Mead Witter School of Music

Live from the Mead Witter School of Music - Matthew Zalkind and Christopher Taylor
2026-03-08 12:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Live from the Mead Witter School of Music presents:
Matthew Zalkind, cello
Christopher Taylor, piano
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“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.

Interwoven Ensemble - Guest Artist Series
2026-03-06 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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$20 general admission
Students free (ticket required)
Mead Witter School of Music Guest Artist Series
Interwoven Ensemble
Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto/shamisen/voice
Keiko Tokunaga, violin
Hikaru Tamaki, cello
Andy Lin, erhu/viola
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Pioneers of intercultural music that interlaces historic sonorities of Eastern Asia and Western Europe, INTERWOVEN is currently in its fourth season as a chamber ensemble. Taking inspiration from its birthplace, New York City, where countless cultures coexist and thrive, INTERWOVEN celebrates and integrates traditions, aesthetics and communities from various heritages through performing, commissioning, and recording contemporary music.
The ensemble made its debut in October 2021 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City, with the funding from the City Artist Corps Grant. The group has since appeared in venues such as Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum in New York City, Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn and Vancouver Civic Centre Annex, among others.
INTERWOVEN’s artistic goal is to see evidence of traditional Asian instruments or their sonority included in classical contemporary compositions and an increase in commissioning and performance of multicultural works written by diverse composers. The ensemble promotes the creation of new intercultural music by educating the young composers in universities and by commissioning from established composers who resonate with our beliefs. INTERWOVEN served as a guest artist-in-residence at the University of California Los Angeles, Toronto University, Longy School of Music in Massachusetts, University of Kansas and Colby College in Maine, working closely with composition and instrumental departments of the school.
The group is committed to introducing the sonority of traditional Asian music, instruments, history and culture to various American communities of non-Asian heritages. The ensemble received two major fundings for its original community project, FantAsia!, from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in New York City and Canada Council for the Arts in 2023; FantAsia! is a musical event of an Asian folklore-inspired program that takes place in neighborhoods with the smallest Asian population in all boroughs of New York City and Vancouver, BC.
Founder and GRAMMY Award winning violinist, Keiko Tokunaga, brings together seasoned musicians who have been heard in major halls, such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall, and their equivalents in Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. Members of INTERWOVEN are passionate advocates for the importance of music in social, personal, and political developments, and devote much of their time to teaching and educational outreach. The ensemble collaborates with educational institutions to promote the creations of multicultural musical compositions, and to encourage active dialogues between students, faculty and the community on socially crucial topics such as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the music field and beyond.

Concert Choir and Chorale - Student Ensemble Series
2026-03-06 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Students free (ticket required)

Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
2026-03-05 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required

Blue Note Ensemble & Contemporary Jazz Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
2026-03-04 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

University Bands - Student Ensemble Series
2026-03-01 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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$10 general admission
Students free (ticket required)

Chamber Percussion Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
2026-02-23 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
The Chamber Percussion Ensemble is a chamber group dedicated to the performance of significant and interesting works from diverse compositional trends of the 20th and 21st centuries. While an emphasis is placed on unconducted works, the group also regularly performs conducted pieces for up to 15 percussionists. Professors Anthony Di Sanza, Todd Hammes and Tom Ross coache the ensemble with assistance from graduate students in the percussion program. Guest artists regularly perform with the ensemble and guest composers are often featured.

Concert Band - Student Ensemble Series
2026-02-19 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Students free (ticket required)
Corey Pompey, conductor

Wind Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
2026-02-17 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Students free (ticket required)
Scott Teeple, conductor

University Symphony Orchestra - Student Ensemble Series
2026-02-13 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Students free (ticket required)
Oriol Sans, conductor

