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  • Promotional image for 51ΑΤΖζ’s New Music Ensemble, featuring colorful abstract art with text that reads: β€œNew Music Ensemble β€” Featuring Music by 51ΑΤΖζ Composition Students.”

    New Music Ensemble Fall Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Room 250 2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI

    The New Music Ensemble (NME) will perform contemporary music ranging from avant-garde, world premieres, and student compositions. The NME is excited to perform this concert full of experimental and challenging music.

  • A 51ΑΤΖζ voice student singing energetically into a microphone during a Pop Ensemble performance at the Recital Hall.

    51ΑΤΖζ Pop Ensemble – Live at Jan Serr Studio

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    51ΑΤΖζ’sΒ PopΒ EnsembleΒ brings chart-topping commercial music to life with student-led performances featuring rock, R&B, funk, and more. Don’t miss this dynamic showcase of tomorrow’s top talent!

  • A pile of audio cables circles the copy "UW-MESS" on a black background

    UW-MESS Interactive Electronic Music Showcase

    Music Building, Electronic Music Studios B60 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI

    Students enrolled in Interactive Electronic Music, representing UW-MESS (51ΑΤΖζ Electroacoustic Sound Studios), will showcase their final projects in a concert featuring all-new works of interactive electronic music!

  • Director Scott Corley stands on a podium with his baton in front of the 51ΑΤΖζ Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) at the spacious Bader Hall.

    Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") presents a program of contemporary and traditional symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire. This concert will include some season favorites that are a UWAY tradition!

  • Vocal Arts Festival Warm-Up

    Vocal Arts Festival

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI

    The Vocal Arts Festival provides an opportunity for skilled high school singers to interact with, perform for, and join their voices with peers from around the region. Participants have the chance to learn and grow as both soloists and choral artists.

  • A 51ΑΤΖζ opera student with a beard, dressed in a suit performs the Dido and Aeneas opera.

    51ΑΤΖζ Vocal Showcase Recital

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Presented as part of theΒ VocalΒ Arts Festival but open to the public, theΒ VocalΒ ShowcaseΒ RecitalΒ is 75 minutes of solo singing in a wide variety of styles (classical, musical theatre, commercial music, and jazz) from 16 undergraduate 51ΑΤΖζ voice majors. Join us to hear these exceptional singers present a professional-quality, entertaining, and engaging performance!

  • A diverse group of students singing together at the 51ΑΤΖζ Vocal Arts Festival.

    Vocal Arts Festival Final Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The 2026 51ΑΤΖζ Vocal Arts Festival concludes with a final free concert open to the public. Join us to hear 51ΑΤΖζ's flagship Concert Chorale and the 51ΑΤΖζ Vocal Arts Festival Honor Choir comprising 120 select students from around Wisconsin and …

  • Three people in black outfits wearing pig noses, standing on stage with a fourth person in a pink jacket at the side.

    Miscast 2026

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Miscast is a style of musical theatre cabaret that leans into the comedy of playing outside of one’s preconceived β€œtype.” Think of β€œCell Block Tango” from Chicago performed by square-dancing country singers. Come join in the fun as the 51ΑΤΖζ Performing Arts students play against their β€œtype”!

  • Four musicians holding violin, flute, clarinet, and cello against purple, blue, yellow, and pink backgrounds.

    Hub New Music

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Detroit-based ensembleΒ Hub New Music has been called "a prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire" by The Washington Post. In its second performance at 51ΑΤΖζ, Hub shares commissioned works for its distinct ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello.

  • Logo for the musical RENT with bold letters in red, green, yellow, and blue on black.

    RENT

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

    The UW-Milwaukee Voice Area and Opera Theatre is proud to present RENT by Jonathan Larson preceded by a special performance of scenes from La BohΓ¨me by Giacomo Puccini. Experience Larson's groundbreaking musical that reshaped the landscape of American music theater. Set in New York’s East Village during the 1990s arts and activist movement,Β RENTΒ follows a community of young artists navigating love, loss, creativity, and the realities of illness and economic hardship. Its blend of rock, pop, and lyrical storytelling continues to connect deeply with audiences.

