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Burt Levy remembered at Music from Almost Yesterday

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.

MSO: Rachmaninoff, channeled by pianist Joyce Yang
MSO

Rachmaninoff, channeled by pianist Joyce Yang

Joyce Yang's relationship with music? It's complicated.

Milwaukee Choral Artists honor composer Paula Foley Tillen

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.

Frankly Music: A violin, a piano. That’s plenty.
Frankly Music

A violin, a piano. That’s plenty.

Frank Almond and William Wolfram team up for a CD preview party concert, with dazzling results.

Frankly Music: A violin, a CD project, a concert
Frankly Music

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.

John Denver: A Rocky Mountain High Tribute
John Denver

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.

Masques lets French masters speak once more

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.

MSO Pops: The American Songbook, abridged
MSO Pops

The American Songbook, abridged

Conductor Sarah Hicks, singers Doug LaBreque and Ashley Brown perform well, but the program is all parts, no sum.

Present (Chamber) Music in morning light

Present (Chamber) Music in morning light

Present Music gives us new music at its most intimate.

The Milwaukee Theatre hosts iconic “Final Fantasy” scores

The Milwaukee Theatre hosts iconic “Final Fantasy” scores

"Distant Worlds" takes Nobuo Uematsu's symphonic scores from computer tones to full-fledged masterworks with Bel Canto Chorus.

Modern, timeless Rookwood vases at Villa Terrace

Modern, timeless Rookwood vases at Villa Terrace

The exhibit, featuring works by the American company from just after WWI to the Great Depression, showcases inventive techniques and evolutions of form.

Milwaukee Scribe: Seven things I’ve been meaning to tell you…
Milwaukee Scribe

Seven things I’ve been meaning to tell you…

MSO Pops & me; Florentine's Grammy; Hagen's Chicago "Amelia"; "Genesis"; help the jazz kids; Above the Clouds; mandolins!