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 […]

Michael Rusinek Masterclass

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

The Wisconsin Youth Symphony and the Mead Witter School of Music present a special clarinet master class with Michael Rusinek, the principal clarinetist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Rusinek is on the faculties of the Curtis Institute and Carnegie Mellon University. https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/biography/michael-rusinek  

Student Recital: Jason Xue, Piano

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

Jason Xue, piano Program: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 885 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata no. 5 in G major, K. 283, first movement Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op. 67, no. 2 in f-sharp minor, "Lost Illusions" Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque, No. 3 in D-flat major, "Clair de […]

UW Concert Choir

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

Beverly Taylor, conductor. Program to come. Free admission; no tickets required.

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Pro Arte Quartet

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

Featuring David Perry and Suzanne Beia, violin; Sally Chisholm, viola; and Parry Karp, cello. Beethoven String Quartet Cycle, Program I Part of Pro Arte's yearlong retrospective of Beethoven's quartets, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth. More information about this series can be found here. Program: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18 No. […]

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Undergraduate Audition Day

Mead Witter School of Music 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, United States

Click here for more information. November 23, 2019 Undergraduate January 25, 2020 Undergraduate February 22, 2020 Undergraduate

World Percussion Ensemble

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

Anthony DiSanza, director. Free admission; no tickets required. https://www.music.wisc.edu/student-ensembles/#toggle-id-10

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