UW-madison, how is it?

lovejoy
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:29:22 +0000

Things going on in Madison in October:
Oct 1
Fri
Dance/IATECH Friday Forum
“MILLing in the ENNIUM.” Electronic music pioneer Barton McLean performs live works using computer, MAX/MSP software, video and keyboards. Program includes an audio/video screening accompanied by McLean’s music on synthesizer. Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall, 3:30 p.m. Information: 262-2353, dholmgren@education.wisc.edu.
Behind the Beat
The Madison Brass Band. Easy listening and jazz. Rathskeller or Terrace, Memorial Union, 4-6 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Guest Artist Series
Christopher Stembridge, British harpsichordist and musicologist, performs recital of Italian music from 16th and 17th centuries. He utilizes harpsichord, lute harpsichord and cembalo cromatico, a harpsichord with 19 notes to the octave. Morphy Hall, Mosse Humanities, 8 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Mark Mallman and Hanelei
Singer-songwriter, rock. Memorial Union Terrace/Rathskeller, 9:25 p.m.-midnight. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
The Soviettes and The Reputation
Punk rock. Club 770, Union South, 9:30 p.m.-midnight. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Oct 2
Sat
Faculty Concert Series
Pro Arte Quartet, in residence at the School of Music, performs quartets by Joseph Haydn, Antonin Dvorak and Felix Mendelssohn. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 5 p.m. Cost: $9 general, $7 senior/student, UW-Madison students free with ID. Information: 263-9485.
Wisconsin Union Theater
“Takacs Quartet.” Takacs, one of the world’s greatest string quartets, was formed in 1975 at Budapest’s Liszt Academy. Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union, 8 p.m. Cost: $18-34, $10 UW-Madison students. Information: 262-2201, boxoffice@wut.org.
Rachael Yamagata and Tom McCrae
Singer-songwriters, rock. Memorial Union Terrace, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Oct 3
Sun
Guest Artist Series
Crossroads Trio gives lecture-recital on Argentine tango. Morphy Hall, Mosse Humanities, 2 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
School of Music Concert
UW Chamber Orchestra performs under conductors David E. Becker, Kevin McMahon and Brian Hughes. Program includes “The Birds” by Respighi, the “Reformation” Symphony by Mendelssohn and “Suite No. 4 in G major” by Tchaikovsky. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 4 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 5
Tue
Dave Mathews Band Concert
Kohl Center, 6-11 p.m. Cost: $49.50. Information: 255-4646.
Faculty Concert Series
“Retrospective Visions.” Program presents “Camp Songs” by Paul Schoenfield to texts by Aleksander Kulisiewicz written while imprisoned at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, and “Quartet for the End of Time” by Olivier Messiaen, written while a prisoner of war during World War II. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $9 general, $7 senior/student, UW-Madison students free with ID. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 7
Thu
School of Music Concert
Pianist Irina Voro, University of Kentucky, performs works of C. P. E. Bach, Scriabin, Franck and Rachmaninoff. Morphy Hall, Mosse Humanities, 7:30 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 8
Fri
Behind the Beat
Mark Croft, singer-songwriter. Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 4-6 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Know Boundaries and TBA
Hip-Hop Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
The Shocker with Cats Not Dogs
Loud rock featuring Jennifer Finch of L7. Club 770, Union South, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Oct 9
Sat
DJ Battle
Wisconsin Union Theater, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
The Drastics
Reggae-ska. Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Oct 10
Sun
Sunday Afternoon Live - Elvehjem
The Ekaterinburg Trio. Violinist Victoria Gorbich, clarinetist Vladislav Gorbich and pianist Vasil Galiulin. Brittingham Gallery III, Elvehjem Museum of Art, 12:30 p.m. Information: 263-2246, sal@lvm.wisc.edu.
School of Music Concert
Wind Ensemble performs music by Persichetti, Purcell, Kozhevnikov, Tchaikovsky and Philip Sparke. Directed by James Smith and Jeffrey Boeckman. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 4 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
School of Music Concert
“Choral Collage.” Five of the School’s seven choirs perform portions of their fall repertoire, directed by Beverly Taylor, Bruce Gladstone, Chris Sheppard and Scot Hanna-Weir. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 7:30 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 12
Tue
Faculty Concert Series
Wisconsin Brass Quintet with new trombonist Mark Hetzler performs music by Samuel Scheidt, Igor Stravinsky, Victor Ewald and others. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $9 general, $7 senior/student, UW-Madison students free with ID. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 15
Fri
Rock the Vote
“Voter Registration Experience Bus Tour.” Billed as “a powerful pro-vote experience,” this rain-or-shine event includes live performances by breaking artists, voter registration, question and answer sessions with candidates, issues education, a scavenger hunt, and other activities. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will be there too. Library Mall, noon-5 p.m. Information: homecoming@uwalumni.com.
