Sunday, February 28, 5:30-7:30 CST
(Principal Trombone, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Open to Youth and Philharmonia Orchestras
Application is due February 21
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Masterclass observers are welcome and must register in advance.
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Year: 2021
David Perry – Violin
Sunday, March 7, 6:00-8:00 pm CST
(1st Violin Pro Arte Quartet, UW-Madison Mead Witter School of Music)
Open to Youth and Philharmonia Orchestras
Application is due February 28
Masterclass observers are welcome and must register in advance.
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Andrew Balio – Trumpet
Sunday, March 14, 5:30-7:30 pm CST
(Principal Trumpet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
Open to Youth and Philharmonia Orchestras
Application is due March 1
Naha Greenholtz – Violin
Sunday, March 28, 6:00-8:00 pm CST
(Concertmaster, Madison Symphony Orchestra and Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra)
Open to Youth and Philharmonia Orchestras
Application is due March 14
*Sharan Leventhal – Violin
Sunday, April 11, 6:00-8:00 pm CST
(Boston Conservatory)
Open to Youth and Philharmonia Orchestras
Application is due March 27
Joe Johnson – Cello
Sunday, April 18, 6:00-8:00 pm CST
Principal Cello, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Open to Youth and Philharmonia Orchestras
Application is due April 4
*Nancy Goeres – Bassoon
Principal Bassoon, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Bassoon Masterclass Sunday, February 7, 2021 6:00-8:00 pm CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. WYSO Alumna Nancy Goeres returns to Madison (virtually) to lead the February 7 Masterclass in Bassoon. She is a native of Lodi,...
James Shields – Clarinet
Principal Clarinet, Oregon Symphony Orchestra Clarinet Masterclass Sunday, January 24th, 2021 7:00-9:00 pm CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. James Shields joined the Oregon Symphony in the autumn of 2016. Before relocating to Portland, Mr. Shields was principal clarinet of the...
Katherine Steel – Oboe
Principal Oboe, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Oboe Masterclass Sunday, January 17th, 2021 6:00-8:00 pm CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. Katherine Young Steele is the principal oboe of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held since 2012. In addition, Steele...
*Scott Pingel – Bass
Principal Bass, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Bass Masterclass Monday, January 11th, 2021 6:30-8:30 pm CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. A WYSO Alumnus, Scott Pingel took a circuitous route to becoming Principal Bass of the San Francisco Symphony in 2004. According to his...
Gift of Percussion
A $172,000 gift of percussion instruments, facilities and programming funding from an Anonymous donor set the WYSO Percussion Ensemble up for success on the eve of WYSO’s move out of the UW Humanities Building. The Percussion Ensemble performs during regularly scheduled concerts and is also featured in the WYSO Percussion EXTRAVAGANZA! which is an annual...
Gift of Music
In the Spring of 2020 it became obvious that a Scholarship Fund would need to be created for WYSO families suddenly impacted by Covid-19. Two lead gifts of $20,000, one from Diane Ballweg, and one from an Anonymous donor. The goal of the gift is to support families facing economic challenges as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, providing peace of mind that...