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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")

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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 […]

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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/

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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/

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UW Concert Band

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

Scott Teeple, conductor. Ross Wolf, guest conductor. Program: Eric Whitacre: Lux Arumque Ryan George: Firefly Percy Grainger/ed. Mark Rogers: Colonial Song Ottorino Respighi: Huntington Tower Ballad William Schuman: George Washington Bridge

Jazz Composers Group & Jazz Standards

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/

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Parry Karp, cello, with Eli Kalman, piano

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

Program: Sonata in F# Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 46 (1922) Gabriel Pierné (in one movement) (1863-1937) Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40 (1934)-- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Sonata No. 2 in F Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 123 (1905)--Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)   Artists: Cellist Parry Karp is Artist-in Residence […]

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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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