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  • Close-up view of piano strings and internal frame in black and white.

    Piano Recital Series – “Latin American Flavors”

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

    UWM Piano Faculty Elena Abend is joined by violinist Victoria Moreira, clarinetist Orlando Pimentel and violist Doyle Armbrust, in a program highlighting the expressive and rhythmic drive of Latin American composers and their use of expression though different combination of instruments. Exploring works by Paquito D’Rivera, Leandro Coral, Jimenez Mabarak, Irma Urteaga among others.

  • Three First Year Musical Theatre students perform on stage at the UWM Recital Hall.

    First Year Musical Theatre Showcase

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

    UWM’s first-year Musical Theatre students return to the stage for their spring showcase—an energetic mix of songs, scenes, and storytelling that celebrates their growth and creativity. It’s bold, it’s heartfelt, and it’s the perfect way to cheer on our newest performers!

  • Members of the UWM Piano Studio pose together beside a grand piano in the Recital Hall.

    Piano Studio Recital

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

    The UWM Piano Studio will present a recital of solo and chamber music repertoire.

  • A music performance major playing the violin in the UWM Symphony Orchestra, surrounded by three other musicians.

    UWM Symphony Orchestra

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

    Please join us for the UWM Symphony Orchestra’s spring concert. Program details TBA.

  • MKE Percussion Festival and Percussive Arts Society Logos on a purple background

    MKE Percussion Festival + Wisconsin Percussive Arts Society

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

    The MKE Percussion Festival brings together percussionists of all ages for a weekend of educational and performance opportunities. Attendees will be able to learn from guest artists about a variety of topics, instruments, techniques, and musical styles related to percussion in addition to listening to, and participating in, performances and workshops. All events are designed to be accessible and inclusive to empower and inspire all participants on their percussive journey.

  • A UWM opera student with a beard, dressed in a suit performs the Dido and Aeneas opera.

    Spring Opera

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

    This spring, UWM Opera Theatre invites you to experience a fully staged production filled with powerful voices, and dramatic storytelling. Featuring student performers from across the Voice Area, this production brings operatic tradition to life with passion, precision, and a fresh creative vision. Don’t miss this unforgettable night at the opera!

  • An expansive shot featuring steel drums and percussion instruments with the large stained glass windows of UWM Bader Hall in the background.

    MKE Mass Steel Band

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

    Steel pan ensembles and individual performers from around Wisconsin and Illinois will come together to form the 2026 MKE Mass Steel Band, hosted by the UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band. Involving over seventy performers, the event will fill the stage with steel pans and feature a lively combination of traditional music and pop transcriptions.

  • A geometric painting in the style Pablo Picaso with reds, blues and blacks depicting a string instrument.

    Chamber Music Milwaukee – UWM Master Alumni Perform Masterworks

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

    Chamber Music Milwaukee presents a program featuring UWM alumni Elena Abend, piano, Pamela Simmons, violin, and Olga Tuzhilkov, viola as they join Stefan Kartman, cello in performances of dearly beloved masterpieces of the chamber music literature including Dvorak’s epic Eb major Piano Quartet, Kodaly’s charming Intermezzo, and Mozart’s brilliant Flute Quartet in D major.

  • UWM Music Wind Ensemble Band CAL PLACEHOLDER

    UWM Wind Ensemble Concert

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

    Join us for our final performance of the academic year!

  • The University Community Orchestra stand and receive applause from the audience at the UWM Zelazo Center.

    University Community Orchestra Spring Concert

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

    Please join us for the UWM University Community Orchestra’s annual spring concert. Program details TBA.

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    University Community Band Spring Concert

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

    Join the University Community Band for their final concert of the academic year!

  • A diverse group of percussionists energetically playing steel pans in the expansive yet intimate UWM Jan Serr Studio.

    UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band & Community World Music Ensemble

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Room 250 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    This exciting night of music will feature music from Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago performed by UWM students and Milwaukee community members. The UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band and the Community World Music Ensemble will join forces on a program highlighting traditional and arranged music played on Guatemalan marimba …

  • A music performance major playing the violin in the UWM Symphony Orchestra, surrounded by three other musicians.

    UWM Symphony Orchestra Season Finale

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

    Please join us for the UWM Symphony Orchestra’s season finale concert. Program details TBA.

  • UWM Percussion Logo in black, white and gold featuring a snare drum and pair of drum sticks

    UWM Percussion Ensemble

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

    The UWM Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Spring concert, featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods.

  • Suzuki and Pre-College Guitar

    Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Concert

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

    Join Suzuki and Pre-College Guitar Students for their Spring Concert.

  • Director Scott Corley stands on a podium with his baton in front of the UWM Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) at the spacious Bader Hall.

    UWAY Concert

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

    The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") presents a program of contemporary and traditional symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire. This concert will feature the winner of our annual UWAY Concerto Competition and recognize all of the talented graduating Seniors in the program!

  • UWM Jazz Ensemble led by Director Dave Bayles performing in Kenilworth Square East Jan Serr Studio.

    Jazz Ensembles

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

    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).

  • UWM Concert Chorale performing on risers and wearing all black attire at the UWM Zelazo Center.

    Choral Collage Concert

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

    Join UWM's five choral ensembles for a thrilling evening of music in their final concert of the year. Featuring the premiere of a new work by UWM composition professor Phillip Sink.

  • A clear futuristic robot head with a plastic-like brain appearing as an audio device on a blue background.

    New Music Ensemble Spring Concert

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

    The New Music Ensemble (NME) will perform contemporary music ranging from avant-garde, world premieres, and student compositions. The NME is excited to perform this concert full of experimental and challenging music.

  • A UWM voice student singing energetically into a microphone during a Pop Ensemble performance at the Recital Hall.

    UWM Pop Ensemble – Live at Jan Serr Studio

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    Join UWM’s Pop Ensemble for an electrifying night of live music! From pop anthems to soulful ballads and funky grooves, these student musicians bring serious talent and fresh energy to the stage. It’s the perfect way to hear today’s hits—live and loud!