Save up to 50% on 2023 Symphony Concerts during our Holiday Ticket Sale!
Now through Saturday, December 24
This season, give the gift of music to the special people in your life — or yourself! During our annual Holiday Sale, tickets to our subscription concerts in January, February, April, and May are just $25 or $50. Additionally, select tickets to our single performance of Beyond the Score® in February are just $10 or $25!
Discover more about the concerts and take advantage of the sale before it ends on Saturday, December 24.
Upcoming Performances & Other News
Last day to register for the 2022 Bolz Young Artist Competition!
Registration closes tonight for the Bolz Young Artist Competition, a highly-regarded statewide competition in which Wisconsin’s young musicians compete for scholarships and the opportunity to perform as soloists with the MSO. The competition is open to Wisconsin residents in grades 9–12. The four semifinalists compete in The Final Forte on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Overture Hall.
Wednesday, December 21, 7:00 p.m.
Oakwood Village
Join the Hunt Quartet for a FREE performance at Oakwood Village — University Woods at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21. Members of the group include MSO Musicians Paran Amiriniazari, Hillary Hempel, Jennifer Paulson, and Derek Handley. Pieces on the program include chamber music by Haydn and Schubert. Special thanks to our recital sponsor, Kato Perlman.
In this season of giving, we would like to express our gratitude to our generous donors! Your support helps keep concert tickets affordable and ensures we can bring music into our community through free and low-cost Education and Community Engagement programming.
If you are not already a donor, it isn’t too late to make a gift to the Madison Symphony Orchestra during the 2022 calendar year! Checks postmarked on or before December 31, or gifts made online on or before December 31, will be receipted as 2022 gifts. For any questions about giving through an Individual Retirement Account, Donor Advised Fund or regarding gifts of appreciated stock, contact Leah Schultz, Manager of Individual Giving at lschultz@madisonsymphony.org or (608) 257-3734.
We are honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us! Now through December 31, vote for us through the Target Circle program to help determine how Target’s donation will be divvied up. Make sure to set your preferred store as one of the nine stores located in the Madison area or Southern Wisconsin to be able to cast your vote for the MSO!
On Friday, September 9, 179 music lovers gathered at The Madison Concourse Hotel to celebrate the 97th season of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the presentation of the 2022 John DeMain Award for Outstanding Commitment to Music to Judy Topitzes. The evening featured musical performances by the Rhapsodie Quartet and The Final Forte winner Ellen Zhou, and raised more than $52,000 for the MSO’s Education & Community Engagement Programs.
Community Events
To Space And Back: An Evening Of Piano Trios
Friday, December 16, 7:30 p.m.
Art Lit Lab
Tonight at 7:30 p.m., Arts + Literature will present To Space and Back: An Evening of Piano Trios, featuring Shuguang Gong (piano), Trace Johnson (cello), and Sahada Buckley (violin). Tickets $15 ($10 student/ALL member) in advance online or $20 at the door. Learn more and buy tickets.
Mount Zion Gospel Choir: Gospel Carols
Saturday, December 17
High Point Church, 7702 Old Sauk Road, Madison
The Mount Zion Gospel Choir, under the direction of Tamera and Leotha Stanley, present Gospel Carols at High Point Church tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Come hear a variety of Christmas carols sung in a gospel style with a Stanley twist. Learn more and buy tickets.
Middleton Community Orchestra Holiday Concert
Wednesday, December 21
Hamel Music Center, Madison
Join the Middleton Community Orchestra for their Holiday concert next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Hamel Music Center. Guest artists include Julian Rhee, violin; Justin Kroll, tenor; and Sachie Ueshima, soprano. General Admission is $20, and students are admitted free of charge. Tickets are available at the door and at Willy St. Co-op West. Learn more.
Farley’s House of Pianos 50th Anniversary Event
Through Friday, December 23
6522 Seybold Road, Madison
Founded by Tim and Renée Farley in 1972, Farley’s House of Pianos has been Madison’s piano store for 50 years. To celebrate this anniversary, they are offering 10% off select new and restored pianos, string instruments, and string accessories, and the opportunity to win a Kawai CA59 digital piano or other great prizes when you fill out an entry form at their showroom! Learn more.
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