Daniel Grabois - Faculty Artist Series
2026-02-11 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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Students free (ticket required)
Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Artist Series
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Daniel Grabois is Professor of Horn at the Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he performs in the Wisconsin Brass Quintet and serves as the Curator of SoundWaves, a series he created that combines science lectures with music performances. The former Chair of Contemporary Performance at the Manhattan School of Music, Grabois now serves as Director of the Electro-Acoustic Research Space (EARS), a facility which he founded with funding from a UW2020 large-equipment grant. Grabois is also the hornist in the Meridian Arts Ensemble, a New York City based brass quintet founded in 1987. With Meridian, he has performed over seventy world premieres, released twelve CDs, received two ASCAP/CMA Adventuresome Programming Awards, and toured worldwide, in addition to recording or performing with rock legends Duran Duran and Natalie Merchant and performing the music of Frank Zappa for the composer himself. Grabois has also created numerous arrangements and compositions for Meridian.
A freelance musician from 1989 to 2011, Grabois performed with most of the classical music ensembles in New York City, including the Metropolitan Opera, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York City Opera, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and St. Luke’s Chamber Orchestra. He appeared on numerous recordings of classical music, rock, and jazz, and played in Broadway pits (some 36 shows, in thousands of performances).
In 2022, Grabois released his second solo album, Fire Names, for horn and tape. He composed the music for that CD as well as for his previous CD, Air Names. The next recording in the series, Earth Names, will be released in 2025, and Water Names will be released in 2026. Grabois’ compositions, including four etude books and numerous chamber and solo works, are published by Wave Front Music.
In addition to his work as a horn player, composer, arranger, and electronic musician, Grabois is also an avid woodworker and practitioner of martial arts.
Daniel Grabois is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

Live from the Mead Witter School of Music - Sarah Brailey, Julia Rottmayer, and Deirdre Brenner
2026-02-08 12:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Live from the Mead Witter School of Music presents:
Sarah Brailey, soprano
Julia Rottmayer, soprano
Deirdre Brenner, piano
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“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.

Panorama Concert - Student Ensemble Series
2026-01-31 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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$20 general admission
Students free (ticket required)
In addition to featuring Symphony Orchestra, Chorale, Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble, and other School of Music students, the 2026 Panorama Concert will celebrate the School of Music’s 130th anniversary as a department on campus.

Student Showcase Concert & Dance Performance - Madison Early Music Festival
2026-01-25 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Purchase tickets
$35 GA; $30 senior
Students free (ticket required)
Weekend Pass
$90 GA; $75 senior
Students free (ticket required)
The Madison Early Music Festival concludes with a celebratory Student Showcase Concert, highlighting the creativity, growth, and collaboration of participants throughout the festival. Students from UW–Madison and beyond will share the results of their intensive work in masterclasses, workshops, and rehearsals with international artists of Verità Baroque.
The program features ensembles and solo performances that explore the expressive beauty of the Baroque, enriched by new skills in improvisation, ornamentation, and historical performance practice. Dance students and community participants will join the musicians on stage, presenting choreographies developed during the festival that bring Baroque music to life through movement.
This culminating event embodies MEMF’s spirit of tradition and innovation, offering audiences a glimpse into the dynamic exchange between students, faculty, and guest artists. More than a concert, it is a joyful celebration of learning, discovery, and the transformative power of historical performance.
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The 2026 Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) celebrates over 20 years of excellence in early music while inaugurating a new chapter. Since its founding in 2000, MEMF has been a cornerstone of Wisconsin’s musical landscape, bringing international artists, scholars, and students together to explore historical repertoire through concerts, masterclasses, and community engagement. The 2026 revival honors this legacy while expanding the festival into an immersive, interdisciplinary experience—uniting Baroque music, dance, visual art, and innovation.

Pro Arte Quartet - Faculty Ensemble Series
2026-01-25 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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$20 general admission
Students free (ticket required)
Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Ensemble Series
David Perry, violin
Suzanne Beia, violin
Sally Chisholm, viola
Parry Karp, violoncello

Interactive Educational Family Concert - Madison Early Music Festival
2026-01-25 11:00 | Lee/Kaufman Rehearsal Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | Ticket required
The Madison Early Music Festival invites families to a lively, hands-on Baroque adventure designed for all ages. The event begins with a Baroque Instruments Petting Zoo, where children and adults can see, hear, and even try instruments—each introduced as a playful “animal character” with its own unique voice and personality.
During the concert, these characters return in a story-driven journey following a protagonist who travels through France, Italy, Germany, and beyond, discovering how Baroque music communicates emotion across cultures. Each child receives a concert passport to complete during the performance, creating a keepsake of their musical journey.
Guided by Dr. Zeynep Alpan, celebrated for her educational work with the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center, and accompanied by Verità Baroque, this interactive concert combines storytelling, live performance, and hands-on exploration to spark curiosity, nurture creativity, and bring Baroque music vividly to life.
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The 2026 Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) celebrates over 20 years of excellence in early music while inaugurating a new chapter. Since its founding in 2000, MEMF has been a cornerstone of Wisconsin’s musical landscape, bringing international artists, scholars, and students together to explore historical repertoire through concerts, masterclasses, and community engagement. The 2026 revival honors this legacy while expanding the festival into an immersive, interdisciplinary experience—uniting Baroque music, dance, visual art, and innovation.

