The next concert by the Milwaukee Festival Brass will be on Saturday February 27 at 7 PM at the Father Robert V. Carney Performing Arts Center in Pius XI High School, located at 135 N. 76th Street in Milwaukee, just north of I-94. The program is entitled Virtuoso Brass.
Rather than my trying to summarize the program, here are some comments from the MFB Music Director Mark Taylor:
From its humble beginnings as a response to poor social conditions in the rapidly industrializing northern towns of 19th century England, the brass band has always been the people’s orchestra: an ensemble for the community. But with limited resources and little training, those early musicians had to perform the only music available for them, which was often parts for a symphony orchestra. Musical necessity became the mother of technical invention, and brass players quickly learned to play music that had originally been intended for the more nimble string or woodwind instruments. Fast forward to today, when brass bands around the world have a repertoire all their own, yet one that leans heavily on their legacy of being populated by some of the most accomplished amateur musicians in the world.
That tradition continues in present day Milwaukee, when musicians from an incredibly diverse array of communities, professions, and generations meet weekly to form the Milwaukee Festival Brass.
The concert will open with Festmusik der Stadt Wien by Richard Strauss, a stirring fanfare originally written for a city-wide Viennese celebration. Two members of Milwaukee Festival Brass will be featured as soloists in tour-de-force performances, as euphoniumist David Meyer gives the Milwaukee-area premiere of Peter Graham’s In League With Extraordinary Gentlemen. Nathaniel Esten, a member of MFB’s High School Apprentice Program, will display his slide mastery in Tommy Dorsey’s swinging classic, Trombonology. The band’s newly named Assistant Conductor, Tyler Burmeister, will lead the band in a stirring British march, The Gladiator’s Farewell. And the band will cap off its virtuosic demonstration with the hair-raising finale from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
Tickets are $12, $9 for seniors and students, and group rates are available. For more information, see the MFB website.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Young Artist Scholarship Competition coming up
The Lakeshore Symphonic Band will hold its annual Young Artist competition on Wednesday evening March 2. Student musicians from area school bands are encouraged to audition. The winner of the competition will perform a solo piece with the band at the LSB concert on Sunday May 22. Previous winners come from all types of wind and percussion instruments. This is a great opportunity for the budding musician.
Please see the LSB web site for all the details and the application. Applicants must have all materials submitted by February 19.
Good luck to all!
Please see the LSB web site for all the details and the application. Applicants must have all materials submitted by February 19.
Good luck to all!
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Music Director needed
The Lakeshore Symphonic Band is in need of a new Music Director. Mr. Clay Wacholz and his family have moved out of state. Unfortunately, it occurred in the middle of the concert season.
The Lakeshore Symphonic Band performs the majority of their concerts in the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center at the high school. They also hold a Young Artist Scholarship Competition every year, with the winner performing with the band in the spring.
Applications are due by February 15th. For all the details, please see the Lakeshore Symphonic Band web site.
The Lakeshore Symphonic Band performs the majority of their concerts in the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center at the high school. They also hold a Young Artist Scholarship Competition every year, with the winner performing with the band in the spring.
Applications are due by February 15th. For all the details, please see the Lakeshore Symphonic Band web site.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Chamber music and Valentines Day
This week the news has been slow, but I can remind you of the Chamber Music concert set for Sunday the 31st. The Concord Chamber Orchestra will present a wonderfully varied concert of chamber music at the North Shore Congregational Church in Fox Point beginning at 1:30. And there will be no NFL game that day, so there is no conflict! Get all the details from their web page.
And then there is the upcoming Valentines Dinner / Concerts presented by the Menomonee Falls Symphony on February 12 and 13 at the Silver Spring Country Club. It is a great evening to spend with that special someone, but you do have to order tickets in advance. For all the information and to order tickets, see the MFSO web site.
