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The UW Wind Ensemble travels to New York’s historic Carnegie Hall for a concert on March 9. Catch them in performance before they depart: Tuesday, LEY. February 24, 7:30 p.m., Mills Hall. Adults $10.00/StudentsPHOTO BY MEGAN Free.A

UNIVERSITY of O F School Music WISCONSIN Faculty Concert Series • Guest Artist Series • Student Ensembles MADISON SPRING 2015 SPRING

In 2015, the UW Percussion Ensemble celebrates its 50th anniversary with a trip to China. Join us for a send-off show: Friday, March 20, 8:00 p.m., Mills Hall. Adults $10.00/Students Free. PHOTO BY MICHAEL R. ANDERSON. showcase series HIGHLIGHTING OUR STUDENTS & FACULTY

TICKETS: ADULTS $10.00, STUDENTS FREE. (Tickets available at the Vilas Hall box ofﬁce and at the door)

Christopher Taylor – Jan 23 Join us on Feb 8 for Symphony Showcase, featuring concerto winners Keisuke Yamamoto, Ivana Ugrcic, Jason Kutz, and Anna Whiteway.

Christopher Taylor, piano: Faculty Recital Fri, Jan 23, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. The program will include Beethoven’s Symphony #6 as transcribed by Franz Liszt, From 12 Etudes by William Bolcom, and Brahm’s Sonata no. 3 in f minor, op. 5. Schubertiade: A Celebration of the Music of Franz Schubert Fri, Jan 30, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. UW collaborative pianist Martha Fischer, husband-pianist Bill Lutes, and UW faculty and students perform a selection of songs, vocal ensembles and instrumental chamber music by composer Franz Schubert. This year’s Schubertiade will also feature guest cellist Norman Fischer from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.

“Symphony Showcase” Sun, Feb 8, Mills Hall, 7:00 p.m. Our gala annual concert and reception featuring the winners of the UW Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition: Jason Kutz, piano; Ivana Ugrcic, ﬂute; Keisuke Yamamoto, violin; and Anna Whiteway, voice.

UW Wind Ensemble – Carnegie Hall Concert Tues, Feb 24, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. The UW Wind Ensemble, under the direction of conductor Scott Teeple, will perform in New York’s historic Carnegie Hall on March 9 as part of the New York Wind Band Festival. Join us as we celebrate their accomplishments and wish them bon voyage! The program will include works by Vaughan Williams, Kathryn Salfelder, Percy Grainger, and others. This trip is supported by Lau and Bea Christenson as well as the UW-Madison School of Music, the Band Program, and hard-working students.

UW Percussion Ensemble – China Concert Fri, Mar 20, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. In 2015, the UW-Madison percussion program, directed by Anthony di Sanza, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UW Percussion Ensemble by traveling to Shenyang and Beijing, China for a series of concerts in collaboration with the Shenyang and Chinese Conservatory Percussion Ensembles. The March concert in Mills Hall is at once a celebration of the ensemble’s ﬁrst 50 years and a send off for the China tour. The program will offer a potpourri of music from the United States, China, Mexico and Brazil and will feature James Latimer (UW-Madison, Emeritus Professor of Percussion) conducting Toccata for Percussion by Carlos Chavez, which was performed on the UW-Madison Percussion Ensemble’s ﬁrst concert on March 5, 1965. This trip is supported in part by Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Graebner and the UW-Madison China Initiative.

UW Jazz Orchestra and UW High School Honors Jazz Band Wed, Apr 29, Music Hall, 7:30 p.m. The Jazz Orchestra and Honors Band, under the direction of Johannes Wallmann, will perform music ranging from the classic big band repertoire to contemporary and cutting-edge concert jazz music by today’s leading jazz composers.

