Jan 18, 2021 | Composers, Diversity, Madison Symphony Orchestra
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African-American,
Augustin Hadelich,
Black History,
Classical Music,
Composers,
Diversity,
Florence Price,
George Walker,
Hiawatha Overture,
John DeMain,
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges,
LA Phil,
Lyric for Strings,
Madison Symphony Orchestra,
Martin Luther King Day,
music,
Nicola Benedetti,
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,
story,
Ulysses Kay,
William Dawson,
William Grant Still,
Wynton Marsalis,
YouTube Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a spotlight on Black and African-American composers of classical music. Madison Symphony Orchestra Music Director John DeMain shares reflections and discoveries. Diversity — Black and African-American classical...
Dec 23, 2020 | Artist Stories, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians
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Christopher Dozoryst,
concerts,
Dorothy Rudd Moore,
Florence Price,
Foundation for Black Women's Wellness,
Jessie Montgomery,
Karl Lavine,
Leanne League,
Lisa Peyton-Caire,
Madison Symphony Orchestra,
Mary Theodore,
music,
pandemic,
performance,
quartet,
social justice,
story,
Wisconsin Ensemble Project Several of our Madison Symphony Orchestra musicians have formed a group to explore chamber music more deeply, and find ways to support social justice. Mary Theodore shared this story with us about the WE Project origins, and the first project that takes place this...
Oct 25, 2020 | Artist Stories, Education, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Video
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artist,
Bolz Young Artist Competition,
flute,
Franz Schubert,
Holly Venkitaswaran,
Home is where the art is,
HomeWithArtists,
Madison Symphony Orchestra,
music,
story,
The Final Forte,
Trockne Blumen,
Violin,
Young Artist Series Holly Venkitaswaran, a finalist in The Final Forte 2019, plays Schubert, and shares insights about music and life. Our next story features Holly Venkitaswaran, a Bolz Young Artist Competition finalist who performed in The Final Forte 2019. She plays the...
Oct 25, 2020 | Artist Stories, Education, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Video
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artist,
Bach,
Bolz Young Artist Competition,
Emily Hauer,
Home is where the art is,
HomeWithArtists,
Madison Symphony Orchestra,
music,
Paganini,
piano,
story,
The Final Forte,
Violin,
Young Artist Series Emily Hauer, a finalist in The Final Forte 2020, plays Bach and Paganini, and shares insights about music and life. This new story in the “Young Artist Series” features Emily Hauer, a finalist in The Final Forte 2020. Emily performs J.S. Bach ‘s Sonata No. 3 in...
Oct 11, 2020 | 20-21 Symphony Season, Artist Stories, Education, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Organ, Video
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artist,
Bach,
Curator,
Greg Zelek,
Home is where the art is,
HomeWithArtists,
Madison Symphony Orchestra,
music,
Overture Concert Organ,
Principal Organist,
story Greg Zelek, Principal Organist and Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ shares a performance and stories from his home. Greg Zelek is the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Organist and the Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator...