Eric Segnitz

Present Music to Perform “The Blue Hour”

Grammy-nominated composition will only be Performed Live in Milwaukee in 2024

Present Music to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for “CELLO CELLO” Concerts to be Performed on January 31 and February 1

Present Music’s “CELLO CELLO” Concert on January 31 and February 1 to Feature Two World Premieres

Present Music Goes Expressionist

A concert version of 1924 film, 'The City Without Jews,' plus a reimagined Woody Guthrie song.

Antisemitism and Hate in Focus as New Score is Performed Oct. 29 with Rare U.S. Screening of 1924 Silent Austrian Film that Presaged Holocaust

Concert to Be Presented at Time of Rising Antisemitism and Hate Campaigns in U.S., Abroad

Present Music Unveils 2023-’24 Season Lineup, Featuring Groundbreaking Film, St. John Cathedral Concert, World Premieres and Stellar Guest Artists

Works by women composers lead programming; Raven Chacon returns to Present Music

Gabriel Kahane Comes to Town

Guest performer with Present Music fuses folk and classical music, called 'one of the finest, most searching songwriters.'

Acclaimed Songwriter / Composer Gabriel Kahane to Perform Landmark “Magnificent Bird” Album Live With Present Music

Introspective Songs Written In Year Off Internet, During Pandemic

Present Music Explores Nordic Sounds

Works by Norwegian, Swedish and Icelandic composers. And a Brazilian-American guest artist

Present Music’s “Northern Lights | Southern Nights” Concert April 6 Offers Modern Music From Land of Midnight Sun and Southern Hemisphere

Concert Features Compositions and Performers from Scandinavia, Brazil and Ireland, Including Two World Premieres

Folk Music of the Future. Sort Of

Present Music's next concert offers a wild mix of music, performers and instruments.

2022 Pulitzer Prize for Present Music Commission by Raven Chacon

Present Music Opening Concert Examines The Nature of Time

The selections explore time, in its use in music and otherwise, creating a diverse program of new music.

Present Music Finishes with Genre-Bending Show

"Neon Life" will feature five contemporary compositions.

Present Music Celebrates Thanksgiving

Annual concert is virtual, but chock full of interesting music.

New Traditions in Present Music’s Online Thanksgiving Concert

Present Music Offers Free Online Concert

Works by Steve Reich, Angelica Negron and Milwaukee native and Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Torke.

Take-Out Concert

Love, Baby, All About Love

Present Music's Valentine's concert presents more aspects of love then might seem possible.

Let Us Give Thanks With Present Music

Group's annual Thanksgiving concert offers works by eight different composers.

Present Music’s Thanksgiving Concert Introduces New Traditions

Sunday, November 17, 2019 - 5pm. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Present Music May Be Better Than Ever

New leadership, but the same sense of adventure. Ride along sometime.

Linking Rock to Classical, and Vice Versa

Present Music mixes Steve Reich and Radiohead, Rhiannon and Kronos, Ligeti and taxi horns.

The Sheer Power of Music

Present Music’s final concert under Kevin Stalheim was packed with significance and wonderful music.

Kevin Stalheim’s Last Waltz

After 37 years his last show as artistic director. After party features Mrs. Fun, R&B Cadets.

Two Evenings of Women Composers

Present Music offers wild range of 21st century works by many woman composers.

Beyond the Dead White Europeans

Present Music offers a unique four night concert of diverse composers.

Give Chance a Piece

Four fortuitous concerts, seven compositions, in four distinct venues

Getting Wild at the Wherehouse

Present Music concert mixes classical, folk, jazz and hip-hop styles.

12 Short Works By Musical Giants

And performed in three different venues. That's how Present Music rolls.

Present Music Celebrates 5th Annual Chamber Series with ‘GIANTS’

Concerts feature five musicians and 100 metronomes in three intimate venues

Angst, Horror & Fun!

Present Music's spooky concert complements museum's German Expressionist show.

Present Music Kicks Off Milwaukee Art Museum Special Exhibit with ANGST, HORROR & FUN

Continuing its 35th Anniversary Season, Present Music, Milwaukee’s devilishly dark and devious new music pioneers, revel in a night of cinematic and musical terror with ANGST, HORROR & FUN

Present Music Brings Contemporary Music to Milwaukee and the World for 35 Years

2016-17 Season Announcement

Strings & Reeds & Ping Pong Balls

Present Music deftly handles six very different works and wins the game.

Present Music Pulls Out All The Stops

"In The Chamber" concert offers intimate performance of six wildly different works.

Present Music Starts Season With a Bang

A great program and great performances, led by two memorable works by John Adams.

John Adams Meets Mozart

Present Music dares to present Mozart! Yet it's still a very modern concert.

Present Music’s big finish

Michael Daugherty's "Labyrinth of Love" is a big hit at its premiere, and Robin Pluer never sounded better.

Democracy inaction

NEW! Now with concert photos by Angela Morgan. Low voter turnout leads to a blast of a concert at Turner Hall.