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October 2011

Walter Mays Residency and Premiere, with guest lecturer Joseph Horowitz

Wednesday, Oct. 19
• 12PM: Walter Mays interview on WPR.
• 4:00 to 5:15PM: Walter Mays composition masterclass (Room 1351, Mosse Humanities Building)
Thursday, Oct. 20
• 9AM to 12PM: Open rehearsal, Walter Mays works with the Pro Arte Quartet (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday, Oct. 21
• 4 to 5:30PM: Joseph Horowitz (author, Artists in Exile), presents “Wagnerism and the New American Woman” (Room 2650, Mosse Humanities Building)
Saturday, Oct. 22
• 3 to 5PM: Joseph Horowitz lecture, “Artists in Exile: How Immigrants Impacted on the American Performing Arts” (Pyle Center Auditorium)
•5 to 6:45PM: Cocktails and dinner with Walter Mays and Joseph Horowitz (Pyle Center Alumni Lounge)**
• 7 to 7:30PM: Concert Preview,  “A conversation with Mr. Mays and Mr. Horowitz” (Mills Concert Hall)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere – Walter Mays’ String Quartet No. 2, plus Bloch, Barber, and Schubert (Mills Concert Hall)
Sunday, Oct 23
• 12:30 to 2PM – “Live from the Chazen” featuring Mays’ String Quartet No. 2 (Chazen Museum of Art)


November 2011

Paul Schoenfield Residency and Premiere, with guest lecturer Bill McGlaughlin

Wednesday, Nov. 16
• 12PM: Paul Schoenfield interview on WPR
• 4:00 to 5:15PM: Paul Schoenfield composition masterclass (Room 1351, Mosse Humanities Building)
Thursday, Nov. 17
• 9AM to 12PM: Open rehearsal, Paul Schoenfield works with the Pro Arte Quartet (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday, Nov. 18
• 4 to 5:30PM: Bill McGlaughlin (host of NPR’s “Exploring Music”) speaks at the School of Music Colloquium Series (Room 2650, Mosse Humanities Building)
Saturday, Nov. 19
• 3 to 5PM: Bill McGlaughlin lecture, “Artist as Early Warning System” (Plenary Room, Grainger Hall)
•5 to 6:45PM: Cocktails and dinner with Paul Schoenfield and Bill McGlaughlin (University Club)**
• 7 to 7:30PM: Concert Preview,  “A conversation with Mr. Schoenfield and Mr. McGlaughlin” (Mills Concert Hall)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere – Paul Schoenfield’s Three Rhapsodies for Piano Quintet with Brian Hsu (piano), plus Shostakovich and Beethoven (Mills Concert Hall)
Sunday, Nov. 20
• 12:30 to 2PM – “Live from the Chazen” featuring Schoenfield’s Three Rhapsodies for Piano Quintet(Chazen Museum of Art)


March 2012

William Bolcom Residency and Premiere, with guest lecturer Anthony Tommasini

Wednesday, Mar. 21
• 12PM: William Bolcom interview on WPR
• 3:30 to 4:30PM: William Bolcom composition masterclass (Room 1351, Mosse Humanities Building)
Thursday, Mar. 22
• 9AM to 12PM: Open rehearsal, William Bolcom works with the Pro Arte Quartet (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday, Mar. 23
• 4 to 5:30PM: Anthony Tommasini (critic for the New York Times) presents “Academic Writing and Music Criticism: Where Research and Journalism Intersect” (Room 2650, Mosse Humanities Building)
Saturday, Mar. 24
• 3 to 5PM: Anthony Tommasini lecture, “Concert Music Today: A State of the Union Address” (Location TBD)
•5 to 6:45PM: Cocktails and dinner with William Bolcom and Anthony Tommasini (Tripp Commons, Memorial Union)**
• 7 to 7:30PM: Concert Preview,  “A conversation with Mr. Bolcom and Mr. Tommasini” (Mills Concert Hall)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere – William Bolcom’s Piano Quintet No. 2 with Christopher Taylor (piano), plus Webern, Milhaud, and Mozart featuring violist Samuel Rhodes (Wisconsin Union Theater)
Sunday, Mar. 25
• 12:30 to 2PM – “Live from the Chazen” featuring Bolcom’s Piano Quintet No. 2 (Chazen Museum of Art)