Quantz & Physics Lecture Recital - Madison Early Music Festival
2026-01-24 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Purchase tickets
$35 GA; $30 senior
Students free (ticket required)
Weekend Pass
$90 GA; $75 senior
Students free (ticket required)
This program combines a physics lecture with a concert, exploring the incommensurability of acoustic waves, Baroque-era tunings, and reflections on quantum mechanical wave theory. Presented in honor of the centenary of Schrödinger’s equation, the evening bridges history, science, and innovation in a unique celebration of art and discovery.
The performance unfolds through Baroque music interwoven with whimsical cat-themed works dedicated to Schrödinger, ultimately transforming into an immersive electronic experience where sound and dance enter a contemporary dialogue with history. At its center is Johann Joachim Quantz, a leading figure at the court of Frederick II of Prussia.
Quantz’s music becomes a meeting ground for past and present, resonating alongside explorations of physics, quantum theory, and electronic sound—a testament to the enduring power of creativity across time and disciplines.
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The 2026 Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) celebrates over 20 years of excellence in early music while inaugurating a new chapter. Since its founding in 2000, MEMF has been a cornerstone of Wisconsin’s musical landscape, bringing international artists, scholars, and students together to explore historical repertoire through concerts, masterclasses, and community engagement. The 2026 revival honors this legacy while expanding the festival into an immersive, interdisciplinary experience—uniting Baroque music, dance, visual art, and innovation.

Immersive Art Experience - Madison Early Music Festival
2026-01-24 11:00
Free | No ticket required
Chazen Art Museum
750 University Avenue
Madison, WI
For the first time, VERITÀ Baroque transforms the galleries of the Chazen Museum of Art into a living stage, creating a multisensory encounter with visual art. Musicians are placed throughout the museum, filling each room with live Baroque sound as visitors move from gallery to gallery.
Guided tours become journeys where audiences experience art not only with their eyes but also through sound, rhythm, and spatial awareness. This integration of music, dance, and visual art invites visitors to step inside the artworks themselves, reimagining the museum as a complete sensory landscape: unforgettable and transformative.
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The 2026 Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) celebrates over 20 years of excellence in early music while inaugurating a new chapter. Since its founding in 2000, MEMF has been a cornerstone of Wisconsin’s musical landscape, bringing international artists, scholars, and students together to explore historical repertoire through concerts, masterclasses, and community engagement. The 2026 revival honors this legacy while expanding the festival into an immersive, interdisciplinary experience—uniting Baroque music, dance, visual art, and innovation.

Verità Baroque - Madison Early Music Festival
2026-01-23 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Purchase tickets
$35 GA; $30 senior
Students free (ticket required)
Weekend Pass
$90 GA; $75 senior
Students free (ticket required)
Hailed by the BBC as “fearless in expression and musically irresistible,” VERITÀ Baroque launches its first American tour with The Storm of Emotions—a journey through the unleashed forces of nature and the human soul. Each work explores emotion in its rawest form: impetuous, mysterious, uncontrollable.
Antonio Vivaldi, master of musical theatricality, leads us into a world where storms are not merely meteorological but metaphors for passion. His language enters into dialogue with contemporary composers SJ Hanke and Alessio Barcellini, who give voice to new forms of rebellion—emotional, internal, and imaginative. Historical instruments meet modern compositional voices, creating experimental textures, inventive harmonies, and unexpected sonic landscapes.
Adding a rare dimension, Nicola Canzano will perform his own works live with VERITÀ Baroque, giving audiences the chance to witness music’s creation in real time. This collaboration bridges centuries, offering an immersive artistic experience.
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The 2026 Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) celebrates over 20 years of excellence in early music while inaugurating a new chapter. Since its founding in 2000, MEMF has been a cornerstone of Wisconsin’s musical landscape, bringing international artists, scholars, and students together to explore historical repertoire through concerts, masterclasses, and community engagement. The 2026 revival honors this legacy while expanding the festival into an immersive, interdisciplinary experience—uniting Baroque music, dance, visual art, and innovation.

