WCO 14/15 Season

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E A S O N AT A G

2014/15

S K R O W R MASTE MASTERWORKS I

ROYALS

with violinist RACHEL BARTON PINE and violist MATTHEW LIPMAN OCTOBER 10, 2014 | 8PM CAPITOL THEATER

MASTERWORKS II

GRAND GESTURES with pianist ILYA YAKUSHEV JANUARY 23, 2015 | 8PM CAPITOL THEATER

MASTERWORKS III

ILLUMINANCE

with pianist SHAI WOSNER FEBRUARY 20, 2015 | 8PM CAPITOL THEATER

MASTERWORKS IV

REVELATION

with cellist AMIT PELED MARCH 20, 2015 | 8PM CAPITOL THEATER

MASTERWORKS V

DARE TO BE

with pianist BRYAN WALLICK MAY 1, 2015 | 8PM CAPITOL THEATER

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SPECIASL E C N A M R O PERF MIDDLETON HOLIDAY POPS

SWINGIN’ CHRISTMAS

with TOMMY MORE SCOTT NOVEMBER 29, 2014 | 2PM & 8PM MIDDLETON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

MESSIAH

with SARAH LAWRENCE, EMILY LODINE, JAMES DOING, PETER VAN DE GRAAF, WCO CHORUS, UW MADRIGAL SINGERS and the FESTIVAL CHOIR OF MADISON DECEMBER 12, 2014 | 7PM BLACKHAWK CHURCH

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O YA L S with violinist

RACHEL BARTON PINE and violist

MATTHEW LIPMAN MASTERWORKS I OCTOBER 10, 2014 | 8 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

MOZART

Marriage of Figaro Overture

VIEUXTEMPS

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor

SAINT-SAËNS

Introduction and Rondo capriccioso

BRITTEN

Concerto for Violin and Viola

Our opening program features three works for violin, Henri Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 5 ­— a delightfully classical work — followed

by Saint-Saëns’ tour de force, his Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, and the rarely heard, Concerto for Violin and Viola by Benjamin Britten.

Rachel Barton Pine enthralled us in the early 2000’s and has a commanding stage presence.

Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture and Haydn’s Symphony No. 96 in D ‘The Miracle,’ bookend this noble program.

HAYDN

Symphony No. 96 in D major ‘The Miracle’

“A greatly gifted young violinist… her sound was rich and commanding.”

–The New York Times

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MASTERWORKS II JANUARY 23, 2015 | 8 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

LEWIS

It is not often one may hear a keyboard concerto by J.S. Bach on the piano. Coupled with Mendelssohn’s flashy Piano Concerto No. 1, and in the hands of soloist Ilya Yakushev, we will be rocking. We pair these two works with a sampling of twentieth century offerings by Schoenberg, his Chamber Symphony No. 2 and Paul Lewis’s English Suite for strings.

English Suite

BACH

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor

SCHOENBERG

Chamber Symphony No. 2

MENDELSSOHN

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor

“Solid gold” –Syracuse.com

RAND ESTURES with pianist

ILYA YAKUSHEV

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LLUMINANCE with pianist

SHAI WOSNER MASTERWORKS III FEBRUARY 20, 2015 | 8 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

GIANNINI

Prelude and Fugue

HAYDN

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major

HAYDN

Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major

Shai Wosner has performed Beethoven and Mozart on his previous visits to Madison. In making the triumvirate complete, he will perform two concertos by Haydn. The pairing with Schubert’s Symphony No. 2 places us squarely in the classical age. We open with a neo-Romantic work by Italian-American composer, Vittorio Giannini, his Prelude and Fugue from 1955.

SCHUBERT

Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major

“His fingers are at the service of a keen musical mind and deep musical soul” –NPR’s All Things Considered

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MASTERWORKS IV MARCH 20, 2015 | 8 PM | CAPITOL THEATER Amit Peled returns for Schumann’s late work, his Cello Concerto in A minor, and a special arrangement of Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata.

