• Marculescu-Stern Vocal Competition

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

    UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts is pleased to announce the 2023-24 Marculescu-Stern Scholarship Competition for voice students. The scholarship endowment was established through a gift to the 51ÁÔÆæ Foundation to honor the memory of Yolanda Marculescu-Stern, and the intentions of Sandu Stern, to support programming and scholarships, especially those in vocal arts.

  • Wisconsin Saxophone Clinic

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

    The Wisconsin Saxophone Clinic (WiSC) aims to empower and inspire saxophonists of all ages to pursue musical excellence through an accessible and inclusive day of learning.

  • Experimental Tuesdays: Queer World Mending – Films from the Flaherty

    51ÁÔÆæ Union Cinema 2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    How can we mend the wounded world if we are open wounds ourselves? Team-curated by MFA candidates and recent grads Sarah Ballard, Magdalena Bermudez, Luciana Decker, Sam Drake, and Liyan Zhao this program will feature a selection of films featured at the 2023 Flaherty Seminar.

  • Experimentals Tuesdays: Short films by Amir George

    51ÁÔÆæ Union Cinema 2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    Amir George creates spiritual stories, juxtaposing sound and image with a non-linear perception. He creates fragmented vignettes that conjure the secret life of objects both found and collected. The characters that inhabit his stories tend to dwell outside of social norms and exist in the space between and in the process of becoming.

  • Jazz Night with special guest Bony Benavides

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

    In celebration of Women's History Month, 51ÁÔÆæ Jazz Night features several compositions by well-known composers Toshiko Akiyoshi and Maria Schneider along with vocal tributes to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn.

  • Fisher/Lau Project

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

    The Fisher/Lau Project (percussion duo of Dr. Abby Fisher and Dr. Matthew Lau) cultivates an international presence through engagements such as the Transplanted Roots Percussion Research Symposium (Brisbane, Australia), Percussive Arts Society International Convention (Indianapolis, USA), and Ensemble Mise-En Curator Series (Brooklyn, USA). F/L Project promotes the contemporary and avant garde aesthetic with clarity and approachability at concerts, engagement at masterclasses, and through their interactive social media presence. With repertoire extending from European master Philippe Manoury to esteemed compositional voices of today including Alex Temple and Jordan Munson, F/L Project works to perform music from a diverse range of composers.

  • Duo Mantar Classical Guitar Concert

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

    Mandolinst Jacob Reuven and Guitarist Adam Levin in concert. Works by Beethoven, Bloch, Monti, and more.

  • 51ÁÔÆæ Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band

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

    A concert by the 51ÁÔÆæ Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band.

  • Duo Chinoiserie Classical Guitar and Guzheng Concert

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

    Founded in 2016, Duo Chinoiserie has emerged as an unparalleled musical phenomenon, captivating audiences with its transcendent performances. Spearheaded by the exceptional talents of Chinese guzheng virtuoso Jing Xia and classical guitarist Bin Hu, this duo comprises two highly accomplished musicians who have attained unrivaled acclaim in their professional fields

  • I Exist Project with Nick May

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

    Saxophonist Nick May will present a concert of original works by living LQBTQ+ composers that he commissioned through his I Exist Project.

  • Animation Showcase

    51ÁÔÆæ Union Cinema 2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    The Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres presents their annual Animation Showcase featuring the latest work of prospective BAs. Programmed by Ethereal Animation prize winner, Elizabeth Whelan, the theme for the animated showcase this year is expression. Student work demonstrates creative expression and highlights their passion for animation in all forms: 2D, stop motion, cutout and 3D animation. Come and show your support for the animation area and the future animators of today!

  • One-Act Operas | Suor Angelica and Curlew River

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

    Join us for 51ÁÔÆæ's Spring Opera Production featuring a double bill of one-act operas!

  • Moving Between Tongues: Choreographing Translation

    Mitchell Hall, Studio 254 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    Department of Dance Student Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Lia Smith-Redmann, Libby Steckmesser, and Rae Zimmerli collaborate with faculty mentor Maria Gillespie to present an informal showing of their choreographic research.  Moving Between Tongues developed from choreographic research exploring meaning making in the pre and post lingual forms of dance. The dancers share the products of their aesthetic practice as a nexus in which auto-ethnography, embodied storytelling, and interdisciplinary performance practice reveal how translation is an embodied and ongoing practice.

  • Jazz Concert Featuring Mitch Towne

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

    Join us for a collection of Jazz performances featuring Mitch Towne on Jazz Organ.

  • Experimental Tuesdays: An Evening with Parastoo Anoushapour

    51ÁÔÆæ Union Cinema 2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    DatesLocationApril 16, 2024 (7–9 p.m.)51ÁÔÆæ Union Cinema Join us for an evening of short films by Parastoo Anoushahpour and stay for a Q&A after the screening. Anoushahpour is an Iranian artist based in Toronto with a moving image practice working …