
UWS Thorpe Langley Auditorium
Superior, Wisconsin 54880 United States 715-394-8244
Apr 2017
UWS Steel Drums Concert
The University of Wisconsin Superior Music Department provides an array of musical stylings for their eighth Steel Drums Concert. The different styles include rock, mambo, Middle Eastern, calypso and soca. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for seniors.
Find out more »UWS Symphonic Band: The Best of New and Old
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its symphonic band concert, “The Best of New and Old: Great Works of the Past and a New Look Beyond.” The chamber wind ensemble will be presenting the world premiere of a work entitled Celtic Visions by Noah Taylor, which was commissioned by the UW-Superior National Association for Music Education Collegiate Chapter 37. The symphonic band will be performing pieces that celebrate music of the past and present such as An Outdoor Overture…
Find out more »Jul 2017
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert of summer music. The concert includes the "Grieg Piano Concerto in A Major," performed by UW-Superior alumni David Packa. Other pieces include Feliz Mendelssohn's "Symphony #5, movement 4," Johann Sebastian Bach's "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott," "Saint-Saens, Bacchanale," by Camille Saint Saens, Dmitri Shostakovich's "Waltz from Jazz Suite," "Finlandia," by Jean Sibelius and "Radetzky March," by Johann Strauss Sr.
Find out more »Nov 2017
UW-Superior Opera Scenes Concert 2017
Students from the University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department perform scenes from the musical-theater and comic-opera genres. The evening will include performances from “A Little Night Music” by Stephen Sondheim, “The Elixir of Love” by Gaetano Donizetti, “The Impresario” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and “Street Scene” by Kurt Weill.
Find out more »Dec 2017
UWS Symphonic Band: Over the Hills and Far Away
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department's Symphonic Band concert, entitled “Over the Hills and Far Away: Great Works of the Past and a New Look Beyond,” will include pieces that celebrate elements of the human spirit including joy, contemplation, celebration and tradition. Works include “Children’s March” by Australian composer Percy Grainger, “O Magnum Mysterium” by American composer Morten Lauridsen, “God of our Fathers” by American composer Claude T. Smith, and “Pregon” by Colombian composer Victoriano Valencia Rincon. Tickets are $5…
Find out more »Feb 2018
An International Evening of Music
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department holds its Symphonic Band concert. Works include Lied ohne Worte by German composer Rolf Rudin, Black Water by Irish composer Fergal Carroll, and Ghosts by English composer Steven McNeff. The concert also includes the world premiere performance of Music for Winds and Piano by American composer Noah D. Taylor, commissioned by the UW-Superior Student Chapter of the National Association of Music Educators. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students. For…
Find out more »Mar 2018
UW-Superior Orchestra Concerto Concert 2018
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department holds its Orchestra with Concertos concert. The concert features the UW-Superior Symphonic Orchestra and Orchestra Concerto Competition winners Seth Harris on saxophone and soprano Maria Puglisi. Works include Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Ibert and Camille Saint-Saens. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »Apr 2018
University of Minnesota Chamber Singers
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department Choir hosts the University of Minnesota Chamber Singers. The event will include a performance of Gioachino Rossini’s "Petite Messe Solennelle," under the direction of Professor Kathy Saltzman Romey. Accompanying will be Michael and Kyung Kim on piano and Qinqig Hilkert on harmonium.
Find out more »UW-Superior Symphonic Concert: “Journey of the Human Spirit”
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will hold its symphonic band concert, titled Journey of the Human Spirit. The concert features soloists Seth Harrist, winner of the 2018 UW-Superior Symphonic Band Concert Competition, on saxophone and UW-Superior graduate Byron Klimek on cello. The concert will also feature guest soloist Andrew Sprung on clarinet. Sprung is adjunct instructor of clarinet at Spring Arbor University and Hillsdale College, and second clarinetist of the Traverse Symphony Orchestra in Traverse City, Mich. An experienced…
Find out more »May 2018
UWS Steel Drums Concert 2018
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department hosts its ninth annual steel drums concert. The show will feature Caribbean music from Trinidad and hand drumming from Africa and Latin America. The Korean samul nori drums and gongs will be played for the first time in conjunction with this ensemble. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »Aug 2018
Northshore Philharmonic Orchestra
The Northshore Philharmonic Orchestra performs an opening celebratory concert marking the University of Wisconsin-Superior's 125th anniversary. The show will feature music from 1893 and later, featuring regional soloists Sarah Weisbrod on flute and Alexander Sandor on piano. Currently in its ninth season, the NSPO is comprised of musicians from throughout the region who come together each summer to perform professional-level symphonic music. Donations are appreciated.
