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O C TO B E R 13-15, 2017 Yaniv Dinur, conductor Under the Streetlamp, Chicago’s own cast of Jersey Boys keep harmonizing, and audiences keep falling under their spell. Following two top rated PBS specials, “The Boys” come to Milwaukee to join the orchestra for their survey of American rock and roll. Doo-Wop, Motown, classic rock and more. Hits of The Drifters, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and their “Four Seasons” mentors Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio. “It’s Just Too Good to be True”!
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Holiday Pops D E C E M B E R 1-3, 2017 Andreas Delfs, conductor MSO Chorus Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble Season after season, this is Milwaukee’s holiday tradition. A sparkling holiday celebration with carols, sing-alongs and more, with the Milwaukee Symphony Pops under Andreas Delfs. And jolly old Saint Nick is the special guest!
Photos by Jonathan Kirn
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F E B R UARY 9 -11, 2018 Yaniv Dinur, conductor The elegance and enchantment of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. The classic Broadway hit, performed in concert setting, with Broadway singers in period costumes and a lush symphonic score. “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face”, “I Could Have Danced All Night”, “On the Street Where You Live”. Every showstopper! Won’t it be loverly?
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Great Balls of Fire! M AR C H 23-25, 2018 Yaniv Dinur, conductor Tony DeSare, piano + vocalist Ray Charles. Billy Joel. Elton John. Jerry Lee Lewis. The keyboard crashing songs that have energized generations. Nine decades. Twenty hits. And 88 keys! Tony DeSare is there to play and sing every note!
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Patriotic Pops M AY 25 -27, 2018 Stuart Chafetz, conductor Capathia Jenkins, vocalist Let freedom ring! Celebrate America with Stuart Chafetz and the Milwaukee Symphony. Stirring Sousa spectaculars, favorite toe-tappers, and inspiring anthems. Broadway’s Capathia Jenkins returns to the Pops to perform your favorite red, white and blue melodies.
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Great American Songbook J U N E 22-24, 2018 Jeff Tyzik, conductor Ashley Brown, vocalist Her silver voice floated over Broadway as Mary Poppins. Now, Ashley Brown joins the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Jeff Tyzik for great American song. Irving Berlin. Jerome Kern. Cole Porter. George Gershwin. Richard Rodgers. The names that built the Great American Songbook. The music that made memories.
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A Canadian Brass Holiday N OV E M B E R 29, 2017 with the MSO Brass Chuck Daellenbach, tuba Christopher Coletti, trumpet Caleb Hudson, trumpet Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone Bernhard Scully, horn Deck the halls — with Holiday Brass! Canadian Brass joins the Milwaukee Symphony brass for a holiday celebration. Favorite carols, holiday hits, and more. All with the verve and virtuosity of Canadian Brass.
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E.T., The ExtraTerrestrial in Concert D E C E M B E R 30 -31, 2017
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Yaniv Dinur, conductor The movie classic — Steven Spielberg’s beloved E.T. With John Williams’s magical music performed live by the Milwaukee Symphony as the film is projected on a giant screen. Perfect for the holidays. Introduce the next generation to E.T.!
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Leslie Odom, Jr. JAN UARY 19, 2018 Broadway’s Hamilton: An American Musical star comes to Milwaukee! Direct from his Tony® award-winning role as Aaron Burr in Broadway’s hottest hit, Leslie Odom, Jr. joins the Milwaukee Symphony for one performance only.
Audra McDonald J U N E 6, 2018 She electrified Broadway in Ragtime and Master Class. Now, the Tony™ award-winning Audra McDonald joins the Milwaukee Symphony for an evening of American song. From pops to standards, from Hollywood to Broadway. The Chicago Sun-Times raves, “…she is vocal beauty, with blazing emotional fire.”
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The music of West Side Story, live in concert. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra accompanies the Oscar-winning motion picture — performing all of Leonard Bernstein’s romantic, rumble-filled score!
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