Opera Scenes

Music Building, Recital Hall 175 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Step into the captivating world of opera as UWM's Opera Workshop takes center stage for an enchanting performance like no other! Prepare to be swept away on a mesmerizing journey through a myriad of operatic scenes, each one brimming with drama, passion, and raw emotion.

University Community String Orchestra Fall Concert

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Join us tonight for an enjoyable evening of string music. Our orchestra is a combination of student and community member musicians. Music selections range from standard orchestra repertoire and popular music selections.

University Community Band Fall Concert

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Virtual Event

The University Community Band consists of a mixture of music majors, non-music majors, and Milwaukee community musicians of all ages. Join us as we end the semester performing new and traditional band repertoire!

Quey Percussion Duo | Percussion Guest Artists

Music Building, Recital Hall 175 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

For nearly 20 years, Quey Percussion Duo has dazzled audiences worldwide with their unmistakable style that blends traditions of contemporary, cross-cultural, classical, and popular music to create colorful sound worlds that often place focus on interlocking counterpoint and
musical multi-tasking. Their presentations have a reputation for elevating the basic acts of striking, shaking, and scraping into a blast of energy, a splash of curiosity, with a pinch of whimsy.

Jazz Ensembles

Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

The 18-member UWM Jazz Ensemble performs music written or arranged specifically for a large jazz orchestra. The repertoire includes music from Duke Ellington and Count Basie as well as contemporary composers such as Maria Schneider, Tom Matta and Bob Mintzer.

UWM Symphony Orchestra

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

The UWM Symphony Orchestra presents their December concert. Program details and more information TBA.

Sounds of the Season Choral Concert

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Join UWM’s Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus choirs for the final concert of the semester. Enjoy a fun and varied evening of choral music!

University Community Orchestra Fall Concert

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Join us tonight for an enjoyable evening of orchestra music. Our orchestra is a combination of student and community member musicians. Music selections range from standard orchestra repertoire and popular music selections.

Popular Music Ensemble

Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

Experience the Pop Ensemble's magic as talented students transform classic Pop, Rock, and Folk melodies into fresh, innovative renditions that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Each song is a masterpiece crafted by small groups of students, igniting the stage with their passion and creativity!

UWAY Concert

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") will present a concert of chamber ensemble pieces and repertoire for a large, symphonic wind-band.

New Music Ensemble Concert

Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

The New Music Ensemble will perform works by contemporary and living composers. This eclectic musical group will also perform compositions for chamber ensembles and large ensembles mixing winds, brass, and percussion. Featured pieces are by student composers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Chamber Music Milwaukee – A PSOA Collaboration

Music Building, Recital Hall 175 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

For the first time, Chamber Music Milwaukee will present an inter-departmental collaboration that will unite the Music department with the Theater, Dance and Visual departments. UWM faculty and guests will perform chamber music repertoire that will be accompanied and enhanced by choreographic, theatrical and art works. The repertoire will include Duo Brouwer's Elogio de la Danze for solo guitar, Olivier Greif's Letters from Westerbork for two violins and voice and Leonard Bernstein's Dance Suite for brass quintet.

Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Student Concert

Music Building, Recital Hall 175 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

Join students of the Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program for the end-of-the-semester concert.

Vocal Arts Festival

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

The Vocal Arts Festival provides an opportunity for talented singers to interact with, perform for, and join their voices with peers from around the region as they learn and grow as both soloists and choral artists. The festival also includes the UWM Vocal Showcase Recital and the Final Concert with UWM Concert Chorale.

Chamber Music Milwaukee – Under-Represented Composers

Music Building, Recital Hall 175 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

To celebrate Black History Month, Chamber Music Milwaukee is presenting a program highlighting chamber music from under-represented composers. Music needs to reflect our communities in their diversity and complexity. This unique program will features UWM faculty and guest performing works by Julio Racine (Haiti), Reena Esmail (Indian-American), Miguel del Aguila (Uruguay), Han Lash (LGBTQ+) and Samuel Zyman (Mexico).

UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band Concert

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Virtual Event

The UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band will perform on respective halves of this concert. Both the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band regularly perform repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the present.

First & Second Year Voice Recital

Music Building, Recital Hall 175 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Prepare to be captivated by the rising stars of UWM's voice program as talented first and second-year voice majors take the stage for an electrifying recital journey through an eclectic array of musical styles and genres. From the soaring heights of classical opera to the soul-stirring melodies of contemporary pop, each performance promises to transport you on a thrilling sonic adventure.

World Percussion Night

Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The UWM Percussion Area hosts World Percussion Night in the beautiful Jan Serr Studio, featuring special guest Ko-Thi Dance Company alongside the UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band and other student ensembles. Audiences will love the upbeat, exciting energy of African drumming and Brazilian Samba in addition to traditional and arranged music for ensembles consisting of Guatemalan marimba doble and Trinidadian steel pans performed by UWM students and faculty and vibrant community ensembles.

UWAY Concert

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") will present a concert of chamber ensemble pieces and repertoire for a large, symphonic wind-band.