Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

UWM Classical Guitar Series. "A Revelation to hear" Washington Post  "A triumph on all accounts" Soundboard "Guitar duo show prowess" The New York Times

Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

A new double concerto by composer Stacy Garrop, Alpenglow follows the sun’s journey over soaring mountains, from the slow pre-dawn hour through the shimmering twilight.

Prince of Denmark

Kenilworth Five-0-Eight 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

An imagined prequel to Shakespeare's HAMLET.  Michael Lesslie's play explores the world of a younger Hamlet and gives us answers to many of the questions that Shakespeare left up in the air. 

Michael Mizrahi, Piano Masterclass Series

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Pianist MICHAEL MIZRAHI has appeared as concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and teaching artist in major concert halls around the world. A first prize winner in several international competitions, he has been praised as "intrepid" (Philadelphia Inquirer), "engaging" (Houston Chronicle), and "endlessly fascinating" (WQXR New York).

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Hiroko Yamada

Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Hiroko Yamada is a Japanese born studio artist and owner of the HYART Gallery in Madison, Wisconsin. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied art metal and jewelry and currently serves as an honorary fellow.

UWM Opera Theatre presents “Little Women” by Mark Adamo

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

The students of UWM Opera Theatre and pianist Joseph Hauer present composer Mark Adamo's brilliant take on the classic American coming-of-age story by Louisa May Alcott. First performed by the Houston Grand Opera Studio in 1998, this piece has since become an important part of the American opera repertoire.

Makers! 22 Annual Juried + Sculpture 22 Student Exhibitions

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

A “best of” exhibition highlighting award winning jewelry and metalwork, sculpture and digital fabrication projects from rising student artists in the Peck School of the Arts.

UWM Symphony Orchestra with Ken-David Masur

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Join us for an amazing evening of music.

Arcomusical with Matt Ulery

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts (Room 250) 2419 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Arcomusical is a world music chamber ensemble reimagining the Afro-Brazilian berimbau through a repertoire of unique, powerful concert music. Arcomusical formed in 2013 specifically to interpret MeiaMeia, the collaborative composition cycle co-composed by ensemble members Gregory Beyer and Alexis C. Lamb.

Band Day at UWM featuring Brian Balmages

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Band Day at UWM featuring Brian Balmages This is a FREE one-day event for high school band musicians and their directors, featuring guest composer/conductor Brian Balmages. High School musicians will experience a master class by UWM instrumental Faculty/Staff, performances by... Read More

Tower Duo

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

Please join us for an evening with Tower Duo, featuring Erin Helgeson Torres (flute) and Michael Rene Torres (saxophone).  Their innovative program will include works by Harrison, Kernohan, Lamb, Redman, Torres, Weait, Williams, and Zilinick.

Simon Gollo, Chamber Music Masterclass – Piano Masterclass Series

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Associate Professor of Violin and Orchestral Conducting at New Mexico State University, Simon Gollo will conduct a chamber music class for pianists and string players. Selected as the recipient of Spring 2021 College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Achievement in Scholarship, New Mexico State University.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: HC Dunaway Smith

Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

H. C. Dunaway Smith is a mixed reality artist that blends storytelling, illustration, animation, sound design, and the physical world into immersive art experiences. Her paintings combine with lyrical branching narratives to create otherworldly interactive experiences that blur the line between art and audience.

Cosmo Reed Quintet Premieres

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

The graduate Cosmo Reed Quintet will premiere new works by UWM composers Barbara Howe, Gavin Roberts, Adam Taylor, Ben Piette, Eli Drews, and Clark Hudec.

Chamber Music Milwaukee “Tanguano”

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

UWM piano faculty Elena Abend and violin professor at New Mexico State University Simon Gollo, come together to bring an exciting program of Beethoven, Brahms and Piazzolla including his "Tanguano" for violin and piano.

Jazz Ensemble

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts (Room 250) 2419 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI, United States

The UWM Jazz Ensemble is a 20-musician jazz big band that performs music from Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Charles Mingus, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lennie Niehaus, and Maria Schneider.

Chad Ibison Classical Guitar Concert

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

Classical Guitar Recital

UWM Guitar Department Chamber Music Concert

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

End of the semester Chamber music concert.

