Stories indexed under: Music

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• Choral Union, Symphony Orchestra commemorate Ralph Vaughan Williams April 30, 2008 The UW-Madison Choral Union and Symphony Orchestra will perform under the direction of Beverly Taylor at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, at the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater.
• Stanley, students sing praises of reading April 10, 2008 When Leotha Stanley was 13 years old, he played the piano at the funeral home on North Avenue in Milwaukee for some extra money.
• Hot subjects—Music 319: Musical Ethnicities of Wisconsin Feb. 12, 2008 Most students are surprised to find on the timetable that a Wisconsin-focused class could fulfill their ethnic studies requirement. But music professor Susan Cook says her new class takes a broad view of both music and ethnicity, diving into the use of music in ethnic settlements in Wisconsin since the 1800s, such as the Swiss in New Glarus and Germans in Milwaukee. She will also explore the musical traditions of Native Americans and recent Hmong immigrants.
• Playing double: A UW pianist gets hands-on with a unique instrument Feb. 5, 2008 Christopher Taylor has two pianos in his campus studio. One has eighty-eight keys; the other has almost twice that many. Taylor, an assistant professor of music, is the unofficial keeper of a double-keyboard Steinway.
• Gifts establish ‘best ever’ UW-Madison music scholarships Dec. 18, 2007 Glen A. Skillrud and Winifred Skillrud of San Antonio, Texas, have made gifts to establish what are being called the two best undergraduate scholarships in the history of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music.
• Late fall unveils a banquet of choral music opportunities Nov. 15, 2007 The end of the semester is high performance season for the university's choral groups, when they present pieces they have mastered while perfecting their ensemble singing skills.
• Recent sightings: Hot summer nights July 6, 2007
• Recent sightings: Carillon lesson May 11, 2007
• Wisconsin’s rural life inspires a classical composition May 8, 2007 When Martha Glowacki asked rural sociologist Michael Bell to offer commentary about "Wisconsin's People on the Land," the art exhibition she co-curated for the Wisconsin Academy's James Watrous Gallery, she thought he might say something about the state's rural roots or its long history with agriculture.
• Orchestras director begins new chapter April 25, 2007 James Smith, the newly appointed director of orchestras at the School of Music, did not begin his musical career with an eye on conducting.
• Jazz, spoken word shows coming to Music Hall April 12, 2007 Jazz and spoken-word performances will heat up Music Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus later this month.