Feb
18
1:00 PM13:00

Lawrence Conservatory of Music / Masterclass & Recital

1pm Master class: Generation Saxophone Quartet

Location: Shattuck 156, Conservatory of Music

7pm Guest recital: Generation Saxophone Quartet

soprano saxophone, Nicki Roman

alto saxophone, Myles Boothroyd

tenor saxophone, Joe Connor

baritone saxophone, Drew Whiting

soloist, José L. Encarnación

Location: Harper Hall

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Feb
8
to Feb 11

Taproot New Music Festival / Splinter Reeds

Presenting world premieres by Shahrzad Talebi, Philip Sink, Zoë Wallace, and Trey Makler.

https://arts.ucdavis.edu/taproot

The Taproot New Music Festival will take place on the campus of the University of California, Davis, during the week of February 5, 2024, and will culminate in performances at the end of that week (February 8–11, 2024). Eight composers have been chosen to participate in the festival: they’ll have new pieces performed, and will participate in seminars and workshops facilitated by the visiting artists and UC Davis composition faculty. The festival will feature Splinter Reeds as a visiting ensemble. UC Davis’s own Empyrean Ensemble will also join the festival line-up.

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Nov
16
to Nov 19

Oregon State University / Splinter Reeds

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November 16-17, 2023

Splinter Reeds residency at Oregon State University

November 17th, 2023 at Noon

Splinter Reeds Concert at Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Presenting works by Marc Mellits, Yannis Kyriakides, Dana Reason, and others.

November 18th, 2023 at TBA

Splinter Reeds Concert at University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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Oct
29
7:30 PM19:30

Present Music / Die Stadt ohne Juden

Program features an Austrian silent film from 1924 by Hans Breslauer which presages the events of the Holocaust. Thought to be lost, a print of the film was discovered at a Parisian flea market in 2015 and digitally restored through a crowdfunding campaign. The Vienna Conzerthaus then commissioned a new score from composer Olga Neuwirth, which will be performed live by the Present Music ensemble, conducted by Yaniv Dinur. We will also feature an interpretation of the Woody Guthrie /Lisa Gutkin song Gonna Get Through This World arranged for Present Music by Israeli composer Aviya Kopelman and sung by Donna Woodall.

The performance is in conjunction with the exhibit “Art, Life, Legacy: Northern European Paintings from the Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader”. In-person PM performance ticket holders also receive access to the Milwaukee Art Museum galleries the day of the performance.

This event includes a Pre-concert Panel Discussion at 6:00 pm in Lubar Auditorium and a post-concert reception in Windhover Hall at MAM.

https://www.presentmusic.org/events

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Jun
21
12:15 PM12:15

Wednesday Concert Series / Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist

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A solo program of works for saxophone.

Concerts take place on Wednesdays between 12:15 and 12:45. A variety of performers, including choir, guitar, cello, piano, organ, voice, string trio, harp, and others, provide a mid-day respite to downtown workers and guests. Though a freewill offering is taken, there is no charge to attend the concerts. The Wednesday Concert Series is the only ongoing series of its kind in the Greater Milwaukee area.

https://www.stjohncathedral.org/index.php/concert/

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Sep
22
7:30 PM19:30

Nicolet Live! / Generation Quartet

Generation Quartet is a newly formed Wisconsin-based professional saxophone quartet. This chamber ensemble features saxophonists Myles Boothroyd (UW-Stevens Point), David Hastings (UW-Stevens Point), Nicki Roman (UW-Milwaukee), and Drew Whiting (UW Oshkosh).

With a refreshing look to the saxophone’s historic repertoire combined with a new focus on music of the present, Generation offers an engaging listening experience to audiences throughout Wisconsin and beyond. The ensemble fulfills this mission by including composers of varied and inclusive backgrounds and supports its outreach goal by providing professional concerts and educational opportunities.

Generation brings to the stage and classroom combined training and experiences from the top-rated music programs and saxophone studios in the country. Their individual efforts to promote newly composed and newly discovered music include internationally recognized and reviewed performances, innovative recordings, commissions with significant composers, and captivating premieres.

https://www.nicoletcollege.edu/community/nicolet-live/season-events

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Sep
16
to Sep 18

Pacific Woodwind Day / Splinter Reeds

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The Conservatory of Music at University of the Pacific invites all woodwind instrumentalists to participate in Pacific Woodwind Day on Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This event is open to college and high school students, as well as community members, and features headlining guests Splinter Reeds, the West Coast's first reed quintet comprised of five innovative musicians with a shared passion for new music. Pacific Woodwind Day includes performances, masterclasses, and workshops aimed at woodwind players.

In addition to participating in activities throughout Saturday, Splinter Reeds will perform a full concert on Friday, September 16th at 7:30pm in the Recital Hall. Admission is free!

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Sep
11
7:30 PM19:30

Present Music / French Connection

SEPT 11, 2022 | 7:30 pm
Milwaukee Art Museum

Jean Cocteau’s classic 1946 film, La Belle et la Bête (aka Beauty and the Beast), with live music from the Philip Glass opera for a full cast of singers, ensemble, and film, meets music from French crossover sensation, Christophe Chassol from his magnum opus, Big Sun. In conjunction with MAM's exhibition, Always New: The Posters of Jules Chéret.

*Free admission to MAM starting at 10:00 am the day of the performance with Present Music ticket purchase.

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Jun
25
7:30 PM19:30

Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra

Performance with the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra.

“Our Town: By George!”

Program:

George Gershwin: Cuban Overture

George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin (arr. Bennett): Porgy and Bess Selections

Gershwin: An American in Paris

Ticket information: https://manitowocsymphony.org/

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