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Classical music: The UW Choral Union announces its concerts for next season. Music by Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff will be performed. Plus, the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society opens Madison’s summer music season starting this Friday night and is on WORT radio Thursday morning.
ALERT: WORT (88.9 FM) radio host Rich Samuels, a major friend of Madison’s active classical music scene, writes: “I’ll be acknowledging the beginning of Madison’s summer music seaso… more →
The Well-Tempered Ear
Classical music: The UW Choral Union announces its concerts for next season. Music by Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff will be performed. Plus, the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society opens Madison's summer music season starting this Friday night and is on WORT radio Thursday morning.
wrote 6 days ago: ALERT: WORT (88.9 FM) radio host Rich Samuels, a major friend of Madison’s active classical m … more →
An unusual dawn chorus
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Readers of my last post will, I hope, have been waiting for this one with baited breath – who … more →
I Was Deaf But Now I Hear
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wrote 1 month ago: A most thrilling event happened today. I got my ears cleaned for the first time ever. I often feel l … more →
Classical music Q&A: Edgewood College conductor Albert Pinssonneault discusses The Madison Choral Project, a new professional vocal group, makes its debut this Saturday night with a program celebrating Spring.
wrote 1 month ago: By Jacob Stockinger The Madison Choral Project (below) – a new vocal group on the Isthmus -– will gi … more →
Singing the Reasons I Sing
wrote 1 month ago: My life is not bad. A week ago I flew out of RDU into a quiet, silvery evening – … more →
Music for May 12, 2013
wrote 1 month ago: The Seventh Sunday of Easter The Seventh Sunday of Easter is also the Sunday after the Ascension, wi … more →
Classical music: The fifth annual Madison Summer Choir sets its May 16 auditions, weekly rehearsals (starting May 20) and the June 29 concert of Brahms, Thomas Tallis, Vaughan Williams, Virgil Thomson and Gounod.
wrote 1 month ago: By Jacob Stockinger The Madison Summer Choir (below) — which is directed by the same talented … more →
Classical music: The UW Men’s Choir performs a FREE concert of Poulenc, Vaughan Williams, Durufle plus UW-Madison graduate Ty Kroll this Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
wrote 1 month ago: By Jacob Stockinger Although it is a student organization, not an actual University of Wisconsin cho … more →
MuG ID: SOLO VOICE(S) with CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
wrote 1 month ago: When I was thinking about doing a MuG ID that included voice, I knew I had to be very careful or els … more →
5-12-13 Lincoln Center NYC Projections
wrote 1 month ago: Dona Nobis Pacem, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Oregon State University Choirs in Concert @ Alice Tully Ha … more →
The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams
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wrote 1 month ago: This Lark Ascending: a Romance for Violin and Orchestra by Ralph (pronounced Rafe, like Ralph Fienne … more →
Bicentenary Celebrations begin with fantastic concert at St George’s Belfast
wrote 1 month ago: Two hundred years ago, the foundation stone of the new Parish Church of St George on the site of the … more →
Classical music: Sunday is packed at the UW-Madison with lots of vocal music, wind music and contemporary chamber music.
wrote 1 month ago: By Jacob Stockinger The frenetic pace of offering concerts before the spring semester is over in thr … more →
The Call
wrote 2 months ago: “The Call” by George Herbert is one of my favorite English poems. Deceptively simple, bu … more →
Sir Colin Davis (1927 ~ 2013): The Lark Ascending with Hilary Hahn
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wrote 2 months ago: I have to say that I feel very badly now about the time I purchased Hilary Hahn’s Elgar/Vaughan Will … more →
Since it's finally spring...
wrote 2 months ago: It suddenly got warm over the weekend. About bloody time, too. The freeze seemed so set to stay that … more →
Music Monday!
wrote 2 months ago: Good evening music enthusiasts! Welcome to another edition of Music Monday! Today I am listen … more →
Classical music: PBS report shows that some important American symphony orchestras are in rough shape – which should make us grateful for the long success of the Madison Symphony Orchestra on the weekend of its season-closing concert. Plus, check out additions and changes to the performances on Sunday and Monday by Classical Revolution Madison.
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wrote 2 months ago: ALERT: There have been additions and corrections to the programs by Classical Revolution Madison (be … more →
Classical music: After Spring Break, the music season’s endgame starts with the season finale of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, which is featuring an unusual but appealing program. Plus, a short concert of student compositions will be featured tonight at the UW-Madison.
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wrote 2 months ago: ALERT: Tonight, Tuesday night, April 2, at 8:30 p.m. in Morphy Hall (below), a short concert of comp … more →