For complete program details and for further information, please check www.music.wisc.edu Special Events this Spring

“Seventy Degrees Below Zero” Showcasing the music of British composer Cecilia McDowall WINNER OF THE 2014 BRITISH COMPOSER AWARD FOR CHORAL COMPOSITION Feb, 19 – 21, PLEASE SEE INSIDE FOR DETAILS. Our festival will feature the first-ever United States residency of British composer Cecilia McDowall and the U.S. premiere of her symphonic work Seventy Degrees Below Zero, commissioned in 2012 by the City of London Sinfonia and the Scott Polar Research Institute, based in Cambridge, England. Seventy Degrees Below Zero is a cantata for solo voice (to be sung by faculty tenor James Doing) and orchestra, inspired by a phrase written by British captain Robert Falcon Scott to his wife prior to his death while returning from an expedition to the South Pole: “Dear, it is not easy to write because of the cold – 70 degrees below zero.” Joining us on Friday, Feb 20, will be Michael DuVernois of the UW-Madison IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, who will sketch an entertaining history of Cecilia McDowall polar research from the past to the present, including UW-Madison’s role today. Often inspired by extra-musical influences, McDowall’s writing combines a rhythmic vitality with expressive lyricism. In 2008, the Phoenix Chorale won a Grammy Award for “Best Small Ensemble Performance” for its Chandos CD, “Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary,” which included Three Latin Motets composed by McDowall. Writes Guy Rickards of Gramophone: “Her idiom [is] one of euphonious tonality and expressive clarity, with challenging vocal lines that avoid being overly taxing.” Colloquium Feb 19; Concert Feb. 20 (Tickets required: adults $20); Concert Feb. 21 (free). For a complete schedule, please see www.music.wisc.edu/cecilia-mcdowall/ “Honoring George Crumb at 85” Celebrating the composer’s 85th birthday with concerts and master classes. Mar 20 – 23, PLEASE SEE INSIDE FOR DETAILS. Grammy- and Pulitzer-Prize winning avant-garde composer George Crumb is known for his unusual timbres and innovative voice and instrumental techniques. Crumb’s music often juxtaposes contrasting musical styles, ranging from music of the western art-music tradition, to hymns and folk music, to non-Western musics. Our four-day festival will feature performances by a variety of guest and local musicians. Vox Balaenae, a work for electric flute, cello, and piano, is inspired by the recordings of whale songs and will be performed on March 20 by Lakeshore Rush, a Chicago-based new music ensemble featuring several School of Music alumni. George Crumb Cellist Parry Karp of Madison’s Pro Arte Quartet will solo with the UW’s Contemporary Chamber Ensemble on March 21 in a performance of Crumb’s Sonata for Solo Cello. Making her first Madison appearance on March 22 will be New York City violinist and violist Miranda Cuckson, described by the New York Times as “a prodigiously talented player who [can] make even the thorniest contemporary scores sing.” She will perform works by Crumb, UW-Madison composer Laura Schwendinger, Sebastian Currier and Augusta Read Thomas. On March 23, Chicago musicians Due East, with Erin Lesser on flute and Greg Beyer on percussion, will present Crumb’s well-known Madrigals, Books 1-4 in a multi-media triptych video montage that becomes a magical and powerful “environment.” PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are required for Miranda Cuckson (adults $20) and Due East (adults $10). Students are free to both. For a complete schedule, please see www.music.wisc.edu/george-crumb/

“Rediscovering Rameau” PLEASE SEE INSIDE FOR DETAILS. The year 2014 marks the 250th anniversary of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s death, and celebrations of the composer and music theorist’s life are taking place in France and around the world. Performers and scholars from across campus will gather to describe Rameau’s world, his ideas, the works of philosophers and artists he interacted with, and to demonstrate the scientiﬁc discoveries that informed his music theories. It will provide a unique opportunity to learn about this period, as well as one of its most fascinating musicians. The UW-Madison and community partners will offer a series of free public events in February, March and April, culminating with two ticketed concert performances of Rameau’s one-act opera, Pygmalion, by the Madison Bach Musicians. For a complete schedule, please see www.music.wisc.edu/rameau/

For news and concert announcements, send an email to [email protected] CALENDAR of EVENTS

