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SUMMARY:Kevin Friermood - DMA Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nKevin Friermood DMA Euphonium Lecture Recital \n…… \nProgram \nViolin Sonata no. 1       Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/trans. Friermood\nI. Adagio\nII. Fuga \nCadenza for Solo Viola      Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)/trans. Friermood \nCello Suite no. 1 Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)/trans. Friermood\nI. Fugue\nII. Lamento\nIII. Serenata\nIV. Canzona\nV. Interludio\nVI. Allegro \nTwelve Waltzes for Solo Bass      Domenico Dragonetti (1763-1846)/trans. Friermood\nI. Vivace\nIII. Vivace\nIV. Allegro\nV. Vivace
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/kevin-friermood/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Tanner Day - Master's Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nTanner Day Master’s Percussion Recital
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/tanner-day/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Skyla Coogan\, Ronan Eichten\, & Hailey Kjersten - Elective Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nSkyla Coogan\, Ronan Eichten\, & Hailey Kjersten Elective Piano Recital
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/coogan-eichten-kjersten/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Zachary George - Junior Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required\nAlso streaming live \nZachary George Junior Clarinet Recital \nZachary George\, clarinet\nEric Tran\, piano\nMichael Yu\, piano\nKate Zhu\, piano\nEva Perez\, voice\nMarissa Stolt\, dance \n…… \nProgram \nIntroduction\, Theme\, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra   Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)/arr. Ralph Herman \nTime Pieces for Clarinet and Piano      Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)\nI. Allegro risoluto\nII. Andante espressivo\nIII. Allegro moderato\nIV. Introduction. Andante molto — Allegro energico \nThe Shepherd on the Rock      Franz Schubert (1797-1828) \nClarinet Sonata      Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)\nI. Allegretto\nII. Allegro animato\nIII. Lento\nIV. Molto allegro \nBedtime Story    Susanne Sundfør (b. 1986) \n…… \nZachary George is an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison\, studying music with a focus in clarinet performance and mathematics. Growing up in the northwest Chicago suburbs\, he spent 5 years as a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and was a four-time selectee of the Illinois Music Educators Association District 7 band. \nHe has worked in masterclasses with clarinetists such as Boris Allakhverdyan and Ayako Oshima\, and is now going into his final year of his undergrad as a student under Alicia Lee. He is looking forward to continuing his studies in music in graduate school.
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/zachary-george/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Wind Ensemble - Student Ensemble Series
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets\n$20 general admission\nStudents free (ticket required)\nAlso streaming live \nScott Teeple\, conductor\nHerb Payung\, R. Louis Vajda\, and Ben Grochowsky\, guest conductors \n…… \nProgram
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/wind-ensemble-4/
LOCATION:Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Ensemble Series
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SUMMARY:Alexander Ferkey - DMA Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required\nAlso streaming live \nAlexander Ferkey DMA Double Bass Recital \nAlexander Ferkey\, double bass\nMatthew Driver\, piano \n…… \nProgram \nCello Sonata in A minor    Edvard Grieg \nSonata for Solo Double Bass    Pēteris Vasks \nSonata in E minor     Vilmos Montag
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/alexander-ferkey-2/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Thomas Wieland - Master's Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nThomas Wieland Master’s Saxophone Recital \nThomas Wieland\, tenor saxophone\nDan VanZeeland\, piano\nAlex Feucht\, bass\nNoah Brooks\, drums \n…… \nProgram  \nDelta City Blues      Michael Brecker (1949-2007 \nTimeline     Pat Metheny (b. 1954) \nI Hear A Rhapsody     Baker/Fragos/Gasparre \nTeru      Wayne Shorter (1933-2023) \nBereft      Thomas Wieland (b. 2002 \nThe World Is On Fire     Isaiah Collier (b. 1998)