April 2012

John Harbison Residency and Premiere, with guest lecturer Tully Potter

Tuesday, Apr. 17
• Contemporary Chamber Ensemble / Laura Schwendinger, Artistic Director
Featuring works of John Harbison, tbd (Mills Concert Hall)
Wednesday, Apr. 18

• 12PM: John Harbison interview on WPR
• 3:30 to 4:30PM: John Harbison composition masterclass (Room 1351, Mosse Humanities Building)
Thursday, Apr. 19
• 9AM to 12PM: Open rehearsal, John Harbison works with the Pro Arte Quartet (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday, Apr. 20
• 4 to 5:30PM: Tully Potter (author, Adolf Busch – An Honest Musician) is featured at the School of Music Colloquium Series (Room 2650, Mosse Humanities Building)
Saturday, Apr. 21
• 3 to 5PM: Tully Potter lecture, “Four Famous Belgians: The Quatuor Pro Arte” (Chazen Museum of Art)
•5 to 6:45PM: Cocktails and dinner with John Harbison and Tully Potter (Chazen Museum of Art)**
• 7 to 7:30PM: Concert Preview,  “A conversation with Mr. Harbison and Mr. Potter” (Mills Concert Hall)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere – John Harbison’s String Quartet No. 5, plus works by Haydn and Franck (Mills Concert Hall)
Sunday, Apr. 22
• 12:30 to 2PM – “Live from the Chazen” featuring Harbison’s String Quartet No. 5 (Chazen Museum of Art)


February - March 2014

Benoît Mernier Residency and Premiere with guest violist Samuel Rhodes

February 17
• 12PM:  Music of Benoît Mernier on WPR “The Midday”
February 18
• 12PM Music of Benoît Mernier on WPR “The Midday” 
Thursday, Feb. 27
• 9AM to 12PM: Open Rehearsal -  Benoît Mernier coaches the Pro Arte Quartet. Also in rehearsal: Bruckner’s String Quintet in F, with guest violist Samuel Rhodes, Juilliard Quartet. (Mills Concert Hall)
Friday Feb 28

• 7PM: Pre-Premiere: Mernier - String Quartet No. 3 (River Arts, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin)
Saturday Mar 1
• 5PM - 6PM: Reception and Gallery Tour (Chazen Museum of Art)
• 6PM - 7PM: Dinner with Benoît Mernier (Chazen Museum of Art)
• 7:15PM:  Concert Preview, a conversation with Mr. Mernier & Mr. Barker (Mills Hall)

• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere - Benoît Mernier's String Quartet No. 3, plus Bruckner's String Quintet in F, with guest artist Samuel Rhodes, viola (Mills Hall)
Sunday Mar 2
• 12:30 to 2PM: “ Live from the Chazen” featuring Mernier’s String Quartet No. 3 (Chazen Museum of Art)


Belgium Tour May 2014

Centennial Commissions Concert Series Continues in Belgium

Thursday, MAY 22
• OPENING CONCERT ‐ Studio 1, Flagey
Friday, May 23
• CONCERT DU MIDI ‐ Royal Library of Belgium 
Saturday, May 24
• SATURDAY CONCERT - Dolhain Limburg 
Monday, May 26
• MONDAY CONCERT ‐ Brussels Conservatory
Tuesday, MAY 27
• TUESDAY CONCERT ‐ Catholic University of Louvain, Multipurpose Hall Farm Biéreau


September 2014

Pierre Jalbert Residency and Premiere with guest clarinetist Charles Neidich

Thursday, Sept 25
• 9AM to 12PM: Open Rehearsal - Pro Arte Quartet with composer Pierre Jalbert composer and clarinetist Charles Neidich (Mills Hall)
• 12 to 12:30PM: Charles Neidich interview on WPR’s The Midday with host Norman Gilliland (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Friday, Sept 26
• 12 to 12:30PM: Composer Pierre Jalbert interview on WPR’s The Midday with host Norman Gilliland (Wisconsin Public Radio)
• 7PM Concert Preview Composer Pierre Jalbert and clarinetist Charlie Neidich introduce Jalbert’s new work and Charlie (Wisconsin Union Theater)
• 8PM: Concert, World Premiere - Pierre Jalbert – Howl, for Clarinet and String Quartet with guest artist Charles Neidich, clarinet, plus works of Mozart and Arriaga (Wisconsin Union Theater
Sunday, September 28
• 12:30 to 2PM: “ Live from the Chazen” featuring Jalbert’s Howl, for Clarinet and String Quartet (Chazen Museum of Art)