Free admission except where noted $ January February Christopher Taylor, piano $ “Rameau the Composer” SHOWCASE SERIES Thur, Feb 5, Room L-170, Fri, Jan 23, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. Chazen Museum of Art, 7:00 p.m. TICKETS: $10.00 ADULTS, STUDENTS FREE. With music theorist Brian Hyer, music historian Performing works of Beethoven, Brahms, Jeanne Swack, and music by John Chappell and Bolcom. Stowe and Edith Hines. Les Thimmig, bass clarinet: PART OF OUR “REDISCOVERING RAMEAU” EVENT SERIES. Faculty Recital “Symphony Showcase” $ Premiere of Thimmig’s “Cerulean Traces: 24 SHOWCASE SERIES Angles of Vision on the Blues” Sun, Feb 8, Mills Hall, 7:00 p.m. Sun, Jan 25, Mills Hall, 2:00 p.m. TICKETS: $10.00 ADULTS, STUDENTS FREE. Schubertiade: Featuring the winners of the UW Symphony A Celebration of the Orchestra Concerto Competition. Music of Franz Schubert $ Daniel Grabois, horn, with pianist SHOWCASE SERIES Christopher Taylor: Faculty Recital Fri, Jan 30, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. Wed, Feb 11, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: $10.00 ADULTS, STUDENTS FREE. Featuring music by Su Lian Tan, Robert Maggio, Pro Arte Quartet: and others. Ensemble-in-Residence UW Concert Band Sat, Jan 31, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. Sun, Feb 22, Mills Hall, 2:00 p.m. With Emily Birsan, Soprano. Michael Leckrone, director The program will include works of Haydn, Schönberg, and Dvorak. Shain Woodwind-Piano Duo Competition Winners’ Recital Sun, Feb 22, Morphy Hall, 3:30 p.m. Supported by former UW Chancellor Irving Shain.

SPECIAL EVENT: “SEVEN TY DEGREES BELOW ZERO” Feb 19 – 21 Presenting the lyricism of British Composer Cecilia McDowall. WINNER OF THE 2014 BRITISH COMPOSER AWARD FOR CHORAL COMPOSITION

COLLOQUIUM with composer CONCERT: Cool It Cecilia McDowall Sat, Feb 21, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. Thur, Feb 19, 11:00 a.m., Mills Hall The Chamber Music of Cecilia McDowall. The topic will be “The Effects of Extra-Musical Inﬂuences”: McDowall will discuss how she interweaves composition with events, past or present; with real, imagined or visual images; or as a response to the physical environment or written text. FREE TO THE PUBLIC

CONCERT AND PRESENTATION: Featuring the US premiere of Seventy Degrees Below Zero $ Fri, Feb 20, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. TICKETS: $20.00 ADULTS, FREE TO STUDENTS. RECEPTION INCLUDED IN TICKET PRICE. UW Madrigal Singers and Concert Choir & UW Chamber Orchestra with Michael DuVernois of the IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center. Cecilia McDowall – Feb 19 – 21 Reception to follow in Mills Hall lobby.

For complete program details and for further information, please check www.music.wisc.edu FEBRUARY – MARCH

Free admission except where noted $

UNIVERSITY OPERA Krieger, Hyewon Park and Sam presents the Magic Flute with Fleming, lighting design by Rob UW Symphony Orchestra: $ Stepek, and the production stage Fri – Tues; Mar 13, 14, 15, 17, Music Hall, manager will be Erin McDermott. Fri, Sat, Tues Evening Performances: 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: $22 ADULTS, $18 SENIORS, Sunday Matinee: 3:00 p.m. $10 STUDENTS. Available at the Union Theater Box ofﬁce, David Ronis, director; James Smith, conductor online and at the door. Nicole Heinen University Opera presents Mozart’s beloved masterpiece of fantasy, The Magic Flute, for four performances involving over 80 singers, instrumentalists, and stage crew. The Magic Flute features Thomas Leighton and Joshua Sanders as Tamino, and Nicole Heinen and Anna Whiteway as Pamina. The physical production will be based on designs by Charles “Jen” Trieloff, realized by Joseph Varga Joshua Sanders Thomas Leighton Anna Whiteway and Greg Silver. Costume design is by Sydney

