University Opera presents: Our Town
2026-03-24 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Music Hall, 925 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI, United States
Purchase tickets
General Public: $32
Senior: $27
Student (UW–Madison and all other): $10
Friday, March 20, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 21, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 22, 2 pm
Tuesday, March 24, 7:30 pm
Ned Rorem beautifully captures the atmosphere of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire at the turn of the 20th century in his operatic treatment of Thornton Wilder’s seminal play. His harmonic language juxtaposes an open feeling of Americana with dissonance, an apt setting for this tale. The Stage Manager character narrates the familiar story following young George Gibbs and Emily Webb and their parents as they fall in love and get married. And the last act’s poignant denouement occurs in the same way as it does in the play, as the dead remind us that life is short and we need to cherish it.

University Symphony Orchestra - Student Ensemble Series
2026-03-25 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)
Oriol Sans, conductor

Concert Band - Student Ensemble Series
2026-03-26 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)
Corey Pompey, conductor

Concert Choir - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-07 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)

Wingra Wind Quintet - Faculty Ensemble Series
2026-04-11 14:00 | 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 Faculty Ensemble Series
Conor Nelson, flute
Lindsay Flowers, oboe
Alica Lee, clarinet
Trevor Healy, horn
Eleni Katz, bassoon

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
Live from the Mead Witter School of Music presents:
Pro Arte Quartet
David Perry, violin
Suzanne Beia, violin
Sally Chisholm, viola
Parry Karp, violoncello
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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.

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.

Varsity Band Spring Concert
2026-04-17 19:30, 2026-04-18 15:00 | Kohl Center, 601 W Dayton St., Madison, WI, United States
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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.

University Bands - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-19 14:00 | 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)

Low Brass Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-19 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required

Earth Signals: Wisconsin Weather
2026-04-20 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Free | No ticket required
The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and the Mead Witter School of Music present Earth Signals, a collaboration focusing on the theme of Wisconsin weather and making use of different forms of weather and climate data to compose music.

Jazz Composers' Group - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-21 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

Jazz Standards Ensemble & Creative Music Collective - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-22 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

Wind Ensemble & Concert Band - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-23 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

Collegium Musicum - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-23 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

All-University String Orchestra #1 - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-25 17:00 | 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)
All-University Strings #1 is at 5 pm
All-University Strings #2 is at 6:30 pm

All-University String Orchestra #2 - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-25 18:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

University Symphony Orchestra with Concert Choir & Chorale - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-26 17:00 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

Resistance Music Ensemble & Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-27 19:30 | Collins Recital Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

All-University Philharmonia Orchestra - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-27 19:30 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, Hamel Music Center, 740 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, United States

Chamber Percussion Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
2026-04-29 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.

World Percussion Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
2026-05-01 19:30 | Music Hall, 925 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI, United States
Free | No ticket required
The World Percussion Ensemble is a chamber group dedicated to the performance of significant percussive styles from around the globe. Percussion traditions from various cultures, including Cuba, Brazil, India, West Africa and the Middle East are explored through performance and cultural research. In addition, the World Percussion Ensemble occasionally collaborates with faculty and students from the UW dance program.

Spring Choir Concert - Student Ensemble Series
2026-05-01 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)
Featuring Treble Choir and University Chorus

Live from the Mead Witter School of Music- The Planets (Piano Duo)
2026-05-10 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:
Deirdre Brenner and Sibila Konstantinova, 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.