Find out more »Sep 2018
Charlie Berens
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts the Manitowoc Minute’s Charlie Berens: Keep ‘er Movin’ Tour. This show was originally scheduled for April 27 but was postponed due to the explosion at the Husky Oil Refinery on April 26. Comedian, host, actor and Emmy-winning journalist Charlie Berens is the creator and star of the viral video series The Manitowoc Minute. The tour presents the Manitowoc Minute as an hour-long variety show. Tickets for the new date are available at manitowocminute.com and highgearpromotions.com.…
Find out more »Oct 2018
Tri-State Band Festival 2018
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts more than 100 high school musicians from throughout the Northland for the Tri-State Band Festival. The day will conclude with a public concert. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students. For more information about the Tri-State Band Festival, contact the UW-Superior Music Department at 715-394-8115 or music @ uwsuper.edu.
Find out more »UW-Superior Sing and String Concert
This performance will feature the UW-Superior Orchestra, A Capella Choir and Chamber Choir, with much of the concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
Find out more »Nov 2018
Chorfest High School Honor Choir Festival 2018
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts singers from throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota for the 35th annual Chorfest High School Honor Choir Festival. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »UW-Superior Opera Scenes Concert 2018
Students from the University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will perform scenes from the music theatre and comic opera genres for Opera Scenes. The evening includes music and staging scenes from “Hansel & Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck; “The Elixir of Love” by Gaetano Donizetti; “Into the Woods and Company” by Stephen Sondheim; and “Street Scene” by Kurt Weill.
Find out more »Dec 2018
Percussion Ensemble Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department hosts its percussion ensemble concert. Twin Ports folk and pop band The Cuckoo Bees joins the ensemble for a pop-meets-classical collaboration with a percussive flavor. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »Symphonic Band Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department hosts its symphonic band concert. The concert includes a collection of band standards, holiday classics and the premiere of “Over Wild Solitude,” a new composition by Minnesota composer Katherine Bergman which will take the audience on a musical journey to Isle Royal National Park. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »Feb 2019
University Recital Series: Héctor Landa and Virginia Covarrubias
Guest pianist Virginia Covarrubias will travel from Miami to join local artists Héctor Landa, piano; Brett Jones, percussion; Jeremy Craycraft, percussion; and Vincent Osborn, double bass; as the University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its University Recital Series. The evening will be highlighted by the Twin Ports premiere of Steve Reich’s Quartet (2014). Also to be performed will be Claude Bolling’s Sonata for Two Pianists and Jazz Ensemble No. 1. The concert will also feature Keith Jarrett’s Moonchild/In Your Quiet…
Find out more »String Day 2019
More than 70 student musicians from Superior High and Middle Schools will join with the UW-Superior Orchestra for a String Day performance. Under the guidance of UW-Superior Chamber Strings director Erin Aldridge, Superior High School Orchestra director Amy Eichers, and Superior Middle School Orchestra director Jenna Mattson, this free collaboration of three string orchestras will include works by Tchaikovsky, Puccini and the Eurythmics.
