Celebrate the holiday season with award-winning classical crossover artist, Blue Violin, for an intimate evening for the whole family, Wed, Dec 20th @ Lawrence University Memorial Chapel (Appleton). Christmas by Candlelight - Bring in the holiday season with award-winning classical crossover artist, Blue Violin, for a series of intimate performances, as he shares a very personal approach to electric and acoustic violin playing alongside stories of travels around the globe.
This concert promises a delightful fusion of classical & jazz music, offering something for everyone in the family to enjoy. Join us for an unforgettable evening of musical enchantment as the Middleton High School Orchestra and Jazz Band along with professional musicians from Isthmus Brass and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra take the stage to perform a spectacular double feature: Tchaikovsky's timeless classic, "The Nutcracker," and Duke Ellington's jazzy rendition, "The Nutcracker Suite." This promises to be a holiday concert like no other! Purchase tickets in advance.
Join the Madison Brass Band for part two of its concert series, A Madison Brass Band Christmas. John Lynch, an esteemed international wind band conductor and Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, takes the helm as the new Musical Director. The Madison Brass Band will be performing holiday favorites like Blue Christmas, Carol of the Bells, Joy to the World, Away in a Manger, and Frosty the Snowman beside moving works by Handel, Holst, Tchaikovsky, and Irving Berlin and concluding with a holiday sing-a-long!
A Downbeat award-winning vocalist, educator, and bandleader based in Denver, Colorado, Kelsey Wallner charms audiences with intimate, soulful, and inventive interpretations of jazz touchstones while placing the history of the music front and center. Starting with R&B and soul music, Kelsey began her performance career at a young age in Madison, Wisconsin. Studying the lineage of the music she most loved led her to vocalists Sarah Vaughan, Sheila Jordan, and Carmen McRae who would become her primary influences.
The Chicago Big Band is coming to the Franciscan Center at 6751 Calumet Avenue, Manitowoc: December 17th, at 2:00pm . We will have a dance floor for all to enjoy! We will also be raffling off a signed Packer football! Concert tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and youth. https://www.simpletix.com/e/chicago-big-band-tickets-145153 (Raffle tickets will be sold starting at 1:15pm on December 17th through intermission. Winner will be announced after the performance is complete. Must be present to win) .