The Laramie Project

Kenilworth Square East 5th Floor Gallery 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

The Laramie Project, one of the most-performed theatre pieces in America, is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Antonius-Tín Bui

Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Antonius-Tín Bui (they/them/theirs pronouns) is a spontaneous shapeshifter and poly-disciplinary artist with roots all over the country. They play in the realms of hand-cut paper, community engagement, performance, and soft sculpture to visualize hybrid identities and histories that confront the unsettling present.

Premieres of New Music

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

UWM student composers will premiere an eclectic program of new works for acoustic and electronic mediums.

Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program Spring Recital

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

The Pre-College Division Guitar Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers thorough and comprehensive guitar instruction for children and teens of all skill levels aged 5-18.

String Academy of Wisconsin & Peabody Pre-Conservatory Violinists Concert

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

Violin students from the String Academy of Wisconsin and Peabody Pre-Conservatory Violin Program will present a joint concert on Sunday, April 24th at 1:30pm in the UWM Recital Hall.

University Community Orchestra Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

University Community Orchestra, a full symphony orchestra comprised of students and community members, led by conductor Margery Deutsch, performs works from classical and pops repertoire.

Antony Cook/Endre Balogh Recital

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts (Room 250) 2419 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Anthony Cook and Endre Balogh perform masterpieces of the violin and cello duo repertoire including Kodaly Duo Sonata, Handel Halvorsen Duo and others. Cook and Balogh have had illustrious careers as performers and teachers that have spanned the world garnering critical acclaim and accolades for their recordings and performances with careers spanning 50 years.

Antony Cook Interview with Q&A from Music and Film Department Students and Faculty

Arts Center Lecture Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Antony Cook, who has collaborated with Steven Spielberg, John Williams, and nearly every famous film composer and conductor who has made a film in Hollywood in the past 40 years shares experiences and wisdom from his illustrious career in the studios of Hollywood’s major music sound studios. The interview will be moderated by Mr. Cook’s former student, Stefan Kartman. and will feature questions from music performance, composition, and film students and faculty.

Nicki Roman, Faculty Recital

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

Dr. Nicki Roman, Assistant Professor of Saxophone, presents an evening of 21st century works for the saxophone. Featuring Casey Dierlam Tse (piano) and Zachary Childress (saxophone and PSOA graduate student), and including compositions by include David Biedenbender, Viet Cuong, Gilda Lyons Fazil Say, and Jenni Watson.

University Community Band

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The University Community Band will present their annual Spring concert.

UWM Guitar Department Student Concert

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

End of the semester studio Solo performances.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Ricardo Levins Morales

Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Ricardo Levins Morales (he/him pronouns) is an artist and organizer based in Minneapolis. He uses his art as a form of political medicine to support individual and collective healing from the injuries and ongoing reality of oppression.

Chamber Music Milwaukee

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

Chamber Music Milwaukee
Enjoy an evening of chamber music performed by UWM faculty members Jennifer Clippert (flute), Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff (viola) and guest Lauren Hayes (harp).

Springdances 2022: The Ground Is Not Our Only Home

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Springdances 2022: The Ground is Not Our Only Home brings together four unique dancemakers reflecting on the nature of being, bridging and belonging. These dances explore aerial apparatus, bold video projections, repetition and the subtlety of touch. Through a broad... Read More

Art & Design MFA Exhibition: Echoes in Time

INOVA Gallery at Kenilworth Square East 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Celebrate with our graduating MFA artists, who exhibit their finest work and share their creative journeys.

**CANCELED** UWM Dance Studio Workshop Day

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

UWM Dance Studio Workshop Day is the best way for high school students to learn about the life of a dance major at the esteemed Peck School of the Arts. Individuals and groups are welcome to register.

Alex Wier Percussion Faculty Recital

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

Join Assistant Professor of Percussion Alex Wier as he presents the culminating performance of his "Electrified Percussion" project, supported by a UWM Advancing Research and Creativity Grant. The program features a variety of solo works written for percussion with live electronic elements, including the world premiere of three new compositions.

Wind Ensemble/Symphony Band Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Join us for an amazing evening of music.

Into The Woods

Mainstage Theatre 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim takes everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, musically sophisticated event.  The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. 

BA / BFA Exhibitions and Reception

Kenilworth Square East 4th Floor Gallery 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

The Department of Art and Design will host the Spring 2022 BA / BFA Exhibition at Kenilworth Square East.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Cobi Moules

Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Cobi Moules is a painter whose work focuses on personal narrative relating to his queer and transgender identity. Reflecting on art historical representation of both portraiture and 19th century American landscape painting, his work often disrupts the historical narratives while seeking inclusion and creating a space for personal significance and a queer presence.

