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| Isthmus Jazz Festival
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| Friday, Jun 21, 5:00 PM |
| Memorial Union - Terrace
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| Free |
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| Click on the Jazz Fest website for complete schedule. Now in its 25th year, the Isthmus Jazz Festival is a two-day celebration of America's homegrown art form. The free festival kicks off the summer season in one of Madison's most beautiful outdoor settings, the Memorial Union Terrace, with Lake Mendota as a glittering backdrop. A diverse crowd of students, jazz aficionados and casual fans fill the tables to hear a lineup that reflects a century's worth of jazz styles. Dixieland, big-band swing, bebop, Latin jazz and free jazz are all part of the mix, along with contemporary derivations like funk and hip-hop. The festival is committed to honoring jazz's glorious tradition while keeping one eye fixed on the future. |
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| Isthmus Jazz Festival
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| Saturday, Jun 22, 5:00 PM |
| Memorial Union - Terrace
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| Free |
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| Click on the Jazz Fest website for complete schedule. Now in its 25th year, the Isthmus Jazz Festival is a two-day celebration of America's homegrown art form. The free festival kicks off the summer season in one of Madison's most beautiful outdoor settings, the Memorial Union Terrace, with Lake Mendota as a glittering backdrop. A diverse crowd of students, jazz aficionados and casual fans fill the tables to hear a lineup that reflects a century's worth of jazz styles. Dixieland, big-band swing, bebop, Latin jazz and free jazz are all part of the mix, along with contemporary derivations like funk and hip-hop. The festival is committed to honoring jazz's glorious tradition while keeping one eye fixed on the future. |
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| The Madison Savoyards Presents Iolanthe - The 51st annual summer production!
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| Friday, Jul 19, 7:30 PM |
| Music Hall
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| Tickets start at $15. |
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| Iolanthe, or "The Peer and the Peri", opened at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, 1882, three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for 398 performances.
Gilbert had taken pot shots at the aristocracy before, but in this "fairy opera," the House of Lords is lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted. The political party system and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire. Yet, both author and composer managed to couch the criticism among such bouncy, amiable absurdities that it is all received as good fun.
Both Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their creative powers in 1882, and many people feel that Iolanthe, their seventh work together, is the most perfect of their collaborations. |
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| The Madison Savoyards Presents Iolanthe - The 51st annual summer production!
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| Saturday, Jul 20, 7:30 PM |
| Music Hall
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| Tickets start at $15. |
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| Iolanthe, or "The Peer and the Peri", opened at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, 1882, three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for 398 performances.
Gilbert had taken pot shots at the aristocracy before, but in this "fairy opera," the House of Lords is lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted. The political party system and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire. Yet, both author and composer managed to couch the criticism among such bouncy, amiable absurdities that it is all received as good fun.
Both Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their creative powers in 1882, and many people feel that Iolanthe, their seventh work together, is the most perfect of their collaborations. |
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| The Madison Savoyards Presents Iolanthe - The 51st annual summer production!
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| Sunday, Jul 21, 3:00 PM |
| Music Hall
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| Tickets start at $15. |
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| Iolanthe, or "The Peer and the Peri", opened at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, 1882, three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for 398 performances.
Gilbert had taken pot shots at the aristocracy before, but in this "fairy opera," the House of Lords is lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted. The political party system and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire. Yet, both author and composer managed to couch the criticism among such bouncy, amiable absurdities that it is all received as good fun.
Both Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their creative powers in 1882, and many people feel that Iolanthe, their seventh work together, is the most perfect of their collaborations. |
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| The Madison Savoyards Presents Iolanthe - The 51st annual summer production!
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| Thursday, Jul 25, 7:30 PM |
| Music Hall
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| Tickets start at $15. |
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| Iolanthe, or "The Peer and the Peri", opened at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, 1882, three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for 398 performances.
Gilbert had taken pot shots at the aristocracy before, but in this "fairy opera," the House of Lords is lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted. The political party system and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire. Yet, both author and composer managed to couch the criticism among such bouncy, amiable absurdities that it is all received as good fun.
