A thumbnail diary of a commission
TCD's David Bohn on discovering the bayan, working with virtuoso Stas Venglevski, and creating an original composition (debuting this Friday at UWM).
Sep 20th, 2013
Fine Arts Quartet’s little surprise
Fine Arts Quartet and guest pianists the Witkowskis help us get to know Dohnanyi's chamber music.
Apr 15th, 2013
“Sweeney Todd” at Carte Blanche
Carte Blanche Theatre's production of Sondheim's great on the dramatic, a penny short on the music.
Apr 14th, 2013
Burt Levy remembered at Music from Almost Yesterday
Burt Levy, composer and teacher at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in the 1970s and 80s, made a difference.
Mar 1st, 2013
Stephen Foster, rethought at Alverno Presents
Ryan Schleicher and friends (Robbie Fulks, Jon Langford, Christopher Porterfield and more) riff on the composer of "Oh Susanna."
Feb 4th, 2013
Pro Arte Quartet, Capital-C Classical at the Wilson Center
The Pro Arte String Quartet, from Madison, charms a crowd at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center.
Jan 28th, 2013
Bel Canto’s inspiring tribute to Martin Luther King
Milwaukee's Bel Canto Chorus and the chorus of Holy Redeemer Church mix music and readings in an MLK tribute.
Jan 21st, 2013
The Bel Canto’s sacred “Christmas in the Basilica”
The Bel Canto Chorus celebrated at the Basilica of St. Josaphat over the weekend.
Dec 9th, 2012
Vital organist at Kenwood Methodist
Grammy-winner Paul Jacobs returns to Kenwood United Methodist to celebrate its A.O. Smith Memorial Pipe Organ.
Nov 5th, 2012
Philomusica Quartet opens its 5th season
Violinists Alexander Mandl and Jeanyi Kim, violist Nathan Hackett and cellist Adrien Zitoun played Mozart, Bartok, Beethoven.
Oct 30th, 2012
Spektral Quartet
The Spektral Quartet gives a smashing finale to the Unruly Music Festival.
Oct 19th, 2012
Performers first
Festival director Christopher Burns and performers Sarah Plum, Jamie Jordan and the Spektral Quartet talk new-music.
Oct 17th, 2012
Composer meets accordion, new music follows
Music from Almost Yesterday presents virtuoso Stas Venglevski in new music by UWM's Yehuda Yannay Sunday.
Sep 21st, 2012
Composer Daniel Asia at Chamber Music Milwaukee
Daniel Asia, noted composer, spoke on Judaism in classical music, and Chamber Music Milwaukee played his music to support his points.
Sep 17th, 2012
Summer Evenings II
The Fine Arts Quartet plays Haydn, Dohnanyi and Dvorak on its summer series at UWM.
Jun 18th, 2012
Fine Arts Quartet opens Summer Evenings of Music
The FAQ and pianist Xiayin Wang give apt performances of music by Beethoven, Efrem Zimbalist and Faure.
Jun 11th, 2012
Windfall’s “Assassins” — a scary/funny Sondheim musical
Windfall Theatre revives the 1991 musical about presidential assassins and would-be assassins.
May 7th, 2012
“Eastern Voyages”
Sharon Hansen's chorus of women sings a satisfying tour of Eastern Europe and East Asia.
Apr 15th, 2012