UW Wind EnsembleEnsemble – CarnegieCarnegie Hall Parry Karp,Karp, violoncellist: Faculty Recital Concert: SHOWCASE SERIES $ with Frances Karp, pianist, Tues, Feb 24, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. and Christopher Karp, pianist TICKETS: $10.00 ADULTS, STUDENTS FREE. Including works by Beethoven, Scott Teeple, director George Crumb, and Laurence Sherr. Sat, Mar 14, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. UW Percussion Studio Recital Wed, Feb 25, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. UW Jazz Ensembles Anthony DiSanza, director Mon, Mar 16, Morphy Hall, 7:30 p.m. Johannes Wallmann, director UW Jazz Ensembles Thur, Feb 26, Morphy Hall, 7:30 p.m. UW Symphony Strings Johannes Wallmann, director Thur, Mar 19, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. Kyle Knox, director Wingra Woodwind Quintet: Ensemble-in-Residence Le Domain Musicale: An homage to Fri, Feb 27, Morphy Hall, 7:30 p.m. Pierre Boulez’s legendary group Presented by UW faculty Marc Vallon and Wind Ensemble – Collage Concert Les Thimmig Sat, Feb 28, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. Fri, Mar 20, Morphy Hall, 8:00 p.m. Scott Teeple, director UW Percussion Ensemble – China Concert: SHOWCASE SERIES $ Fri, Mar 20, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. March TICKETS: $10.00 ADULTS, STUDENTS FREE. “Rameau the Theorist” Wisconsin Brass Quintet: Wed, Mar 11, 1315 Chemistry Building, Ensemble-in-Residence 1101 University Avenue, 7:00 p.m. Sat, Mar 21, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. Rameau’s contributions as a music theorist Contemporary Chamber Ensemble of music still inﬂuence modern discussions of Featuring the Sonata for Solo Cello by tonality, harmony, and harmonic progressions. contemporary composer George Crumb With chemist Rod Schreiner, music theorist with Parry Karp, cellist Lee Blasius, and harpsichordist John Chappell Stowe. Sat, Mar 21, Music Hall, 7:30 p.m. Laura Schwendinger, director PART OF OUR “REDISCOVERING RAMEAU” EVENT SERIES. Kostas Tiliakos, oboe: Faculty Recital Thur, Mar 12, Morphy Hall, 7:30 p.m.

For news and concert announcements, send an email to [email protected] MARCH – APRIL

Free admission except where noted $ SPECIAL EVENT: “H ONORING GEORGE CRUMB AT 85” March 20 – 23 Celebrating the composer’s 85th birthday with concerts and master classes.

CONCERT: Lakeshore Rush Fri, Mar 20, Music Hall, 8:00 p.m. FREE. A Chicago-based new music ensemble co-founded by music alumni Erin K. Murphy and Laura McLaughlin. Featuring Vox Balaenae by contemporary composer George Crumb as well as works by Mason Bates and Joshua Hintze.

CONCERT: UW’s Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, featuring cellist Parry Karp Sat, Mar 21, Music Hall, 7:30 p.m. FREE. Featuring the Sonata for Solo Cello by contemporary composer George Crumb.

$ CONCERT: Miranda Cuckson and her ensemble, Nunc Miranda Cuckson – Mar 22 Sun, Mar 22, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. Performing works of Crumb, UW-Madison composer Laura Schwendinger, Sebastian Currier and Augusta Read Thomas. Reception to follow in Mills Hall lobby. Tickets $20.00 adults, free to students. Reception included in ticket price. TICKETS $20.00 ADULTS, FREE TO STUDENTS. RECEPTION INCLUDED IN TICKET PRICE.

CONCERT: Due East $ Mon, Mar 23, Morphy Hall, 8:00 p.m. Featuring works by a selection of contemporary composers, as well as all four books of George Crumb’s Madrigals in an exciting multi-media presentation. TICKETS $10.00 ADULTS, FREE TO STUDENTS.

University Bands Pro Arte Quartet: Ensemble-in-Residence Sun, Mar 22, Mills Hall, 2:00 p.m. Performing works of Mozart, Kirchner, & Korngold. Darin Olson, Jacob Klingbeil, Thur, Apr 16, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. Emma Joy Jampole, directors UW Varsity Band $ UW Concert Band Apr 16, 17, & 18, Kohl Center. All shows 7:30 p.m. Tues, Mar 24, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. Michael Leckrone, director Michael Leckrone, director UW Concert Choir, Chorale, and UW Jazz Orchestra Madrigal Singers Wed, Mar 25, Music Hall, 7:30 p.m. Fri, Apr 17, Luther Memorial Church, 7:30 p.m. Johannes Wallmann, director Bruce Gladstone, Anna Volodarskaya and Sarah Guttenberg, directors “Pygmalion” opera-ballet, with the Madison Bach Musicians $ April Marc Vallon, conductor Tom Curry, tuba: Faculty Recital TICKETED EVENT. The program will include works of Maurice Ravel, PART OF THE “REDISCOVERING RAMEAU” MUSIC FESTIVAL Soﬁa Gubaidulina, and William Bardwell TWO PERFORMANCES: Thur, Apr 9, Mills Hall, 8 p.m. Fri, Apr 17, 6:45 p.m. Lecture, 7:30 pm Concert UW Guitar Ensemble Sun, Apr 19, 2:45 p.m. Lecture, 3:30 pm Concert Wed, Apr 15, Morphy Hall, 7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Society, Atrium Auditorium Javier Calderon, director 900 University Bay Drive, Madison. TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH MADISON BACH MUSICIANS: WWW.MADISONBACHMUSICIANS.ORG/TICKETS/

