The Vocal Arts Festival provides an opportunity for skilled high school singers to interact with, perform for, and join their voices with peers from around the region. Participants have the chance to learn and grow as both soloists and choral artists.
Presented as part of the Vocal Arts Festival but open to the public, the Vocal Showcase Recital is 75 minutes of solo singing in a wide variety of styles (classical, musical theatre, commercial music, and jazz) from 16 undergraduate UWM voice majors. Join us to hear these exceptional singers present a professional-quality, entertaining, and engaging performance!
The 2026 UWM Vocal Arts Festival concludes with a final free concert open to the public. Join us to hear UWM's flagship Concert Chorale and the UWM Vocal Arts Festival Honor Choir comprising 120 select students from around Wisconsin and …
Miscast is a style of musical theatre cabaret that leans into the comedy of playing outside of one’s preconceived “type.” Think of “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago performed by square-dancing country singers. Come join in the fun as the UWM Performing Arts students play against their “type”!
Detroit-based ensemble Hub New Music has been called "a prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire" by The Washington Post. In its second performance at UWM, Hub shares commissioned works for its distinct ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello.
The UW-Milwaukee Voice Area and Opera Theatre is proud to present RENT by Jonathan Larson preceded by a special performance of scenes from La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini. Experience Larson's groundbreaking musical that reshaped the landscape of American music theater. Set in New York’s East Village during the 1990s arts and activist movement, RENT follows a community of young artists navigating love, loss, creativity, and the realities of illness and economic hardship. Its blend of rock, pop, and lyrical storytelling continues to connect deeply with audiences.
The UWM Wind Ensemble presents an exciting concert showcasing guest artists, international collaborators, and high school musicians from near and far. The program features Hub New Music performing Gala Flagello’s new work Bird-While, as well as Italian music students and conductors from cultural exchange programs as part of the International Music Project. We’re also thrilled to welcome select high school band students as they sit in with the Wind Ensemble for a side-by-side performance experience with UW–Milwaukee graduate and undergraduate music students.
A celebration of excellence and talent from Theatre, Dance, and Music students for Black History Month! Songs of Jubilation consists of vocal and dance performances to songs by your favorite Black artists and composers.
Come support UWM’s rising vocalists as they take the stage for an evening of beautiful music and big milestones! Featuring first and second-year students from the Voice Area, this recital highlights their growth, artistry, and passion through selections spanning classical, musical theatre, and beyond. A celebration of fresh talent and bright futures!
The UWM Percussion Area hosts World Percussion Night in the beautiful Jan Serr Studio, featuring special guest Ho Etsu Taiko alongside the UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band and other student ensembles. Audiences will love the upbeat, exciting energy of Japanese Taiko, Brazilian Samba, and West African drumming in addition to traditional and arranged music for Trinidadian steel pans performed by UWM students and faculty with vibrant community ensembles.
Please join us for the UWM Symphony Orchestra’s concerto competition winner's concert. Program details TBA.
The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") presents a program of contemporary and traditional symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire. We welcome members of the 2026 UWAY "All-Star" Band in this shared performance!
Join us for an evening of jazz featuring the UWM Jazz Ensemble, the UWM Afro-Caribbean Jazz Orchestra and the UWM Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY).
The Wind Band Conducting Symposium will focus on enhancing conducting, score study, and wind band teaching. Conducting participants will conduct the UWM Wind Ensemble or Symphony Band while receiving feedback from the conducting faculty. Session topics also include conducting pedagogy, rehearsal techniques, and musicianship. Attendees may participate as either a Conducting Participant or an Observing Auditor. Conducting participants will also have the opportunity to conduct one of the large wind bands in concert at the end of the symposium.
Join the flagship UWM Concert Chorale and several guest area high school choirs for an exciting evening of choral music!
Join UWM's Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus choirs for an exciting evening of choral music from around the globe. Led by Jenny Hutton, Zack Durlam, and Sara Mokrzycka, the choirs present selections from a wide variety of styles and time periods.
The UWM Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert is the climax to a weekend of intense conducting, score study, and wind band pedagogy. Symposium participants, each carefully selected from a pool of local and international talent, will conduct the Wind Ensemble and University Community Band in concert following two days of study under Dr. Thomas Gamboa, Director of Bands at UW-Milwaukee; Dr. Scott Corley, Associate Director of Bands at UW-Milwaukee; and a guest clinician to be announced at a later time.
UWM’s Pop Ensemble is turning up the volume with a night of feel-good, radio-ready hits! Featuring killer vocals, tight grooves, and top-tier student talent, this concert is your backstage pass to the best in commercial music. Come vibe with us!
The Composition & Technology program will present a concert of original works by UWM students. The program will include freshly composed pieces for acoustic and electronic mediums.
Join us for an evening of evocative storytelling and finely crafted music as lyric-coloratura soprano Alisa Jordheim and acclaimed collaborative pianist Kuang-Hao Huang present the world premiere of a new song cycle by composer Rami Levin.