Chippewa Valley Symphony and Chippewa Valley Festival Choir: Ode to Joy
May
11
7:30 PM19:30

Chippewa Valley Symphony and Chippewa Valley Festival Choir: Ode to Joy

The Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra concludes the season with one of the most famous and performed symphonies of all time, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony “Ode to Joy”, with Chippewa Valley Festival Choir and a quartet of guest soloists. First to incorporate a chorus, this groundbreaking symphony is an epic journey of human experience from individual struggle to universal exultation.

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Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire presents “O Amica Mea: Tribute to William Byrd” (Copy)
Nov
18
7:00 PM19:00

Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire presents “O Amica Mea: Tribute to William Byrd” (Copy)

The concert commemorates the 400th year since the passing of William Byrd. A master of renaissance polyphony, Byrd influenced so many of his contemporaries with his intricate writing of intertwining lines and dramatic harmonies. The program would include works by three different Thomases: Tallis, Byrd’s teacher and partner in a (failed) publishing business; Morley, Byrd’s student who dedicated a popular music theory book to Byrd; and Weelkes, also Byrd’s student who sadly, like Morley, only lived for about half the years as their beloved teacher.

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Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire presents “O Amica Mea: Tribute to William Byrd”
Nov
17
7:00 PM19:00

Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire presents “O Amica Mea: Tribute to William Byrd”

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The concert commemorates the 400th year since the passing of William Byrd. A master of renaissance polyphony, Byrd influenced so many of his contemporaries with his intricate writing of intertwining lines and dramatic harmonies. The program would include works by three different Thomases: Tallis, Byrd’s teacher and partner in a (failed) publishing business; Morley, Byrd’s student who dedicated a popular music theory book to Byrd; and Weelkes, also Byrd’s student who sadly, like Morley, only lived for about half the years as their beloved teacher.

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Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire: "Totentanz"
Apr
23
2:00 PM14:00

Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire: "Totentanz"

“Totentanz”: A Musical Meditation on Mortality
To depart is a fundamental experience — one that we may have collectively experienced all too frequently over the last three years. We invite you to reflect and meditate with us through a concert of German music from the Renaissance and the early 20th century. Songs and motets by Eccard, Hassler, Isaac, Schein, and Schütz express the sorrow for the departed, while giving solace and hope to the living. The centerpiece, Totentanz (Dance of Death) composed by Hugo Distler in 1934, draws its text from a Medieval morality play in which Death has a final dialog with people of all walks of life.

Free admission; donations accepted.

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Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire: "Totentanz"
Apr
2
3:00 PM15:00

Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire: "Totentanz"

“Totentanz”: A Musical Meditation on Mortality
To depart is a fundamental experience — one that we may have collectively experienced all too frequently over the last three years. We invite you to reflect and meditate with us through a concert of German music from the Renaissance and the early 20th century. Songs and motets by Eccard, Hassler, Isaac, Schein, and Schütz express the sorrow for the departed, while giving solace and hope to the living. The centerpiece, Totentanz (Dance of Death) composed by Hugo Distler in 1934, draws its text from a Medieval morality play in which Death has a final dialog with people of all walks of life.

Tickets: $15 in advance / $20 at the door

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Dec
10
2:00 PM14:00

Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra presents “Sing We Now of Christmas”

Rejoice in the sounds of the season with CVSO’s performance of John Rutter’s Gloria with the Chippewa Valley Festival Choir. Our Christmas celebration will also include settings of your favorite seasonal tunes including “Greensleeves”, “Jingle Bells”, and “White Christmas”. And finally, get into the holiday spirit and join us for a Christmas sing-a-long.

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Dec
3
7:00 PM19:00

UW-Stout Choirs present “To Freedom: Music from Ukraine, Poland and Estonia”

UW-Stout Symphonic Singers and Chamber Choir present an evening of music that condemns the horror of wars, the pain they cause, and what is ultimately worth fighting for — freedom, peace, beauty, and a people that is thriving. Music from Ukraine, Poland, and Estonia. This program is in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute of America, Polish Cultural Institute, and the Consulate of Estonia. (A related art exhibition “To Freedom”, featuring works by artists from these three countries, will be available at UW-Stout’s Furlong Gallery.)

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Nov
20
4:00 PM16:00

Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire ft. Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra

In Mass from Machaut to Mozart, Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire takes the audience through the development of the Mass as a musical genre. How did we go from the very first full setting of the Mass (Messe de Notre Dame by Machaut) to Mozart’s Missa Brevis? Despite the centuries in between, these Mass settings share some surprising origins. We invite you to come along on this discovery.

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Nov
7
5:00 PM17:00

“To Freedom” Art Exhibition Opening Reception

UW-Stout Symphonic Singers and Chamber Choir perform at the opening reception of To Freedom, an art exhibition featuring works by Monica Weiss (Poland), Riivo Kruuk (Estonia) and others. This is part of a project in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute of America, Polish Cultural Institute, and the Consulate of Estonia.

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Madison Early Music Festival All-Festival Concert: “Musical Postcards from the Grand Tour”
Jul
13
7:30 PM19:30

Madison Early Music Festival All-Festival Concert: “Musical Postcards from the Grand Tour”

Designed and directed by Grant Herreid, the program features a narrator, loosely based on Thomas Coryat, an English seventeenth century travel writer, who, as a young man, travels throughout Europe in search of music. Beginning in London, listening to John Dowland and other Elizabethan composers, traveling to Paris and finding motets and masses from the Notre Dame school, he then discovers Claudio Monteverdi’s compositions in Venice.  When he returns to Restoration London as an old man, he enjoys the music of Henry Purcell.

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Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire: Mystery & Mirth
Jul
8
7:00 PM19:00

Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire: Mystery & Mirth

Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire, a 12-voice choir from Wisconsin dedicated to early music, is excited to present “Mystery & Mirth: A Spanish Christmas” as part of the 2019 Madison Early Music Festival Fringe Concert Series. This selection of music from renaissance Spain celebrates the mystery of the Virgin birth, and the human aspects of the Christmas story. Works by Flecha, Guerrero, Lobo, Morales, Padilla, Victoria, and the contemporary Spanish composer Javier Busto.

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