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Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Review: ‘Only for Now’ keeps performance pulse going at UW-Green Bay

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Dec 14, 2020

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The revue “Only for Now: A Musical Revue” goes about business in new ways for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Theatre and Dance – like so many things for so many people in the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.The original creation is continuing online to Dec. 15. Some snapshots: The 19 student performers…

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Swing for the Holidays cancelled for 2020

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Dec 10, 2020

Swing for the Holidays, originally scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, has been canceled. Due to the evolving circumstances surrounding the pandemic, musicians are unable to safely gather for the concert. Organizers have made the difficult decision to cancel Swing for the Holidays. The event will return in 2021.

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Mannheim Steamroller returns to Weidner Center in 2021

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Nov 30, 2020

Do you remember the first time you heard the Christmas sounds of Mannheim Steamroller? You can again celebrate the holiday magic of Mannheim Steamroller in 2021 when they bring their annual holiday tour to fans throughout the country. 2021 will reunite the #1 Christmas music artist in history with its legion of long-time fans. Experience…

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Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Livestream set for ‘Brass Musicians of the Weidner Philharmonic’

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Nov 18, 2020

Critic-at-Large Warren Gerds reports Brass Musicians. “The core of the program features two imaginative works by living composers, “Luminosity” by New York-based composer Jessica Meyer and “Lux Aeterna” from Lawrence University graduate Evan Williams.” Source: Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Livestream set for ‘Brass Musicians of the Weidner Philharmonic’, WFRV

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Brass Musicians of the Weidner Philharmonic to perform next week

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Nov 9, 2020

The 6:30 Concert Series presents: Brass Musicians of the Weidner Philharmonic, a free, livestreamed concert on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Featuring a quintet of principal brass musicians, the concert will stream via https://www.youtube.com/WeidnerCenter.

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Photos: Music students play-on through pandemic

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Nov 9, 2020

During the pandemic, UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Adam Gaines (Music) teaches his Jazz Ensemble class on the main stage at the Weidner Center. Music students use specialized slotted masks, bell covers on brass instruments, sit six feet apart, and leave the stage every 30 minutes for the air to disperse. Gaines said he is “blown…

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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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McQuade Dewhirst to participate in panel discussion, ‘Live Music in COVID era’ Wednesday, Nov. 4,

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Nov 3, 2020

Professor Michelle McQuade Dewhirst (Music) will participate in a Wisconsin Music Ventures Industry Talk on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 from Noon to 1 p.m. The topic of the online conversation will be “Live Music in the COVID Era”. Tickets to the talk are $3-$5 and are available in advance on their website. Join in on…

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Weidner Philharmonic Brass Musicians Join Together for November Concert Series

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Nov 3, 2020

Principal Weidner Philharmonic performers include two UW-Green Bay Music faculty members: Adam Gaines on trumpet, and horn player Michelle McQuade Dewhirst. They are joined by Philharmonic members Jaimie Waroff on trumpet, Andrew Zipperer on trombone and Steve Wilda on tuba. McQuade Dewhirst says the dynamic concert program “embodies the artistic mission of the Weidner Philharmonic…

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