Both Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their creative powers in 1882, and many people feel that Iolanthe, their seventh work together, is the most perfect of their collaborations. |
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| The Madison Savoyards Presents Iolanthe - The 51st annual summer production!
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| Friday, Jul 26, 7:30 PM |
| Music Hall
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| Tickets start at $15. |
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| Iolanthe, or "The Peer and the Peri", opened at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, 1882, three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for 398 performances.
Gilbert had taken pot shots at the aristocracy before, but in this "fairy opera," the House of Lords is lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted. The political party system and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire. Yet, both author and composer managed to couch the criticism among such bouncy, amiable absurdities that it is all received as good fun.
Both Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their creative powers in 1882, and many people feel that Iolanthe, their seventh work together, is the most perfect of their collaborations. |
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| The Madison Savoyards Presents Iolanthe - The 51st annual summer production!
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| Saturday, Jul 27, 7:30 PM |
| Music Hall
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| Tickets start at $15. |
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| Iolanthe, or "The Peer and the Peri", opened at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, 1882, three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for 398 performances.
Gilbert had taken pot shots at the aristocracy before, but in this "fairy opera," the House of Lords is lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted. The political party system and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire. Yet, both author and composer managed to couch the criticism among such bouncy, amiable absurdities that it is all received as good fun.
Both Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their creative powers in 1882, and many people feel that Iolanthe, their seventh work together, is the most perfect of their collaborations. |
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| The Madison Savoyards Presents Iolanthe - The 51st annual summer production!
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| Sunday, Jul 28, 3:00 PM |
| Music Hall
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| Tickets start at $15. |
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| Iolanthe, or "The Peer and the Peri", opened at the Savoy Theatre on November 25, 1882, three nights after the final performance of Patience at the same theatre, and ran for 398 performances.
Gilbert had taken pot shots at the aristocracy before, but in this "fairy opera," the House of Lords is lampooned as a bastion of the ineffective, privileged and dim-witted. The political party system and other institutions also come in for a dose of satire. Yet, both author and composer managed to couch the criticism among such bouncy, amiable absurdities that it is all received as good fun.
Both Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their creative powers in 1882, and many people feel that Iolanthe, their seventh work together, is the most perfect of their collaborations. |
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| Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: The Glory of Beehoven
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| Tuesday, Sep 24, 7:30 PM |
| Humanities Building - Mills Hall
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| For the 26th consecutive season, Jeffrey Siegel presents his entertaining and informative concerts with commentary. He speaks to the audience briefly and in non-technical language before performing each composition in its entirety. The program will conclude with a Q and A. Among the immortal works on this program will be the "Teresa Sonata" (who was she and why did Beethoven compose this for her?) and the final Piano Sonata, Opus 111, written after deafness enjulfed the composer. |
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| Travel Adventure Series: Eastern Canada - The Maritimes and Newfoundland, with John Holod
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| Monday, Sep 30, 7:30 PM |
| Union South - The Marquee
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| John Holod talks about and shows his "Eastern Canada" Travel Adventure Film. The Canadian Maritimes are a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Our video includes the Gaspe Peninsula and Newfoundland/ Labrador for a spectacular adventure that should be on every travelers "to do" list! The video includes: Tadoussac - whale watching - St. Lawrence River - lighthouse history - Forillon National Park - Bonaventure Island and Perc? Rock. |
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| Travel Adventure Series: Eastern Canada - The Maritimes and Newfoundland, with John Holod
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| Tuesday, Oct 01, 7:30 PM |
| Union South - The Marquee
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| John Holod talks about and shows his "Eastern Canada" Travel Adventure Film. The Canadian Maritimes are a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Our video includes the Gaspe Peninsula and Newfoundland/ Labrador for a spectacular adventure that should be on every travelers "to do" list! The video includes: Tadoussac - whale watching - St. Lawrence River - lighthouse history - Forillon National Park - Bonaventure Island and Perc? Rock. |
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| Rachel Barton Pine with UW Symphony Orchestra
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| Saturday, Nov 02, 8:00 PM |
| Humanities Building - Mills Hall