Find out more »Mar 2019
Cultural Night 2019
University of Wisconsin-Superior students showcase food and cultures from around the world during the university's 22nd annual Cultural Night. The event features an international reception with a fashion show, flag show and performances by students. The theme for this year’s event is “Celebrating our Differences.” A reception with appetizers from around the world will take place in the first-floor Erlenbach Gathering Area in Swenson Hall at 5:30 p.m. The performance starts at 6:30 p.m. in Thorpe Langley Auditorium in Old…
Find out more »UW-Superior Symphonic Band Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its Symphonic Band Concert. The performance will include “Sunrise at Angel’s Gate” by Philip Spark, “Lincolnshire Posy” by Percy Grainger, “In the Open Air, in the Silent Lines” by Aaron Perrine, and “Pregon” by Colombian composer Victoriano Valencia. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and free for students.
Find out more »UW-Superior Choir Concert: Fire and Ashes
The UW-Superior A Capella and Chamber Choirs will perform a chant by Hildegard von Bingen, a set of madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi, excerpts from Mozart’s Requiem, and jazz-inspired settings of Langston Hughes poetry.
Find out more »Apr 2019
UW-Superior Symphonic Band Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents the UW-Superior Symphonic Band celebrating international music with a performance that includes the music of Columbia, Estonia, Germany, Spain and the United States under the direction of guest conductor Patricia Garren. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and free for students.
Find out more »UWS Global Percussion Concert 2019
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department hosts its 10th annual Global Percussion Concert. The concert will feature the tropical sounds of Cold Steel, the UW-Superior Steel Drum Ensemble. The performance will include music from Korea and Africa with the metallic sounds of steel drums supplemented by various global drumming traditions. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and free for students.
Find out more »May 2019
Superior Voices Scholarship Concert 2019
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its annual gala concert celebrating all the vocal music at the college and raising funds for an annual voice scholarship. This year’s concert is called "An Evening in Vienna" and will highlight some of that city’s most notable composers and styles of music, including Viennese Waltzes, operetta and Mozart. The evening will include staged scenes and excerpts from opera and operetta, as well as selected movements from Mozart’s Requiem and the choral finale…
Find out more »UW-Superior Orchestra Concerto Concert 2019
The UW-Superior Orchestra will close out its season performing Mozart's Requiem, along with showcasing the winners of the 2019 Orchestra Concerto Competition. There will be a pre-concert reception at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of Old Main, outside the concert hall. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students. For more information call 715-394-8115 or email music @ uwsuper.edu.
Find out more »UWS Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Graduation Ceremony 2019
The University of Wisconsin-Superior will conduct its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Graduation Ceremony in Thorpe Langley Auditorium in the Old Main building on campus. A reception will follow in the William “Pope” Wright Jr. Student Center in Old Main 232. This public event will include graduation ceremonies for more than 40 students involved with First Nations, Lavender, Multicultural Affairs, and Veteran and Nontraditional Student Center. Additionally, 10 faculty and staff members will be recognized for completion of UW-Superior’s new Equity…
Find out more »Oct 2019
Honors Orchestra Concert
Every year, many of the top string students from around the region and beyond perform in the UW-Superior Honors Orchestra. This year the repertoire focuses on the theme “The Four Seasons.” Music selections include pieces by Antonio Vivaldi and Eric Whitacre. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »Tri-State Jazz Festival 2019
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts some of the best high school jazz musicians from throughout the Northland for the Tri-State Jazz Festival. Students will spend the day practicing with UWS Jazz Ensemble Professor Greg Kehl Moore and guest conductor Lennie Foy of DePauw University. The day concludes with a public concert featuring the UWS Jazz Band and the two Tri-State Jazz Festival student bands. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »Nov 2019
Chorfest High School Honor Choir Festival 2019
Chorfest provides area high-school students with the opportunity to perform choral masterworks with orchestra in an honor-choir setting, as well as to work with outstanding conductors and voice teachers. Hosted on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, this event features a day of rehearsals, tours and masterclasses and culminates in a performance with many of the finest orchestral musicians in the Twin Ports. This year, the featured work will be the first half of Mozart's Requiem.