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/thomas-wieland-2/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Thomas Holten - Elective Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nThomas Holten Elective Classical Guitar Recital \n…… \nProgram \nFugue\, BWV 1000      Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) \nIntermezzo No. 1       Manuel Ponce (1882–1948)\n(transcribed for two guitars by Jorge Martínez Zárate) \nFelicidade     Roland Dyens (1955–2016) \nIntermission \nRomance     Amy Beach (1867–1944)/arr. Verster \nSonata No. 2     Adolf Míšek (1875–1955)\nI. Con fuoco\nII. Andante cantabile\nIII. Furiant\nIV. Finale \nPostlude (2015)       Sam Suggs
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/thomas-holten/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T190456Z
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SUMMARY:Klez Fest - Laura Elkeslassy
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nLaura Elkeslassy – Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile \nMusic Direction: Ira Khonen Temple\nFeaturing Eylem Basaldi\, Rachid Halihal\, Ran Livneh\, and Nizar Dahmani \nIn Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile\, singer Laura Elkeslassy unearths the music and stories of Judeo-Arab divas from midcentury North Africa\, weaving North African folk and sacred music\, spanning from traditional Andalusi style\, to popular Chaabi\, to Francarabe cabaret. A retro-futurist musical experience\, Ya Ghorbati: Divas in Exile summons the Arab Jewish cultures of a lost millennial world\, offering a living testimony of what once was and of what could be. \n…… \nProgram 
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/klez-fest-laura-elkeslassy/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tom Lacy - DMA Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required\nAlso streaming live \nTom Lacy DMA Oboe Recital \nTom Lacy\, oboe\nWade Troyer\, piano \n…… \nProgram \nThree Piece Suite (1984)       Madeline Dring (1923-1977) \nSonata in C Major\, Op. 100 (1958)      Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986) \nElegy (2020) and Mountain Song (2022)    Chen Yi (b. 1953) \nSerenade for Oboe and Piano (1945)      Andres Jolivet (1905-1974)
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/tom-lacy-2/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:University Opera presents: Our Town
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets\nGeneral Public: $32\nSenior: $27\nStudent (UW–Madison and all other): $10 \nFriday\, March 20\, 7:30 pm\nSaturday\, March 21\, 7:30 pm\nSunday\, March 22\, 2 pm\nTuesday\, March 24\, 7:30 pm \nNed 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. \n 
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/our-town/
LOCATION:Music Hall\, 925 Bascom Mall\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:University Opera
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SUMMARY:William Preston - DMA Lecture Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nWilliam Preston DMA Piano Lecture Recital \nWilliam Preston\, piano\nDeirdre Brenner\, piano\nCarolyn Van de Velde\, violin\nZou Zou Robidoux\, cello \n…… \nProgram \nThe County Mayo: The County Mayo\, Peggy Mitchell\, Inis Fal\, In the Poppy Field \nPhantasy Trio \nExcerpts from Blind Raftery
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/william-preston/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Hyeyeon Seok - DMA Lecture Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nHyeyeon Seok DMA Piano Lecture Recital \n…… \nProgram \nHuit Préludes pour le piano     Frank Martin (1890–1974)\nPrelude No. 1: Grave\nPrelude No. 2: Allegretto tranquillo\nPrelude No. 3: Tranquillo ma con moto\nPrelude No. 4: Allegro\nPrelude No. 5: Vivace\nPrelude No. 6: Andantino Grazioso\nPrelude No. 7: Lento\nPrelude No. 8: Vivace \n 
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/hyeyeon-seok-2/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Alex Fiedler - Master's Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required \nAlex Fiedler Master’s Trombone Recital \nAlex Fiedler\, trombone\nVincent Fuh\, piano \n…… \nProgram \nConcerto      Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) \nBallade     Frank Martin (1890-1974) \nIntermission \nSonata (Vox Gabrieli)     Stjephan Sulek (1914-1986) \nTransmission from Proxima B      Spiros Mazis (b. 1957) \nPiece in Eb minor      Guy Ropartz (1864-1955) \n…… \nAlex Fiedler is a trombonist who has performed in many different musical settings including orchestras\, wind ensembles\, big bands\, jazz combos\, rock bands\, and brass quintets. Currently\, Alex serves as a member of the 132D Army Band of the Wisconsin National Guard. Alex has also performed with the Tommy Dorsey Jazz Orchestra and the Joel Baer Bigband.