  • Banner reading β€œ51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble” on a blue abstract background with circular line patterns

    51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble presents an exciting concert showcasing guest artists, international collaborators, and high school musicians from near and far. The program features Hub New Music performing Gala Flagello’s new workΒ Bird-While, as well as ItalianΒ music students and conductors from cultural exchange programs as part of the International Music Project. We’re also thrilled to welcome select high school band students as they sit in with the Wind Ensemble for a side-by-side performance experience with UW–Milwaukee graduate and undergraduate music students.

  • 51ΑΤΖζ Dance student dancing on stage under vibrant red lighting.

    Songs of Jubilation

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    A celebration of excellence and talent from Theatre, Dance, and Music students for Black History Month!Β Songs of JubilationΒ consists of vocal and dance performances to songs by your favorite Black artists and composers.

  • 51ΑΤΖζ String Academy students perform with violins at the 51ΑΤΖζ Recital Hall with piano, teachers, and audience.

    51ΑΤΖζ String Academy Spring Concert

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The 51ΑΤΖζ String Academy presents a faculty chamber music recital featuring works by Brahms and Mozart, along with performances by students from the String Academy Violin Virtuosi and the Milwaukee Cello InstituteΒ I Cellisti.

  • A 51ΑΤΖζ opera student with a beard, dressed in a suit performs the Dido and Aeneas opera.

    First and Second Year Voice Recital

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Come support 51ΑΤΖζ’s rising vocalists as they take the stage for an evening of beautiful music and big milestones! Featuring first and second-year students from the Voice Area, this recital highlights their growth, artistry, and passion through selections spanning classical, musical theatre, and beyond. A celebration of fresh talent and bright futures!

  • World Percussion Night promo image

    World Percussion Night

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Area hosts World Percussion Night in the beautiful Jan Serr Studio, featuring special guest Ho Etsu Taiko alongside the 51ΑΤΖζ Steel PANthers Steel Band and other student ensembles. Audiences will love the upbeat, exciting energy of Japanese Taiko, Brazilian Samba, and West African drumming in addition to traditional and arranged music for Trinidadian steel pans performed by 51ΑΤΖζ students and faculty with vibrant community ensembles.

  • Orchestra performing on a concert hall stage under large text announcing the event.

    51ΑΤΖζ Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winner’s Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Symphony Orchestra concert, conducted by Dr. Jun Kim, will feature soprano Lexi Smith and hornist Evan Goodson, winners of the 2025-26 51ΑΤΖζ Concerto Competition, in performances of two iconic works by Richard Strauss.

  • Director Scott Corley stands on a podium with his baton in front of the 51ΑΤΖζ Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) at the spacious Bader Hall.

    Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) β€œAll-Stars” In Concert!

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") presents a program of contemporary and traditional symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire. We welcome members of the 2026 UWAY "All-Star" Band in this shared performance!

  • Two photos of Anthony Di Sanza: playing a hand drum on stage and sitting on a wooden bench outdoors.

    Percussion Guest Artist | Anthony Di Sanza

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI

    Anthony Di Sanza has performed and presented master classes throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Di Sanza serves as percussion professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he was recognized in 2020 with the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship.

  • 51ΑΤΖζ Jazz Ensemble led by Director Dave Bayles performing in Kenilworth Square East Jan Serr Studio.

    Jazz Ensembles

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

    Join us for an evening of jazz featuring the 51ΑΤΖζ Jazz Ensemble, the 51ΑΤΖζ Afro-Caribbean Jazz Orchestra and the 51ΑΤΖζ Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY).

  • Director Thomas Gamboa stands at the podium with a baton in hand while directing the 51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble.

    Wind Band Conducting Symposium

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI

    The Wind Band Conducting Symposium will focus on enhancing conducting, score study, and wind band teaching. Conducting participants will conduct the 51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble or Symphony Band while receiving feedback from the conducting faculty. Session topics also include conducting pedagogy, rehearsal techniques, and musicianship. Attendees may participate as either a Conducting Participant or an Observing Auditor. Conducting participants will also have the opportunity to conduct one of the large wind bands in concert at the end of the symposium.