Classical
MSO’s Baroque program, Grizzly Bear’s Baroque pop
Tom Strini teaches Sahan Jayasuriya about countertenors and Handel arias; Sahan returns the favor with a primer on Grizzly's lush orchestrations, in the first installment of this new podcast series.
Mar 28th, 2013 by Tom Strini & Sahan Jayasuriya
Passion and soul, dished out at The Cooke Book
Darrian Ford perfectly captured the sound of the King of Soul at the Marcus Center.
Mar 24th, 2013 by Howard Leu
We Six takes on Stevie Wonder
We Six brought a spectacular show paying tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder, giving the Motown artist’s music a jazzy restyling with original arrangements.
Mar 23rd, 2013 by Stephanie Beecher
“Guns N’ Rosenkavalier” hits some bumps but ends with a bang
Opera singer Andrew Wilkowske lets his inner rocker out, fusing art and rock song without many missteps.
Mar 23rd, 2013 by Emily Carl
Ilana Setapen and 20th-century moderns
The Milwaukee Symphony Ilana Setapen ignites Prokofiev's Violin No. 2, the orchestra thrives on Neo-Classic Stravinsky and in Berio's sonic wonderland.
Mar 23rd, 2013 by Tom Strini
Bill Theisen, Frank Almond, Piano Arts, Prints
MKE arts news: Theisen to Iowa, PianoArts winner returns, Almond & Wolfram's new CD, and print shows abound.
Mar 21st, 2013 by Tom Strini
A Tribute to the King of Soul
A celebration of Sam Cooke's music will be performed by Darrian Ford this weekend at the Marcus Center.
Mar 21st, 2013 by Angela Morgan
Guns N’ Rosenkavalier
MOT -- the "O" is for Opera, but it could be for Outrageous, as electric guitar meets Schubert at Milwaukee Opera Theatre.
Mar 20th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Global artists, local stars
The Print: MKE conference comes to town, Ilana Setapen solo at the MSO, Milwaukee Opera mixes rock and art, Marcus Center hosts Sam Cooke's music; local playwrights get the spotlight.
Mar 19th, 2013 by Lacy Landre
Ilana Setapen
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's associate concertmaster met with Mark to discuss her upcoming solo performance of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 and more.
Mar 18th, 2013 by Mark Metcalf
The lute made “easie”
Early Music Now presented lutenist Paul O'Dette and singer Ellen Hargis in expressive Italian songs from the 17th century.
Mar 17th, 2013 by Jonathan Brodie
Bartok’s thrilling, surreal “Bluebeard”
Milwaukee Symphony, Edo de Waart and singers Michelle DeYoung and John Tomlinson triumph in Bartok's opera; Chihuly glass works dazzle.
Mar 16th, 2013 by Tom Strini
