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Symphony E-News & Stories, April 2021

Apr 13, 2021 | 20-21 Symphony Season, E-News & Stories, Madison Symphony Orchestra

Tags: Ansel Norris, Bach, Best of Madison, Forward Theater, Greg Zelek, John DeMain, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, MSOL Connect, Olbrich Gardens, Organ, Overture Center, Parties of Note, Rachel Barton Pine, RBP, Rick Mackie, Score Newsletter, The Score

Our fourth E-News of 2021 highlights The Score Newsletter, the upcoming organ concert with Greg Zelek and Ansel Norris, and Executive Director Richard Mackie’s retirement. Plus, learn more about MSOL Connect, and much more!

Partner Story, MSO Executive Director Richard Mackie to Retire on July 1

Mar 30, 2021 | Madison Symphony Orchestra, Partner Stories

Tags: Baton Rouge Symphony, Edgewood College, Ellsworth Brown, Executive Director, John DeMain, Lindsay Christians, Madison Symphony, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, musicians, Overture Concert Organ, Richard Mackie, symphony, The Capital Times

Partner story, Madison Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Richard Mackie to Retire on July 1, by Lindsay Christians

PRESS RELEASE: MSO Executive Director Richard Mackie to Retire on July 1, 2021

Mar 29, 2021 | Madison Symphony Orchestra, Press Releases

Tags: Baton Rouge Symphony, Edgewood College, Ellsworth Brown, Executive Director, John DeMain, Madison Symphony, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, musicians, Overture Concert Organ, Richard Mackie, symphony

PRESS RELEASE: Madison Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Richard Mackie Set to Retire on July 1, 2021 After 22 Years of Service

Artist Story, Home Is Where the Art Is, Young Artist Series, Jessica and Sophia Jiang

Mar 28, 2021 | Artist Stories, Education, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Video

Tags: artist, Bolz Young Artist Competition, Dvořák, Home is where the art is, HomeWithArtists, Jessica Jiang, Madison Symphony Orchestra, music, piano, Sophia Jiang, story, The Final Forte, Wisconsin Young Artists Compete, Young Artist Series

Jessica and Sophia Jiang, both winners of The Final Forte, perform one of Dvorák’s four-handed Slavonic Dances — followed by a conversation. This is part of our “Home Is Where the Art Is, Young Artist” series of stories.

PRESS RELEASE: MSO Announces Musician Relief Payments For the Entire 2020–2021 Season

Mar 25, 2021 | 20-21 Symphony Season, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Press Releases

Tags: 20-21 season, A Madison Symphony Christmas, Concert on the Green, concerts, Fall Youth Conocerts, fund, Greg Zelek, John DeMain, Link Up, Madison Symphony, musicians, Organ, Overture Center for the Arts, Paul Jacobs, relief, Richard Mackie, Spring Young People's Concert, symphony, Symphony Soup, The Final Forte, virtual

PRESS RELEASE: Madison Symphony Orchestra Announces Musician Relief Payments For the Entire 2020–2021 Season

Where Are They Now? — Ben Seeger, 2009 Finalist of The Final Forte

Mar 23, 2021 | Education

Tags: artist, Ben Seeger, Bolz Young Artist Competition, The Final Forte, Violin

Learn more about Ben Seeger, a finalist of The Final Forte 2009 — how his musical upbringings led to his participation in the competition, and what he’s up to now.

Symphony E-News & Stories, March 2021

Mar 19, 2021 | 20-21 Symphony Season, E-News & Stories, Madison Symphony Orchestra

Tags: American Players Theatre, Ansel Norris, APT, Bach, Bolz Young Artist Competition, Education, Greg Zelek, John DeMain, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, MSOL Connect, Naha Greenholtz, Organ, Overture Center, The Final Forte, WYSO

Our March E-News features upcoming events including a free virtual Organ concert with Greg Zelek and trumpet soloist Ansel Norris, a new MSOL Connect event, winners of The Final Forte 2021, and more!

Youth Education Initiatives Highlight

Mar 5, 2021 | Diversity, Education

Tags: Bolz Young Artist Competition, Capitol Theater, Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, Fall Youth Concerto Competition, Fall Youth Concerts, Inc., Link Up, Overture Center, Sphinx Competition, Spring Young People's Concert, Symphony Soup, The Final Forte, The Links, Up Close and Musical, Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras, WYSO

Organizations in the Madison area and around the midwest are taking steps to introduce a new generation of music lovers to classical music. Here are five programs we think you should know about in the interest of music education.