Classical

Windfall’s “Assassins” — a scary/funny Sondheim musical

Windfall’s “Assassins” — a scary/funny Sondheim musical

Windfall Theatre revives the 1991 musical about presidential assassins and would-be assassins.

MSO: Chen’s spectacular “Unveiling Iris”
MSO

Chen’s spectacular “Unveiling Iris”

Qigang Chen's Chinese/Western musing on a Greek goddess as Universal Woman precedes first-class Brahms.

Skylight’s “Ding!”: Fun, but a little out of tune
Skylight’s “Ding!”

Fun, but a little out of tune

"Things That Go Ding!" showcases a true master of percussion, but the show isn't quite all it could be.

MSO: Mystic music from Messiaen, Debussy, Bruckner
MSO

Mystic music from Messiaen, Debussy, Bruckner

Edo de Waart transcends with Messiaen, dazzles with La Mer and lays out the Bruckner's drama.

This Week at the MSO: Carnegie Hall Preview No. 1
This Week at the MSO

Carnegie Hall Preview No. 1

The Milwaukee Symphony previews its Carnegie Hall program at home, this weekend and next.

Prometheus Trio: Schumann and odd stuff
Prometheus Trio

Schumann and odd stuff

At the Wisconsin Conservatory, Jacob, Tisdel and Klabunde find gold in the familiar and the obscure.

Early Music Now finishes in a Blaze of Glory

Early Music Now finishes in a Blaze of Glory

The Calmus Ensemble and Quartet New Generation combine voice and recorders combine to spectacular effect.

Frankly Music: Walton and Elgar at Wisconsin Lutheran
Frankly Music

Walton and Elgar at Wisconsin Lutheran

Frank Almond and friends play British music from the mid-century.

Frankly Music’s Orion Weiss

Frankly Music’s Orion Weiss

Orion Weiss, a young pianist in steep ascent, makes his Milwaukee debut with violinist Frank Almond and friends Monday night.

Milwaukee Choral Artists: “Eastern Voyages”
Milwaukee Choral Artists

“Eastern Voyages”

Sharon Hansen's chorus of women sings a satisfying tour of Eastern Europe and East Asia.

Present Music: “Buffalo Nation” thrills, then pauses for lecture
Present Music

“Buffalo Nation” thrills, then pauses for lecture

Jerome Kitzke and Kathleen Masterson's spectacular cantata about America's iconic animal to repeat Sunday at Lincoln Center.

Present Music Roams with the Buffalo

Present Music Roams with the Buffalo

Jerome Kitzke and Kathleen Masterson's "Buffalo Nation," to premiere this weekend, sings of America's iconic beast.