Mon, 04/23/2018 - 12:00pm |
Soprano Elizabeth Caballero - Stephanie Elkins talks to Cuban-American soprano Elizabeth Caballero who will be performing Florencia in el Amazonas (in Spanish with a projected English translation) with the Madison Opera this Friday, April 27 and Sunday, April 29 in Overture Hall in Madison. Ms. Caballero just performed throughout the United States and South America. |
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Fri, 04/20/2018 - 12:00pm |
Violinist Ilya Kaler - Ruthanne Bessman welcomes violinist Ilya Kaler who will be performing with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra this evening in the Capitol Theater in the Overture Center in Madison. He is the winner of three international violin competition gold medals and has released several highly acclaimed recordings for the Naxos label. |
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Mon, 04/16/2018 - 12:00pm |
Wisconsin Youth Symphany Orchestras Ensembles II - Three ensembles including a string quartet, a woodwind quintet and brass quintet from the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) perform live from Wisconsin Public Radio's Buck Studio. Norman again talks to the WYSO Chamber Music Program Director Karl Lavine about the program. The ensembles perform selections from Haydn's String Quartet No. 2 in D minor , Charles Lefebvre's Suite Opus 37 , and Victor Ewald's Brass Quintet No. 1 . |
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Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00pm |
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras Ensembles I - Three ensembles from the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) perform live from Wisconsin Public Radio's Buck Studio. Norman talks to the WYSO Chamber Music Program Director Karl Lavine about the program. The enembles perform selections from Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 in F, and Franz Schubert's "Trout" Quintet . |
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Thu, 04/12/2018 - 12:00pm |
Augustin Hadelich - Grammy winning violinist Augustin Hadelich joins Norman for the Midday to discuss violin and his upcoming performance of the Dvořák concerto with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in Overture Hall on April 13-15, 2018. See the animated rendition of Augustin's performance of Paganini's Caprice No. 17 for solo violin:
Guest(s): Augustin Hadelich |
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Wed, 04/11/2018 - 12:00pm |
Robert Gehrenbeck - Robert Gehrenbeck, director of the Wisconsin Chamber Choir, joins the Midday to talk choir and music. The Wisconsin Chamber Choir performs in Madison on April 13 and in Milwaukee on April 21, with a show featuring North and South American pieces.
Guest(s): Robert Gehrenbeck |
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Mon, 04/09/2018 - 12:00pm |
Mike Leckrone and the UW Band - Longtime University of Wisconsin Marching Band director Mike Leckrone joins Norman at Midday to talk about his experience in band music. Since 1969, Leckrone has changed the marching band experience in Madison and has since started the Varsity Band to play non-football events.The Varsity Band will be performing April 19-21 at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Guest(s): Mike Leckrone |
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Fri, 04/06/2018 - 12:00pm |
Katie Johnson-Webb and Kirstin Ihde - Norman welcomes French hornist Katie Johnson-Webb and pianist Kirstin Ihde to the WPR performance studio in Madison. Johnson-Webb is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville while Ihde is Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. They will be performing together at several recitals including UW-Oshkosh on Saturday, April 7, Luther College in Decorah, Iowa on Sunday, April 8 and the University of Iowa on April 10, 2018. |
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Thu, 04/05/2018 - 12:00pm |
Brandi Berry - From Baroque to Bluegrass - Brandi Berry is a Chicago-based violinist and fiddler who will be performing with the Madison Bach Musicians this weekend at the First Unitarian Society in Madison. She holds degrees in violin performance from Indiana University and the University of North Texas and is a member of the group " The Bach and Beethoven Experience ." She plays several Scottish and Irish pieces in our studio. Violinist Brandi Berry - Studio photo by Allen Rieland |
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Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:00pm |
Trevor Stephenson - Norman welcomes harpsichordist and pianist Trevor Stephenson to the Midday. In addition to being a great musician, Stephenson acts as Artistic Director of the Wisconsin-based Madison Bach Musicians . The group will be performing Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and Bach’s Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 on Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8 in the atrium of the First Unitarian Society of Madison. |
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