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Music Makers Fall Recitals

Join us for an afternoon of WYSO Music Makers Recitals at the Memorial United Church of Christ in Fitchburg! This event takes place on November 12th from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

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Music Makers Spring Concert

Join us for the Spring Music Makers Concert on Saturday, May 21, at 3:00 pm. at McFarland Performing Arts Center. You won’t want to miss the Music Makers group classes in their last concert of the year! Free and open to the public. The audience is required to wear masks. No vaccination cards or tests required.

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Music Makers Spring Recitals

Join us for an afternoon of WYSO Music Makers Recitals. Hosted by the historic Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Madison, the excellent acoustics and beautiful setting will form the backdrop for 20+ Music Maker students sharing their progress in instrumental music studies.

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Postponed: Derek Powell Virtual Masterclass

The Derek Powell Virtual Masterclass, originally scheduled for Sunday, January 23, has been postponed until later in the spring.
A WYSO Alumnus, Derek Powell is a versatile violinist and recording artist, as comfortable on-stage performing alternative styles as he is uncovering the subtleties of the great classical works. Currently based in Washington, D.C., Derek performs with the National  Symphony Orchestra. The masterclass is free and open for the public to virtually attend. Registration is required.

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Percussion Extravaganza!

The WYSO PERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZA is an exciting and high energy musical event featuring amazing student and professional percussionists from the Madison area and beyond! Performers will include the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras Percussion Ensemble, the WYSO Percussion Pilots, the UW-Madison Graduate and World Music Percussion Ensembles, and the Packers Tundra Line, the official drumline of the Green Bay Packers.

Covid protocols will be in place. Click the title to learn more and to purchase tickets online.

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Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Concerts: Youth Orchestra

You are invited to attend the 2022 Bolz Family Concert Series: Youth Orchestra Concert. This concert will be a special end-of-year event, taking place at the beautiful Hamel Music Center on the UW campus. The Youth Orchestra will play four works in the concert, all conducted by Maestro Kyle Knox.The concert will feature the Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition winner, Ava Kenney, playing the violin.The event is open to the public and tickets are now on sale at Campus Arts Ticketing, $10 for children and $20 for adults.

COVID PROTOCOL: The audience is required to wear masks. No vaccination cards or tests required.

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Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Concerts: Philharmonia Orchestra

You are invited to attend the 2022 Bolz Family Concert Series— Philharmonia Orchestra concert. The concert will be a wonderful end-of-year event, taking place in the beautiful Hamel Music Center. The WYSO Philharmonia Orchestra will perform in a special side-by-side concert with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. One of the works will feature Katarina Kenney on cello. Katarina won the Philharmonia Orchestra Concerto Competition last February. Tickets are now on sale at Campus Arts Ticketing. $10 for children and $20 for adults.

COVID PROTOCOL: The audience is required to wear masks. No vaccination cards or tests required.Read more by clicking the Title.

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Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Concerts: Harp Ensemble, Opus One and Sinfonietta Orchestras

You are invited to attend the Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Concerts: Harp Ensemble, Opus One, and Sinfonietta Orchestras. This final concert of the year will take place inside the beautiful Hamel Music Center on the UW campus, with tickets on sale now through Campus Arts Ticketing. $10 for children and $20 for adults. The audience is required to wear masks. No vaccination cards or tests required. Learn more about the concert and repertoire by clicking the concert title.

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Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Concerts: Percussion Ensemble and Concert Orchestra

You are invited to attend the 2022 Bolz Family Concert Series— Concert Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble. This final concert of the year will provide quite a treat as it takes place inside the beautiful Hamel Music Center on the UW campus. Tickets are on sale at Campus Arts Ticketing. $10 for children and $20 for adults. The audience is required to wear masks. No vaccination cards or tests required. Click the concert title for more information.

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Diane Ballweg Winterfest Concerts:
Youth Orchestra

You are invited to the Diane Ballweg Winterfest Concerts—Youth Orchestra concert. The event is open to the public and tickets will go on sale here two weeks before the event. COVID protocols will be in place. Click the title to learn more and to purchase tickets for this concert.

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