UWM Percussion Ensemble

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

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

Design and Visual Communication BFA Capstone Exhibition: HOW WE ARE

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

The annual Design & Visual Communication BFA exhibition at UWM PECK School of the Arts manifests itself through individuality, equity-centered community projects, and students working collaboratively to find common ground.

Jazz Ensemble

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts (Room 250) 2419 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI, United States

The UWM Jazz Ensemble is a 20-musician jazz big band that performs the music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Thad Jones, Charles Mingus, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Maria Schneider.

UWM Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners’ Concert with David Bloom

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

UWM Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners' Concert with David Bloom Noted for his “rockstar energy” (Urban Milwaukee) and “graceful sensitivity” (I Care If You Listen), guest conductor David Bloom of Present Music and Contemporaneous joins student soloists for the Concerto... Read More

Art and Design Open Studios

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Please join the Department of Art and Design and explore the "Kenilworth Square East" galleries and studios. The building is a 6-floor, 500,000-square-foot, industrial artist studio space and home to award-winning graduate students and faculty in Art and Design.

David Russell Classical Guitar Recital

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Grammy Award-winning guitarist David Russell concert at UW-Milwaukee. PSOA School of Art

Choral Collage Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

UWM Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, and Alta Voce for their final performance of the 2021-2022 school year. The program features diverse choral music spanning a variety of styles, time periods, and cultures.

MKE Mass Steel Band

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Steel pan ensembles and individual performers from around Wisconsin will come together to form the 2022 MKE Mass Steel Band, hosted by the UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band. The event will feature a lively combination of traditional music and pop transcriptions performed by the large, joint ensemble. The concert will be headlined by guest artist Alex Fragiskatos, who arranged a majority of the music to be performed.

Mozart’s “Gran Partita”

Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The Wind Ensemble performs Mozart's masterwork: Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major "Gran Partita"

Strings Chamber Music Recital

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

PSOA students present chamber music for various ensembles that feature string instruments.

**CANCELED**Francisco Flores, Chamber Music Masterclass – Piano Masterclass Series

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

**CANCELED** Francisco Flores, Chamber Music Masterclass - Piano Masterclass Series Francisco Flores was awarded First Prize in the “Maurice André” International Contest, the most renowned trumpet Contest in the world, as well as First Prize in the “Philip Jones” International... Read More

ZEN FILM FESTIVAL

Arts Center Lecture Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

A screening of student made films produced in the Zen and the Art of Filmmaking class.

**CANCELED**Hip-Hop – End of the Term Showing

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

End of the Term Showing of Hip-Hop classes with the participation of groups and crews from Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin.

UWM Electronic Music Concert

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

The UWM Composition & Technology Program presents the electroacoustic works of student composers. Featuring improvised live performances by Jack Lusk on guitar and electronics, and Samwise Baker on drums; the premier of an 8-channel work by Benjamin Piette; and two fixed-media works by Lawton Hall.

**CANCELED** Elena Abend and Francisco Flores – Collaborative Recital

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

**CANCELED** Elena Abend and Francisco Flores - Collaborative Recital UWM Piano Faculty Elena Abend and fellow Venezuelan trumpet virtuoso Francisco Flores, join forces in a recital of exciting Latin American and Spanish music. Date/Time: Thursday, May 12, 2022 7:30 p.m.... Read More

Film Department Senior Screenings

Join us in celebrating the class of 2022 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!

MKE Unplugged Presents: Trapper Schoepp w/special guest Matthew Davies

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

MKE Unplugged is a free music series featuring predominantly acoustic music performers from around the corner and around the world. All concerts take place in the Jan Serr Studio. Join us on May 19th for Trapper Schoepp.

UWM String Academy Summer Programs

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Students ages 4-18 at the UWM String Academy learn to use their minds, ears, and bodies to express themselves through music. Through this journey, each child learns valuable lessons in problem solving, concentration, consistency and discipline, developing self-confidence, perseverance through... Read More

Present Music: 26 Little Deaths 

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

The definition of epic; this world premiere by Carla Kihlstedt weaves a sweeping song cycle inspired by Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies, a delightfully dark alphabet book.

