The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has two orchestral ensembles: The University Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra. The Symphony is open to the entire student body at UW-Whitewater through audition. Participation in the Chamber Orchestra requires concurrent participation in the Symphony Orchestra. The majority of orchestra members are music majors although there are a significant number of talented students that have majors outside of the music department from a wide variety of areas.
Both the Chamber and Symphony Orchestras perform a regular concert season each year and the Symphony Orchestra tours semi-annually. Each year the orchestras perform masterworks from the standard orchestral repertoire as well as contemporary modern peices. Each year student concerto soloists are selected to perform with the orchestras through the annual concerto competition and members of the music faculty at UW-Whitewater make guest solo appearances with the orchestras.
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| September 9 | Faculty Recital: Benjamin Whitcomb, cello |
| September 26 | Guest Artist Recital: Melissa Knecht, viola |
| October 8 | Open House |
| October 14 | Guest Artist Recital: Stefan Kartman, cello |
| October 15 | Alternative Styles String Day with the Turtle Island Quartet |
| October 19 | High School Orchestra Festival |
| October 21 | Symphony & Chamber Orchestras Concert |
| November 3 | Sr. Recital: Hannah Filipiak, cello |
| November 5 | Violin/Viola Studio Recital |
| November 9 | Audition Day |
| November 16 | Middle School Orchestra Festival |
| Novemebr 17 | Guitar Studio/Ensemble Concert |
| November 18 | Faculty Recital: Leanne League, violin |
| November 30 | Sr. Recital: Brad Riss, cello |
| December 1 | Gala Holiday Concert |
| December 8 | UW-W Concerto Competition |
| January 12 | Bass Fest |
| January 19 | Cello Day |
| January 25-26 | High School Honors Orchestra |
| February 1 | Audition Day |
| February 12 | Faculty Piano Trio Concert |
| February 5-6 | Guest Artist Sharan Leventhal |
| February 16 | Chamber Orchestra Concert |
| February 16 | Audition Day |
| February 22 | Audition Day |
| February 23 | Sr. Recital: Mallory Bray, violin |
| March 9 | Jr. Recital: Emma McAlister, violin |
| March 12 | Music Mosaics Chamber Music for Winds and Strings |
| March 17 | Symphony & Chamber Orchestras Concert |
| March 20 | Faculty Recital: George Lindquist, guitar |
| April 6 | Sr. Recital: Jenica Georgeson, bass |
| April 6 | Sr. Recital: Jonathan Eleyet, guitar |
| April 12 | Junior Audition Day |
| April 13 | Guitar Studio/Ensemble Concert |
| April 20 | Sr. Recital: Deanne Carloni, violin |
| April 26 | Audition Day |
| May 5 | Symphony & Chamber Orchestras Concert |
| June 23-28 | String Orchestra Camps (Jr. Grades 7- 8; Senior Grades 9 -12) |