Thursday July 10 7 pm at the Dean House, 4718 Monona Drive, Monona
The Madison Brass Band presents a Back Porch Concert.
The Madison Brass Band will play British-style brass band music at 7 pm from the Back Porch of the Dean House. Popcorn and soda will be sold and a free-will collection will be taken. Bring lawn chairs or blanket to sit on.
Call: 608-249-7920
Web: www.bloominggrovehistory.org
Thursday July 10 7 pm at Rennebohm Park, 115 North Eau Claire, Madison.
The Capitol City Band conducted by Jim Latimer.
Call: 608-835-9861
Web: mmqccb.org
Thursday July 10 7 pm at the courtyard of the Mosse Humanities Building, 455 North Park Street, Madison.
The UW Summer Band presents its annual Summer Band Concert.
Call: 608-890-2456
Web: www.music.wisc.edu
Friday July 11 7 pm at Lakeside St. Coffee House 402 w. Lakeside St, Madison.
The Madison Classical Guitar Society Showcase Night
Classical guitar showcase featuring classical guitarists from the Madison area.
Come and listen or bring your guitar to play some classical pieces.
Call: 608-441-7599
Web: www.lakesidestcoffeehouse.com
Friday July 11, 7:30 pm at the First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison.
The Madison Area Youth Chamber Orchestra conducted by Mikko Utevsky with pianist Thomas Kasdorf.
Program:
Olivia Zeuske: “Experiment No. 1″ for Chamber Orchestra (world premier)
Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major with Thomas Kasdorf, piano
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 “Reformation”
Friday July 11 7:30 pm at Wartmann Prairie, 7356 West Caledonia Road, Edgerton.
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band presents “Ricercar, Canzona & Dance: Instrumental Music for Varied Occasion from the Cities & Courts of Renaissance Italy,”
In partnership with the Madison Early Music Festival, Mr. William Wartmann presents a benefit concert for the Arts Council of Edgerton.
Piffaro is the nation’s finest Renaissance wind band. World-renowned for its highly polished performances as the pied-pipers of Early Music, Piffaro will perform “Ricercar, Canzona and Dance: Instrumental Music for Varied Occasion from the Cities and Courts of Renaissance Italy.”
Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students
Call: 608-884-2582
Web: artscounciledgerton.org
Saturday July 12 7:30 pm at Luther Memorial Church 1021 University Avenue, Madison
The Madison Early Music Festival presents the Toronto Consort and “The Da Vinci Codex”.
The Da Vinci Codex Leonardo da Vinci is recognized today as one of the greatest intellects and creative artist of all times, renowned as a painter, sculptor, engineer, writer, scientist, and designer. What is less well known is that in his own time, Leonardo was equally renowned as a performing musician. “The Da Vinci Codex” is a fascinating look at the musical world of this supreme genius. This fully scripted show features dances, fantasias, and vocal works from the time of Leonardo, including music by composers he knew, songs he would have heard, and dances he might have danced to. Interwoven with the music are selections from Leonardo?s own writings, and from his contemporaries. The evening is built around Leonardo?s life, and includes sections inspired by the painting of the Last Supper, the Mona Lisa, his life in Florence and Milan, and his last days in France. Da Vinci Codex was conceived and scripted by Alison Mackay. David Fallis, director Alison Melville, recorder, early flute Michelle DeBoer, soprano John Pepper, bass Paul Jenkins, tenor Katherine Hill, soprano Terry McKenna, lute and guitar, Ben Grossman, hurdy gurdy, percussion Pre-concert lecture by Gail Geiger, Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin?Madison.
Cost: $20
Call: 608-265-2787
Web: www.madisonearlymusic.org
Sunday July 13, 7:30 pm at Luther Memorial Church 10212 University Avenue, Madison
The Madison Early Music Festival presents Liber and “Rome, San Pietro and the Papacy”
The fourteenth-century Papacy found itself at the center of one of the most divisive political conflicts in history. The Schism of the Western Church led to the election of up to 3 popes, 1 in Rome, 1 in Avignon, and 1 in Pisa! The Schism created an enormous outlet for new compositions supporting 3 different papal seats. LIBER explores the music of this tumultuous time, bringing to life spectacular music performed in San Pietro, Rome, as well as the celebratory motets written for the Avignon, Roman, and Pisan popes. Composers include Antonius de Civitate, Matteo da Perugia, Humbertus de Salinis, and Guillaume Du Fay.
William Hudson, tenor
Andrew Rader, countertenor
Daniel Carberg, tenor
Matthew Leese, baritone
Pre-concert lecture by John W. Barker, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Monday July 14 7:30 pm at the Taliesin-Hillside Theater, Spring Green
The Rural Musicians Forum presents a concert by by pianist Michael Keller, soprano Mimmi Fulmer, violinist Stephen Bjella.
Songs of Norway Featured in Spring Green Concert
“Music for a Summer Evening” the annual series of concerts sponsored by the Rural Musicians Forum, moves to Taliesin’s Hillside Theater on July 14 for an evening with the works of Norwegian composers, who capture the musical landscape of Norway in a haunting, tender way. Pianist Michael Keller joins UW-Madison soprano Mimmi Fulmer and UW-Stevens Point violinist Stephen Bjella in this notable chamber concert.