Fine Arts Quartet perform Mozart and Brahms – FREE

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Fine Arts Quartet perform Mozart and Brahms The prestigious Fine Arts Quartet, Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, violins, Gil Sharon, viola, and Niklas Schmidt, cello will offer a FREE concert featuring Mozart and Brahms. PROGRAM DETAILS Mozart and Brahms with... Read More

Free

Fine Arts Quartet perform Romanian Rhapsody and other George Enescu – FREE

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Fine Arts Quartet perform Romanian Rhapsody and other George Enescu The prestigious Fine Arts Quartet, Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, violins, Gil Sharon, viola, and Niklas Schmidt, cello will offer a FREE concert featuring Romanian Rhapsody and other works by George... Read More

Free

UpStart: An MFA Dance Research Concert

Mitchell Hall (Studio 254) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

UpStart: An MFA Dance Research Concert Second-year MFA in Dance students present an evening of new, experimental works in preparation for their culminating thesis projects. Featuring a wide array of approaches to the choreograph method, from deeply embodying tradition to... Read More

University Community Orchestra Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

University Community Orchestra, a full symphony orchestra comprised of students and community members, led by conductor Margery Deutsch, performs works from classical and pops repertoire.

UWM String Academy Fall 2022 Programs

UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts 2400 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee

Students ages 4-18 at the UWM String Academy learn to use their minds, ears, and bodies to express themselves through music. Through this journey, each child learns valuable lessons in problem solving, concentration, consistency and discipline, developing self-confidence, perseverance through... Read More

2022-23 Music Department Recitals

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

Join Peck School of the Arts music students as they take the virtual stage in solo and group recitals throughout the school year. Students showcase musical technique and skill, while audience members enjoy expert performances by Milwaukee's emerging musicians.

Continuum 2022: Sitelines 42

INOVA Gallery at Kenilworth Square East 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Continuum 2022: Sitelines 42 will present Professor Emerita Leslie Vansen’s studio work, including paintings, produced throughout her forty-two years of teaching at UWM, alongside selected works by about 50 alumni at the KSE Gallery.

French Connection

Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Jean Cocteau’s classic 1946 film, La Belle et la Bête, with live music from the Philip Glass opera for ensemble and film, meets music from French crossover sensation, Christophe Chasol.

Joseph Murphy (Saxophone), Guest Artist Recital

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Joseph Murphy was the saxophone professor at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania from 1987-2022.  At various times he was also director of bands, department chair, and taught a variety of courses.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Chip Thomas

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Chip Thomas, aka “jetsonorama” is a photographer, public artist, activist and physician who has been working between Monument Valley and The Grand Canyon on the Navajo nation since 1987.

Woven Images 2022

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

Exhibition of selected hand woven pieces from Fibers courses in the Department of Art & Design.

pax duo – Percussion Guest Artist Recital

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts (Room 250) 2419 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI, United States

pax duo is a dynamic new percussion project created by Tristan Swihart and Micah Detweiler. Based in Goshen, IN and Madison, WI. pax duo aims to break preconceptions of contemporary percussion through collaboration and new creation of genre bending works.

Einav Yarden, piano recital

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Internationally acclaimed pianist Einav Yarden performs in Milwaukee for the first time. Praised for her musical "imagination and exceptionally vivid playing ... a sense of majesty, tempered by gentleness and quiet grace." The Washington Post

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Drew Matott

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Drew Matott is a Master Papermaker with an expertise using traditional papermaking as a form of social engagement and community activism across the globe since 2005.

Jazz Ensemble

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The UWM Jazz Ensemble is a 20+ musician jazz big band comprised of undergraduate and graduate students and regularly features student vocalists performing jazz standards by legendary songwriters such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, the Gershwin’s, Jerome Kern, and others. Original compositions and arrangements created by students for the Jazz Ensemble are showcased at a majority of concerts.

An Evening of Ethiopian Music with Qwanqwa

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

Qwanqwa is an experimental/traditional ensemble from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, whose sound features a mix of traditional and modern instruments, keeping audiences rapt with swirling mesenko (one-stringed fiddle), punk krar solos (electric lyre), wah-wah-violin, bass krar boom, the unstoppable rhythm of heavy kebero (goat-skin drum) beats, and powerful traditional lead African diva vocals.

Megaron Chamber Choir

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

 The Peck School of the Arts and The Slovenian Arts Council are thrilled to present Megaron Chamber Choir.

