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Present Music’s Special Thanksgiving arrangement

Present Music’s Special Thanksgiving arrangement

How Present Music, Milwaukee Choral Artists and Anonymous 4 arranged for some special music by John Tavener to be heard in Milwaukee.

Frank Almond + Barber Violin Concerto = Beauty

Frank Almond + Barber Violin Concerto = Beauty

Frank Almond releases the glorious warmth in Barber's melodies; Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra gleams for de Waart.

2010 Holiday Fun Guide: Performing Arts
2010 Holiday Fun Guide

Performing Arts

There's plenty of holiday cheer to go around on Milwaukee stages this season! TCD's guide to some of the city's best holiday-themed performances.

This Week at the MSO: Samuel Barber at 100
This Week at the MSO

Samuel Barber at 100

Frank Almond, MSO concertmaster, will be the soloist in Barber's Violin Concerto this weekend.

Skylight Holiday Cruise for “H.M.S. Pinafore”

Skylight Holiday Cruise for “H.M.S. Pinafore”

A Gilbert & Sullivan favorite with a few new wrinkles.

On Stage 11/16-22: A big theater week
On Stage 11/16-22

A big theater week

Four theater offerings open, two more continue, the MSO keeps busy and Present Music upholds its Thanksgiving tradition.

Philomusica Quartet’s bright energy

Philomusica Quartet’s bright energy

The Philomusica brings enthusiasm, and the skill and savvy to back it up, to bear on Boccherini, Beethoven and Schumann.

Pianist Xiayin Wang a hit with the Fine Arts Quartet

Pianist Xiayin Wang a hit with the Fine Arts Quartet

Wang joined the FAQ in music by Schumann and Franck Sunday afternoon at the UWM Zelazo Center.

Basses are Aces at the MSO

Basses are Aces at the MSO

Edgar Meyer and Zachary Cohen burn up the big strings; Perry So conducts an elegant MSO debut.

Verbatim: Celebrating the art of language
Verbatim

Celebrating the art of language

Still Waters Collective and The Rep come together to present a "showcase of verbal acrobatics" this Thursday.

This Week at the MSO: Back to Bassics
This Week at the MSO

Back to Bassics

Edgar Meyer, world's most famous bass player, and Zachary Cohen, MSO principal bassist, featured with the MSO this week. Meet Zach.

EMN’s “Fretwork” mixes new and old, with mixed results

EMN’s “Fretwork” mixes new and old, with mixed results

Early Music Now presents the British viol ensemble in a suite of pieces from Sir Francis Drake's day, laced together with new bits by composer Orlando Gough.