Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall

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

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  • 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.

  • Young violinist performs in orchestra beside WPR Classical Music Day event promotion.

    WPR Classical Music Day featuring Concert Chorale

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

    The UWM Concert Chorale performs as part of WPR's annual Classical Music Day at the Bradley Symphony Center.

  • Three musicians pose with steel pans, bass guitar, and percussion instruments in a studio portrait collage.

    Jonathan Scales Fourchestra with the Steel PANthers Steel Band

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

    You’ve heard this before, but the whimsically named Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is really tough to describe. Veering from in-your-face, jaw dropping chops and passion, to those quiet moments when the background noise disappears and you hold your breath to take in a soundscape of solitude, the power trio of electric bass (E'Lon JD), drums (Maison Guidry), and steel pans (Jonathan Scales) combines elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock, peppered with Latin rhythms and soulful outbursts of funk.

  • 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: America at 250

    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 a performance including patriotic selections and featured guest performer Rick Kirby!

  • 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.

  • Present Music Logo in blue and orange

    Present Music Presents: Forty Something!

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

    A concert and party, as Present Music kicks off its 45th season by pushing sonic boundaries. The night features a distortion-friendly piano concerto with Michael Mizrahi, a World Premiere, and a bold classical remix. Deanna Tham conducts.

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

    Choral & Orchestral Masterworks: Mozart, Copland & Florence Price

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

    The UWM Symphony Orchestra and Choirs join forces for an evening of powerful choral-orchestral masterworks. In recognition of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the program features American works that reflect on the nation’s history and ideals, including Florence Price’s Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight and Aaron Copland’s iconic Fanfare for the Common Man. The program also features Mozart’s radiant Coronation Mass, bringing together orchestra, chorus, and soloists in one of his most celebrated sacred works.

  • 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 & String Orchestra Festival provides the region’s most motivated and accomplished high school band and orchestra students an opportunity to work with each other and with regionally and nationally recognized conductors. Students also interact with UWM performance faculty and experience performances by UWM ensembles. This year, the High School Honors Band will be conducted by guest conductor Dr. Brett Bawcum of the University of Georgia, and the High School Honors String Orchestra will be conducted by Dr. Jun Kim, Director of Orchestral Activities at UWM.

  • 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 Concert

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

    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.

  • Students perform on stage with wind and percussion instruments.

    Honors String Orchestra & UWM Symphony Orchestra and High School Honors Band performance

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

    This performance begins with a unique collaboration between the high school students selected for the 2026 UWM Honors String Orchestra and the UWM Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Prof. Jun Kim. The 2026 UWM High School Honors Band will perform on the second half of the concert, and led by our featured guest conductor, Dr. Brett Bawcum of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia. 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.

  • Vocal Arts Festival Warm-Up

    Vocal Arts Festival

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

    The Vocal Arts Festival provides an opportunity for skilled high school singers to interact with, perform for, and join their voices with peers from around the region. Participants have the chance to learn and grow as both soloists and choral artists.

  • A diverse group of students singing together at the UWM Vocal Arts Festival.

    Vocal Arts Festival Final Concert

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

    The final concert of the 2027 UWM Vocal Arts Festival featuring the UWM Concert Chorale and outstanding high school vocalists from around Wisconsin and Illinois.

  • Present Music Logo in blue and orange

    Present Music Presents: Wanderlust

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

    Alt-folk star Sam Amidon in Nico Muhly’s The Only Tune. We venture off-road, crossing traditional genre boundaries.