Find out more »Dec 2019
UW-Superior Opera Scenes Concert 2019
The Opera Workshop at UWS will present a performance of staged scenes from opera and musical theater. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »UWS Percussion Ensemble Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Percussion Ensemble performs percussion music from around the world, including works with African, Japanese and Irish influences, as well as music by minimalist composer Steve Reich, performed on a variety of instruments. UWS music majors Ben Pettit, Johnny Erickson and Matt Niemi will be featured soloing on the vibraphone. The Duluth Superior Symphony Youth Orchestra Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Brett Jones, will also perform. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and…
Find out more »UW-Superior Symphonic Band
The UWS Symphonic Band performs music celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »Mar 2020
Symphonic Band Concert
The UWS Symphonic Band performs music that celebrates the coming of spring. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for seniors and students.
Find out more »UW-Superior Orchestra Concerto Concert 2020
This concert features the winners of the annual UWS Orchestra Concerto Competition and the UWS Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for seniors and students.
Find out more »UWS Singers
The Univeristy of Wisconsin-Superior Singers present an evening of choral music. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for seniors and students.
Find out more »University Recital Series: Lois Guderian (Cancelled)
This event has been cancelled. The University of Wisconsin music faculty performs an all-Guderian concert -- a variety of compositions from the life-work of UWS faculty colleague-composer Dr. Lois Veenhoven Guderian. The program includes the premier performance of a new song cycle for mezzo soprano, chamber music, choral music and a piece for two pianos. The program will conclude with one of Guderian’s works for choir and orchestra performed by the UWS choir and orchestra. Tickets are $15 for adults,…
Find out more »May 2020
UWS Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble Concert (Canceled)
This event has been canceled. The UWS Chamber Strings and UWS Global Percussion Ensemble join forces to present a concert of music with a global perspective. The program will include music from Brazil, and works by Bartok and Shchedrin. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and students.
Find out more »Oct 2021
Tri-State Jazz Festival 2021
Originally a part of the Tri-State Band Festival -- which will take place Oct. 21 at UW-Superior -- the Tri-State Jazz Festival became its own event in 2007 and typically draws more than 30 students from several high schools throughout the Northland and Twin Cities areas. Beginning in the morning, students will rehearse with guest conductor Carl Allen. The day concludes with a public concert at 7 p.m. The UW-Superior Jazz Band opens the performance, followed by Tri-State Jazz Festival…
Find out more »University Recital Series: Steven Siegel
The trumpet player shares the stage with seven other musicians, including Hector Landa, Brett Jones, Greg Kehl Moore, Vicki Fingalson, Jeff Madison, Erin Aldridge and Derek Bromme. Siegel will perform a variety of music ranging from the Baroque era to today. The repertoire will include everything from classical to jazz to what Siegel calls “ambient space music.” The evening will also feature several pieces with electronic accompaniment and one piece with an accompanying video.
Find out more »Nov 2021
University Recital Series: Faculty Winds
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents faculty winds as part of its University Recital Series. The concert will include a mix of romantic to modern musical styles performed by UW-Superior woodwind faculty, including music by composer Mel Bonis, a piece by flute virtuoso Franz Doppler and Latin-themed melodies. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for senior citizens and students and can be purchased at the door with cash or check. For more information visit uwsuper.edu.
Find out more »Chorfest High School Honor Choir Festival 2021
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts talented high school singers from throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota for the 37th Chorfest High School Honor Choir Festival. Chorfest provides more than 50 students the opportunity to perform choral masterworks with an orchestra in an honor-choir setting, as well as to work with conductors and voice teachers. It begins with a day of rehearsals, tours and masterclasses and culminates in a performance with many of the finest orchestral musicians in the Twin Ports. Conductors and…
Find out more »UW-Superior Orchestra Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department's Orchestra Concert features the college's Chamber Strings and Honors Orchestra performing pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Soon Hee Newbold, Eduardo L. Chavarri, Astor Piazzolla and Georges Bizet. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and free for students. The Thorpe Langley Auditorium is located in the Old Main building on the UWS campus.
