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  • Breaking Barriers

    St. Sebastian Parish 5400 West Washington Blvd, Milwaukee, United States

    Challenging tradition. Expanding the canon. Reflect on a half-century of change, where voices once silenced have found strength and walls built by prejudice and convention have continued to fall. Through Louise Farrenc’s triumphant overture, Margaret Bonds’ groundbreaking variations, and the vibrant performance of our young concerto competition winner, this program honors the resilience and courage […]

    $20.00
  • Tales of Hoffman – Florentine Opera

    Tales of Hoffman – Florentine Opera

    Marcus Performing Arts Center 929 N Water Street, Milwaukee, United States

    The Tales of Hoffmann (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) is a haunting opera that dives into the stormy, occasionally uncanny, love life of poet Hoffmann. In a series of flashbacks (and perhaps a bit too much wine), Hoffmann recounts three romantic escapades, each with its own fantastical twist—and each disastrously interrupted by a shadowy villain determined to […]

    $50 – $200
  • Rituals, Spells & Charms

    Rituals, Spells & Charms

    Kenilworth Square East – Jan Serr Studio 1925 E Kenilworth Pl, Milwaukee, United States

    Radhe Rahde; Rites of Holi, from Indian-American filmmaker Prashant Bhargava, features a live-score from the jazz great Vijay Iyer, and portrays the joyful, chaotic and colorful celebration of springtime in India. Canadian composer Nicole Lizée brings a film/composition which is an ode to the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds. And the Present Music ensemble gives […]

    $18 – $70
  • Rituals, Spells & Charms

    Rituals, Spells & Charms

    Kenilworth Square East – Jan Serr Studio 1925 E Kenilworth Pl, Milwaukee, United States

    Radhe Rahde; Rites of Holi, from Indian-American filmmaker Prashant Bhargava, features a live-score from the jazz great Vijay Iyer, and portrays the joyful, chaotic and colorful celebration of springtime in India. Canadian composer Nicole Lizée brings a film/composition which is an ode to the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds. And the Present Music ensemble gives […]

    $18 – $70
  • Gershwin and Friends presented by WI Philharmonic

    Oconomowoc Arts Center 641 E Forest Street, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States

    Join us as the Philharmonic gives its first performance in a decade of one of the most beloved of American masterpieces, George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” — all surrounded by much of the great American popular music that Gershwin himself would have recognized. Jason Kutz, the young piano genius behind Madison’s hottest Jazz ensemble, Mr. […]

    $18 – $39
  • Raising Our Songs – Lifting Our Voices – The Milwaukee Choristers

    St. Monica Parish 5681 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, United States

    This spring, we’ll lift your spirits as we lift our voices to share a captivating program that’s sure to inspire every listener. Experience the rich sounds of our 90-voice chorus as we sing the music of diverse composers, past and present, in our accustomed mix of styles, genres and moods!

  • Raising Our Songs – Lifting Our Voices – The Milwaukee Choristers

    St. Monica Parish 5681 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, United States

    This spring, we’ll lift your spirits as we lift our voices to share a captivating program that’s sure to inspire every listener. Experience the rich sounds of our 90-voice chorus as we sing the music of diverse composers, past and present, in our accustomed mix of styles, genres and moods!

  • La Crosse Symphony Orchestra

    La Crosse Symphony Orchestra: Hollywood Treasures

    Viterbo University Fine Arts Center 900 Viterbo Drive, La Crosse

    Imagine some of the greatest scores of The Golden Age of Hollywood, paired with contemporary favorites like Harry Potter and Mission Impossible — and you have the perfect Movie Night at the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra! Once again, Dustin and Dominique Luecke are your hosts. To top it all off, the La Crosse Youth Symphony joins the […]

  • Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony – Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra

    Hamilton Fine Arts Center W220 N6151 Town Line Road, Sussex, Wisconsin, United States

    Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” remains one of the pioneering works of the Romantic Era, and Mayer’s Overture No. 2 opens the concert with another Romantic Era Masterpiece. In addition, enjoy selections from Bizet’s delightful l’Arlsienne Suite.   Emilie Mayer Overture No. 2 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Georges Bizet Selections from I’Arlesienne Suites No. 1 and 2

    $12 – $25
  • Faith, Persistence, and Celebration

    Bradley Symphony Center 212 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, United States

    Festival City Symphony will close its classical season with an inspiring program that unites the voices of two compelling contemporary composers with the warmth of a Romantic symphonic gem. The […]

    Free
  • Music from China – Silk & Bamboo

    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 914 Knapp St, Milwaukee, United States

    Rich sonorities and compelling melodies of sizhu music are invoked by musicians performing on traditional Chinese instruments including the erhu, pipa, zheng, and dizi. The ensemble presents masterworks from the […]

    $10.00 – $70.00
  • Fantasia!

    First Presbyterian Church – Racine 716 College Avenue, Racine, United States

    The Choral Arts Society unleashes flights of fancy in the works of Faure, Bach, and Vaughan Williams. With its crashingly rebellious solo piano part, Fantasia on the Old 104th echoes […]

    $25.00