Friday March 21, 7:30 pm at Overture Center-Overture Hall, 201 State Street, Madison
The Madison Symphony Orchestra Concert Organ Series presents Janette Fishell.
Music of Bach, Sokola, Syth, Robb and Vierne.
How many concerts does it take to play the complete organ works of J.S. Bach? Internationally renowned organist Janette Fishell found out that 21 was the magic number, performing the full cycle of this music. Now she will bring some of this magic to Madison.
The third installment of the 2013-2014 Madison Symphony Orchestra Overture Concert Organ series will feature the internationally renowned organist, making her Overture Hall debut Friday, March 21, 2014, at 7:30 p.m.
The program, entitled Bach and Beyond, will include organ music composed as far back as the early 1700s, and as recently as 1976, displaying the wonderfully diverse repertoire at the hands of the modern organist.
Three pieces by J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 535, Selections from Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001, and Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552, will exhibit the Baroque style in which the organ flourished. Fishell will then move on to three works composed in the late 1800’s or later. Ethyl Smyth’s O Trauerigkeit, O Herzeleid, Lionel Rogg’s Partita sopra “Nun Freut Euch” and Louis Vierne’s Organ Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28 will display the intriguing evolution of organ music in recent centuries.
Described as “…a tour de force” (The Diapason) and “…fabulous…flawless!” (comments from a National Convention of the American Guild of Organists), Janette Fishell is a seasoned recitalist, having performed in many of the world’s greatest concert venues in Tokyo, Cambridge, Berlin, Budapest, and Prague. She has been featured at five national conventions and five regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists, and is professor of music and chair of the organ department at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
Single tickets are $20, and a $10 student rush will be offered on the day of the performance. The concert is sponsored by John and Christine Gauder, with additional funds from Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation and the Diane Endres Ballweg Fund.
Cost: $20
Call: 608-258-4141
Web: madisonsymphony.org/organperformances
Saturday March 22, 7 pm at the Oakwood Village-University Woods Center for Arts and Education, 6209 Mineral Point Road, Madison. (Repeated Sunday 3/23, 1:30 pm at UW Arboretum Visitors Center)
The Oakwood Chamber Players presents “Russian Radius,” works by Ippolitov-Ivanov & Vasks.
Join the Oakwood Chamber Players as they continue their season’s exploration of musical cultures with Russian Radius, a concert featuring the characteristic sounds of Russian music. The ensemble will demonstrate an array of pieces from many Russian composers who interpreted the grandeur and breadth of Russian culture through their music.
Performances will include the spirited Trio Pathetique for clarinet, bassoon and piano by Mikhail Glinka, who is recognized as the founder of Russian classical music. The group will perform: Rimsky-Korsakov’s energetic Quintet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano; the melodically compelling Elegie for viola and piano by Alexander Glazunov; an arrangement of Alexander Borodin’s captivating Polovtsian Dance for piano quartet; Trio for flute, violin and cello by Alexander Tcherepnin; and Waltzes by Dmitri Shostakovich for flute, clarinet and piano.
his is the fourth concert in the Season Series titled “Origination: Exploring Musical Regions of the World.” The final remaining concert is titled Down Under, and will be held May 17 and 18.
The Oakwood Chamber Players is a group of Madison-area professional musicians who have rehearsed and performed at Oakwood Village for 30 years. Tickets are available at the door – $20 general admission, $15 seniors and $5 students.
Visit www.oakwoodchamberplayers.com for more information.
Sunday March 23, 2:30 pm at St. Joseph Chapel, 1000 Edwood College Drive, Madison.
Edgewood College Spriong Choral Concert.
The Edgewood College Chamber Singers and Men’s Choir, under the direction of Albert Pinsonneault, will join the Edgewood College Women’s Choir, under the direction of Kathleen Otterson, in a joint performance on Sunday, March 23 at 2:30 pm in St. Joseph Chapel.
The program includes works by Lasso, Faure, and Wagner, along with gospel, folk, and world music selections. Admission is free.
Tuesday March 25 7 pm at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 7337 Hubbard, Middleton.
The Carthage Woman’s Ensemble and Carthage Choir with the West High Concert Choir.
The Carthage Women’s Ensemble and the Carthage Choir from Carthage College will join forces for a special concert at St. Luke’s Lutheran (7337 Hubbard Ave, Middleton) on March 25 at 7pm as part of their Spring Midwest Tours. Carthage, a liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, fosters the rich tradition of choral singing found in Lutheran colleges throughout the United States. The Carthage Women’s Ensemble, under the esteemed direction of Dr. Peter Dennee and the Carthage Choir, under the direction of Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, have developed strong reputations throughout Wisconsin and the region as a model for choral excellence. They additionally welcome special guests, The Madison West Concert Choir (Anthony Cao, Conductor) with them that evening.
Carthage Women’s Ensemble is a highly select auditioned choir of approximately 50 singers. They perform music from all genres of choral literature–Medieval through the 21st century as well as arrangements of folk and global musics–and have premiered several new works for women’s choir. In recent years the choir has toured regionally throughout Wisconsin and Northern Illinois; nationally to Florida, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.; and internationally to Bratislava, Dresden, Prague, Salzburg, Toronto, Vienna and smaller towns in Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Slovakia.
Carthage Choir, the elite vocal choral ensemble from Carthage College is under the direction of their esteemed conductor Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli, the choir continues to achieve strong academic and professional repute. The Carthage Choir was selected to perform for the Wisconsin Music Educator’s Association (WMEA) in 2009 and 2012, for the Wisconsin Choral Director’s Association (WCDA) in 2011 and 2014, and and had their solo concert debut at Carnegie Hall in May of 2011. The choir consistently tours both domestically and internationally.
All performances are FREE and open to the public. A free-will donation will be accepted to offset the cost of the tour.
Tuesday March 25 7:30 pm at Mills Hall, 455 North Park Street, Madison.
The UW Concert Band
Wednesday March 26, noon at Luther Memorial Church, 1021 University Avenue, Madison
Organ Concert with Bruce Bengston.
Wednesday March 26 6:30 pm at Overture Hall 201 State Street, Madison.
The Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artists Competition: Wisconsin young artists compete for the Final Forte.
See Wisconsin Public Television’s video introduction here.
See Wisconsin Public Television’s video introduction here.
See Wisconsin Public Television’s video introduction here.
See Wisconsin Public Television’s video introduction here.
Wednesday March 26 7:30 pm at Mills Hall, 455 North Park Street, Madison
The UW Guest Artist Series presents soprano Julia Foster, with Paul Rowe & Martha Fischer.
Hugo Wolf’s “Italienisches Liederbuch”
Austrian-born Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), a child prodigy who became a devotee of Richard Wagner, was known for his “concentrated expressive intensity” in his compositions, especially his lieder (songs). On March 26, at 7:30 PM in Mills Hall, voice professor Paul Rowe, alumna Julia Foster (now assistant professor of voice and opera at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida) and pianist Martha Fischer will perform his “Italian Songs.”