Celebrating music from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula
The School of Music's piano department, in association with the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies program, is staging "Carnival: Celebrating Music from Latin America and the Iberian...
View ArticleBadger Varsity Band and “Dukes of Hazzard” star celebrate the 1970s
The Badger Band is preparing to celebrate the 1970s during the annual Varsity Band Concert, April 19-21.
View ArticleWoodwind-piano duo competition winners to perform March 25
The School of Music’s annual woodwind-piano duo competition was held last Sunday and the judges named two winning duos and a third with honorable mention.
View ArticleChoral Union, Symphony Orchestra perform Verdi’s “Requiem” at Overture Center
For nearly 120 years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Choral Union has been preparing and performing major choral works for university and area audiences.
View ArticleChicago-based Lincoln Trio performs at UW-Madison
The Guest Artist Series at the School of Music hosts its final residency of the 2011-12 season with the Lincoln Trio, performing on Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Morphy Hall. Admission is free.
View ArticleHarbison, Haydn and Franck close UW Pro Arte Quartet centennial season
To American composer John Harbison, the string quartet is a malleable model that deserves creative exploration.
View ArticleUW-Madison Javanese concert features four guest artists
This spring's annual concert of music and dance by the UW-Madison Javanese Gamelan Ensemble and dancers will feature a solo dance by Valerie Mau Vetter of Grinnell College, a group dance by members of...
View ArticleUW Chamber Orchestra visits Brookfield’s Wilson Center
The UW Chamber Orchestra performs at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield in a free concert on Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
View ArticleSchool of Music graduate student receives Mellon Fellowship
Frederick "Fritz" Schenker, a doctoral student in ethnomusicology at the School of Music, has received one of 17 Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources.
View ArticleSummer (music) in the city
Summer always brings flocks of visitors to campus. Each year, many participatory musical events have added a particularly tuneful note to all that UW-Madison has to offer, showcasing connections...
View ArticleViolinist Tyrone Greive to retire from School of Music
After 36 years as professor of violin at UW-Madison, Tyrone Greive is retiring this spring. But the indefatigable musician, well-known to Madison audiences as the former concertmaster of the Madison...
View ArticleBass professor Richard Davis receives nation’s highest jazz honor
Richard Davis can add one more leaf to his many laurels. On Thursday, June 27, the National Endowment for the Arts named Davis, a professor of bass, jazz history, and combo improvisation at the...
View ArticleFirst-year student remembered for love of music, nature
Cassidy Fritsch came to UW-Madison with a track record of academic success and a readiness to get involved. In just over six weeks on campus, she had already joined several organizations that spoke to...
View ArticleIlona Kombrink, celebrated professor of voice, dies at 80
Every story about Ilona Kombrink had a sort of mythic quality. Her career as a University of Wisconsin-Madison voice professor was literally the stuff of legends, whispered down the halls of the...
View ArticleLive-streamed ceremony from Lincoln Center recognizes Richard Davis
In June of 2013, the National Endowment for the Arts named Richard Davis, professor of bass, jazz history, and combo improvisation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of four 2014 NEA Jazz...
View ArticleWorld premiere taps Pro Arte Quartet’s Belgian roots
Belgian composer Benoît Mernier writes music he says communicates with audience members in a variety of ways. He believes firmly that there is no single right way to experience music - providing...
View ArticleUW Varsity Band Concert: 40 years of fun
It's hard to believe it's been 40 years. But later this month, the Badger band celebrates four decades of UW Varsity Band concerts.
View ArticlePhi Beta Kappa initiates 116 new members at UW-Madison
The Alpha Chapter of Wisconsin Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Wisconsin-Madison inducted 116 students into membership in a ceremony on Saturday, April 12.
View ArticleFocus on festivals: School of Music’s new approach invites more interaction
Breaking with tradition, the UW-Madison School of Music will present an array of music festivals this year, rather than individual guest artists scattered throughout the fall and spring semesters....
View ArticleThe power of a story: Hundreds expected for Oral History Association conference
Wisconsin, and Madison in particular, will be front and center during the Oral History Association’s 48th annual meeting. The meeting will take place at the Madison Concourse Hotel from Oct. 8-12. This...
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