Piano Proficiency Testing for Music Majors

Piano Proficiency Testing for Music Majors Tue. 9/3/19 / 10:00 am – 2:00 pm / room 5418 Humanities The Mead Witter School of Music will hold piano placement exams for new and returning music major students. Students must schedule an exam time first. Please contact Jared Jellison at admissions@music.wisc.edu for more information.”

40th Karp Family Concert

Mills Concert Hall 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, United States

Suzanne Beia, Violin Katrin Talbot, Viola Parry Karp, Violoncello Frances Karp, Piano Christopher Karp, Piano Program: Sonatine for Piano and Violin in G Major, Op. 100 (1893) Antonin Dvořák Arranged for Piano and Cello by Oscar Hartwieg         (1841-1904) Quartet for Piano and Strings in Eb Major, K. 452 (1784) W. A. […]

Free

UW Opera Props Showcase Concert

UW Opera Props will present its annual fundraiser, the Showcase Concert, at the Madison Christian Community Church, 7118 Old Sauk Rd., Madison, WI, 53717. Hear some of the talented young singers in the Voice and Opera program, Mead Witter School of Music, UW-Madison. Meet this year's distinguished alumna guest artist, Ariana Douglas. Enjoy a lovely […]

$10 – $30
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Fall 2019 Carillon Concerts

Carillon Tower 1160 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI, United States

https://news.wisc.edu/music-returns-to-the-carillon-with-sunday-concerts/ Performed by Lyle Anderson, carilloneur. September 8 & 22 October 13 & 27 November 10 & 24 December 8 & 22 Free admission; no tickets required.

Benjamin Liupaogo, tenor (DMA Recital)

Morphy Recital Hall 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, United States

Benjamin Liupaogo, tenor with Thomas Kasdorf, piano   Dall'Italia con Amore  — a voice DMA recital featuring works by Bellini, Tosti, Puccini, Cimara, Giordani, and more.

Free

Jessie Wright Martin & John O’Brien – Nordic song recital

Morphy Recital Hall 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, United States

Jessie Wright Martin, mezzo soprano John O'Brien, piano   A long-established musical collaboration between Jessie Wright Martin and John O’Brien has taken them to universities and concert halls throughout the American southeast and across the country. They have performed numerous recitals together, including Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch, Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben, and a program of Australian […]

Free

Beth Wiese, Tuba, Guest Artist Recital

Morphy Recital Hall 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, United States

A native of Davenport, Iowa, tubist Beth Wiese is currently Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Appalachian State University. Prior to this appointment, she spent two years as a fellow of the New World Symphony (Miami Beach, Florida). She has been named the winner of several recent competitions, including the International 'Citta di Porcia […]

Free

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Jazz at Tandem Press

Fri, Oct 4 Contemporary Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Standards Ensemble (Tandem Press) 5-7 pm Fri, Nov 15 Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble & Blue Note Ensemble (Tandem Press) 5-7 pm Fri, Dec 13 Jazz Composers Group (Tandem Press) 5-7 pm Fri, Jan 31 Jazz Standards Ensemble & Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble (Tandem Press) 5-7 pm Fri, Feb 28 […]

Free

Members of the Pro Arte Quartet

Mills Concert Hall 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI, United States

Featuring Suzanne Beia, violin; Sally Chisholm, viola; and Parry Karp, cello. Ernest von Dohnányi: Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10 (1902) Mieczyslaw Weinberg: String Trio Op. 48 (1950) Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade in D Major for String Trio, Op. 8 (1796-97)   The Pro Arte Quartet is one of the world’s most […]

Free

Chanticleer

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

Chanticleer   Founded in San Francisco in 1978, Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices ranging from countertenor to bass and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, and from gospel to venturesome new music. Chanticleer Website With alumnus […]

$10 – $45

UW Wind Ensemble

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

Scott Teeple, conductor. Ross Wolf, guest conductor.   Program: Augusta Read Thomas - Magnetic Fireflies Jake Runestad - Let my love be heard Xi Wang - Winter Blossom     *Wisconsin Premiere Larry Tuttle- To a Lost World     *World Premiere Carlos Simon - Amen!     *Wisconsin Premiere      

Free

Contemporary Chamber Ensemble: Fall Notes

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

Please note that some posters indicated the time for this concert as 7:30pm. The correct time is 8:00pm.  "Fall Notes" will feature clarinetist Alicia Lee, cellist James Waldo, violist Sally Chisholm, pianist Christopher Taylor and student performers in works by Wagner, Schwendinger and one of Ireland's foremost composers - in his UW-Madison debut - Raymond […]

Free

UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra

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

Oriol Sans, conductor. Program: Anna Thorvaldsdottir: aequilibria Strauss: Death and Transfiguration Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances Program subject to change.

Free

Graduate Recital: Nicole Vaughn, flute

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

Program: Suite in E minor, Op. 35, No. 1 - Boismortier Undine Sonata - Reinecke Jimmy Ward’s/Swallowtail/ Tobin’s Favorite - Traditional Irish Zoom Tube - Clarke Sonatina - Burton With Satoko Hayami, piano and Joshua Vaughn, cajón.   Nicole Vaughn is pursuing a master's degree, studying with Timothy Hagen.

Free
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University Bands

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

October 13, 2019 Program Darin Olson, Allison Jaeger, and Ross Wolf, conductors BARNETT: Tirana GRAINGER: Irish Tune from County Derry arr. BULLA: Bond, James Bond DUBLE: Bravura FORBES: Whispering Pines LATHAM: "O Sacred Head Now Wounded" from Three Chorale Preludes WILLIAMS: Symphonic Dance No. 3 ("Fiesta")

Free

Guest artists: Elise Blatchford, flute, with Jacob Coleman, piano

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

Elise Blatchford, Assistant Professor of Flute at the University of Memphis, will perform in recital with Jacob Coleman, Assistant Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano at the University of Kentucky. Elise Blatchford and Jacob Coleman are both nationally renowned performers. Prof. Blatchford is known for her work in contemporary music performance with the acclaimed wind […]

Free

Contemporary Jazz & Blue Note Ensemble

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

Program to come. https://www.music.wisc.edu/student-ensembles/jazz-ensembles/

Free

Wisconsin Brass Quintet – Faculty Ensemble

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

A program of modern classics. Witold Lutoslawski - Mini Overture James Stephenson - Celestial Suite Adam Schoenberg - Reflecting Light James MacMillan - Adam's Rib Victor Ewald - Quintet #2 Learn about the WBQ. The 2019-2020 Wisconsin Brass Quintet is Jean Laurenz and Gilson Silva, trumpets; ; Daniel Grabois, horn; Mark Hetzler, trombone; and Tom […]

Free

Jazz Faculty Quintet with guest Michael Dudley, trumpet

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

Sharel Cassity, alto saxophone Louka Patenaude, guitar Johannes Wallmann, piano Nick Moran, bass Matt Endres, drums & Michael Dudley, trumpet   Repertoire to be selected from: A Call to Order (Sharel Cassity) Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You (Andy Razaf and Don Redman) (Hour) ... of Contemplation (Michael Dudley) Litha (Chick Corea) Modified (Johannes […]

Free

Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble and UW Jazz Orchestra

Play Circle (Wisconsin Union Theater, 2nd floor) 800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI, United States

Program to come. https://www.music.wisc.edu/student-ensembles/jazz-ensembles/

Free