Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall

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2419 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53211 Get Directions

Events at this venue

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

    Canceled University Community Orchestra Summer Concert

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

    Join the University Community Orchestra for an evening of inspiring orchestral music featuring talented musicians from the university and the greater Milwaukee community. The concert showcases a diverse program of beloved classical favorites and audience-pleasing selections.

  • Large group rehearsal in an auditorium, with a conductor and pianist onstage as participants stand closely together holding sheet music.

    Sing Out! Tenor-Bass Festival

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

    Sing Out brings together 750+ 9th-12th grade and 350+ 7th-8th grade tenor-bass singers from over 60 schools from around Wisconsin and Illinois. No advance preparation is required; students learn pieces at the festival and conclude the morning with the high school and middle school choirs singing for one another and together. Additional activities include performances by the UWM Tenor-Bass Choir and interest and reading sessions for directors.

  • Choir of students in black attire singing on risers during concert performance.

    Fall Choral Showcase

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

    Join UWM's Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus choirs for their first performance of the year!

  • UWM Concert Chorale in black attire singing together on stage in close formation, mid-performance.

    Fall Choral Invitational

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

    Join UWM's flagship Concert Chorale along with guest high school choirs for their first performance of the year!

  • Graphic reading ‘Milwaukee Korea Day – Celebration at UWM’ with red and blue brush‑stroke design and a circular Korean flag motif.

    Korea Day Celebration & Symphony Orchestra Concert

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

    The Korean American Faculty & Staff Association at UWM and the Korean American Association of Milwaukee host the 2026 Milwaukee Korea Day (밀워키 한국의 날) Celebration & Concert.

  • UWM Wind Ensemble plays bassoons in concert hall, musicians seated with music stands

    Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band Concert

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

    Join the Department of Bands in the first concert of the new academic year.

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

    Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) Season Opening 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 kicks off the 2026-27 Concert Season with this afternoon performance!

  • Graphic reading "Prelude: Day in the Life of a Music Major’" with a person playing a woodwind instrument against a blue‑green background.

    Prelude: Day in the Life of a Music Major

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

    Remember what it was like when you first picked up your instrument or sang in front of an audience? That moment was the beginning of your life as a musician. And now that your skills are strengthening in high school, it’s time to think about college as your next step to lifelong success in the music industry. See for yourself what it is like to be a music major at UW-Milwaukee.

  • UWM Choral and orchestral groups performing with numerous musicians directed by Zack Durlam at Bader Hall.

    Choral & Orchestral Masterworks

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

    Join the UWM Choirs and Symphony Orchestra for their annual Masterworks Concert.

  • UWM High School Honors Band Orchestra Promo Image

    High School Honors Band & String Orchestra Festival

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

    The High School Honors Band Festival provides the region’s most motivated and accomplished high school wind, brass, and percussion students an opportunity to work with each other and with regionally and nationally recognized conductors. In addition, students interact with UWM performance staff and experience performances by UWM ensembles.

  • Concert band performing on stage, musicians in black attire playing flutes, clarinets, and saxophones.

    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 with an opportunity to work with one another and with regionally and nationally recognized wind band conductors. In addition, students interact with UWM performance staff and experience performances by UWM ensembles.

  • Concert band performing on stage, musicians in black attire playing flutes, clarinets, and saxophones.

    UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band Concert

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

    Join the Department of Bands in our concert to start the annual UWM Honors Band Festival featuring the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band.

  • Students perform on stage with wind and percussion instruments.

    UWM Wind Ensemble Concert Featuring High School Honors Band & String Orchestra

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

    The UWM Wind Ensemble will share a concert with UWM's High School Honors Band & String Orchestra Festival ensembles. This Saturday evening concert is a culmination of a weekend of rehearsals, lessons and experiences meant to show festival students what it's like to be a musician at UW-Milwaukee.

  • Trumpet player performs in a concert band, brass section visible in foreground and background.

    University Community Band Fall Concert

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

    Join the University Community Band for our fall semester concert!

  • 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

    Join the UWM Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant and seasonally inspired program celebrating the spirit of December.

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

    Winter Choral Extravaganza

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

    Join all of UWM's five choirs (Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus) for their final concert of fall semester!

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

    Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) – Music for the Season

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

    This program by the UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program will include selections that we have embraced as tradition on our December concert!

  • Two UWM Dance BFA students dance the salsa as the male dips the female backward energetically.

    African, Salsa/Merengue, and Hip-Hop Showcase

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

    Celebrate the end of the semester with a vibrant performance featuring students enrolled in African Dance, Salsa/Merengue, Hip Hop, and Tap. Showcasing choreography learned throughout the term and accompanied by live music, this event is one of the most joyful and energetic celebrations on campus each semester.