Classical
“Ring of Fire” encircles the life of Johnny Cash
The Milwaukee Rep revue, retooled from a Broadway production to require half the cast, is a heartfelt, moving tribute to the Man in Black.
Mar 5th, 2013 by Howard Leu
Rachmaninoff rules, Joyce Yang’s cool
The MSO's Rachmaninoff cycle, with pianist Joyce Yang, continues with the Piano Concerto No. 1 and the remarkable "The Bells."
Mar 2nd, 2013 by Tom Strini
Johnny Cash songs to set Stackner Cabaret afire
The Rep's Stackner Cabaret presents a Johnny Cash song survey in a revue by Richard Maltby Jr. and William Meade.
Mar 1st, 2013 by Howard Leu
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 by David Bohn
Rachmaninoff, channeled by pianist Joyce Yang
Joyce Yang's relationship with music? It's complicated.
Mar 1st, 2013 by Tom Strini
Milwaukee Choral Artists honor composer Paula Foley Tillen
The MCA and Tillen have made music together for 15 years. Friday, the choir will feature Tillen's music.
Feb 27th, 2013 by Tom Strini
A violin, a piano. That’s plenty.
Frank Almond and William Wolfram team up for a CD preview party concert, with dazzling results.
Feb 26th, 2013 by Tom Strini
A violin, a CD project, a concert
Violinist Frank Almond and pianist William Wolfram will celebrate a CD launch, a long partnership and the Lipinski Stradivarius Monday night.
Feb 21st, 2013 by Tom Strini
A Rocky Mountain High Tribute
John Denver, the country-folk star from the last century, lives on in a traveling show that blends archival footage and live performance.
Feb 19th, 2013 by Ellen M. Kozak
Masques lets French masters speak once more
Early Music Now's guests displayed a perfect understanding of Rameau et al. and presented a new, imaginative work.
Feb 17th, 2013 by Jonathan Brodie
The American Songbook, abridged
Conductor Sarah Hicks, singers Doug LaBreque and Ashley Brown perform well, but the program is all parts, no sum.
Feb 16th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Present (Chamber) Music in morning light
Present Music gives us new music at its most intimate.
Feb 15th, 2013 by Tom Strini
