Premieres of New Music

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

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.

Middle School Honors Band Festival

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

The UWM Middle School Honors Band Festival is one of the longest standing events of its kind. Our festival provides the region’s most motivated and accomplished middle school instrumentalists an opportunity to work with each other and with regionally and nationally recognized wind band conductors. In addition, students interact with UWM performance staff and experience performances by UWM ensembles.

UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band

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

The UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band will perform a shared concert during the annual UWM Middle School Honors Band Festival weekend. The concert is open to all of our supporters, and is free for the participating festival students and one parent/guardian. The program will be a showcase of our outstanding UWM Bands!

Faculty Violin & Piano Recital

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

Join UWM piano faculty Elena Abend and Kaia String Quartet (DePaul University) violinist Victoria Moreira, in an evening of music for violin and piano. The program will include the monumental Franck sonata.

UWM Piano Studio Recital

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

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

Saxophone Studio Recital

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

The UW-Milwaukee Saxophone Studio presents an evening of chamber music featuring our saxophone quartets and saxophone ensemble.

Chamber Wind Music & UWM Bands

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

Join us for a variety program of chamber wind music as well as traditional and contemporary works for full band ensembles.

Opera Scenes Performance

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

Join UWM's Opera Workshop for a performance of opera scenes featuring talented UWM singers in a variety of roles.

UWM Percussion Ensemble

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

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

University Community Orchestra Fall Concert

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

The UWM University Community Orchestra presents their annual fall concert.  Our group of a 130+ musicians will present an eclectic mix of full orchestra selections.

University-Community Band Winter Concert

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

The UWM University-Community Band performs a concert to cap-off the Fall semester!

Popular Music Ensemble

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

Popular Music Ensemble will perform music from the Pop/Rock/Folk genres. You will hear songs from the 1950's to the present day. Students work in small groups to create a unique take on each song, learning how to collaborate and bring something new to the audience.

UWAY Concert- Holiday Traditions

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

The UWM Youth Wind & Percussion Ensembles program (UWAY) presents a concert featuring music that we have traditionally performed during our December performance!

Cellists of the MSO

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

Cellists Lynn Kabat, Peter Thomas, and Adrien Zitoun join Stefan Kartman and Jeannie Yu for an evening of  beautiful cello music including works by Poulenc, Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven, Klengel, and others.

Jazz Concert

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.

Classical Guitar Solo concert

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

End of the semester Classical Guitar Solo Concert.

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.

UW-MESS Interactive Electronic Music Showcase

Music Building, Electronic Music Studios B60 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

Students enrolled in Interactive Electronic Music, representing UW-MESS (UWM Electroacoustic Sound Studios), will showcase their final projects in a concert featuring all-new works of interactive electronic music!

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.