Music & Dance Archives - 51 REPORT /news/section/music-dance/ News from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:30:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Guitar students and alumni win major festivals throughout North America /news/guitar-students-and-alumni-win-major-festivals-throughout-north-america/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:00:09 +0000 /news/?p=136707 During the summer of 2024, UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts guitar students and alumni took center stage at a variety of festivals throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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]]> 51 student reflects on ‘crazy, amazing, exciting’ Super Bowl experience /news/uwm-student-reflects-on-crazy-amazing-exciting-super-bowl-experience/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:52:45 +0000 /news/?p=130214 Junior dance student Davien Holton was one of the dancers on the field during the halftime show. More than 129 million people watched the show.

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]]> NEA grant to fund creation of dance work at 51 with noted choreographer David Roussève /news/nea-grant-to-fund-creation-of-dance-work-at-uwm-with-noted-choreographer-david-rousseve/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:09:56 +0000 /news/?p=130057 With the $50,000 grant, the Department of Dance will work with community partner Diverse and Resilient and 51’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center to launch “Care: Illuminating Milwaukee’s Queer and Trans Vogue Dance Community.”

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]]> Prowl Radio is 51’s new student-run station /news/prowl-radio-is-uwms-new-student-run-station/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:56:29 +0000 /news/?p=123530 When student Alexis Treadway discovered the university didn’t have a radio station, she did something about it. Now, it’s a source of fostering community and provides a means of learning valuable skills.

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]]> 51 guitar student shares his music, wins prizes around the world /news/uwm-guitar-student-shares-his-music-wins-prizes-around-the-world/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:57:07 +0000 /news/?p=123536 Kevin Loh, a second-year master’s degree student in 51’s classical guitar program, is racking up an impressive number of awards in international guitar competitions. 

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]]> Alum passing along the magic of music to youth with Latino Arts Strings /news/alum-passing-along-the-magic-of-music-to-youth-with-latino-arts-strings/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 04:49:24 +0000 /news/?p=116391 Music changed her life. In Milwaukee, the program founded by Dinorah Márquez Abadiano has given a similar chance to hundreds of students over the past 20 years.

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]]> Student’s micro-opera delves into #MeToo movement /news/students-micro-opera-delves-into-metoo-movement/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:14:30 +0000 /news/?p=89987 How do you turn a hashtag into an opera? That’s the challenge a 51 student faced when she decided to turn #MeToo into a musical production.

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]]> Virtual show ‘Falldances’ kicks off Peck School 2020 season /news/virtual-show-falldances-kicks-off-peck-school-2020-season/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:18:03 +0000 /news/?p=85821 The season must go on despite the pandemic. The Peck School of the Arts is opening its fall 2020 season Sept. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. with a virtual performance that features a collaborative program of dance, film and an original composition.

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]]> 51 alum resurrects long-lost Bob Dylan song /news/uwm-alum-resurrects-long-lost-bob-dylan-song/ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:53:05 +0000 /news/?p=73835 When Milwaukee musician Trapper Schoepp saw the lyrics that his musical hero had written about Wisconsin, he knew he had to bring the song to life. With Dylan's approval, he did.

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]]> 51 musicians play on Grammy-winning album /news/uwm-musicians-play-on-grammy-winning-album/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:56:15 +0000 /news/?p=69043 Composer Mason Bates took home the Grammy for Best Opera Recording of 2018 for the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra’s recording of “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.” Flint, associate professor in the department of music, played French horn on the Grammy-winning album. Levy, adjunct instructor and chamber music coach, played clarinet.

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