows, recipients of fully-funded graduate fellowships. The Collins Fellowships were initiated in 2001 with $4 million from Paul J. Collins. Collins, a 1958 graduate of UW–Madison’s School of Business, made the gift in honor of his mother, Adele Stoppenbach Collins, who graduated from the School […]

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Flute Ensemble

Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

The UW-Madison Flute Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Timothy Hagen, will perform classic and contemporary repertoire in concert. Program: Astor Piazzolla: "Oblivion" Lansing McLoskey: "...que la tierra se partió por su sonido" Franz Abt: "Night" Camille Saint-Saëns: "Danse Macabre"

Nobuko Imai with En-Chi Cheng, Wei-Ting Kuo, and the UW-Madison Viola Studio

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

A program of Handel, Bach, Coletti, Bartok, and Bridge with guest artists Nobuko Imai, Wei-Ting Kuo, and En-Chi Cheng joining the Viola Studio of the Mead Witter School of Music   Nobuko Imai With her exceptional talent, musical integrity, and charisma, Nobuko Imai is considered to be one of the most outstanding violists of our time. […]

Pro Arte Quartet with guest artists Nobuko Imai and Wei-Ting Kuo

Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Featuring David Perry and Suzanne Beia, violin; Sally Chisholm, viola; and Parry Karp, cello alongside guest artists Nobuko Imai, viola; and Wei-Ting Kuo, viola. Ludwig van Beethoven- Trio Op. 87  (1795), Adagio Antonín Dvorák- Quintet in E-flat Major (1893) Free, no tickets required UW Madison Viola Studio recital with Imai and Kuo: Wed., Oct. 30, […]

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An Evening with Jazz Author Maxine Gordon & the UW Blue Note Ensemble

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Celebrating the life and legacy of legendary jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon in words and music, this Wisconsin Book Festival event features jazz historian Maxine Gordon reading from her new book about Dexter and includes an on-stage interview by UW Afro-American Studies Professor Ethelene Whitmire as well as music from Dexter’s repertoire performed by the UW Blue Note Ensemble, which has been studying […]

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~Nois Saxophone Quartet

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Program: Night Music (2014) - Emma O'Halloran R.A.M.* (2019) - Kelley Sheehan Kenopsia (2016/2019) - Finola Merivale Saxophonquartett (2014) - Georg Friedrich Haas Dwalm* (2018) - Gemma Peacocke Thirteen Changes (1986) - Pauline Oliveros * denotes a work written for ~Nois ~Nois is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet that defies categorization by working between the boundary […]

Madrigal Singers (POSTPONED)

Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

This concert is postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date, to be announced. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Alicia Lee, faculty clarinet

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Alicia Lee, clarinet with Christopher Taylor, piano and Soh-Hyun Park Altino, violin Program: Drei Romanzen Op. 94 (1849) - Robert Schumann  Nicht schnell  Einfach, innig  Nicht schnell   Monolog für Bassklarinette (1983) - Isang Yun   Bucolique (1949) - Eugène Bozza   Intermission   For an Actor: Monologue for Clarinet (1978) - Shulamit Ran   […]

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UW Wind Ensemble

Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Scott Teeple, conductor. Ross Wolf, guest conductor Program: W.A. Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat Major Igor Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments Chen Yi: Ba Yin (Wisconsin premiere, featuring Chicago-based saxophone quartet ~Nois) Joel Puckett: Avelynn’s Lullaby Omar Thomas: Of Our New Day Begun (Wisconsin premiere, co-commissioned by UW–Madison Bands)

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Wingra Wind Quintet

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

The Wingra Wind Quintet presents a night of music from Eastern Europe. Program: Bela Bartok: Songs for Children (arr. Vallon) Endre Szervanszky: Woodwind Quintet No. 1 Gyorgy Kurtag: Wind Quintet, Op. 2 Leos Janacek: Mladi (with special guest Brian Gnojek, clarinet) Since its formation in 1965, the Wingra Wind Quintet at the University of Wisconsin-Madison […]

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UW Chorale

Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Program: "How to Spice Up Your Life" Selections include works about music, dance, chat, sports, love, outings, and cooking. The concert includes a performance of PDQ Bach's The Seasonings, an hysterical parody of baroque oratorios, featuring faculty soloists Julia Rottmayer and Paul Rowe with student soloists Angela Peterson and Charles Hancin. Free event; no tickets […]

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Guest Artist: Taylor Irelan, Flute

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Taylor Irelan, flute John Scoville, piano Timothy Hagen, flute Click here for a PDF of the program.  Program: Walter Gieseking: Sonatine for Flute and Piano Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94 Franz Doppler: Andante et Rondo Carl Reinecke: Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 168 ("Undine") Free admission; no tickets required.

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UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra

Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Oriol Sans, conductor. Ji Hyun Yim, guest conductor. Click here for a PDF of the program.  Program: Milhaud: Creation du monde Ravel: Mother Goose Suite Haydn: Symphony No. 101 "The clock" Free admission; no tickets required.

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University Opera – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Music Hall 925 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI, United States

David Ronis, Director Oriol Sans, Conductor UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra Tickets: $25 General Public/$20 Seniors/$10 Students. Fri, November 15, 2019 University Opera: Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7:30 PM Music Hall Sun, November 17, 2019 University Opera: Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Pre-performance panel discussion, 12:30-1:20pm, Music Hall, Free Admission 2:00 PM Music Hall […]

Low Brass Ensemble

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Tom Curry and Mark Hetzler, co-directors Click here for a PDF of the program.  Program: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia (arr. by John Stevens; conducted by Tom Curry) Franz Schubert: The Erlking (arr. by Chris Van Hof; conducted by Mark Hetzler) Haley Dieter: Through All Comes Change (conducted by Mark Hetzler) Claude Debussy: Berceuse heroique (arr. by […]

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Timothy Hagen, faculty flute

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Timothy Hagen, flute Ben Corbin, piano Program: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano Georg Philipp Telemann: Capriccio in G major Clara Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 22 Valerie Coleman: Fanmi Imèn Timothy Hagen: Nocturne-Lullaby Alexander Rosenblatt: Carmen Fantasy Free admission; no tickets required.

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Sam Weber Senior Recital

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Featuring solo euphonium repertoire as well as new arrangements for brass chamber ensembles. With John Scoville, piano, Michnari Robinson, euphonium, Nick Hill, trumpet, Kaitlyn Rian, trumpet, Declan Mulkerian, horn, Bryson Bauer, trombone, Jordan DeWester, tuba, and Patrick Francis, tuba.   W.A. Mozart. Il Mio Tesoro Intano Donald White. Lyric Suite Ralph Vaughan Williams. Six Studies […]

Guest Artist: Jordan Bak, Viola

Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, United States

Jordan Bak, Viola Martha Fischer, Piano Program:  Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48 Roxanna Panufnik (1968- ):  Canto, for solo viola (2019) Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):  Sonata for Solo Viola (1937)                   I. Lebhafte Halbe Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):  Sonata in E-Flat Major […]