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| Tickets start at $22. Single tickets on sale starting July 1, 2013. |
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| Appearing with the UW Symphony Orchestra, Rachel Barton Pine, a former child prodigy who made her solo debut at the age of seven, is a violin virtuoso who has appeared as soloist with many of the world's most prestigious orchestras. The program will include the Brahms Violin Concerto. |
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| Travel Adventure Series: Majestic Montana with Steve Gonser
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| Monday, Feb 17, 7:30 PM |
| Union South - The Marquee
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| Presented live by award-winning film producer, Steve Gonser, Majestic Montana explores the state?s 147,000 square miles. Fewer than one million people live in Montana; cattle outnumber people three to one. Within its boundaries are two national parks, ten national forests, seven Native American reservations, 40 state parks, nearly a dozen wilderness areas, more than fifteen national wildlife refuges, dozens of state-owned wildlife management areas, national monuments and historic sites. |
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| Travel Adventure Series: Majestic Montana with Steve Gonser
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| Tuesday, Feb 18, 7:30 PM |
| Union South - The Marquee
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| Presented live by award-winning film producer, Steve Gonser, Majestic Montana explores the state?s 147,000 square miles. Fewer than one million people live in Montana; cattle outnumber people three to one. Within its boundaries are two national parks, ten national forests, seven Native American reservations, 40 state parks, nearly a dozen wilderness areas, more than fifteen national wildlife refuges, dozens of state-owned wildlife management areas, national monuments and historic sites. |
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| Miro String Quartet
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| Friday, Feb 21, 8:00 PM |
| Humanities Building - Mills Hall
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| Tickets start at $22. Single tickets on sale starting July 1, 2013. |
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| One of America's highest-profile chamber groups enjoys its place at the top of the international chamber music scene, garnering praise from audiences and critics alike. Recipients of numerous awards, the quartet is regularly invited to perform at the world's most celebrated concert halls. |
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| Gene Pokorny with UW Symphony Orchestra
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| Sunday, Mar 09, 7:30 PM |
| Humanities Building - Mills Hall
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| Free! |
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| Principal tuba player in the Chicago Symphony since 1989, Pokorny has played film scores in Jurassic Park and The Fugitive, as well as chamber music, opera, and with orchestras world wide. He will perform "Journey," a concerto for contrabass tuba and orchestra, composed by UW Scholl of Music faculty John Stevens for Gene Pokorny and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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| Inon Barnatan
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| Friday, Apr 18, 8:00 PM |
| Humanities Building - Mills Hall
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| Tickets start at $22. Single tickets on sale starting July 1, 2013. |
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| A young Israeli pianist, frequently lauded for his "dazzling finger work," Barnatan boasts a diverse and exciting repertoire by classical and contemporary composers. Hailed by The New Yorker as "a pianist of uncommon sensitivity," he has performed with many of the country's most esteemed orchestras and conductors and was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009. |
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| Travel Adventure Series: Lost Worlds of the Middle East, with Rick Ray
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| Monday, Apr 21, 7:30 PM |
| Union South - The Marquee
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| This film represents Rick Ray's personal journey in words and images on the essential nature of the Middle East. It is an attempt to get to the heart of some of the sources of conflict between and within these nations. Mostly it is an attempt to give the viewer a sense of the people and culture than one cannot find on CNN. |
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| Travel Adventure Series: Lost Worlds of the Middle East, with Rick Ray
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| Tuesday, Apr 22, 7:30 PM |
| Union South - The Marquee
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| This film represents Rick Ray's personal journey in words and images on the essential nature of the Middle East. It is an attempt to get to the heart of some of the sources of conflict between and within these nations. Mostly it is an attempt to give the viewer a sense of the people and culture than one cannot find on CNN. |
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| Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Misteresses and Masterpieces
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| Tuesday, May 06, 7:30 PM |
| Humanities Building - Mills Hall
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| For the 26th consecutive season, Jeffrey Siegel presents his entertaining and informative concerts with commentary. He speaks to the audience briefly and in non-technical language before performing each composition in its entirety. The program will conclude with a Q and A. Music inspired by "significant others." Love-inspired compositions of Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt. |
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