Music of Note

FROM SENSUALITY TO DREAMS
Guest Conductor Edward Gardner joins the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for a concert including Tchaikovsky’s First, a Prelude by Debussy and Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto. Featuring guest pianist Geoffrey Beagle. January 4 – 5 at the Marcus Center. 414-291-7605 or mso.org

GRAFTON CITY BLUES
Ages ago, blues legends from all over came to record for Paramount Records in a disused chair factory in Grafton, WI. The Milwaukee Rep’s Stackner Cabaret performs Kevin Ramsey’s tribute to the makeshift studio January 11 – March 9. 414-224-9490 or milwaukeerep.com

A SOLDIER’S TALE
The Waukesha Civic Theatre welcomes the Waukesha Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the classic by Igor Stravinski. January 12 - 13. 262-547-0708 or waukeshacivictheatre.org

ART, ARCHITECTURE AND MUSIC
Present Music synthesizes art forms and roves Milwaukee’s enduring collection of visual art, creating pieces inspired by specific works at the Milwaukee Art Museum. January 12. 414-271-0711 or presentmusic.org

VIRTUOSO
Guest conductor Ludovic Morlot and trombonist Megumi Kanda join the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for a concert featuring music by Berlioz, David and Dukas’ "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice." January 17 at the Marcus Center. 414-291-7605 or mso.org

SOUND & STORY
Ludovic Morlot joins the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for a concert featuring Dukas’ "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice", Berlioz’s "Le Corsair Overture," Ravel’s "Daphnis et Chloe" and more. January 18 -19 at the Marcus Center. 414-291-7605 or mso.org

PAUL JACOBS
Wisconsin Lutheran College hosts the young organist in a concert featuring five centuries of organ music. January 18. 414-443-8702 or wlc.edu/arts

REGINA CARTER QUINTET
The Wilson Center welcomes the talented jazz violinist and company, January 18 at the Kuttemperoor Auditorium. 261-781-9520 or wilson-center.com

GO WEST, YOUNG MAN
Festival City Symphony begins its Symphony Sundays series with a concert of orchestral music inspired by the great American Southwest. Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite, Copland’s energetic Dances From The Rodeo and Hayman’s Pops Hoedown accompany selections from Richard Rogers’ Oklahoma! January 20 at the Pabst Theatre. 414-286-3663 or festivalcitysymphony.org

KAISSA
The traditional, African-inspired vocalist comes to Wisconsin Lutheran College January 22. 414-443-8802 or wlc.edu/arts

THE DALLAS BRASS
The versatile brass sextet plays Dixieland, swing, pops, Broadway and more January 25 at The Schauer Center. 262-670-0560 or schauercenter.org

DEEP AND PLAYFUL
Famed conductor Nicholas McGeegan joins the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for a concert of Beethoven’s First, a cartoon-inspired chamber symphony by John Adams and a clarinet concerto by Mozart featuring guest soloist Todd Levy. January 25 - 26 at the Marcus Center. 414-291-7605 or mso.org

CHARLOTTE AND THE MUSIC-MAKER
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents a children’s concert in which a fictitious young girl learns about the many instruments that make up the orchestra. January 27 at the Marcus Center. 414-291-7605 or mso.org

RUSSIA: REBELS ON THE RED CARPET!
Jeffrey Siegel presents the next in his Keyboard Conversations series: a concert featuring compositions by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Strravinsky. January 30 at Wisconsin Lutheran College. 414-443-8802 or wlc.edu/arts