Find out more »UW-Superior Opera Scenes Concert 2021
Students from the University of Wisconsin-Superior music department feature solos and duets from opera, operetta and musical theatre. Audience members are required to wear masks. For questions or additional information, call 715-394-8115 or email [email protected]
Find out more »University Recital Series: Highland String Quartet
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents Highland String Quartet with Vince Osborn and Alexander Sandor for its University Recital Series. The Highland String Quartet is comprised of Ron Kari, Steve Highland and Laurie Bastian on violins, with Betsy Husby on cello. These musicians, and Osborn, are also members of the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra. Sandor, UW-Superior Music Department senior lecturer of piano and class piano, will play piano. After a short intermission, the concert will conclude with the world premiere…
Find out more »Dec 2021
UW-Superior Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble Concert
A joint concert featuring two collectives. The percussion ensemble will perform adaptations of music by Bela Fleck and the Dirt Band, as well as works by Mark Ford and Michael Udow. Instruments will include mallet percussion, drum set, bass, drumheads, triangles and more.
Find out more »Jan 2022
In Concert: Stas Venglevski, Derek Bromme and Brett Jones
Three musicians will perform in concert: Stas Venglevski on accordion, Derek Bromme on tuba and Brett Jones on percussion. The hour-long program includes the world premiere of “Footprints” by Mayako Kubo, written for accordion solo and dedicated to Stas Venglevski; “Witch of November” by Ian Deterling for tuba and marimba; and music by Johann Sebastian Bach, William Susman, Astor Piazzolla, Nikita Mndoyants and Stas Venglevski.
Find out more »Feb 2022
String Day 2022
More than 70 student musicians from Superior High and Middle Schools will join with the UW-Superior Orchestra for a String Day performance. Under the guidance of UW-Superior Chamber Strings director Erin Aldridge, Superior High School Orchestra director Amy Eichers, and Superior Middle School Orchestra director Jenna Mattson, this free collaboration of three string orchestras will include a wide range of music from classical to tunes from the television series The Mandalorian. Masks are required. Thorpe Langley Auditorium is in Old…
Find out more »University Recital Series: Comedy Tonight (Postponed)
This event has been canceled due to weather and is rescheduled for April 28. The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents soprano Vicki Fingalson and baritone Jeffrey Madison for its University Recital Series. The event, titled “Comedy Tonight!” features music on the lighter side from the married vocalists, who will be accompanied by pianist Hector Landa. The performance will feature songs by Seymour Barab, Leonard Bernstein, Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc. The second half of the concert will pay tribute…
Find out more »Mar 2022
UW-Superior Band and Orchestra Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Symphonic Band, under the direction of Steven Siegel, along with the Chamber Strings, under the direction of Erin Aldridge, will join forces for a concert. Featuring a variety of genres and styles, the concert will include composers such as Grainger, Copland, Coleridge-Taylor, Shostakovich, Hazo, Sheldon, Meechan and Nishimura. Siegel, serving as the featured guest soloist, will perform on flugelhorn. Masks are required. For additional information, call 715-394-8115 or email [email protected]
Find out more »UWS Choir and Global Percussion Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its Choir and Global Percussion Concert in Thorpe Langley Auditorium on the UWS campus. The feature piece for the concert, “Stella Teegarden” by notable Estonian composer Urmas Sisask, will include both choir and percussion ensemble. Sisask, who is also deeply interested in astronomy, created the musical ideas based on astronomical calculations pertaining to a specific star called Teegarden. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and free for students. Masks are…
Find out more »UWS Recital Series: Erin Aldridge and Alexander Sandor
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents violinist Erin Aldridge and pianist Alexander Sandor as part of its University Recital Series.
Find out more »Apr 2022
Alliance Brass Quintet
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts the Chicago-based ensemble Alliance Brass.