Experimental Tuesdays at the Union Cinema: Breaking the Frame

Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema (Room B91) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

A collection of 16mm films that engage the various ways in which the film frame captures, produces, displaces, and alters time and space.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Steve Lambert

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Steve Lambert has worked alongside over 1400 artists and activists, in 16 countries, on 4 continents helping them use creative means to effect power. Trained in the arts, he is known for large scale, public projects that engage new audiences on difficult topics through the social science of comedy, games, theater, and democratic participation.

Alec Holcomb Classical Guitar Concert

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

Solo guitar recital.

**CANCELED** Elena Abend and Matt Michelic Collaborative Recital

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

UWM Piano Faculty Elena Abend is joined by Lawrence University's viola Professor Matt Michelic in a joined recital for viola and piano.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Sarah Holden

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Sarah Holden received her Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a focus in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Korea Day Celebration and Symphony Orchestra Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Korea Day Celebration at UWM The Korean American Faculty & Staff Association at UWM and Korean American Association of Milwaukee host the 2022 KOREA Day (한국의 날) Celebration on Friday, October 7 at the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing... Read More

Fall Choral Showcase

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Join the UWM Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus choirs for a diverse program of choral music from a variety of styles, cultures, and time periods at their first concert of the 2022–2023 school year!

Chorale Fall Concert

Join UWM's flagship mixed choir for an afternoon of diverse choral music from a variety of styles, locations, and time periods.

Experimental Tuesdays at the Union Cinema: Animations By Justin Tomchuk

Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema (Room B91) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Artist in person! Union Cinema and FVANG are pleased to present Interface by Youtube animator Umami aka Justin Tomchuk with assistance from collaborator Karolina Szablewska.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Jason Yi

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Jason S. Yi, a 2022 recipient of the Mary L. Nohl Established Artist Fellowship, is an interdisciplinary artist working in photography, video, sculpture, drawing, and site-specific installations.

American Wind Band Classics

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The UWM Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band will present a program of highly enjoyable works for wind ensemble and band by American composers. Music will feature compositions by Charles Ives, William Schuman, and John Williams.

New Music MKE: Quijote Duo

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

The Chicago-based Quijote Duo will perform a concert of daring new works by a diverse set of composers. The program will include premieres of works by several UWM students.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Mainstage Theatre 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Based on the unfinished Charles Dickens' novel, this detective story of murder, love, and sleepy town opium dens has tantalized readers for ages. This musical version, written by Rupert Holmes (who also had a #1 pop hit with Escape-The Piña Colada Song), won Tony awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Musical Score.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: André Ramos-Woodard

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Raised in the Southern states of Tennessee and Texas, André Ramos-Woodard (they/ them/ he/ him) is a contemporary artist who uses their work to emphasize the experiences of the underrepresented: celebrating the experience of marginalized peoples while accenting the repercussions of contemporary and historical discrimination.

Jazz Ensemble

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The UWM Jazz Ensemble is a 20+ musician jazz big band comprised of undergraduate and graduate students and regularly features student vocalists performing jazz standards by legendary songwriters such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, the Gershwin’s, Jerome Kern, and others. Original compositions and arrangements created by students for the Jazz Ensemble are showcased at a majority of concerts.

NASM Student Recital

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

Come see undergraduate and graduate students from all areas in the Music Department as they perform for the site visitors from the National Association of Schools of Music as the department pursues re-accreditation!

Solo Duo Concert

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

The UWM Classical Guitar Department puts on an evening of music.

Popular Music Ensemble

Plymouth Church 2717 E Hampshire Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

In the Popular Music Ensemble students collaborate to explore Pop, Rock and related genres.

Experimental Tuesdays at the Union Cinema: From the Archives

Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema (Room B91) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Curated by MFA candidate Sam Taffel, this program will feature 16mm prints from the UWM Film Department's Cinema Arts Archive.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Lexy Ho-Tai

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Lexy Ho-Tai's (she/her) multi-disciplinary art and teaching practice explores imaginative and tangible world-building through craft and play.

Nicki Roman, Faculty Recital

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

Nicki Roman (saxophone) and Casey Dierlam Tse (piano) present a recital featuring works by Leonard Bernstein, David Biedenbender, and Miriama Young.

The Whiffenpoofs in Milwaukee

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

The Peck School of the Arts is proud to welcome The Whiffenpoofs to Milwaukee and the UWM Campus.