For complete program details and for further information, please check www.music.wisc.edu APRIL – MAY

Free admission except where noted $

“Performing French Baroque Opera”: Wingra Woodwind Quintet: Demonstration/Performance Ensemble-in-Residence Sat, Apr 18, Morphy Hall, 6:00 p.m. 50th Anniversary Party & Concert Marc Vallon and Trevor Stephenson will Sat, Apr 25, University Club, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. demonstrate early music practices and period instruments, featuring performers from the Women’s Chorus and University Chorus Madison Bach Musicians. Sun, Apr 26, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. PART OF THE “REDISCOVERING RAMEAU” MUSIC FESTIVAL UW Jazz Orchestra and The Perlman UW Honors Jazz Band: $ Piano Trio Recital SHOWCASE SERIES The program will Wed, Apr 29, Music Hall, 7:30 p.m. include works by TICKETS: $10.00 ADULTS, STUDENTS FREE. Haydn, Arensky, Johannes Wallmann, director and Brahms Sat, Apr 18, Morphy Hall, 3:30 p.m. Perlman Piano Trio + Two – Apr 18 May SeungWha Baek, Piano, PHOTO TORI ROGERS Valerie Sanders, Violin, UW Masters Singers Daniel Ma, Violoncello with Keisuke Fri, May 1, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. Yamamoto, Violin, Jeremy Kienbaum, Viola A student ensemble generously funded by Choral Union with Dr. Kato Perlman UW Symphony Orchestra $ ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY! Beethoven Piano Competition Featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony Winners’ Recital No. 2 in B-flat major,called Lobgesang Sun, Apr 19, Morphy Hall, 3:30 p.m. (Hymn of Praise) Made possible through the generosity of former Sat, May 2, Mills Hall, 8:00 p.m. UW Chancellor Irving Shain TICKETS: $15 ADULTS, $8 STUDENTS/SENIORS. UW Gamelan Ensemble Available at the Union Theater Box office, Sun, Apr 19, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. online and at the door. James Smith, director; Anna Volodarskaya, Steve Laronga, director assistant choral conductor Opera Workshop UW Concert Band Tues, Apr 21, Music Hall, 7:30 p.m. Sun, May 3, Mills Hall, 1:00 p.m. Scenes from your favorite operas Mike Leckrone, director David Ronis and Mimmi Fulmer, directors University Bands UW Jazz Ensembles Sun, May 3, Mills Hall, 4:00 p.m. Tues, Apr 21, Morphy Hall, 7:30 p.m. Darin Olson and Jacob Klingbeil, directors Johannes Wallmann, director Twisted Metal: Horn Ensemble PARKING Wed, Apr 22, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. The UW Horn Choir performs their Parking is available at several city- and university-owned ramps and garages, several only two or three blocks away annual rock-inspired spring show (Grainger Hall, College Library, Lake Street ramp). All Daniel Grabois, director accept credit cards. In addition, many small lots are free at nights and on weekends. Because of the complexity of UW Wind Ensemble – choices, we highly recommend you visit our website: www. music.wisc.edu/about-us/parking/ YOUniversity Band Keep in mind that lots are also used by UW Athletics during Fri, Apr 24, Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. home games. On these days, there is a charge and the lots Side-by-side with community musicians often fill quickly. Check our website for a link to the sports calendar, and please do not hesitate to call 608.263.5615 Scott Teeple, director with any questions about specific events. All-University Strings ADA Access: In compliance with the American with Disabilities Sat, Apr 25, Mills Hall, 4:00 p.m. Act, the School of Music will make every effort to provide reasonable Janet Jensen, conductor accommodations requested by individuals with disabilities. Please call the main office at least one month in advance (less time needed if the request is for wheelchair access). Please call 608.263.1900. Thank you!

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