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Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Review: Green Bay orchestra continues virtual series with perspectives

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Nov 9, 2020

The second virtual offering of the Civic Symphony of Green Bay offers something seldom performed publicly in this region, a violin duet. Because its in-person concerts have been cut off by the coronavirus COVID-19, the orchestra is producing a series that not only includes performances but introduces individual players, who talk on a topic. This video teams…

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Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Review: Livestream ‘American Romantics’ time-travels in Green Bay

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Nov 5, 2020

At the piano were an associate professor (Michael Rector) and an associate lecturer (Sylvia Hong) of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Music faculty. They are husband and wife. In fact, their son-on-the-way (the couple’s second son), Atticus, got his first airtime mention when Michael Rector spoke between selections. Michael Rector spoke of the research that…

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Halloweek event features American Idol contestant (and Oshkosh native) Franki Moscato, Oct. 27

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Oct 20, 2020

Fellow UW-Green Bay student and American Idol contestant Franki Moscato will perform at a virtual Halloween event on Oct. 27, 2020 at 8 p.m. This performance is part of Good Times Programming Halloweek, a Halloween-filled week of events. There will be a virtual live Q&A followed by a prerecorded performance by Moscato. The Oshkosh, Wis. native…

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UW-Green Bay’s Jazz Fest 47 features The Ryan Frane Trio and Green Bay Jazz Orchestra

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Jan 24, 2017

GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s music tradition Jazz Fest will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 in the Cofrin Family Hall of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. It is the 47th annual jazz musical festival at the University. The event will feature The Ryan Frane Trio and the…

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Hall of Famer Ronnie Milsap on campus, Saturday

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Christopher Sampson

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Nov 20, 2015

A while back, country music star Ronnie Milsap had to reschedule his Weidner Center appearance when he received news of his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Well, the time has now arrived for the popular singer, pianist, songwriter to make good on his promise to Green Bay area fans. He’ll play the…

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Travelogue features marimba/clarinet duo Transient Canvas in next 6:30 Thursdays

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Sue Bodilly

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Oct 29, 2015

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s fall concert series 6:30 Thursdays continues November 5 with “Travelogue” featuring the marimba/clarinet duo Transient Canvas. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at UW-Green Bay. Transient Canvas is a unique duo with Amy Advocat on bass clarinet and…

Events

What a weekend! Alumni Days in photos

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Sue Bodilly

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Oct 20, 2015

What a weekend! A special 50th Anniversary Alumni Days gave UW-Green Bay alumni and friends a chance to reunite with the campus community October 16 and 17. Among the highlights: about 70 alumni joining the UWGB Music students and faculty in concert, excitement at the Kress with the Green Bay athletics teams, mini-Bayfest in Phoenix…

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Reminder: Rector and Hong piano duo tonight at Weidner 

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Christopher Sampson

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Oct 15, 2015

The Music program continues its “6:30 Thursdays – music from every angle” series with a two-piano duo/husband-and-wife team, Sylvia Hong and Michael Rector, presenting “The Music Trance” at 6:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 15) in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Hong is artist-in-residence at Belhaven University; Rector is an…

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Sounds of ‘6:30 Thursdays’ concert series feature Sylvia Hong and Michael Rector

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Sue Bodilly

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Oct 6, 2015

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay continues its “music from every angle” 6:30 Thursdays experience with a two-piano duo/ husband and wife team, Sylvia Hong and Michael Rector. They will be presenting “The Music Trance” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 15 in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at UW-Green Bay.…

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UW-Green Bay welcomes ‘amazing singers’ for International Vocal Competition, Oct. 9-11

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Christopher Sampson

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Oct 2, 2015

Lovers of opera and classically trained vocal performance will have the opportunity to hear top young talent from across the nation and beyond when the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay hosts a prestigious international music competition Friday through Sunday, Oct. 9-11. The International Czech and Slovak Voice Competition takes place in Fort Howard Hall of the…

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