Ms. Fulmer will open the concert with a piece that she remembers her grandmother, a Finnish immigrant, singing. “I’m sure she sang several pieces,” she says, “but one song that remains a vivid memory is “Tuoll’ on mun kultani”. I sing it without accompaniment, just the way I remember her singing it, and it casts a spell every time. I feel as if I am channeling her voice and her experience of coming through Ellis Island, missing her home country, and connecting to Finland by singing the song.” Ms. Fulmer will also sing a winsome array of pieces by prominent composers of Norway.
For his part, Madison pianist Michael Keller will focus on the works of Edvard Grieg. Grieg is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor and Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King). It was said that he painted the people, the scenery, and the moods of Norway in music. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions put the music of Norway in the international spectrum, as well as helping develop a national identity. In many ways, Edvard Grieg is to Norway what George Washington is to America and William Shakespeare to England: his country’s most celebrated human icon.
To close the program, Keller will be joined by violinist Steven Bjella with
the Sonata in G major Op. 13 for violin and piano, which allows Grieg’s unique and colorful character to shine through with great power and elegance.
In all, the concert promises to be a moving tribute to Edvard Grieg and his fellow composers in a unique architectural space at Taliesin’s Hillside Theater. The theater is located at 6604 State Hwy 23, Spring Green. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Seating is limited.
There is no admission charge for the concert. However, a free-will offering assists in underwriting the concert series. For more information: www.ruralmusiciansforum.org OR contact Kent Mayfield, Artistic Director, ruralmusiciansforum@yahoo.com.
Monday July 14, 7:30 pm at the Great Hall, Memorial Union, UW Madison Campus.
The Madison Early Music Festival Presents “Danza, danza”
Join us for a delightful ball featuring dances of the Italian Renaissance. Dance instruction is by European court dance specialist Anna Mansbridge. MEMF instrumental faculty artists present Italian dance music. Costumes are welcome. Dessert buffet and cash bar. Come to dance or just enjoy the fantastic music!
Open to the public; free for MEMF workshop participants–others $10 at the door.
Tuesday July 15, 7:30 pm at Music Gall, 925 Bascom Mall, Madison
The Madison Early Music Festival presents Ex Umbris and “Epic Song, Tales of Love and Adventure in the Italian Renaissance”
The musicians of Ex Umbris present musical renditions drawn from 3 epic accounts of knightly adventure: Matteo Maria Boiardo’s Orlando Innamorato, Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, and Torquato Tasso’s Gerusalemme Liberata. The heroic and romantic exploits of Orlando, Ruggiero, Bradamante, and the knights and ladies of the First Crusade are expressed in historical musical settings, from the rustic singing of the 15th century cantastorie in the piazza, to the courtly madrigals and solo songs of the 16th and 17th centuries. The program also features selections from their CD, The Diamond of Ferrara.
Grant Herreid, voice, lute, theorbo
Paul Shipper, voice, lute, Renaissance and Baroque guitars, percussion
Tom Zajac, bagpipe, pipe and tabor, recorders, flutes, sackbut, percussion
Karen Hansen, viola da gamba, lira da braccio, Renaissance violin
Nell Snaidas, voice, Renaissance guitar
Christa Patton, Renaissance and Baroque harps
Pre-concert lecture by Jane Tylus, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature and Director of the Humanities Initiative at New York University.
Wednesday June 16, 7 pm at Capitol Square’s King Street corner, Madison.
The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra presents “A Little Night Music” with guest violinist Suzanne Beia.
CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS
MOZART Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concert in E
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6Songs of Norway Featured in Spring Green Concert
“Music for a Summer Evening” the annual series of concerts sponsored by the Rural Musicians Forum, moves to Taliesin’s Hillside Theater on July 14 for an evening with the works of Norwegian composers, who capture the musical landscape of Norway in a haunting, tender way. Pianist Michael Keller joins UW-Madison soprano Mimmi Fulmer and UW-Stevens Point violinist Stephen Bjella in this notable chamber concert.
Ms. Fulmer will open the concert with a piece that she remembers her grandmother, a Finnish immigrant, singing. “I’m sure she sang several pieces,” she says, “but one song that remains a vivid memory is “Tuoll’ on mun kultani”. I sing it without accompaniment, just the way I remember her singing it, and it casts a spell every time. I feel as if I am channeling her voice and her experience of coming through Ellis Island, missing her home country, and connecting to Finland by singing the song.” Ms. Fulmer will also sing a winsome array of pieces by prominent composers of Norway.
For his part, Madison pianist Michael Keller will focus on the works of Edvard Grieg. Grieg is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor and Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King). It was said that he painted the people, the scenery, and the moods of Norway in music. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions put the music of Norway in the international spectrum, as well as helping develop a national identity. In many ways, Edvard Grieg is to Norway what George Washington is to America and William Shakespeare to England: his country’s most celebrated human icon.
To close the program, Keller will be joined by violinist Steven Bjella with
the Sonata in G major Op. 13 for violin and piano, which allows Grieg’s unique and colorful character to shine through with great power and elegance.
In all, the concert promises to be a moving tribute to Edvard Grieg and his fellow composers in a unique architectural space at Taliesin’s Hillside Theater. The theater is located at 6604 State Hwy 23, Spring Green. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Seating is limited.
There is no admission charge for the concert. However, a free-will offering assists in underwriting the concert series. For more information: www.ruralmusiciansforum.org OR contact Kent Mayfield, Artistic Director, ruralmusiciansforum@yahoo.com.