You're invited to the Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Spring Concert Series! The Youth Orchestra will perform at the Hamel Music Center on May 19th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
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!
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.
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.
The Music Makers Summer Session, the inaugural month-long concert series at the WYSO Center for Music, kicks off with an hour-long performance by the Tuuli Quartet, an Upper Peninsula-formed string ensemble that performs regularly across the Midwest, at 6:30pm. The group includes musicians and music educators Lauren Pulcipher (violin), Danielle Simandl (violin), Kelly Quesada (cello), and WYSO Music Maker Director Ria Hodgson (viola).
Rebulú is a band in the mold of a classic Cuban conjunto with a twist. Its sound is a deft, tight, soulful blend of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and African diaspora grooves topped with powerful lead and harmony vocals. Rebulú's repertoire includes classics of the genre as well as originals that bring in elements of pop and rock.
The Willy Street Chamber Players are a chamber music performance group dedicated to creating community through classical music. Now in their 10th season, they have become a fixture of the Willy Street neighborhood's vibrant cultural scene.
World-renowned cellist Tommy Mesa's playing has been described by the New York Concert Review as having "musical intensity that was commanding in every detail,” which is why we couldn’t be more thrilled to host Mr. Mesa as he leads a masterclass with members of the WYSO Youth Orchestra — and you’re invited!
Join us for an evening of community celebration and musical performance at the 2024 Art of Note Celebration - "Under One Roof."
Join us for the Music Makers Fall Recital! You won't want to miss the Music Makers group classes in their first recital of the season! The concert will be held at the beautiful WYSO Center for Music on Saturday, November 9th, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
Join us for the Music Makers Fall Recital! You won't want to miss the Music Makers group classes in their first recital of the season! The concert will be held at the beautiful WYSO Center for Music on Sunday, November 10th, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Skills will range from beginning to advanced.
You're invited to WYSO's Evelyn Steenbock Fall Concert Series: Opus One and Sinfonietta Orchestras! The Opus One and Sinfonietta Orchestras will perform at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 17th from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.