Join the Wisconsin Philharmonic in bringing our contemporary world closer together through a blend of African and European traditions! Through the decades, classical music has served as an important unifying force in our communities, bringing different cultures together in a celebration of individual talent, teamwork, empathy, and traditions spanning many generations. Developed by longtime Music Director Alexander Platt, this program celebrates Black voices in American classical music, giving audiences an opportunity to experience unjustly neglected works by African-American composers from throughout the 20th century and also young African-American classical performing artists today.
The program will feature:
Symphony in G Major, Op. 11, No. 1 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George
Lyric for Strings by George Walker
Lyric Suite for String Orchestra by William Grant Still, Jr. (Premiere)
Impromptu in D-flat Major, Op. 86 by Gabriel Faure (Soloist: Jordan Thomas)
Concerto for Two Cellos in G Minor by Antonio Vivaldi (Soloists: Kyle Price and Cole Randolph)
Choose your concert experience! Audiences are welcome to join in-person with limited capacity or go virtual!
In-person admission is $44 main floor, $34 balcony, $14 seniors/students. Virtual admission is $20/household and includes access to a live stream of the concert as well as a recording of the concert available through March 15th.
Please note the following safety precautions are in place to help make possible a fun, safe, and physically distanced performance experience for all guests!
A full duct and air filtration replacement and cleaning has been done throughout our venue in anticipation of our holiday performances.
This performance will take place in The Harris Theater and seating will be limited to 25% capacity (no more than 150 tickets sold).
Our dampers are on full time in the theater exhausting and bringing fresh air in, which results in 100% air turnover in The Harris Theater every 20 minutes.
Electrostatic cleaning takes place in our venue daily, as well as 30 minutes prior to every performance and immediately following every performance.
This performance will last no more than 45 minutes and will not include an intermission.
To encourage physical distancing, once we receive your ticket order, our box office will pre-assign seats within your purchased section to ensure your group is sat together and at a safe distance from other parties. If we have questions about your order, we will contact you.
To ensure physical distance between artists and audience, the first two rows of the main floor will not be seated.
Face masks will be required for staff, volunteers, and patrons at all times in our venue.
Hand sanitizer stations will be available throughout the building.
A methodical cleaning process of all public spaces in our venue will occur during and between every show.
Additional information about your performance experience will be sent to your email address no less than 48 hours prior to your performance.