Oct 16, 2025 | Education, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Season Stories, Video
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Christopher Taylor,
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Emily Fons,
Gustav Mahler,
Jeni Houser,
John DeMain,
Madison Symphony,
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Mason Bates,
Michael Allsen,
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Overture Hall,
Primal Light,
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Symphonic Variations,
Symphony No. 2 Michael Allsen is the Prelude Discussion speaker for our 25/26 “Primal Light” subscription season concerts on October 17, 18 & 19, 2025. The half hour talk takes place one hour before each performance in Overture Hall, and is free for all ticket...
Sep 20, 2022 | 22-23 Symphony Season, Artist Stories, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians
Marc Fink joined the Madison Symphony Orchestra in 1973 as English hornist and was named principal oboist in 1988 succeeding the late Catherine Paulu. In his long career he has had a front row seat to the incredible growth of the Symphony, has performed with a wide...
Mar 28, 2021 | Artist Stories, Education, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Video
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Bolz Young Artist Competition,
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Sophia Jiang,
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The Final Forte,
Wisconsin Young Artists Compete,
Young Artist Series Jessica and Sophia Jiang, winners of the The Final Forte, play Dvorák’s four-handed Slavonic Dances and share an intimate conversation. The latest addition to our “Home Is Where the Art Is” Young Artist Series features Sophia and Jessica Jiang, sisters who...
Jan 18, 2021 | Composers, Diversity, Madison Symphony Orchestra
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African-American,
Augustin Hadelich,
Black History,
Classical Music,
Composers,
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Florence Price,
George Walker,
Hiawatha Overture,
John DeMain,
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges,
LA Phil,
Lyric for Strings,
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Martin Luther King Day,
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Nicola Benedetti,
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,
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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,
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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,
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pandemic,
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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...