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!
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.
This end of the term showing features works by the African Dance, Salsa/Merengue & Hip Hop classes.
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.
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.
Join us in celebrating the fall class of 2024 and their fantastic films! Seniors work all year on writing, producing, editing, and polishing short films of their own design. Come see some of the most unique and exciting films coming out of Milwaukee!
Join students of the Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program for the end-of-the-semester concert.
Winterdances features an evening of world-premiere dance works by guest artist LA-based choreographer Jackie Lopez and UW-Milwaukee dance faculty Daniel Burkholder, Tiffany Kadani, and Dan Schuchart with original music by Milwaukee-based composers.
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.
Exhibition of selected pieces from Fibers courses in the Department of Art & Design with an opening reception on Friday, February 2 from 5-7 p.m.
Presenting a special matinee performance of Winterdances for high school groups and high school students. This show features world premiere dance works, where artists present their newest ideas made with their casts and collaborators.
High School Workshop Day is the best way for high school groups and classes to learn from our internationally known faculty. This event is great for those curious and interested in becoming a dance major at UW-Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts. High school groups, High School dance programs, and individuals (accompanied by a chaperone) are welcome to register.
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).
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.
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.
The Union Art Gallery presents the 52nd Annual Juried Exhibition, a showcase of artwork in a variety of mediums by college student artists from around the Greater Milwaukee area. Juried by a panel of three Milwaukee arts professionals, the top exhibiting artists will be announced and awarded cash prizes during the opening reception.
The UWM Symphony Orchestra will feature the winners of the 24-25 Concerto Competition.
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.
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.
The show that launched Bernadette Peters as a Broadway star, this delightful, funny, tongue-in-cheek love letter to Hollywood musicals of the 1930s tells the story of sweet Ruby's journey from her small hometown to New York City to become a Broadway star. There, she meets Dick, a sailor with ambitions as a songwriter. In grand Hollywood fashion, they tap dance their way from the chorus to stardom on the deck of a passing battleship. Dames at Sea is a non-stop ride of romance, laughs, dance and musical delights.
