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Free | No ticket required Father-daughter duet Elm Duo has been performing together for over a decade. Elm Duo is the award-winning vocalist and fiddle champion Eleanor Mayerfeld (the EL in Elm Duo) and the guitarist and prize-winning composer Mike Bell (the M in Elm Duo). They like to call their style folk cabaret, an eclectic blend […]
Free | No ticket required Lern more about Klez Fest Midwest at music.wisc.edu/klezfest 
Lyle Anderson, University Carillonneur Emeritus I. UW school songs The University Hymn On Wisconsin Songs to Thee, Wisconsin The Blue Ridge Nocturne (Johan Franco, 1958) Requiem for the Refugees (Dick Le Mair, 2001) II. Elegy (Johan Franco, 1965) The Bells of Hell (American Salvationist hymn; arranged for carillon by Theophil Rusterholz, 1956) “The bells of […] 
Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Trevor Healy DMA Horn Recital Trevor Healy, horn Benjamin Davies-Hudson, violin Fiona Hunt, harp Wade Troyer, piano ...... Program Horn Trio in Eb Major, Op. 40 (1865) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Benjamin Davies-Hudson, violin Wade Troyer, piano Intermission In Blackwater Woods (2021, rev. 2024) […] |
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A reception for all School of Music alumni, friends, faculty, and staff Monona Terrace Convention Center Main Floor (Salon G) 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI Parking in the ramp at Monona Terrace Enjoy networking, food, and beverages with Dan Cavanagh, Director of the School of Music, and Garry Owens, President of the School of […] 
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Free | No ticket required Chayse Hoefler Senior Voice Recital Chayse Hoefler, voice Sarah Williams, piano ...... Program Girl in 14G Jeanine Tesori (b.1961), Lyrics by Dick Scanlan (b.1960) from Myrthen, Op. 25 Robert Schumann (1810-1856) No. 1 Widmung No. 3 Der Nussbaum No. 9 Lied der Suleika No. 11 […] 
Free | No ticket required Michael Kelley Elective Voice Recital Michael Kelley, voice Thomas Kasdorf, piano Michael Kelley performs Robert Schumann's "Dichterliebe" in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Kasdorf. In 2020, Michael's senior recital with Dr. Kasdorf was cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. After five years, Michael returns to the material he […] 
Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Also streaming live Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Artist Series Parry Karp, violoncello Eli Kalman, piano ...... Program …… Cellist Parry Karp is Artist-in Residence, and the Robert and Linda Graebner Professor of Chamber Music and Cello, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is director of […]
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Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Ben Campbell Master's Violin Recital Ben Campbell, violin Fiona Hunt, harp Isla Coronado, flute Frankie Bones, piano ...... Program O Wast Wind Sarah Rimkus (b. 1990) Fantasy for Violin and Harp Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Fiona Hunt, harp Intermission Light Sky Ben Campbell […] |
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Free | No ticket required Noah Brooks DMA Drum Recital Noah Brooks, drums & compositions Thomas Wieland, saxophone Dan VanZeeland, piano Jeff Weiss, bass Featuring all original compositions 
Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Also streaming live Scott Teeple, conductor With special guests Mariana Farah, guest conductor Director of Choral Activities and Daniel Grabois, horn ...... Program
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Free | No ticket required Featuring performances by students in Prof. Mimmi Fulmer's Voice Studio Katie Eggers, Hannah Ray, Eric Luebke, Chayse Hoefler, Lily Garbelman, Benjamin Hanson, Lana Fabish, Austin Demerath, Amelia Eichmeier, Ruby Montgomery, Aleannah Hancock-Jammeh, Isabella Krynicka, Frankie Bones, Eunsu Kim, Sarah Williams, Joe Kaiser, Vincent Fuh, Jackson Vangoethem, Max Letellier, and Ryan […] 
Free | No ticket required The biennial Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition features School of Music students competing in a single round competition recital. One winner is selected to perform a concerto with the Wind Ensemble in the spring. ...... Program |
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Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Also streaming live Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Artist Series “An Evening of Jazz Standards” Dan Cavanagh, piano with Peter Dominguez, bass Dave Bayles, drums ...... Program …… Dan Cavanagh is a composer and pianist who has garnered numerous awards in both areas. In 2023 he was […]
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Free | No ticket required Open to the public Guest artist Hank Dutt leads a performance class with School of Music students. Hank Dutt, viola, longtime violist of the Kronos Quartet, has been a major figure in expanding the role of chamber music of the 20th and 21st centuries. With Kronos, he was part of […]
Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Benjamin Davies Hudson Senior Recital Benjamin Davies Hudson, violin Sung-Eun Ryu, piano ...... Program Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121 Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Tzigane Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) Rhapsody for Solo Violin No. 2 […] |
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Free | No ticket required Sebastian Jimenez DMA Conducting Recital Sebastián Jiménez is a Colombian conductor from Bogotá and a third-year Doctoral student in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He previously served as Associate Conductor of the Florida State University Symphony Orchestra and held positions as Assistant and Principal Conductor of the FSU […] 
October 28, 2025 update: This event has been canceled, and will not be rescheduled at this time.
Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Mead Witter School of Music Guest Artist Series Hank Dutt, viola Kate Campbell, piano ...... Program …… The longtime violist of the Kronos Quartet, Hank Dutt has been a major figure in expanding the role of chamber music of the 20th and 21st centuries. With Kronos, he was […]
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Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Live from the Mead Witter School of Music presents: Aspen String Trio David Perry, violin Victoria Chiang, viola Michael Mermagen, cello ...... Program ...... The Aspen String Trio is one of the rare professional string trios performing and touring today. Celebrated for visionary programming and virtuoso performances offered with […]
Lyle Anderson, University Carillonneur Emeritus I. UW school songs The University Hymn On Wisconsin Songs to Thee, Wisconsin Preludio II – Homage to M.v.d.G. (Neil Thornock, 2018) “Lascia ch’io pianga,” from the opera Rinaldo (George Frideric Handel, 1711; arranged for carillon by Leen ’t Hart) II. Theme and variations (Jos. Lerinckx, 1984) Variations on “Let […]
Free | No ticket required Also streaming live The Composition Studio presents the works of composers who are students of award winning composer Professor Laura Elise Schwendinger. |
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Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Daria Tennikova DMA Composition Lecture Recital Daria Tennikova Boris Krivoshein Stephen Dubetz Timothy Mullen Trevor Maliborski Ilana Schroeder Kayla Patrick Sage Eckard-Lee Zachary Preucil Laura Perry Thomas Holten ...... Program Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (2025) Daria Tennikova (b. 1989) |
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Free | No ticket required Trevor Maliborski Senior Percussion Recital Dylan Chapman Anna Desfor Josh Dieter Ravlin Frantz Ellis Goeden Trygve Lebakken Cooper Martinson Van Maxwell Camden Powell Adina Shaikh Dan VanZeeland ...... Program Bongo-0 Roberto Sierra (b. 1953) Corporel Vinko Globokar (b. 1934) I Ching Per Nørgård (1932-2025] […] 
Free | No ticket required Tom Curry, tuba Mark Hetzler, trombone Low Brass Ensemble The Meditation Series Is it a concert? A space? A sound? The Meditation Series is less a performance than an environment—an atmosphere where listeners can slow down, regather, and reset. We invite you to listen, or meditate, or read, or even sleep. […] |
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Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Nick Laham DMA Viola Recital Nick Laham, viola Micah Behr, piano ...... Program Cadenza for Solo Viola Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) Concerto for Viola and Orchestra Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Largo Allegro Andante Presto Sonata No.1 in G Minor J.S.Bach […] |
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Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Alexander Ferkey DMA Double Bass Recital ...... Program Sonata for Double Bass C.F. Abel I. Largo II. Allegro III. Minuetto Serenade Hans Werner Henze I. Adagio II. Un poco allegretto III. Pastorale IV. Andante con moto V. Vivace VI. Tango VII. Allegro marciale VIII. […] |
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Free | No ticket required This academic year, SoundWaves is exploring scales. In this second edition, we will be zooming in on the micro scale! Our second SoundWaves event of the season explores the Micro Scale, looking at things that are very small in size. What is a microbiome? What’s going on in the Earth’s […] 
Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Also streaming live Mead Witter School of Music Changemaker Series With Jocelyn Hagen, composer and vocalist Pre-concert talk with Jocelyn Hagen begins at 7 pm Dr. Mariana Farah and Dr. Bert Pinsonneault, conductors Jocelyn Hagen, composer Monica Bertrand and Benjamin Hanson, assistant conductors Boris Krivoshein and […]
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Free | No ticket required Featuring the Mini Band Clinic Ensemble and Wind Ensemble Scott Teeple, conductor Dr. Erica Neidlinger, guest conductor ...... Program Wind Ensemble Dancing Fire Kevin Day (b. 1996) Prelude, Op. 34 Dimitri Shostakovich (1906–1975 )/trans. H. Robert Reynolds Dr. Erica Neidlinger, guest conductor J'ai été au bal Donald Grantham […] |
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Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Tom Lacy DMA Oboe Recital Nick Laham Megan Angriawan Brian Jaap Stephen Dubetz Sarah Ellenbecker Josh Baker ...... Program Sonata Op. 5, Nr. 12: “La Folia” (1700, arr. 2018) Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)/arr. Raaf Hekkema (b. 1968) Variations on a Reverse Entropy (2012) […] 
Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Tom Curry and Mark Hetzler, directors ...... Program
Free | No ticket required Dani Ewing Senior Voice Recital Dani Ewing, mezzo-soprano Sarah Williams, piano Pitches & Notes (UW–Madison's competitive treble a cappella group) ...... Program Banalités Francis Poulenc 1. Chansons d’Orkenise 2. Hôtel 3. Fagnes de Wallonie 4. Voyage à Paris 5. Sanglots An den kleinen Radioapparat Hanns Eisler Der […] 
