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.
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 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).
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.
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!
Join us for the Spring Music Makers Concert! You won't want to miss the Music Makers group classes in their last concert of the season! This event takes place at the WYSO Center for Music on May 19th from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
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.
You are invited to attend the 2024 Honors Chamber Music Recital, May 15th at 6:30pm at the new WYSO Center for music. The event will feature the Pondrom Honors Piano Quartet and the Lalita Honors Woodwind Quintet. This event is free and open to the public.
Join us for an evening of chamber music! This event will take place at the WYSO Center for Music on May 12th from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.The event is free and open to the public and no tickets are required.
Join us for an evening of chamber music! This event will take place at the WYSO Center for Music on May 11th from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
The WYSO Ensembles Recital will feature the WYSO Flute Choir (under the direction of Danielle Breisbach), both WYSO Brass Choirs (under the direction of Josh Biere), and the Horn Quartet (coached by Chamber Music Coach Sarah Gillespie). The recital will be free and open to the public.This event will take place at the WYSO Center for Music on May 11th from 6:00pm to 7:00pm.
Join us for an evening of WYSO Music Makers Recitals! This event will occur at the WYSO Center for Music on April 28th from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.