UWM String Academy Halloween Concert

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

Come see the incredible students of the UWM String Academy (ages 3-18) perform a festive Halloween program. There will be costumes, tricks, and treats.

The Sparrow

Kenilworth Five-0-Eight 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Emily Book, orphan, and high school senior must come to terms with the consequences of using her supernatural powers.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Tyanna Buie

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

A Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI native, Tyanna Buie is a visual artist who received her BA from Western Illinois University, and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Masterworks Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Join the UWM choirs and symphony orchestra for an evening of choral/orchestral masterworks conducted by Dr. Jun Kim.

First-Year Musical Theatre Fall Showcase

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

First-year music theatre students will be presenting a showcase of ensemble songs from the musical theatre canon.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Ariana Vaeth

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Ariana Vaeth is a Baltimore-raised artist focused on realism through the self portrait. Graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, she fulfilled an exchange program at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Crossing Over 2022

Arts Center Gallery UWM Theatre Building 2nd Floor | 2400 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Please join us for the Crossing Over exhibition showcasing work created by undergraduate Sophomore through Senior students of the UWM Peck School of the Arts, Department of Art and Design who have received a departmental scholarship award in 2022. 

Xavier Jara Classical Guitar Concert

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Solo Guitar Recital.

Zakir Hussain with Niladri Kumar in Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Multiple Grammy Award winner Zakir Hussain (Shakti, Planet Drum, Tabla Beat Science) is widely considered the most celebrated tabla player around the world. He is also a torchbearer and a pillar of Indian Classical music for over 50 years.

New Music MKE: Student Premieres

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

The Composition and Technology program will present a concert of original works by UWM students. The program will include freshly composed pieces for acoustic and electronic mediums.

New Dancemakers 2022: Diverging Pathways

Mitchell Hall (Studio 254) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

This performances features senior capstone choreographic works by Department of Dance BA and BFA students.

Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble and Steel PANthers Steel Band

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble and the Steel PANthers Steel Band will join forces to present a memorable evening of lively music in the beautiful Jan Serr Studio.

Jazz Ensemble

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The UWM Jazz Ensemble is a 20+ musician jazz big band comprised of undergraduate and graduate students and regularly features student vocalists performing jazz standards by legendary songwriters such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, the Gershwin’s, Jerome Kern, and others. Original compositions and arrangements created by students for the Jazz Ensemble are showcased at a majority of concerts.

Classical Guitar Chamber Music concert

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

UWM Guitar Studio Chamber Music Performance.

2022 Contemporary Craft Exhibition and Sale

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Mark your calendars! This November, the Kenilworth Square East Gallery will host the 2022 Contemporary Craft Exhibition and Sale.

UWM Piano Studio Recital

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

UWM Piano Studio will present a varied program including piano solo and chamber music repertoire.

UWM Dance Studio Workshop Day

Mitchell Hall (Studio 254) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

UWM Dance Studio Workshop Day is open to all interested dance students ages 15 and up. Studio Workshop Day is the best way for high school students to learn from our internationally known faculty and interact with senior BFA and BA students.

UWM Middle School Honor Bands Festival

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Outstanding middle school band students from all over Southeastern Wisconsin will learn, rehearse, observe, and perform over this special weekend.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Molly Hassler

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Molly Hassler is an interdisciplinary artist, often embracing collaboration and primarily using drawing and fibers techniques to mine the complex relation between representation and identity as a queer person in the Midwest.

History of the Future/ December 1-3

Mitchell Hall (Studio 254) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

History of the Future is a four-chapter dance about memory, presence, connection and our collective capacity to embrace time’s relentless melt. In consort, four choreographers chase a dance that awaits beyond dancers.

PEAK (New Music Milwaukee)

Kenilworth Square East 5th Floor Gallery 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

PEAK is part of New Music MKE, a new performing arts series run by the Music Composition and Technology program at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

(mostly) Chamber Winds

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Musicians of the UWM Wind Ensemble and selected studio ensembles will present a varied program of chamber music for winds by contemporary composers.

Fall Opera Scenes

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

Join the students of the UWM Opera Workshop as they present a program of opera, operetta, and musical scenes.

UWM Percussion Ensemble

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event 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 Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The University Community Orchestra, a full symphony orchestra comprised of students and community members, led by conductor Margery Deutsch, performs works from classical and pops repertoire.

University Community Band

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Join the UWM University-Community Band for our Fall semester concert!

UWM Student Chamber Music Recital

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

UWM Students Perform! A variety of chamber music masterpieces.

