Coe and Paul Williams saw the need for a fund to support in-state touring by WYSO Orchestras. With an initial gift of $10,000, the fund created opportunities for Opus One, Sinfonietta, Concert Orchestra, and Philharmonia Orchestra members to travel on a coach bus to statewide destinations. This provides the ability to perform concerts in schools, and...
Year: 2021
Gift of Experience
Gifts to the James R. Smith Guest Artist fund provided WYSO students the experience of working in masterclasses and alongside professional musicians in concerts. Pinnacle events included the Nancy Goeres/Michael Rusinek Fall Concert experience as well as the series of virtual master classes offered in the 20-21 season.
A Timely Gift of Stocks
At the beginning of August, 2020, expenses for WYSO were starting to climb through the roof. The public Health Madison and Dane County requirements for small group gatherings meant that WYSO needed to divide 5 large orchestras into 40 small ensembles, each with its own “conductor,” A $10,000 gift of stocks from Randall Diamond in support of WYSO’s creative...
*Derek Powell – Violin
Violin, National Symphony Orchestra Violin Masterclass Sunday, January 10th, 2021 5:30-7:30 pm CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. A WYSO Alumnus, Derek Powell is a versatile violinist and recording artist, as comfortable on-stage performing alternative styles as he is...
Ilana Setapen – Violin
Acting Concertmaster, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Violin Masterclass Sunday, December 13th, 2020 6:00-8:00 pm CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. Ilana Setapen is currently the Acting Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the assistant concertmaster of the Grant...
*Kenneth Woods – Cello
Conductor, English Symphony Orchestra and Cellist Cello Masterclass Sunday, December 6th, 2020 8:00-10:00 am CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. Kenneth Woods is currently the Principal Conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra— and, in addition, is a cellist, author, Artistic...
*Vicki Powell – Viola
Principal Violist, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Viola Masterclass Sunday, November 22, 2020 8:00-10:00 am CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. Praised by the New York Times for her “probing introspection”, and by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “a star” with “a voluptuous...
Susan Babini – Cello
Principal Cello, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Cello Masterclass Saturday, November 21, 2020 6:00-8:00 pm CST WYSO Members: Application deadline has passed. Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance. Increasingly recognized for her “arresting performances” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) and “honestly self-revealing playing” (The Broad...
WYSO Virtual Masterclass Series Wows Observers, Register to Observe
The Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras welcomes back two illustrious alumni this weekend to teach its 5th and 6th masterclasses in an ongoing series that has already wowed observers. This weekend, due to demand, each virtual event will be free and open to public observers with registration required in advance. On Sunday, Derek Powell, a violinist with the...