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/alex-fiedler/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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SUMMARY:Timothy Sachtleben - Senior Recital
DESCRIPTION:Free | No ticket required\nAlso streaming live \nTimothy Sachtleben Senior Cello Recital \nTimothy Sachtleben\, cello\nJulia Johnson\, cello\nKate Zhu\, piano \n…… \nProgram \nCello Sonata in C Major\, G. 17    Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)\nI. Allegro\nII. Largo assai\nIII. Rondo allegro \nSonata for Cello Solo (1948/53)      György Ligeti (1923-2006)\nI. Dialogo\nII. Capriccio \nTrois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher (1976/82)     Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)\nI. Un poco indeciso\nII. Andante sostenuto\nIII. Vivace \nSonata for Piano and Cello in A Major\, Op. 69 (1808)    Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)\nI. Allegro ma non tanto\nII. Scherzo – Allegro molto\nIII. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/timothy-sachtleben/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Recital
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260321T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T172935
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T152152Z
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SUMMARY:University Opera presents: Our Town
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets\nGeneral Public: $32\nSenior: $27\nStudent (UW–Madison and all other): $10 \nFriday\, March 20\, 7:30 pm\nSaturday\, March 21\, 7:30 pm\nSunday\, March 22\, 2 pm\nTuesday\, March 24\, 7:30 pm \nNed 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. \n 
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/our-town-2/
LOCATION:Music Hall\, 925 Bascom Mall\, Madison\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:University Opera
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SUMMARY:CANCELED Eleni Katz - Faculty Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:3/18/26 update: This recital has been canceled.  \nMead Witter School of Music Faculty Artist Series \nEleni Katz\, bassoon\nChristopher Taylor\, piano\nGabrielle Herbst\, composer\nRichard Brasseale\, composer & saxophone\nMarc Vallon\, composer\nAlicia Lee\, clarinet\nJean Laurenz\, trumpet\nDawn Wohn\, violin\nMatthew Zalkind\, cello \n…… \nProgram \n\n…… \nHailed for her virtuosity and vibrant musical spirit\, bassoonist Eleni Katz has established herself as a prominent soloist\, chamber musician\, and orchestral player. Her “thoughtful and expressive” approach to music making has led her to performances by the bright blue waters of Bermuda to the lights of Carnegie Hall (San Diego Union Tribune).  Eleni is a winner of the 2022 Concert Artist Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and has performed with the likes of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center\, La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest\, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Currently\, Eleni is bassoon teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music. \nAs a classically trained singer from Iowa City\, Katz has always believed that the bassoon should emulate the organic nature of the human voice and her approach to playing the bassoon has been described as “uncannily human” (The Royal Gazette). In 2021\, she commissioned and premiered “Sea Glass Partita for Singing Bassoonist” with composer Lila Meretzky. Drawing its lyrics from a poem that Eleni composed\, the piece intersperses bassoon performance with singing and visual projections. Since the performance of this work\, Eleni has commissioned several other works for bassoon that are multidisciplinary experiences by Tanner Porter\, Harry Castle\, and Richard Brasseale. In May 2024\, Eleni Katz co-released an album featuring Richard Brasseale’s composition Enlaced Friendship\, a work based on her original poetry that premiered at the New World Symphony in April 2023. \nA few of Eleni’s 25-26 season highlights include performances with Camerata Pacifica\, Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival\, Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota\, and a return to Phoenix Chamber Music Society. Other recent appearances include Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival\, Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival\, Newport Classical\, Ibagué Festival in Colombia\, a California tour with the Concert Truck\, Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth\, and the Lake George Music Festival. As an orchestral performer\, Eleni has appeared with several groups across the country\, including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra\, The Orchestra San Antonio\, the Fort Worth Symphony\, the Sarasota Orchestra\, the Nu Deco Ensemble\, and as a member of the New World Symphony. \nEleni received her B.M. at the University of Wisconsin’s Mead Witter School of Music under Marc Vallon. She earned her M.M and M.M.A degrees at the Yale School of Music\, studying with Frank Morelli.
URL:https://music.wisc.edu/event/eleni-katz/
LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty Artist Series
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