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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  • The Fine Arts Quartet stand while holding their stringed instruments on a concert hall stage.

    The Fine Arts Quartet 80th Anniversary Series – Complete Mozart String Quintets & Beethoven Early Quartets

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

    The quartet will perform an ambitious FREE series in May of twelve masterworks over six concerts, closing with: Beethoven String Quartet No. 1 in F Major — This is Beethoven at his most concentrated and intense, building an entire opening movement from a single six-note idea that returns over 130 times in endlessly varied forms. Listen for the slow movement's volcanic emotional outbursts, inspired by the tomb scene from Romeo and Juliet. AND Mozart String Quintet in G Minor, K. 516 (1787) — The emotional dark twin of K. 515, one of the most searching explorations of grief in all chamber music. The muted slow movement and the finale's hard-won turn toward happiness are unforgettable.

  • The Fine Arts Quartet stand while holding their stringed instruments on a concert hall stage.

    The Fine Arts Quartet 80th Anniversary Series – Complete Mozart String Quintets & Beethoven Early Quartets

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

    The quartet will perform an ambitious FREE series in May of twelve masterworks over six concerts, opening with: Beethoven String Quartet No. 5 in A Major — Beethoven wrote this as a conscious love letter to Mozart, studying and modeling a specific Mozart quartet so carefully that this is the most intimate and refined music in the set — elegant, shimmering, and at times almost fragile. AND Mozart String Quintet in C Major, K. 515 (1787) — The grandest of the six, opening with the longest chamber music movement Mozart ever wrote. Settle in and let its radiant confidence and symphonic scale carry you.

  • 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

    This end of the term showing features works by the African Dance, Salsa/Merengue & Hip Hop classes.

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

    Choral Collage Concert

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

    Join Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus for their final concert of the 2025-26 school year. Zack Durlam, Jenny Hutton, and Sara Strommen lead the UWM choirs in an exciting program of choral music featuring a wide variety of styles and time periods.

  • 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) 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 ("UWAY") presents a program of contemporary and traditional symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire. This concert will feature the winner of our annual UWAY Concerto Competition and recognize all of the talented graduating Seniors in the program!

  • UWM Percussion Logo in black, white and gold featuring a snare drum and pair of drum sticks

    UWM Percussion Ensemble

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

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

  • UWM Symphony Orchestra performs in Zelazo's grand concert hall under a domed ceiling.

    UWM Symphony Orchestra Season Finale

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

    Join the UWM Symphony Orchestra for its season finale on May 1 in Bader Concert Hall. The program features Professor Elena Abend as soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, a rare and powerful work filled with drama and intensity. The evening culminates in Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” one of the most beloved and thrilling works in the orchestral repertoire.

  • University Community Band Placeholder Image

    University Community Band Spring Concert

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

    Join the University Community Band for their final concert of the academic year!

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

    University Community Orchestra Spring Concert

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

    The University Community Orchestra at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee presents an engaging and wide-ranging program under the direction of Dr. Jun Kim and the assistant conductor, Dr. Jeong-In Kim. Bringing together students and community musicians, this ensemble celebrates the shared joy of music-making through a dynamic selection of repertoire.

  • UWM Music Wind Ensemble Band CAL PLACEHOLDER

    UWM Wind Ensemble Concert

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

    Join us for our final performance of the academic year!

  • An expansive shot featuring steel drums and percussion instruments with the large stained glass windows of UWM Bader Hall in the background.

    MKE Mass Steel Band

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

    Steel pan ensembles and individual performers from around Wisconsin and Illinois will come together to form the 2026 MKE Mass Steel Band, hosted by the UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band. Involving over seventy performers, the event will fill the stage with steel pans and feature a lively combination of traditional music and pop transcriptions. This year’s guest artist is Victor Provost.

  • MKE Percussion Festival Logo on a magenta gradient with a white and gold snare drum and drum sticks.

    MKE Percussion Festival

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

    The MKE Percussion Festival brings together percussionists of all ages for a weekend of educational and performance opportunities. Attendees will be able to learn from guest artists about a variety of topics, instruments, techniques, and musical styles related to percussion in addition to listening to, and participating in, performances and workshops. All events are designed to be accessible and inclusive to empower and inspire all participants on their percussive journey.

  • Orchestra performs on concert hall stage under text listing Schubert, Mozart, Bartok, Larsson.

    UWM Symphony Orchestra

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

    The UWM Symphony Orchestra performs on April 10 in Bader Concert Hall in a program featuring Dana Sherman, Professor of Horn, as soloist in Larsson’s Horn Concerto under the direction of Dr. Jun Kim.

  • Director Thomas Gamboa stands at the podium with a baton in hand while directing the UWM Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert.

    Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert

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

    The UWM Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert is the climax to a weekend of intense conducting, score study, and wind band pedagogy. Symposium participants, each carefully selected from a pool of local and international talent, will conduct the Wind Ensemble and University Community Band in concert following two days of study under Dr. Thomas Gamboa, Director of Bands at UW-Milwaukee; Dr. Scott Corley, Associate Director of Bands at UW-Milwaukee; and a guest conducting clinician, Dr. Mallory Thompson, Professor Emeritus and Retired Director of Bands from Northwestern University.

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

    Sing Into Spring Choral Concert

    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 an exciting evening of choral music from around the globe. Led by Jenny Hutton, Zack Durlam, and Sara Mokrzycka, the choirs present selections from a wide variety of styles and time periods.

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

    Spring Choral Invitational

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

    Join the flagship UWM Concert Chorale and several guest area high school choirs for an exciting evening of choral music!

  • Director Thomas Gamboa stands at the podium with a baton in hand while directing the UWM Wind Ensemble.

    Wind Band Conducting Symposium

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

    The Wind Band Conducting Symposium will focus on enhancing conducting, score study, and wind band teaching. Conducting participants will conduct the UWM Wind Ensemble or Symphony Band while receiving feedback from the conducting faculty. Session topics also include conducting pedagogy, rehearsal techniques, and musicianship. Attendees may participate as either a Conducting Participant or an Observing Auditor. Conducting participants will also have the opportunity to conduct one of the large wind bands in concert at the end of the symposium.

  • 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) “All-Stars” In 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 ("UWAY") presents a program of contemporary and traditional symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire. We welcome members of the 2026 UWAY "All-Star" Band in this shared performance!

  • Orchestra performing on a concert hall stage under large text announcing the event.

    UWM Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winner’s Concert

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

    The UWM Symphony Orchestra concert, conducted by Dr. Jun Kim, will feature soprano Lexi Smith and hornist Evan Goodson, winners of the 2025-26 UWM Concerto Competition, in performances of two iconic works by Richard Strauss.

  • Banner reading “UWM Wind Ensemble” on a blue abstract background with circular line patterns

    UWM Wind Ensemble Concert

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

    The UWM Wind Ensemble presents an exciting concert showcasing guest artists, international collaborators, and high school musicians from near and far. The program features Hub New Music performing Gala Flagello’s new work Bird-While, as well as Italian music students and conductors from cultural exchange programs as part of the International Music Project. We’re also thrilled to welcome select high school band students as they sit in with the Wind Ensemble for a side-by-side performance experience with UW–Milwaukee graduate and undergraduate music students.