ANNOUNCING THE 2023-2024 SEASON!
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2023
October 20
Marc Fink & Friends
Dr. Marc Fink is professor emeritus of the UW Madison Mead-Witter School of Music, oboist in the Wingra Quintet, and principal oboe of the Madison Symphony Orchestra. He is putting together an undecet (chamber ensemble of 11 players) to perform Dvořák’s Serenade and a Mozart Divertimento.
October 27
Chris Eaton, baritone and Michael Keller, piano
Robert Schumann’s song cycle, “Dichterliebe” (A Poet’s Love), a 16-movement cycle on poems by Heinrich Heine
November 3
Maynie Bradley, violin and Sarah Williams, piano
Debussy violin sonata in G Minor and Franck violin sonata
November 10
Soprano & Bass Duets
Rebekah Demaree, soprano; Thomas J. Weis, bass; and Kaju Lee, piano
November 17
Kirstin Roble, mezzo-soprano
NOTE: This recital will be held in the Atrium Auditorium
November 24
No Musicale Today
December 1
Bruce Bengtson, clavichord
Works by J.S. Bach and C.P.E. Bach
*Note: We encourage you to sit especially close to the performer, as clavichords have a very soft volume.
December 8
Mark Valenti, piano
December 15
Wes Luke, violin
December 22
No Musicale Today
December 29
No Musicale Today
2024
January 5
Generation Baroque
Featuring Kristen Davies, Baroque flute; Benjamin Lenzmeier, Baroque violin; Eric Miller, Viola di gamba; and Sean Kleve, harpsichord
Bach Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in A Major, Telemann Paris Quartet in B Minor, and CPE Bach Trio Sonata in C Major.
January 12
Daniel Kuzuhara, piano
January 19
Double Double Reeders
Featuring Ruth Dahlke, oboe & English horn; Scott Ellington, oboe & English horn; Rozan Anderson, bassoon; and Willy Walter, bassoon
January 26
Danielle Breisach, flute
February 2
Trevor Stephenson, harpsichord
Music by Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti on FUS’s world-class Rosa double-manual harpsichord
February 9
Odette Anderson, organ
NOTE: This recital will be held in the Atrium Auditorium
February 16
Namji Kim & Lori Cruciani, piano duo
Bizet’s Jeux d’enfants, Poulenc’s Sonata, Fauré’s Dolly Suite, and Debussy’s Petite Suite
February 23
Daffyd Bevil, horn
The acting principal horn for the Madison Symphony Orchestra returns to the Friday Musicale series
March 1
Shannon Farley
March 8
Featuring Madison’s Bach Around the Clock festival’s special guest artist
March 16
Jess Salek, piano
March 22
Sean Kleve, harpsichord
E Minor English Suite of J.S. Bach
March 29
Yi-Lan Niu, soprano and Christopher C. Cramer, classical guitar
April 5
Quanda Johnson, soprano, and Will Preston, piano
April 12
Opera on Tap
Favorite arias and art songs
April 19
Mark Valenti, piano
April 26
Four Seasons Theatre
We end our season as we always do: with singers from Four Seasons Theatre! This year’s program will include Broadway favorites by Irving Berlin.
