Music Mosaic
The UW-Whitewater Music Faculty and Staff have joined forces to bring the campus, community and alumni “Music Mosaics.” This series benefits the Music Department's Scholarship Fund, which allows the department to recognize students for their musical talents and academic excellence. There is a wide variety of events to chose from each one featuring the many talents of the Music Department's faculty and staff.
Season Ticket Prices:
General Admission $28, Over 65, $24 and UW-W Students w/ID & Under 18 $12
Single Ticket Prices:
General Admission $7, Over 65, $6 and UW-W Students w/ID & Under 18 $3
All events are in the Light Recital Hall
2009-10 Music Mosaics Season
Music Mosaics - Dvorák Cycle: Complete works for Piano Trio, Part 1
Sunday, September 20 at 7:30 pm
Light Recital Hall
The UW-W Piano Trio will survey the complete piano trios of the Bohemian master Antonín Dvorák in their two Mosaics programs. The first installment begins with his youthful Op.21 Trio in B-flat Major, the most lighthearted of the four, and music which adapts the Bohemian dance forms that Dvorák heard as a child. Dvorák subtitled the Op. 90 Trio in E Minor "Dumky," which translates from the Czech as "fleeting thoughts." The last and most popular of his trios, it is also the most spontaneous in its form: six movements infused with Bohemian musical character and a variety of moods.
Music Mosaics - Chung Plays Bach & Prokofiev
Sunday, October 25 at 7:30 pm
Light Recital Hall
Pianist Myung Hee Chung presents two monumental works in this program. J.S. Bach's sets of Partitas for solo keyboard are among the last and greatest works in the grand tradition of Baroque dance suites. The Partita No.2 in C minor is six movements that range in mood from the solemn opening to the blazing final Capriccio. Prokofiev's late Sonata No.8 is the work of a mature composer and pianist at the peak of his powers. The long, lyrical first movement spins out a single idea over a vast musical space. After a sweet, almost romantic second movement, the conclusion is angular and aggressive.
Music Mosaics - Julie Cross and Friends
Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30 pm
Light Recital Hall
Mezzo-soprano Julie Cross is renowned for her exploration of new and neglected repertoire by women composers, and this concert features music from her forthcoming CD. Come and make some discoveries: art songs by composers well known and not-so-well known, from living American composers Anne Kilstofte and Sally Reid to turn-of-the century European composers Giulia Recli, Adela Maddison, and others.
Music Mosaics – Whitewater Brass Quintet: Music for the Holiday Season
Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 pm
Light Recital Hall
The Whitewater Brass Quintet, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, steps away from serious quintet repertoire for this family-friendly program of holiday fare. From the lyrical carols of Alfred Burt to much lighter favorites, this program by the WBQ (and several special guests) is sure to put you in the holiday mood!
Music Mosaics - Dvorák Cycle: Complete works for Piano Trio, Part 2
Sunday, February 14 at 7:30 pm
Light Recital Hall
Celebrate Valentine's Day with completion of the Dvorák cycle and the two most romantic of the composer's trios. His Op. 26 Trio in G minor is a youthful and lyrical work, whose heart is a long, soulful Largo. The Op. 65 Trio in F minor is one of the landmark works for this combination: an ambitious four-movement piece that is virtually a symphony played by three instruments—mammoth, tragic, and full of beautiful and exotic modulations.
Music Mosaics - Chamber Music for Winds, Strings, and Piano
Monday, March 8 at 7:30 pm
Light Recital Hall
Celebrate the end of a cold Wisconsin winter with some sizzling and lively chamber music. The premiere of Christian Ellenwood's Quintet will showcase the lush and dramatic instrumental colors of flute, clarinet, viola, cello, and piano. The program will also feature Robert Muczynski's Fantasy Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano—a work described by Fanfare Magazine as a "jumpin' and jiving" piece that "delivers the goods American style." Beethoven's Serenade in D Major, scored for the unusual combination of flute, violin, and viola, will bring some springtime warmth to the Light Recital Hall.
Bramblett Chamber Series & Cultural Affairs Presents
Claremont Trio
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 • 7:30 pm
General Public - $22
UW-W Student - $11
Widely regarded as the premier piano trio of its generation, the Claremont Trio is sought after for its thrillingly virtuosic and richly communicative performances. First winners of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award and the only piano trio ever to win the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the Claremont's are consistently lauded for their "aesthetic maturity, interpretive depth, and exuberance" (Palm Beach Daily News). To celebrate their 10th anniversary season, the trio returns to New York's Carnegie Hall and Washington D.C's Kennedy Center, and appears in more than 60 halls throughout the country including Young Auditorium.
Bramblett Chamber Series Presents
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Friday, March 5, 2010 • 7:30 pm
General Public - $22
UW-W Student - $11
The talented Chicago Chamber Musicians (CCM) return this time with a Brass Quintet featuring: Barbara Butler and Charlie Geyer on trumpet, Gail Williams on horn, Michael Mulcahy on trombone, and Randall Montgomery on tuba. CCM enjoys an outstanding reputation for artistic excellence and strong commitment to community service. They have developed a reputation for fresh, intimate performances by musicians who consistently work together as an ensemble. They have received two ASCAP/Chamber Music America Awards for adventurous programming and have commissioned 14 works from today's leading composers. Don't miss the world renowned CCM Brass Quintet.