Classical
MSO’s Hometown “Messiah” tour
Handel's oratorio is a Christmas perennial in Milwaukee. And when the performers don't treat it that way -- great!
Dec 15th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Bel Canto “Christmas in the Basilica”
A Christmas concert in a glorious setting, captured in Robert Bundy's images.
Dec 12th, 2011 by Robert Bundy
NEW! MSO plays Led Zeppelin at the Riverside
On some songs like Kashmir, hiring a strong orchestra to back you up is necessary. On Whole Lotta Love, it gets weird and a little epic.
Dec 11th, 2011 by Brian Jacobson
Hearing the Renaissance clearly
Stile Antico shows how a brainy composer, Thomas Tallis, made music that turns off your brain and lifts you to a spiritual plane.
Dec 11th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Delving into new rep, mastering the familiar
Timothy Klabunde, Scott Tisdel and Stefanie Jacob play music by Georges Onslow, Frank Bridge and Dvorak.
Dec 6th, 2011 by Tom Strini
7 things I’ve been meaning to share
RE: Tim Cuprisin, Laddie Junkunc, Frank Almond, Florentine Grammy, Steve Murphy, First Stage, Rep Artisans Fair.
Dec 4th, 2011 by Tom Strini
A Gentle Christmas
With Jeff Tyzik conducting, the MSO's Holiday Pops are short on glitz and long on warmth.
Dec 3rd, 2011 by Tom Strini
Frankly Music’s Epic Bach
Frank Almond, Edward Arron and Kyle Armbrust play a sonically lush, rhythmically bracing Goldberg Variations.
Nov 28th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Lawrence Renes spins “The Planets”
Guest conductor Renes leads Holst's astrological suite and Elgar's "Enigma Variations."
Nov 26th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Bach’s “Goldberg,” for strings at Frankly Music
Frank Almond mounts a trio take on Bach's epic keyboard piece Monday and Tuesday. In May, the Philomusica Quartet take it up.
Nov 25th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Philomusica Quartet + Mathieu Dufour
Dufour, the Chicago Symphony's principal flutist, excels with the excellent Philomusica Quartet at the Wisconsin Conservatory.
Nov 22nd, 2011 by Tom Strini
“The Music Man” lives at the Skylight
The Skylight Opera Theatre is the natural state for River City, Iowa, Professor Harold HIll, and innocence.
Nov 21st, 2011 by Kat Murrell