And then there is the upcoming Valentines Dinner / Concerts presented by the Menomonee Falls Symphony on February 12 and 13 at the Silver Spring Country Club. It is a great evening to spend with that special someone, but you do have to order tickets in advance. For all the information and to order tickets, see the MFSO web site.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Chamber Music
It isn't very often that community music groups perform chamber music. Usually when they do, it is one piece on a program. That's why the next concert by the Concord Chamber Orchestra is special. The entire concert is a collection of small chamber pieces put together by the orchestra members themselves.
The concert will be on Sunday January 31 at the North Shore Congregational Church in Fox Point, and it begins at 1:30 PM. I must point out that the Super Bowl is the following week, so no football will be missed by attending the concert!
The music will be varied, from voice and bass clarinet, to string quartet, to octet. Rather than listing all of the program details here, please check the Concord Chamber Orchestra web site for more information and to order tickets online.
And enjoy the concert!
The concert will be on Sunday January 31 at the North Shore Congregational Church in Fox Point, and it begins at 1:30 PM. I must point out that the Super Bowl is the following week, so no football will be missed by attending the concert!
The music will be varied, from voice and bass clarinet, to string quartet, to octet. Rather than listing all of the program details here, please check the Concord Chamber Orchestra web site for more information and to order tickets online.
And enjoy the concert!
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Special Event for Valentines Weekend
The Menomonee Falls Symphony is hosting two Valentines Weekend dinner / concerts at the Silver Spring Country Club. You can enjoy a wonderful buffet dinner and concert on Friday evening February 12 or Saturday evening February 13. The doors open at 5:30 with dinner served at 6:30. The concert begins after dinner.
The special guest of the MFSO will be vocalist Taryn Whipple. Taryn has had lead roles in numerous musical shows and is a frequently sought-after performer both locally and around the country. Her performance with the orchestra will focus on the music of love, which comes with many intoxicating rhythms.
The MFSO will also have their very popular raffle baskets as a part of the fund-raising efforts.
The event is a lot of fun, the food is good, and the concert is a great conclusion to a wonderful evening. For more information and to order tickets, please see the MFSO web site.
The special guest of the MFSO will be vocalist Taryn Whipple. Taryn has had lead roles in numerous musical shows and is a frequently sought-after performer both locally and around the country. Her performance with the orchestra will focus on the music of love, which comes with many intoxicating rhythms.
The MFSO will also have their very popular raffle baskets as a part of the fund-raising efforts.
The event is a lot of fun, the food is good, and the concert is a great conclusion to a wonderful evening. For more information and to order tickets, please see the MFSO web site.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
The upcoming concert calendar
Many of the community music groups are just restarting rehearsals. As information becomes available, it will be posted here. In the meantime, here is a calendar of concerts for the spring season of 2016. Something for the refrigerator door!
January
January
· Sun. 31 1:30 Concord Chamber Orchestra at Nicolet High School performing Chamber Music
February
· Fri. 12 6:30 Menomonee Falls Symphony performing a dinner concert at the Silver Spring Country Club
· Sat. 13 6:30 Menomonee Falls Symphony performing a dinner concert at the Silver Spring Country Club
· Sat. 27 7:00 Milwaukee Festival Brass at Pius XI High School Performing Arts Center
· Sun. 28 4:00 Lakeshore Symphonic Band at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center
March- Sat. 12 7:00 Concord Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa
- Sat. 20 7:00 Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Concert Band at Wisconsin Lutheran College
· Fri. 22 7:00 Greenfield Concert Band at Whitnall High School
· Sat. 23 7:30 Menomonee Falls Symphony at the Sussex Hamilton Fine Arts Center
· Fri. 29 7:30 Waukesha Area Symphonic Band at Carroll University
May
· Sat. 21 7:00 Concord Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
· Sun. 22 3:00 Milwaukee Festival Brass at Pius XI High School Performing Arts Center
· Sun. 22 4:00 Lakeshore Symphonic Band at Cedarburg Performing Arts Center
· Mon. 30 3:00 Wauwatosa Community Band performing a Memorial Day Observance at the Milwaukee
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