Find out more »Superior Voices Scholarship Concert 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its annual gala concert celebrating all the vocal music at the college and raising funds for an annual voice scholarship. The Chorale and UWS Singers will perform folk songs, spirituals and sea shanties as well as music from the Renaissance. Students in Opera Workshop will perform five scenes from musical theater and light opera. In addition, the concert will include a selection from the recently performed UWS musical, The Fantasticks. Suggested donation for…
Find out more »University Recital Series: Comedy Tonight (Canceled)
This event has been canceled. The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents soprano Vicki Fingalson and baritone Jeffrey Madison for its University Recital Series. The event, titled “Comedy Tonight!” features music on the lighter side from the married vocalists, who will be accompanied by pianist Hector Landa. The performance will feature songs by Seymour Barab, Leonard Bernstein, Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc. The second half of the concert will pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim, who died in 2021, with selections…
Find out more »May 2022
UW-Superior Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its joint concert featuring the Symphonic Band, under the direction of Steven Siegel, and the Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Brett Jones. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and free for students. Thorpe Langley Auditorium is in the Old Main building on the UWS campus.
Find out more »UW-Superior Orchestra Concerto Concert 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents its Orchestra Concerto Concert. The first half of the concert will feature a collaboration with the UWS Singers, under the direction of Michael Fuchs, performing Bach’s “Cantata BWV 4.” The second half will feature UWS Orchestra Concerto Competition winners Emma Jones, flute, performing “Concertino for Flute” by Chaminade, and Brock Phernetton, baritone, performing Mozart’s “Non piu Andrai” from The Marriage of Figarao. Long-time viola instructor Kevin Hoeschen, who is retiring, will be honored…
Find out more »Sep 2022
Lydia Thering and Joan Hedrick Lecture Series: Chamique Holdsclaw and Clint Malarchuk
WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw and NHL goaltender Clint Malarchuk will speak about their personal struggles with mental health and wellbeing, and what they have learned along the way to benefit others. A Q&A and meet/greet session will follow, along with a Mental Health Resource Fair featuring local organizations. Refreshments will be provided. The event is free, but registration is required at uwsuper.edu/speakers.
Find out more »UWS Music Department Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior will showcase several of the finest musicians from its Music Department in this free concert. The 60-minute performance will feature a variety of music such as African-American spiritual, Renaissance motet, trumpet fanfare, operatic area, steel drums, solo piano, saxophone duet and music for chamber strings. Only a few minutes of music will be performed at a time to allow for a large diversity of sound and style throughout the program. The concert will feature the chorale,…
Find out more »Oct 2022
Tri-State Jazz Festival 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts many of the best high school jazz musicians from throughout the region for the annual Tri-State Jazz Festival. Originally a part of the Tri-State Band Festival, which this year will take place Oct. 20 at UW-Superior, the Tri-State Jazz Festival became its own event in 2007 and typically draws more than 30 students from several schools throughout the Twin Ports and Twin Cities areas. Beginning in the morning, students rehearse with Greg Kehl Moore, professor…
Find out more »University Recital Series: Enrique Graf
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department presents pianist Enrique Graf for its University Recital Series. Graf is set to perform a Mozart Sonata and the "mighty" Liszt Sonata in B Minor. Graf was a first-prize winner at the William Kapell International Piano Competition, the USA National Ensemble Competition and the East and West International Auditions in New York. He has performed in recitals, chamber music and with orchestras in the most important halls of the United States such as Lincoln…
Find out more »Tri-State Band Festival 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Superior hosts more than 100 high school musicians from throughout the Northland for the Tri-State Band Festival. Students rehearse with UW-Superior Music Department faculty and guest clinician James Minnix. Minnix is in his third year as a doctoral candidate in instrumental conducting at The Hartt School of Music within the University of Hartford where he serves as the primary conductor of the University of Massachusetts Concert Band. Minnix earned his master’s degree in wind conducting from The…
Find out more »Nov 2022
Chorfest High School Honor Choir Festival 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department hosts talented high school singers from throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota for its Chorfest High School Honor Choir Festival. Chorfest provides more than 90 students the opportunity to perform choral masterworks with an orchestra in an honor-choir setting, as well as to work with conductors and voice teachers. It begins with a day of rehearsals, tours and masterclasses and culminates in a performance with many of the finest orchestral musicians in the Twin Ports. The…
Find out more »UWS Recital Series: Melanie Sever & Alexander Sandor
This University Recital Series performance is a chance to share cherished musical pieces. The musicians will perform Duo for Flute and Piano by Aaron Copland and also feature Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26 by Albert Franz Doppler and the large-scale, four-movement work Sonata in C# Minor by French composer Mel Bonis. Cellist Betsy Husby will also be featured. For questions or additional information call 715-394-8115 or email music @ uwsuper.edu.
