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Milwaukee This Week: Holiday Music and The Nutcracker
Milwaukee This Week

Holiday Music and The Nutcracker

This week holiday music abounds with performances from Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee Children's Choir, and the Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra, while The Nutcracker makes its way to the Marcus Center.

Volcano Choir Big Winner in Milwaukee Music Awards

Volcano Choir Big Winner in Milwaukee Music Awards

Milwaukee’s Volcano Choir took two of the top honors Thursday night at RadioMilwaukee’s sixth annual Milwaukee Music Awards ceremonies.

Concord Chamber Orchestra tugs at your heartstrings

Concord Chamber Orchestra tugs at your heartstrings

The “Hearts” concert, performed by the Concord Chamber Orchestra, is of course all love-themed works.

Milwaukee This Week: The Rat Pack, Zombies and Christmas Classics
Milwaukee This Week

The Rat Pack, Zombies and Christmas Classics

It’s not all about Christmas this week. The touring show, “The Rat Pack Is Back” revives the Sinatra and Dean Martin days, the “Mythbusters” gang comes to town to share the TV show’s secrets, and First Stage goes very un-nativity with its zombie-filled play, “Maul of the Dead.”

Poetry inspires Frankly Music concert

Poetry inspires Frankly Music concert

Baritone Kelly Markgraf anchors a concert dedicated to art song and chamber music which explores the nuances of dramatic verse - with and without words.

Milwaukee This Week: Getting into the holiday spirit
Milwaukee This Week

Getting into the holiday spirit

Classic Christmas shows including "A Christmas Carol" come to the stage, while Frankly Music hosts their Words and Music concert, and Art vs. Craft holds their final event at the Harley Davidson Museum.

“White Christmas” a flurry of holiday romance at the Marcus Center

“White Christmas” a flurry of holiday romance at the Marcus Center

The touring production retells the story of Irving Berlin's 1954 original, with a new book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

Sat. Nite Duets Tour Diary, Part II

Sat. Nite Duets Tour Diary, Part II

Ben Gucciardi wraps up his reflections on his band's East Coast tour, with dispatches from Jersey, Philly, Brooklyn and the not-so-deep South.

Present Music gives thanks for choral music

Present Music gives thanks for choral music

The ever-popular Thanksgiving concert features choral works by Caroline Shaw and the debut of a new Present Music choral ensemble, Hearing Music.

Molly Rhode leads an actor-focused “Les Miserables”

Molly Rhode leads an actor-focused “Les Miserables”

The Skylight's production is the first professional staging in the region, and Rhode's planned an extra-theatrical approach that emphasizes its singers.

Hans Graf celebrates Schubert’s Mass No. 6 at the MSO

Hans Graf celebrates Schubert’s Mass No. 6 at the MSO

The work, originally presented after its composer's death, is now considered one of his greatest, and will be performed alongside Mozart's Symphony No. 39.

Vic and Gab to play MKE Unplugged this Thursday

Vic and Gab to play MKE Unplugged this Thursday

The "Take One at TCD" alumni, supporting their sophomore album "Love of Mine," are set to take the stage Thursday night for UWM's MKE Unplugged series.