Display of Events from June 15, 2024 – December 10, 2023 – Page 4 – WYSO

Taste of WYSO

Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 1st, and join us for a delicious celebration of WYSO’s diverse community at the annual Taste of WYSO Potluck! We invite all members and families to bring a dish that represents their background as we celebrate the diversity of our membership through food. The event will run from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and throughout the morning, each orchestra will have time to step out of rehearsal to enjoy a variety of dishes and connect with their fellow WYSO members. Let’s make this event a flavorful success!

Notes & Narratives: ‘Das Lied von der Erde’ (The Song of the Earth’) by Gustav Mahler

Join Us for Notes & Narratives on March 22nd! Step into the world of Gustav Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” at the WYSO Center for Music. This elegant evening features a captivating pre-concert talk with WYSO Music Director Kyle Knox, followed by a stunning performance of Mahler’s symphony with WYSO musicians, members of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and two renowned vocalists Chaz’men Williams-Ali and Mary Mackenzie.

WYSO Ensembles Recital: “Gather ‘Round the Hearth”

You’re invited to the WYSO Ensembles Recital! Join our WYSO Harp, Brass Choir & Flute Choir for an evening of music at the WYSO Center for Music at 5:30pm on Saturday, December 14. Check back soon for more details including recital repertoire.

Spring Chamber Recitals: “First Robin of Spring”

You’re invited to the Spring Chamber Recitals on Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16. Join our WYSO Chamber Music groups at the WYSO Center for Music for their final recital of the 2024-2025 Season.

Spring Chamber Recitals: “At the Snow’s Last Melting”

You’re invited to the Spring Chamber Recitals on Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16. Join our WYSO Chamber Music groups at the WYSO Center for Music for their final recital of the 2024-2025 Season.

Winter Chamber Recital: “And Winter Came”

You’re invited to the Winter Chamber Recitals on Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00pm and Wednesday, December 18 at 7:00pm. Join our WYSO Chamber Music groups at the WYSO Center for Music for their first recital of the 2024-2025 Season.

Winter Chamber Recitals: “Last Time by Moonlight”

You’re invited to the Winter Chamber Recitals on Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00pm and Wednesday, December 18 at 7:00pm. Join our WYSO Chamber Music groups at the WYSO Center for Music for their first recital of the 2024-2025 Season.

Composer Talk with Kevin Day

Join internationally acclaimed Composer Kevin Day in an intimate setting at the WYSO Center for Music to hear Kevin speak in-person about his process for composing as well as his musical background.

Partners in Music Reception

The Partners In Music reception will follow the May 18, 4:00pm Percussion Ensemble & Concert Orchestra concert and will honor composer Kevin Day, as well as the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, who will be performing in a side-by-side performance with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the 7:00 Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Spring Concert.

The Grandissimo Garage Sale

It’s garage sale season! Which means it’s finally time for the first-ever Grandissimo Garage Sale, presented by the WYSO Music Makers Student Council, at the WYSO Center for Music on Saturday, June 15 from 9:00am to 3:30pm. There you’ll find plenty of clothes, books, toys, and home decor donated by WYSO friends and family — and you may even get a chance to dunk a WYSO staff member in (what surely must be) WYSO’s first-ever dunk tank. All proceeds from this sale will go toward supporting the WYSO Music Makers Program.

Marco Reyes Original Composition Piano Recital

Don’t miss WYSO Music Maker and Composer Marco Reyes, this Sunday, June 9th, at 4:00pm, at the WYSO Center for Music. Marco will premiere a program of original compositions and will be joined by a group of featured ensemble musicians. Come support this budding composer!

Make Music Madison DAY: The WYSO Youth Orchestra Plays Boléro by Maurice Ravel on Capital Square

The WYSO Youth Orchestra and Friends, let by Maestro Kyle Knox, will play Boléro by Maurice Ravel, an iconic piece of classical music on the King Street corner of Capitol Square at 6:30pm on June 21st. Maestro Knox calls this composition “the closest that we have in the ‘Classical’ tradition to pop music” and should sound familiar to even an occasional listener of the genre.

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