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ONLINE: Nicholas Payton
Nicholas Payton
This addition to the Wisconsin Union Theater schedule is a big one: Nicholas Payton. First coming to national prominence as a jazz trumpeter â picking up a Grammy as well as several nominations over the years â Payton s musical range transcends genre boundaries. (As stated on his website, There are no fields, per se. There are lineages. ) The New Orleans native is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, runs his own record label, and a prolific essayist on topics as wide-ranging as his musical directions. Find tickets here; the concert will be followed by a Q&A session. UPDATE: This concert is rescheduled for Feb. 27.
ONLINE: Nicholas Payton
Nicholas Payton
This addition to the Wisconsin Union Theater schedule is a big one: Nicholas Payton. First coming to national prominence as a jazz trumpeter â picking up a Grammy as well as several nominations over the years â Payton s musical range transcends genre boundaries. (As stated on his website, There are no fields, per se. There are lineages. ) The New Orleans native is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, runs his own record label, and a prolific essayist on topics as wide-ranging as his musical directions. Find tickets here; the concert will be followed by a Q&A session. UPDATE: This concert is rescheduled for Feb. 27.
ONLINE: Verona Quartet
Verona Quartet
Verona Quartet, has quickly risen to prominence with their performances at international competitions and captured Chamber Music America s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award in 2020. For this Wisconsin Union Theater concert, the quartet welcomes guest cellists Dmitry Kouzov and Annie Jacobs-Perkins (Verona cellist Jonathan Dormand will be unable to participate due to pandemic-related complications). The livestream begins with a Q&A session, followed by performances of String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 by Johannes Brahms, and the âAmericanâ string quartet by AntonÃn DvoÅák. Tickets here.
press release: The Wisconsin Union Theaterâs Concert Series will continue with a performance by the Verona Quartet on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. CDT, which will be preceded by a question-and-answer session with the Quartet at 7 p.m. CDT.Â
Verona Quartet to perform for Wisconsin Union Theater guests
January 14, 2021 5:19 PM Brandon Arbuckle
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MADISON, Wis. The Verona Quartet will perform for guests at the Wisconsin Union Theater later this month as part of the theater’s concert series.
The event will start at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 29, with a Q&A session at 7 p.m.
A news release said the quartet will perform String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 by Johannes Brahms and String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American” by Antonín Dvořák. The group has won top prizes at competitions, including the Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award in 2020.