Described by Gendai Guitar Magazine as a “poet and a painter, coloring sounds out of the guitar as if his imagination and the guitar were one”, Jack Hancher is a rising star of the classical guitar.
For its opening concert, Chamber Music Milwaukee celebrates the late composer Yehuda Yannay (1937-2023). Yehuda taught composition at UW-Milwaukee and enjoyed an international career spanning six decades. UWM faculty and guests will perform a sample of Yehuda's chamber music including his piano trio, Hidden Melodies for horn and cello, Tandem pieces for horn and Bayan and The Exquisite Viola transcribed for solo violin.
Get ready to be transported through decades of iconic tunes as the Popular Music Ensemble ignites the stage with an electrifying performance! From the foot-stomping beats of the 1950s to the chart-topping hits of today, prepare for a musical journey like no other. Witness the fusion of Pop, Rock, and Folk genres as talented students come together in small groups, each adding their own flair and creativity to reinvent beloved classics.
pax duo is a dynamic 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 creation of new genre bending works. Their repertoire moves percussion music beyond the concert hall, incorporating lighting and electronics, and blending genres like indie, hip-hop, and funk into a contemporary classical context.
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.
Russian Virtuoso Guitarist Artyom Dervoed debut concert at UWM! Must see. A Tour de Force!
The UWM Piano Studio will present a recital of solo and chamber music.
Please join us to celebrate our Classical Guitar studio. Solo and Chamber music performances!
Step into the captivating world of opera as UWM's Opera Workshop takes center stage for an enchanting performance like no other! Prepare to be swept away on a mesmerizing journey through a myriad of operatic scenes, each one brimming with drama, passion, and raw emotion.
For nearly 20 years, Quey Percussion Duo has dazzled audiences worldwide with their unmistakable style that blends traditions of contemporary, cross-cultural, classical, and popular music to create colorful sound worlds that often place focus on interlocking counterpoint and
musical multi-tasking. Their presentations have a reputation for elevating the basic acts of striking, shaking, and scraping into a blast of energy, a splash of curiosity, with a pinch of whimsy.
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 students of the Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program for the end-of-the-semester concert.
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).
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.
Popular Music Ensemble will perform music from the Pop/Rock/FGet ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the dynamic realms of Pop, Rock, and Folk music! Join us as the Popular Music Ensemble ignites the stage with an electrifying showcase spanning decades, from the foot-stomping beats of the 1950s to the chart-toppers of today!
The celebrate Women's History Month, Chamber Music Milwaukee is presenting a chamber music program showcasing women composers. UWM faculty and guests will perform works including Henriette Renié Trio for harp, violin and cello, Rebecca Clarke Sonata for viola and piano, Adrienne Albert Doppler Effect for flute, viola and harp and sarah Kirland Snider You a re Free for flute, clarinet, marimba, violin and cello.
For its last concert of the season, Chamber Music Milwaukee is presenting a chamber music program featuring works written by current and former UWM composition faculty. Curated by Phillip Sink, the event will offers UWM faculty and guests the opportunity to showcase repertoire that reflects UWM Composition Area's rich history and diversity.
A special variety presentation of songs and scenes by the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Students.
UWM Piano Faculty Elena Abend and husband clarinetist Orlando Pimentel will perform a recital entitled "Music of the Americas". The program will include music by Michael Kaulkin, Leonard Bernstein, Florence Price, Paquito D'Rivera and more.
Join students of the Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program for the end-of-the-semester concert.
