Friends of Fine Arts

West Allis-West Milwaukee Sinfonia

Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate/West Milwaukee Intermediate West Allis-West Milwaukee Sinfonia is an orchestra for string players in high school, college and beyond, who have prior experience playing violin, viola, cello or bass. The ensemble will rehearse at Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate on Thursdays, December 2-May 26 at 7:30-9:30pm. There will be one formal concert per semester in Liberace Auditorium at West Milwaukee Intermediate with additional community events scheduled as needed. A variety of music from classical to pop/modern will be performed. Membership fees for the 2021-2022 Winter/Spring season are $35/$53NR. We welcome string players from all communities in southeastern Wisconsin. Email WAWM Sinfonia Director, Mary Pat Michels, michm@wawmsd.org for additional information or to help recruit new members. Musicians should email Mary Pat with their name, instrument and contact information when they join so music is ready for them at the first rehearsal.

Suburban Concert Band

Nathan Hale High School The Suburban Concert Band is a community band composed of both professional and amateur musicians from West Allis and the surrounding greater Milwaukee area. We rehearse at Nathan Hale High School on Thursday evenings from January 13-May 5 at 7-8:30pm. The band performs 4 formal concerts throughout the year. We welcome high school, college and adult musicians of all ages and from all communities throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Haven’t played in awhile? There is no need to worry about an audition. Just dust off that instrument and join us for a night of good music. Please visit our website at suburbanbands.com for our schedule or call Pat (President) at 414-315-3788 for more information.

Suburban Singers

Central High School We’re gearing up to start a new year and are looking for former and new-to-us singers. Ask any of your friends who love to sing and have Tuesday evenings free. Suburban Singers is a co-ed choral group who perform formal concerts in December and May. It is open to all singers who can learn and sing a choral part. We will begin November 30 - just in time to gear up for the holidays - and perform a Holiday Community Sing on Friday, December 17. The spring session will run from January to May. Membership options are $15 for Christmas, $40 for the spring and $50 for both sessions. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays from 7-9pm at Central High School. All voice parts are needed.

West Allis Players

Central High School The West Allis Players will be putting on the performance of “RUMORS” by Neil Simon. Performances will take place at the end of April or early May. Once exact dates are determined, it will be made available on their website at westallisplayers.org. “RUMORS” by Neil Simon is a comedy that first premiered in 1988. Four couples arrive at the townhouse of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife to attend a party celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary. However, the four couples soon discover that there are no servants, the hostess is missing and the deputy mayor has been injured. Comic complications arise when, given everyone’s upper-class status, they decide to do everything possible to conceal the evening’s events from the local police and the media. Please check the West Allis Players website for audition and rehearsal information.