Free | No ticket required Join the Madison Chamber Players for their Fall 2025 performance Wind from the Mountain. Madison Chamber Players R. Louis Vajda, conductor ...... Program Dixtuor Jean Francaix Blue Glacier Decoy Jennifer Jolley Wind from the Mountain Conni Ellisor |
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Free | No ticket required Jeff Weiss DMA Bass Recital Jeff Weiss Sims Delaney-Potthoff Maggie Delaney-Potthoff Scott Hlavenka ...... Jeff Weiss is a versatile bassist and educator based in Madison, Wisconsin. Jeff started learning bass with Rob Junceau III, building a foundation of various bass performance styles. He went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in […] |
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Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Mead Witter School of Music Guest Artist Series Justin Weis, euphonium ...... Program …… With performances in three continents and 10 U.S. states, Justin Weis is making a name for himself as a soloist and innovator for low brass. Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Justin continues to travel around […]
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Free | No ticket required Minha Jeon DMA Piano Recital ...... Program Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (1837) Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Des Abends Aufschwung Warum? Grillen In der Nacht Fabel Traumes Wirren Ende vom Lied Images, Book II (1907) Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Cloches à travers les feuilles Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut […] 
Free | No ticket required Josh Baker Matteo Pasillas Meghan Flook Rebekah Stine Ryan Slattery Damien Hintz Wei Han Noah Schmedding Andrew Scott Samantha Davis Caleb Monge Tristan Maxwell Thomas Wieland Hannah Gardner ...... Program Deep Flowers Evan Chambers (b. 1963) Josh Baker, alto saxophone Concertino J.B. Singelee (1812-1875) Ryan Slattery, […] |
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Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Also streaming live Corey Pompey, conductor Benjamin Grochowsky, guest conductor ...... Program
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Free | No ticket required Hyeyeon Seok DMA Piano Recital ...... Program Sonatine, M.40 Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) 1. Modéré 2. Mouvement de menuet 3. Animé Piano Sonata No.7, Op.83 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) 1. Allegro inquieto 2. Andante caloroso 3. Precipitato Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254. Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208 […] |
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Free | No ticket required Open to the public Alban Gerhardt leads a performance class with School of Music students. ...... Alban Gerhardt has gained recognition as one of the world’s most versatile cellists, highly regarded for his technical mastery, profound musicality, and insatiable artistic curiosity. Notable orchestral collaborators include Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, all the […] 
The School of Music Career Chat Series presents: Leilehua Lanzilotti Humanities Building Room 1321 Leilehua Lanzilotti is a composer, multimedia artist, and curator who is a 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Music, a 2025 USA Fellow, and a Creative Capital Awardee. ...... The School of Music Career Chat Series introduces students to professionals who have […]
Purchase tickets $10 general admission Students free (ticket required) Katie Crim and Joseph Mahin, conductors ...... Program
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Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Rabin String Quartet Chantel Charis Davis, violin Ben Campbell, violin Heejo Yang, viola Jun Lee, cello …… Program 
Purchase tickets General Public: $32 Seniors: $27 UW–Madison Students: $10 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) Music by W. A. Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte David Ronis, Director Oriol Sans, Conductor Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm Saturday, November 22, 7:30 pm Sunday, November 23, 2 pm Tuesday, November 25, 7:30 pm Le nozze […] |
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Free | No ticket required Joseph Mahin and Jared Sierra, conductors ...... Program In Autumn Edvard Grieg Schatz-Walzer Johann Strauss II Egmont Overture Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Pyotr Tchaikovsky IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Purchase tickets General Public: $32 Seniors: $27 UW–Madison Students: $10 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) Music by W. A. Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte David Ronis, Director Oriol Sans, Conductor Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm Saturday, November 22, 7:30 pm Sunday, November 23, 2 pm Tuesday, November 25, 7:30 pm Le nozze […] 
Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Erin Krasovich Senior Violin Recital ...... Program Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K.219 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) I. Allegro aperto Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWC 1003 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) I. Grave II. Fuga 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. […] |
