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Music Makers Spring Recital – Saturday

Join us for the Music Makers Fall Recital! You won’t want to miss the Music Makers group classes in their last recital of the season! The concert will be held at the beautiful WYSO Center for Music on Saturday, April 12th, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Skills will range from beginning to advanced.

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Music Makers Spring Recital – Sunday

Join us for the Music Makers Spring Recital! You won’t want to miss the Music Makers group classes in their last recital of the season! The concert will be held at the beautiful WYSO Center for Music on Saturday, April 13th, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Skills will range from beginning to advanced.

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Music Makers Spring Concert 2025

Join us on Sunday, December 15th at 3:00pm for the Music Makers Fall Concert! Hosted at the Madison Youth Arts Center (MYArts), students will perform with ensemble groups in violin, percussion, guitar, and more!

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WYSO Alumni Reunion Evening Reception

Calling all WYSO Alums! Join us on Friday, December 20th at the WYSO Center for Music for the 2024 WYSO Alumni Reunion Evening Reception. Meet and mingle with WYSO members past and present before the Alumni Morning Reading Orchestra & Evening Recital (featuring distinguished WYSO Alumni) the following Saturday, December 21st. (Exact times for Alumni Reunion events are still to be determined. Check back soon.)

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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.

Click the concert title to learn more.

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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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