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  • Gerds/Review: Saxman Joe Lovano fuels UWGB Jazz Fest 52

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    Sue Bodilly

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – For his encore, the guest star stands on the stage and makes up a tune. Filling in some blanks: The star is elite jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano. The stage is that of a place of aural ease, Cofrin Family Hall of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at the…

  • Final reminder: Don’t miss Jazz Fest 52 is March 26

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The Weidner Center for the Performing Arts and UW-Green Bay Music are pleased to welcome world-renowned saxophonist Joe Lovano to headline Jazz Fest 52 at the Weidner Center on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now through Ticket Star https://www.ticketstaronline.com/events/detail/joe-lovano. Prof. Gaines explains why Jazz Fest 52 is a must-see.

  • Upcoming 6:30 Concert dates/performances

    Upcoming 6:30 Concert dates/performances

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    Sue Bodilly

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    About the 6:30 Concert Series The 6:30 Concert Series is designed to connect the campus with the community through the exploration of music. Performances feature insightful presentations by performers, composers and special guests. The series offers new perspectives on diverse styles, often exploring the music from multiple angles. All performances take place at the Weidner…

  • Sarah Meredith Livingston is on ‘Women who Dare’

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Join us for this University Place presentation where Sarah Meredith Livingston, associate professor in the School of Music at @UW-Green Bay, and Jiebing Chen, Erhu Virtuoso, celebrate the lives of five performing artist: Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Antonia Brico, Isadora Duncan and Billie Holiday. Chen performs on the erhu and shares the story of…

  • Big Mouth Performs Free 6:30 Concert at The Weidner, April 6

    Big Mouth Performs Free 6:30 Concert at The Weidner, April 6

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Green Bay, Wis. – UW-Green Bay Music and The Weidner are excited to welcome guest artist, Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns to headline the long-running 6:30 Concert Series. An Evening with Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns will be in The Weidner’s Cofrin Family Hall on April 6, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.…

  • Alumnus on the rise: Music is a vessel for Sam Stranz

    Alumnus on the rise: Music is a vessel for Sam Stranz

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    Jena Richter Landers

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    For alumnus Sam Stranz ’15 (Arts Management and Music), music has been a vessel for growth, connection and self-expression. Through music, a driving force in his life, he has learned to overcome the barrier of self-doubt, learning that everyone walks a different journey and the only true way to measure your progress is to gauge…

  • Reminder: Jazz Fest 52 is Saturday, March 26

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Joe Lovano, the Grammy winning, world-renowned tenor saxophonist headlines UW-Green Bay Jazz Fest 52 backed by our own Green Bay Jazz Orchestra, plus opening act AVB Big Band! See more including a video about this year’s event.

  • Former Bay Port student drums up music college admission – The Press

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    Sue Bodilly

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    GREEN BAY – A drum set Madison Moreau said she received as a Christmas gift when she was only 6 years old sparked a lifelong passion for music and drumming. “I was always interested in music,” Moreau said. “My mom pushed the piano on me, which I took for maybe five or six years. I…

  • UWGB’s Lovell Ives receives Service to Music Award

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    Sue Bodilly

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – For everything from playing trumpet to inspiring students to shaping tens of thousands of notes into concert shape to leading the Green Bay Packers Band, Lovell Ives is being recognized with the 2022 Service the Music Award of the Association of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestras. In this area, Lovell Ives is…

  • UW-Green Bay Music Holds Honors Recital

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    Sue Bodilly

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    GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Music program will hold its annual Honors Recital on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 at 2 p.m. in Fort Howard Hall of UW-Green Bay’s Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free and the recital is open to the public. Students participating in the Honors Recital were…