Always one for interesting discoveries, Amit’s stage presence and power is magical. English composer Frank Bridge’s string writing is both formidable and superb in his Suite for String Orchestra, and Mozart’s timeless Symphony No. 40 in G minor, never grows old.

BRIDGE

Suite for String Orchestra

SCHUMANN

Cello Concerto in A minor

SCHUBERT

Arpeggione Sonata

MOZART

Symphony No. 40 in G minor

“…his tone, of pellucid purity, gleams with a glint of gold...”

–Fanfare Magazine

E V E L AT I O N with cellist

AMIT PELED

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ARE TO BE

with pianist

BRYAN WALLICK

MASTERWORKS V MAY 1, 2015 | 8 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

BEETHOVEN

Leonore Overture No. 1

BEETHOVEN

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major ‘Emperor’

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major

Back by popular demand, Bryan Wallick dazzled us with his stunning performance of Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5, the ‘Egyptian,’ in 2013.

He returns to perform the ‘Emperor’ Concerto in this all-Beethoven show-stopper. Opening the concert is the Leonore Overture No. 1, the first of four overtures written for his one and only opera, Fidelio, and concluding with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major, one of those works you never get tired of listening to.

“Wallick pulled off the virtuoso fireworks with ease, but also with a sense of Gallic elegance.”

–The Daily Page

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E NOVEMBER 29, 2014 | 2PM & 8PM MIDDLETON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

MIDDLETON HOLIDAY POPS

HRISTMAS SWINGS with

TOMMY MORE SCOTT Cleveland performer Tommy More Scott joins us for a festive evening of holiday classics with a jazz flair at Middleton’s Performing Arts Center. Bring the family and kick off your holiday season with favorites such as It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Let it Snow, the Concert Suite from The Polar Express and many others!

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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

ESSIAH soloists SARAH LAWRENCE, soprano EMILY LODINE, alto JAMES DOING, tenor PETER VAN DE GRAAF, bass chorus WCO CHORUS UW MADRIGAL SINGERS FESTIVAL CHOIR OF MADISON

DECEMBER 12, 2014 | 7 PM BLACKHAWK CHURCH The ever-popular performance of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah, will once again be held at Blackhawk Church in Middleton. Joining us are four outstanding soloists and the combined forces of the WCO Chorus, the Festival Choir of Madison and members of the UW Madrigal Singers.

Get your tickets early as this one always sells out!

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Y O U N G A R T I S T Concerto Competition The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition gives talented high school students from around the state the opportunity to showcase their talents with Music Director Andrew Sewell and the musicians of the WCO. The competition is open to students in grades 9-12 residing in the state of Wisconsin. We accept applications from string, woodwind, brass and percussion players.

The winner of the 2015 Young Artist Concerto Competition will appear as a soloist at one of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s 2015 Concerts on the Square performances and will receive the David Lewis Crosby Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. The runner-up will appear in concert at the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Youth Concerts on April 15, 2015 and will receive a scholarship in the amount of $500.

THURSDAY, April 15, 2015

YOUTH CONCERTS Our Youth Concerts are designed to entertain and educate young listeners from grades 1–5.

As part of Get Close to the Music, WCO musicians present free 30-minute visits to schools prior to the Youth Concerts. These presentations introduce students to the instruments of the orchestra and the music that will be performed at the concert.

CONCERTS ON THE SQUARE ®

Join the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra on selected Wednesday evenings this summer on the steps of the State Capitol to hear a mix of your favorite classical and popular music. Experience one of Madison’s favorite summer pastimes with your friends and family!

JUNE 25

JULY 16

Featuring Young Artist Competition winner

Featuring violinist Suzanne Beia

MIDSoMMER STARS

A littlE NIGHT MUSIC

JULY 2

JULY 23

Featuring soprano Sarah Lawrence and tenor Calland Metts

Featuring marimbist Pius Cheung

AMERICAN FANFARE

JULY 9

RHAPSODY IN ROCK

MARIMBA MAGIC

JULY 30

SHAMROCKS!

Featuring Jeans ‘n’ Classics, the music of U2

Featuring pianist Robert Wells

ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7PM

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