Behind the Beat
“Matan Rubinstein Trio.” Easy listening. Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 4-5 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Wisconsin Union Theater
“Mariza.” Portugal’s blues; emotional music full of passion, sorrow, jealousy, grief and, often, satire. Memorial Union, 8 p.m. Cost: $18-30, $10 UW-Madison students. Information: 262-2201, boxoffice@wut.org.
Papa Mali
Swamp rock. Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
UK Subs, Self-Destruckt and 715
Punk rock. Club 770, Union South, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Oct 16
Sat
Music of India Series
“A Carnatic Percussion Ensemble.” Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman on the Mridangam leads an ensemble of six artists from India on the violin, Jalatharangam, Ghatam, Chenda, Thimila, Edakka and Sanku in South-Indian Classical Music. Wisconsin Union Theatre, Memorial Union, 7-9:15 p.m. Information: 238-3684, ganesan@wisc.edu.
School of Music Concert
UW Symphony Orchestra performs “Promenade Overture” by Corigliano, directed by Brian Hughes; “La Mer” by Debussy, directed by Kevin McMahon; and “Enigma Variations” by Elgar, directed by David E. Becker. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 8 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Del Mar and Shekere3
Roots rock. Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-7593, kassulke@wisc.edu.
Oct 17
Sun
School of Music Concert
Concert Band, directed by Michael Lorenz and Jeffrey Boeckman. Program includes works by Saint-Saens, Bach and Milhaud. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 2 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
School of Music Concert
University Bands, directed by Michael Lorenz, Jeffrey Boeckman and Ron Golner. Program includes works by Shostakovich, Peter Warlock and Alan Hovhaness. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 4 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 19
Tue
Punchline, Split Habit and June
Rock. Great Hall, Memorial Union, 8 p.m. Information: 262-7593, sllansing@wisc.edu.
Composition Area Recital
Compositions by UW-Madison composers will be performed. Morphy Hall, Mosse Humanities, 8:30 p.m. Information: 441-9814, arseaman@wisc.edu.
Oct 20
Wed
School of Music Concert
Masters Singers, directed by Scot Hanna-Weir. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 7:30 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 21
Thu
Guest Artist Series
Paul Henry, Roosevelt University, performs solo guitar recital of music by Spanish and Latin American composers from the 17th century to the present. Morphy Hall, Mosse Humanities, 7:30 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 22
Fri
Behind the Beat: Dirty Dogs
Live blues. Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 4-6 p.m. Information: 262-2215, bcharpentier@wisc.edu.
Rathskeller Music
Randy Cliffs, The Obsoletes, Salt Shakers. Rock and alt-country. Terrace/Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-2215, sllansing@wisc.edu.
Oct 23
Sat
Faculty Concert Series
James Doing, tenor, and Martha Fischer, piano, perform works by 20th century British composers Gerald Finzi and Benjamin Britten. Soprano Rachel Grasser and hornist Matthew Beecher are assisting artists. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 8 p.m. Cost: $9 general, $7 senior/student, UW-Madison students free with ID. Information: 263-9485.
Club 770
Joan of Arc, Aloha and Collections of Colonies of Bees. Art-rock. Club 770, Union South, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-2215, drtenenbaum@wisc.edu.
Rathskeller Music
Honorary Title and Crazy Man’s Basement. Rock music and cover songs. Rathskeller, Memorial Union, 9:30 p.m. Information: 262-2215, sllansing@wisc.edu.
Oct 26
Tue
School of Music Concert
Contemporary Chamber Ensemble. David E. Becker, artistic director. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 7:30 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 29
Fri
Guest Artist Series
Chris and Shoko Percussion Duo, based in Japan, performs music from eastern and western traditions on wide variety of instruments. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 8 p.m. Information: 263-9485.
Oct 30
Sat
Guest Artist Series
Cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau, San Francisco Conservatory, joins UW-Madison’s Pro Arte Quartet for Schubert’s immortal “Quintet in C major,” D. 956. The Pro Arte performs Beethoven’s “Quartet in E-flat major,” Op. 127. Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities, 8 p.m. Information: 263-9485.