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Free | No ticket required Kristen Diederichs DMA Oboe/English Horn Recital Kristen Diederichs, oboe and English horn Sarah Williams, piano String Quartet ...... Program Sonata Henri Dutilleux Three Ways to Cook a Fish Phil Freihofner Intermission Romances Robert Schumann Six Studies English Folksong Vaughan Williams 
Purchase tickets $10 general admission Students free (ticket required) Also streaming live Herb Payung, R. Louis Vadja, Tyler Schuster, conductors Ben Grochowsky, guest conductor ...... Program
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Purchase tickets General Public: $32 Seniors: $27 UW–Madison Students: $10 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) Music by W. A. Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte David Ronis, Director Oriol Sans, Conductor Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm Saturday, November 22, 7:30 pm Sunday, November 23, 2 pm Tuesday, November 25, 7:30 pm Le nozze […] 
Free | No ticket required Riley Smith DMA Guitar Recital ...... Program Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998 Johann Sebastian Bach Opening Phillip Glass Oracion Alan Mearns 5 Bagatelles William Walton ...... Riley Smith (DMA ABD) is a classical guitarist with over a decade of performing and teaching experience. Drawn […]
Lyle Anderson, University Carillonneur Emeritus I. UW school songs The University Hymn On Wisconsin Songs to Thee, Wisconsin Prelude solennel (Leen ’t Hart, 1964) “in memory of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, to Mrs. J. F. Kennedy” II. Fugue #4 (Matthias Vanden Gheyn; arranged for carillon by Ira Schroeder, 1961) Andante grazioso, for guitar (Ferdinando Carulli, […] |
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Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Also streaming live Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Ensemble Series Conor Nelson, flute Lindsay Flowers, oboe Alicia Lee, clarinet Trevor Healy, horn Eleni Katz, bassoon ...... Program
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Purchase tickets General Public: $32 Seniors: $27 UW–Madison Students: $10 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) Music by W. A. Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte David Ronis, Director Oriol Sans, Conductor Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm Saturday, November 22, 7:30 pm Sunday, November 23, 2 pm Tuesday, November 25, 7:30 pm Le nozze […] 
Free | No ticket required Jun Lee DMA Cello Recital Also streaming live ...... Program Fünf Stücke im Volkston (Five pieces in Folk Style), Op. 102 Robert Schumann (1810-1856) I. Mit Humor II. Langsam III. Nicht Schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen IV. Nicht zu rasch V. Stark und markiert Cello Sonata No. 2 […] |
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Free | No ticket required The Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition takes place every year, and is open to students of all disciplines who are full-time students in the Mead Witter School of Music. Students compete in preliminary rounds in each departmental area (strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, percussion, voice). The final round takes place in the […] |
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Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Also streaming live Scott Teeple, conductor With Verona Area Concert Band Wind Symphony Eric Anderson, conductor Louis Vajda, guest conductor Sarah Brailey, soprano ...... Program
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Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Eunsu Kim DMA Piano Recital ...... Program Piano Concerto No.1, Op.15 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) ...... Eunsu Kim, pianist, was born in South Korea and began her first piano lessons at the age of four. At eleven, she explored composition, but music remained only a hobby during […] |
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Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Oriol Sans, conductor
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Purchase tickets $20 general admission Students free (ticket required) Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Artist Series Johannes Wallmann and friends celebrate the release of his quintet’s new album Not Tired, to be released on December 5. Wallmann’s twelfth album as a leader or co-leader, Not Tired, reunites the Wisconsin-based pianist and composer with long-time friends […]
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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 […] 
Free | No ticket required Also streaming live Featuring performances by students in Prof. Dawn Wohn's violin studio, including: Alex Gallatin Xinzhe Ning McKenna Taylor Ben Campbell Erin Krasovich Keegan Kainz Elizabeth Jeon Ella Herman Hans Hemann Raymond Bian Vincent Chou Clarke Elke Amari Kukreja Mia Campbell Mayouel Viviano Terando Kaden Wali Aidan Uglem 
Purchase tickets $10 general admission Students free (ticket required) All-University String Orchestra #1 is at 5 pm All-University String Orchestra #2 is at 6:30 pm
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Purchase tickets $10 general admission Students free (ticket required) All-University String Orchestra #1 is at 5 pm All-University String Orchestra #2 is at 6:30 pm
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