WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

Featuring MYSO’s Senior Symphony, this unforgettable performance brings to life works from a time marked by both tragedy and hope—a tribute to remembrance, courage, and survival. A Violins of Hope-Wisconsin presented by MYSO event.

This exciting night of music will feature music from Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago performed by UWM students and Milwaukee community members. The UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band and the Community World Music Ensemble will join forces on a program highlighting traditional and arranged music played on Guatemalan marimba doble and Trinidadian steel pans. The […]

This historically faithful rendition of the complete “Messiah,” performed with chorus and Baroque instruments, has never been performed in Milwaukee. Celebrate the season with the “Messiah” as it sounded at its 1742 premiere!

Past soloist Brant Taylor, cellist from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, returns to help us celebrate our 25th! Joining him in the Brahms Double is Stephen Rose from the Cleveland Orchestra. Also featured on this performance is a remarkable piece by William Dawson that is often considered the greatest symphony by an American composer. The overture, […]

The UWM Wind Ensemble will perform during the annual UWM Middle School and High School Honors Band and Orchestra Festival weekend. The Saturday concert is open to all of our supporters and is free for the participating festival students and one guest. The program will be a showcase of our outstanding UWM Wind Ensemble and […]