As we get closer to the end of the concert season, there are fewer new concerts to mention. So this week I will remind everyone of the upcoming concert by the Menomonee Falls Symphony on Saturday April 22 in the Sussex Hamilton Fine Arts Center.
Dramatic Scores of the Masters will begin at 7:30. Tickets can be purchased from the MFSO web site or at the door. See you there.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Add this to your calendar
The final concert of the Concord Chamber Orchestra for the season will be on Saturday May 13 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa. This concert is special in that the CCO founder, Maestro John Parfey, will be in attendance to guest conduct a piece. The concert will begin at 7 PM.
Here's the program as it stands today:
The CCO concerts are always enjoyable and well worth the time and cost. See you there.
Here's the program as it stands today:
- Leonore Overture No. 3 • Beethoven
- Three Pieces from Schindler's List • Williams
- “Walk to Paradise Garden” from A Village Romeo and Juliet • Delius
- Romeo & Juliet Fantasy • Tchaikovsky
- West Side Story Selections • Bernstein
The CCO concerts are always enjoyable and well worth the time and cost. See you there.
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Concert Preview: Milwaukee Festival Brass
The Milwaukee Festival Brass will perform music of "the other down under" when they present Impressions of New Zealand. The concert is on Saturday afternoon April 29 at 3:30 PM in the chapel at Concordia University of Wisconsin in Mequon. The program will evoke the many varied landscapes and
cultural traditions of this distant island nation.
The concert will open with Gareth Wood’s majestic Hinemoa: a celebration of the Maori origins of New Zealand. Several of the band’s members will be featured as soloists. Soprano cornetist David Magoon and flugelhorn Andy Brinza will perform selections based on folk songs from New Zealand. The landscapes of New Zealand inspired Peter Jackson to film his Lord of the Rings trilogy there, and the band will present a selection of music from the film score.
The concert also provides an opportunity to salute the achievements of bass trombonist Kelly Eshbaugh, who is completing her masters degree in trombone performance at UW-Milwaukee. The band will feature Kelly in a complete performance of Chris Brubeck Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, adapted for the brass band.
Tickets are available at the Concordia University box office. And the MFB web site has more information.
The concert will open with Gareth Wood’s majestic Hinemoa: a celebration of the Maori origins of New Zealand. Several of the band’s members will be featured as soloists. Soprano cornetist David Magoon and flugelhorn Andy Brinza will perform selections based on folk songs from New Zealand. The landscapes of New Zealand inspired Peter Jackson to film his Lord of the Rings trilogy there, and the band will present a selection of music from the film score.
The concert also provides an opportunity to salute the achievements of bass trombonist Kelly Eshbaugh, who is completing her masters degree in trombone performance at UW-Milwaukee. The band will feature Kelly in a complete performance of Chris Brubeck Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, adapted for the brass band.
Tickets are available at the Concordia University box office. And the MFB web site has more information.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Concert Preview: Menomonee Falls Symphony
The Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra will perform Dramatic Scores of the Masters on Saturday April 22 at the Hamilton Fine Arts Center in Sussex. The concert begins at 7 PM.
Featured on the program are the first and second place winners of the orchestra's Young Artist Competition. Violinist Manual Lindin and violinist Alexander Zhu will both demonstrate their winning techniques.
The program includes the Coriolanus Overture of Beethoven, Barber's Adagio for Strings, and dramatic music from Aaron Copeland.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please see the MFSO web site.
Featured on the program are the first and second place winners of the orchestra's Young Artist Competition. Violinist Manual Lindin and violinist Alexander Zhu will both demonstrate their winning techniques.
The program includes the Coriolanus Overture of Beethoven, Barber's Adagio for Strings, and dramatic music from Aaron Copeland.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please see the MFSO web site.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
WASB to welcome a special guest and a reminder for the CCO concert
The Waukesha Area Symphonic Band will perform a special concert with the Madison Brass Band on Sunday March 26 at 3 PM in Shattuck Auditorium on the campus of Carroll University. And if that is not wonderful news, here is more: the concert is free!
Check out the WASB web site or the Madison Brass Band web site for more information.
You don't want to miss this one.
And don't forget the concert by the Concord Chamber Orchestra the evening before, Saturday the 25th, at St. Matthew's in Wauwatosa. The concert features the concerto competition winner, Emily Tisdel, violin, performing the Tchaikovsky violin concerto. The concert begins at 7. See you there.
Check out the WASB web site or the Madison Brass Band web site for more information.
You don't want to miss this one.
And don't forget the concert by the Concord Chamber Orchestra the evening before, Saturday the 25th, at St. Matthew's in Wauwatosa. The concert features the concerto competition winner, Emily Tisdel, violin, performing the Tchaikovsky violin concerto. The concert begins at 7. See you there.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Congratulations are due
Congratulations to the Milwaukee Festival Brass on winning their section at the North American Brass and Association Championships.
The group competed with 5 other brass bands in their section and came out on top for the second year in a row. Let's all give a Woo Hoo! If you are interested in the results of all of the section competitions, check out the NABBA web page.
The group competed with 5 other brass bands in their section and came out on top for the second year in a row. Let's all give a Woo Hoo! If you are interested in the results of all of the section competitions, check out the NABBA web page.
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Tosa Band to perform their mid-winter concert
The Wauwatosa Community Band will perform their mid-winter concert on Tuesday March 14 at the auditorium in Longfellow Middle School. The school is at the corner of 76th Street and North Avenue. The concert will begin at 7 PM.
The concert will include the William Tell Overture, the Symphonic Suite from Star Trek, and a performance of Casey At The Bat. These concerts are always fun and are a great way to introduce younger ones to classical music. Be sure to take your budding young musician to this concert.
The concert will include the William Tell Overture, the Symphonic Suite from Star Trek, and a performance of Casey At The Bat. These concerts are always fun and are a great way to introduce younger ones to classical music. Be sure to take your budding young musician to this concert.
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