Sole Nero - Faculty Artist Series
2026-01-20 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)
Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Artist Series
Sole Nero
Jess Johnson, piano
Anthony Di Sanza, percussion
With guest artists
Alissa Freeman, piano
Anthony DiMartinis, percussion
Based in Madison, Sole Nero is committed to exploring and programming new and existing works for piano and percussion duo. In an effort to contribute to the repertoire of this diverse medium, the duo has engaged in an extensive commissioning/premiering project resulting in many new works since 2002. Sole Nero has performed extensively in the United States and has appeared in Shenyang and Beijing, China. In addition, the duo has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Society of Composers National Conference, and the MTNA National Conference.
Sole Nero’s repertoire has explored works involving multi-media, including Across a Distance, a theatre production for soprano, deaf actor, and video images with piano and percussion duo. The music for this production was composed for Sole Nero by Scott Gendel. In 2004 the duo released its first compact disc recording on the Equilibrium label titled Music per Due.

Live from the Mead Witter School of Music - Avanti Piano Trio
2026-01-11 12:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Live from the Mead Witter School of Music presents:
Avanti Piano Trio
Alissa Freeman, piano
Hillary Hempel, violin
Hannah Wolkstein, cello
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“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
2025-12-28 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
Preludio 1, in G-Major (Matthias Vanden Gheyn, c. 1755; edited by Albert Gerken, 1997)
Gnossienne no. 3 (Erik Satie, c. 1890; guitar arrangement by José de Azpiazu, 1980)
II. Suite in d-minor, BuxWV 233
(Dietrich Buxtehude; arranged for carillon by David Hunsberger, 2017)
Allemande d’Amour – Courante – Sarabande d’Amour
A Whimsy, from Serenade for Carillon (Ronald Barnes, 1978, revised 1984)
III. Music for the Christmas season
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Greensleeves
Once in Royal David’s city
A la nanita nana
Estudio V, from 24 Progressive Lessons [for guitar], Op. 31
(Fernando Sor, 1828; arr. Carlo van Ulft, 2007)
IV. Gnossienne no. 2 (Erik Satie, 1893; arr. José de Azpiazu, 1980)
Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 (often attributed to J. S. Bach; arr. Ronald Barnes, 1984)
Toccata for 42 bells (Robert Moore, 1956)
Varsity

Ryan Rowe - Master's Recital
2025-12-15 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
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.

Joshua Baker - DMA Recital
2025-12-14 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Also streaming live
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

Memorial Carillon
2025-12-14 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
Adagio for glass harmonica, K 617a (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1791;
arranged for carillon by John Courter, 2000)
Profil canadien no. 2 (Émilien Allard, December 10, 1946)
II. Hanukkah songs (arranged by Gilbert DeBenedetti)
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov
Ner li
Oh Hanukkah
I have a little dreidel
Simple gifts (Joseph Brackett, 1848; arr. Milford Myhre, 1976)
Jewels (George F. Root, c. 1839; arr. Max Gould, 1976)
Let me call you sweetheart (Leo Friedman, 1910; arr. Robert Lodine, 1976)
III. Prelude for lute, BWV 998.1 (Johann Sebastian Bach, c. 1740; arr. Frank Deleu, 1994)
Passing Thought #3 (Anthony Skilbeck, 2007)
Questa dolce Sirena (Jacob van Eyck, published 1646; arr. Chris Bos, 1971)
IV. Christmas songs
Joy to the world
Carol of the bells
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Silent night
Varsity

Live from the Mead Witter School of Music - Jean Laurenz and Deirdre Brenner
2025-12-14 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:
Jean Laurenz, trumpet
Deirdre Brenner, piano
With guests
David Perry, violin
Suzanne Beia, violin
Sally Chisholm, viola
Parry Karp, cello
Peter Dominguez, double bass
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Program

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“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.

Alexandra Flint - DMA Recital
2025-12-13 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
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

Heejo Yang - DMA Recital
2025-12-12 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Also streaming live
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)

Matthew Driver - DMA Recital
2025-12-11 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
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.

Collegium Musicum - Student Ensemble Series
2025-12-09 19:30 | Morphy Recital Hall, 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
Taya König-Tarasevich, Jacob Reed, and llana Schroeder, directors
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Program
