Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall

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2419 E. 51ΑΤΖζ.
Milwaukee, WI 53211

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  • 51ΑΤΖζ Music Wind Ensemble Band CAL PLACEHOLDER

    51ΑΤΖζ Symphony Band Concert

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

    Join the 51ΑΤΖζ Symphony Band for their spectacular concert full of repertoire by living composers, band standards, and featuring the various musical talents of 51ΑΤΖζ students!

  • 51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Logo in black, white and gold featuring a snare drum and pair of drum sticks

    51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Ensemble

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

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Ensemble presents its annual fall concert featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods. The program will include recent works by Alexis Lamb, Steven Snowden, Nathan Daughrey, and Jlin alongside classic works by Mark Ford (β€œStubernic”), Lou Harrison (β€œBomba”), and Edgard VarΓ©se (β€œIonisation”).

  • 51ΑΤΖζ Choral and orchestral groups performing with numerous musicians directed by Zack Durlam at Bader Hall.

    Choral & Orchestral Masterworks

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

    Join the 51ΑΤΖζ Choirs and Symphony Orchestra for their annual Masterworks Concert.

  • Graphic reading "Prelude: Day in the Life of a Music Major’" with a person playing a woodwind instrument against a blue‑green background.

    Prelude: Day in the Life of a Music Major

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

    Remember what it was like when you first picked up your instrument or sang in front of an audience? That moment was the beginning of your life as a musician. And now that your skills are strengthening in high school, it’s time to think about college as your next step to lifelong success in the music industry. See for yourself what it is like to be a music major at UW-Milwaukee.

  • 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") will present a concert of chamber ensemble pieces and repertoire for a large, symphonic wind-band.

  • 51ΑΤΖζ Music Wind Ensemble Band CAL PLACEHOLDER

    51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble Concert

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

    Join the 51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble for their first concert of the season.

  • 51ΑΤΖζ Concert Chorale led by Director Zack Durlam shows appreciation after a performance at 51ΑΤΖζ Zelazo Center.

    Fall Choral Invitational

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

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Concert Chorale presents their first concert of the year joined by choirs from area high schools.

  • A closeup of 51ΑΤΖζ's Concert Chorale performing in black attire on risers in the Zelazo Center.

    Fall Choral Showcase

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

    Join 51ΑΤΖζ's Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus for their first concert of the 2025-26 school year!

  • Graphic reading β€˜Milwaukee Korea Day – Celebration at 51ΑΤΖζ’ with red and blue brush‑stroke design and a circular Korean flag motif.

    Korea Day Celebration & Symphony Orchestra Concert

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

    The Korean American Faculty & Staff Association at 51ΑΤΖζ and Korean American Association of Milwaukee host the 2025 Milwaukee KOREA Day (λ°€μ›Œν‚€ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ λ‚ ) Celebration.

  • Large group rehearsal in an auditorium, with a conductor and pianist onstage as participants stand closely together holding sheet music.

    Sing Out! Tenor-Bass Festival

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

    SingΒ OutΒ brings together 750+ 9th-12th grade and 350+ 7th-8th grade tenor-bassΒ singers from over 60 schools from around Wisconsin and Illinois. No advance preparation is required; students learn pieces at the festival and conclude the morning with the high school and middle school choirsΒ singing for one another and together. Additional activities include performances by the 51ΑΤΖζ Tenor-Bass Choir and interest and reading sessions for directors.

  • The University Community Orchestra stand and receive applause from the audience at the 51ΑΤΖζ Zelazo Center.

    CANCELED – University Community Orchestra Summer Concert

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

    Please join us for the 51ΑΤΖζ University Community Orchestra’s annual summer concert. Our music will include lighter and standard orchestra repertoire.

  • The Fine Arts Quartet stand while holding their stringed instruments on a concert hall stage.

    The Fine Arts Quartet perform Mozart, Schumann & DvoΕ™Γ‘k

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

    The prestigious Fine Arts Quartet, Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, violins, Gil Sharon, viola, and Niklas Schmidt, cello will offer aΒ FREEΒ concert featuring works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann and AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ‘k. Pre-talk begins at 2 p.m.

  • 51ΑΤΖζ Music Wind Ensemble Band CAL PLACEHOLDER

    51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble Concert

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

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble will perform their final concert of the academic year featuring the Wind Band Concerto Competition Winner, Britni Cohen-Wichner.

  • A closeup of 51ΑΤΖζ's Concert Chorale performing in black attire on risers in the Zelazo Center.

    Celebrating Tenor-Bass Choirs – A Joint Choral Concert

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

    51ΑΤΖζ's Kameraden tenor-bass choir is joined by Vox Ignis, the tenor-bass choir from Carthage College, for a joint choral performance. Join directors Zack Durlam (51ΑΤΖζ), Maggie Burk (Carthage) and singers from 51ΑΤΖζ and Carthage for a collaborative afternoon of choral 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 resident members of the 51ΑΤΖζ Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program (UWAY) welcome aspiring members as part of the UWAY β€œAll-Star” Band and share a special concert performance! The area’s finest middle school and high school age woodwind, brass, and percussion students make-up these ensembles and each student is invited to be a part of this exclusive event at UW-Milwaukee.

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    The Storyteller | 51ΑΤΖζ Wind Ensemble

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

    This program by the UW-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble will feature Professors Kevin Hartman (Trumpet) and Bernard Zinck (Violin) as featured performers on James M. Stephenson’s β€œThe Storyteller,” an homage to long-time Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Trumpet Adolph β€œBud” Herseth (1921-2013). The concert will also include a pair of compositions with celestial inspirations: Roshanne Etezady’s β€œParhelion” and Frank Ticheli’s β€œSymphony No. 2: Apollo Unleashed.” We are pleased to welcome special nominated high school students in Milwaukee who will perform side-by-side at this concert.

  • A large choir performs onstage with a full ensemble, including brass and percussion musicians, in a concert hall before an audience.

    Sounds of the Season Choral Concert

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

    Join 51ΑΤΖζ’s Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus choirs for the final concert of the semester. Enjoy a fun and varied evening of choral music!

  • 51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Logo in black, white and gold featuring a snare drum and pair of drum sticks

    51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Ensemble

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

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Fall concert, featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods. The program will feature Alyssa Weinberg's colorful "Ember II" along with other chamber works: Rich O'Meara's "Puzzle Piece," Juri Seo's "VV," and "The Song of Queztecoatl" by Lou Harrison. Other works showcasing larger ensembles include Blake Tyson's "A Ceiling Full of Stars," Bob Becker's "Atenteben," and "Fanfare for Tambourines" by John Alfieri.

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    Wisconsin Chapter NATS Auditions

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

    The National Association of Teachers of Singing celebrates the art of singing through a series of competitions and auditionsΒ designed to showcase the talented singers, performers and composers who are theΒ rising stars in the profession.

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    Everyone Sang: A Collaborative Choral Celebration

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

    Join 51ΑΤΖζ’s flagship choral ensemble – the Concert Chorale – for an afternoon of choral music. They will be joined by several area high school choirs!