Find out more »UWS Orchestra Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department's Orchestra Concert features the UWS Chamber Strings performing chamber-music staples from Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, as well pieces by Gershwin and Tailleferre. They will be joined by UWS' String Techniques class and Lincoln Park Middle School Advanced Orchestra, both led by Byron Klimek. The evening will include select movements from Felix Mendelssohn’s Sinfonie No. 10 in b minor, Germaine Tailleferre’s String Quartet, George Gershwin’s Lullaby, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Serenade. The concert will also include…
Find out more »Dec 2022
University Recital Series: Kaju Lee & David Cooper
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department welcomes guest musicians Kaju Lee, piano, and David Cooper, trumpet, from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, for its University Recital Series. The concert includes Tromba Suite for Trumpet and Piano, by Ulysses Kay; Concertino for Trumpet and Piano, by Ida Gotkovsky; Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, by Norman Dello Joio; and Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, by Adolphus Hailstork. Cooper has performed in Beijing, Foshan, Macau, New York, Munich, Vienna, Stockholm, at the International Trumpet…
Find out more »UW-Superior Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble Concert
The UW_Superior Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble performance will feature two Caribbean-style steel drum ensemble pieces by Texas-based composer, CJ Menje. Other pieces will include a traditional Mexican marimba ensemble piece “Las Tripas,” music from Ghana as preparation for the Music Department’s upcoming trip to Ghana in January, “Metallic Lullaby” by Eric Peel, and a large percussion ensemble composition exploring various percussive sounds and timbre written by Jones entitled “Water Nymphs.”
Find out more »Feb 2023
String Day 2023
More than 70 student musicians from Superior High and Middle Schools will join the UW-Superior Orchestra for a String Day performance. Under the guidance of UW-Superior Chamber Strings director Erin Aldridge, Superior High School Orchestra director Amy Eichers, and Superior Middle School Orchestra director Jenna Mattson. This collaboration of three string orchestras will include a wide range of music from classical to pop. Thorpe Langley Auditorium is in Old Main building on the UW-Superior campus.
Find out more »UW-Superior University Recital Series Featuring Sarah Off and Steve Siegel
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will present Sarah Off, violin, and Steve Siegel, trumpet, for its University Recital Series. Off, Siegel and Alex Sandor, piano senior lecturer at UW-Superior, will be performing two trios for trumpet, violin & piano, solo works for violin and additional works featuring trumpet. Music includes pieces written by UW-Superior music major Nathaniel Fechtelkotter and Colorado composer Dylan Fixmer. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. For questions or additional information,…
Find out more »Mar 2023
UW-Superior Symphonic Band Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will present its Symphonic Band Concert. The band will be performing challenging works by living composers. The concert will include work by James Curnow, Nathan Daughtrey, Aaron Perrine, Ian Deterling and Julie Giroux. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »UW-Superior Choir Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will present its Choir Concert, Threads of Joy, in Thorpe Langley Auditorium. The concert will feature a wide variety of music including a motet by Felix Mendelssohn, a setting of “Loch Lomond,” a Ghanian folk song, gospel music and musical excerpts from the upcoming UW-Superior Music and Theatre Department production of the opera “La Cenerentola." Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for students.
Find out more »Cultural Night 2023
University of Wisconsin-Superior students showcase food and cultures from around the world during the university's 23rd annual Cultural Night. The event features an international reception with a fashion show, flag show and performances by students. A dinner with food from around the world will take place in the Yellowjacket Union Great Room at 4:30 p.m. The performance starts at 6:30 p.m. in Thorpe Langley Auditorium in Old Main. The community is welcome to attend the family-friendly event which will feature…
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