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  • Collage of the headshots of Lauren Spavelko and Dr. Jessica Spafford on a neutral background with baby brush and wooden beads.

    An Evening of Original Songs by Lauren Spavelko Featuring soprano Dr. Jessica Spafford

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

    Join us for a concert-style presentation of original works by composer Lauren E. Spavelko performed by soprano Dr. Jessica Spafford. This program will highlight Spavelko’s art song cycle Baby Book, a deeply expressive set of six songs exploring themes of pregnancy and miscarriage, and possibly include excerpts of other recent compositions depending on availability and programming.

  • 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!

  • The UWM Composition & Technology program logo featuring audio cables and a repeating banner with the words "new music"

    Premieres of New Music

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

  • Ocean and sunrise painting with the title ‘Songs for a New World’ in bold blue text.

    Songs for a New World

    Kenilworth Square East, Kenilworth Five-0-Eight 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    The first musical from three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, Songs for a New World is a moving collection of powerful songs examining life, love and the pivotal choices people make when facing defining moments. Join a group of reunited friends considering quirks and challenges of adult life when confronted by a turning point that requires a leap into the beautiful unknown. With a soaring, contemporary score, this intimate song cycle explores the beauty, heartbreak and hope of ordinary people facing extraordinary change.

  • Artist Monika Plioplyte's work with abstract figures and shapes on a sage-green background.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Monika Plioplyte

    Virtual Event

    Monika Plioplyte is a Chicago-based artist born in Lithuania. Her work draws on Baltic folklore, female archetypes, personal rituals, and the uncanny. She collages paper, photographs, and other materials into narrative structures that explore the past, the transmission of information, gender, and states of "in-betweenness" as they relate to her immigrant experience.

  • Camera operator filming, person gesturing on set, and another sitting outdoors in sunlight.

    Special Features | Producing Magic

    Virtual Event

    This virtual workshop focuses on the producing and pre-production strategies that set short films up for creative and logistical success. Students will learn how to break down a script, build a realistic budget and schedule, assemble a strong team, and plan for production with intention. Emphasizing preparation, communication, and problem-solving, the session equips emerging filmmakers with practical tools to move from idea to set efficiently—maximizing limited resources while protecting the story.

  • 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.

  • Colorful stacked circles with four metallic winged birds designed by Nora Imhoff.

    Makers! 26 + Sculpture 26 + Focus!26 Student Exhibitions

    Kenilworth Square East, 3rd Floor Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    Delve into the captivating work by Sculpture and Jewelry & Metalsmithing students and discover the intricate beauty and craftsmanship of this timeless art form.

  • An illustration of a blue electric guitar with curved lines emanating from behind it.

    A ROCKIN’ Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Skylight Music Theatre 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee

    In a first-time collaboration between Skylight Music Theatre and the UWM Department of Theatre, A ROCKIN’ Midsummer Night’s Dream takes the stage in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. Experience a brand-new take on William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy. Journey from ancient Athens, into the woods, and back again, as we follow impassioned lovers, hilarious rustics, fantastical spirits and feuding royalty in this magical, rock-and-roll rendition of one of the greatest and most-performed plays of all time.

  • 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.

  • Artist Kill Joy's work with bright colors being painted on an exterior building featuring flowers and a toucan.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Kill Joy

    Virtual Event

    Born in West Texas, Kill Joy explores global mythology and ancient symbols through printmaking, murals, bookmaking, and puppetry. Based in Houston, she has created community murals worldwide.

  • MKE Percussion Festival Logo on a magenta gradient with a white and gold snare drum and drum sticks.

    MKE Percussion Festival

    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. This year’s guest artist is Victor Provost.

  • Artist Tomiko Jones' artwork featuring a woman on a beach with triangular shapes overlaid including colorful motifs and patterns.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Tomiko Jones

    Virtual Event

    Tomiko Jones is an Associate Professor at UW-Madison whose photography and multidisciplinary installations explore social, cultural, and geopolitical transitions – considering the twin crises of too much and too little amid climate change. Narratives unfold in sculptural video installations and fictional photographs.

  • 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.

  • University Community Band Placeholder Image

    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!