Classical Guitar Solo Concert

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

UWM Classical Guitar Studio end of the semester performance.

Experimental Tuesdays at the Union Cinema: From the Archives

Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema (Room B91) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Curated by MFA candidate Sarah Ballard, this program will feature 16mm prints from the UWM Film Department's Cinema Arts Archive.

Piggsville | A New Dramaworks Production

Mainstage Theatre 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

A Hamlet inspired story centering around a man’s challenges running the family brewery after the sudden and suspicious death of his father. A new play, written by UWM Theatre’s own Alvaro Saar Rios, Piggsville takes place in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley.

2022 BA/BFA Fall Exhibition

Kenilworth Square East 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Join the Department of Art and Design in celebrating the incredibly talented BA and BFA graduating class of Fall 2022.

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Emily Belknap

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Emily Belknap is a sculptor with experience in a broad range of craft techniques. She welds metal, carves wood, sews fabric, models clay, and all these processes contribute to her love for the material of the natural world.

Popular Music Ensemble

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

In the Popular Music Ensemble students collaborate by exploring music from Pop, Rock and related genres.

Saxophone Chamber Ensembles

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Join us for an evening of chamber music featuring members of the saxophone studio!

UWM Design Entrepreneur Showcase

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

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Design and Visual Communication seniors embarked on a semester-long challenge to develop solutions that help foster healthier cities. The goal is to use design thinking to launch products, services, and community initiatives that can make our cities more equitable, inclusive, sustainable, ecological, and ultimately, whole. Until we can collectively—each and every one of us—participate in the promise of a thriving city, we can’t call it healthy.

Musical Theatre Capstone Recital

Kenilworth Five-0-Eight 2155 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

This variety showcase of upper-level musical theatre majors explores their development at UWM and the promising futures in store.

Sounds of the Season Choral Concert

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Join the UWM Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, and Alta Voce choirs for an evening of eclectic choral music from around the world.

Faculty Recital – Stefan Kartman

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Stefan Kartman, cello, Jeannie Yu, piano and special guest Jonah Kartman, violin perform as members of the Antioch Trio

UWAY Returns!

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts - Helen Bader Concert Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

UWAY's first concert since the program went on hiatus, due to the global pandemic.

Jazz Ensemble

Jan Serr Studio 2155 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The UWM Jazz Ensemble is a 20+ musician jazz big band comprised of undergraduate and graduate students and regularly features student vocalists performing jazz standards by legendary songwriters such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, the Gershwin’s, Jerome Kern, and others. Original compositions and arrangements created by students for the Jazz Ensemble are showcased at a majority of concerts.

Phil Kline’s unsilent night

In our second annual post-modern holiday "caroling" event, PM invites you to join us on an evening walk about the city with boomboxes and smart phones creating a constantly morphing sound sculpture by Phil Kline.

Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Concert

Music Recital Hall Music Building Room 175 | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Join Suzuki and Pre-College Guitar Students on Sunday, December 18th for a Winter Concert.

Guest Artist Showing: Alfonso Cervera

Mitchell Hall (Studio 254) 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

UWM Department of Dance Showing of Work in Progress with Guest Artist Choreographer in Residence As part of choreographer and educator Alfonso Cervera's residency at UWM's Department of Dance, you are invited to attend a free, public showing of his... Read More

UWM String Academy Spring 2023 Programs

UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts 2400 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee

Students ages 4-18 at the UWM String Academy learn to use their minds, ears, and bodies to express themselves through music. Through this journey, each child learns valuable lessons in problem solving, concentration, consistency and discipline, developing self-confidence, perseverance through... Read More

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Kill Joy

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Kill Joy's family is originally from and partly based in the archipelago known as the Philippines and partly in Texas.

Winterdances 2023

Mainstage Theatre 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Winterdances concert features an evening of premieres from our faculty and guest artist Kia Smith, artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theatre. The evening will feature original music composed by Andy Miller. Join dance faculty choreographers Daniel Burkholder, Mair Culbreth, Karlies Kelley, and guest artist Kia Smith for an evening of kineticism, imagination and hope.

UWM Film Faculty Showcases

UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Get to know the output and inner minds of the Film, Video, Animation and New Genres faculty and staff at this all-star screening.

Fiber//Form 2023

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

Exhibition of selected pieces from Fibers courses in the Department of Art & Design.