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Boulder Junction - Guitar and/or keyboard for working band. Rock, blues, originals. Vocals a plus. Northern Wisconsin or Upper Michigan area. Peter Stoltman, 715-614-4142. Big Band Jazz Group - Big Band Jazz Group seeks additional members.Becky Hineman, 414-687-1885, Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN VOICES – SOLOISTS required. Vocal soloists are invited to audition for the 2008-09 season. In particular we require soloists to sing Broadway style songs for our “Halloween on Broadway” concert on October 25th and 26th. Please prepare a song that fits the theme of the show. For our Christmas show “Halleluiah – Santa’s in Town” on December 20th and 21st, we will be staging a Broadway style version of the Messiah. Soloists and chorus members are needed for both these shows. Auditions are held by appointment in Milwaukee. Rehearsals are held in Wauwatosa / Milwaukee. The audition will include singing a prepared song, sight-singing and music reading assessment is also required for chorus members and good sight reading skills are required. Information: Soloists contact: Trefor Williams (414) 778-1940. Chorus members contact: Mary Waller, (414) 352-2212. We are a new start up group and at this point are unable to offer pay for your work. However your enthusiastic help and support would be very much appreciated. MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN VOICES – INTRUMENTAL MUSICIANS required for the 2008-09 season. Keyboard, strings, woodwind, brass, percussionists are need for all our shows for this season. Immediately we require instrumentalists for Broadway style show “Halloween on Broadway” on October 25th and 26th. Our Christmas show “Halleluiah – Santa’s in Town” on December 20th and 21st, we will be staging a Broadway style version of the Messiah. Rehearsals are held in Wauwatosa / Milwaukee. Please send your details and experience to Trefor Williams (414) 778-1940. We are a new start up group and at this point are unable to offer pay for your work. However your enthusiastic help and support would be very much appreciated. MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN VOICES - CHORUS MEMBERS. Singers are invited to audition for the 2008-09 season. Auditions are held by appointment in Milwaukee. Weekly rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings in Wauwatosa 7:00 and 9:30PM with additional rehearsals as required before performances. The audition includes singing a prepared song, sight-singing and music reading assessment. Previous choral experience is preferred but not essential. Good sight reading skills are required. Information: Mary Waller, (414) 352-2212. We are a new start up group and at this point are unable to offer pay for your work. However your enthusiastic help and support would be very much appreciated. Cudahy - Percussion, lead and rhythm guitar, and other instruments needed to record a demo video to promote a Latin American folk music show that combines songs, images and stories to explore social issues. Web Site or Regina Gallero, 414-294-0064. (8/19/08 - 9/19/08) Milwaukee - Milwaukee Children's Choir now auditioning for new members. Enthusiasm required - experience not! Heidi Hamberger, 414-221-7040. (7/8/08 - 1/8/09) Milwaukee - Womens Voices Milwaukee announces opening for Artistic Director. Requires broad background in music styles and experience in choral direction plus preparation of two annual concerts. Send resume and references. Women's Voices Milwaukee, 414-841-3707. Glendale - Brass Bell Music Store is hiring! Brass Bell Music, 210 W Silver Spring Dr., Milwaukee. Becky Hineman, 414-963-1000. Milwaukee - Martin Luther Church needs choir director, e-mail or 414-476-9411. (5/9/08 - 11/9/08) Milwaukee - Classical Guitarist looking for Classical violinist, with good intonation and chops to play classical, German, and 1920 style jazz. Zane Zirkle 414-241-9221. (4/28/08 - 10/28/08) Oshkosh - Appleton cover band seeks talented, mellow Lead Guitarist! We want to be ready to go with our new line-up no later than April. Tried and true song list: Ramones, Van Halen, CCR, Violent Femmes, etc. Paradox, 920-420-3825. (1/25/08 - 4/25/08) South Milwaukee - Paid keyboardist job for informal weekly choir at St. John's Catholic Church. Please phone Dan Jeziorski, 414-764-2257. Milwaukee - Front man looking for backup. Primarily bass and drums. My roots are in rock, folk, country, and blues but have moved into Progressive/New Age. Many years experience. I have practice space. Rich Bowen, 414-535-0402. West Allis Senior Center - Musicians invited to try out for a new Friday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., band group. WASC, 7001 W. National Av., West Allis. Stop in or phone Denise Koenig, 414-302-8700. Milwaukee Metropolitan Voices is a new mixed chorus specializing in the performance of light classical music. Auditions for section leaders and paid singers will be held from now through the end of June. Auditions for experienced amateur singers will also continue during the same period. Places for all voices available. For more information, and to set up an audition time call 414-352-2212. Green Bay - Straight Up variety band seeks lead guitar. 1-3 gigs monthly, some travel. Setlist is a mix of pop, country, oldies, rock. Backup vocals a plus. Tanya Witt, 920-366-5119. Milwaukee - Milwaukee Vocal Express choir is searching for a Director. Contact Mark Bittmann, 262-767-0704. Milwaukee - Performance Site available for rent for single or multiple programs. Excellent acoustics, centrally located, reasonable rates, seats 250 plus, simple contract, ample parking. Redeemer Lutheran Church, Wisconsin Avenue & 19th Street, Milwaukee. Contact: Fran Henkel, 414-771-7997. Milwaukee - We are inviting musicians to perform inside the Milwaukee Public Market during the hours of 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. However, we would be open to consider other times that you may suggest. We are very interested in jazz, blues, classical, bluegrass, or folk musicians. Contact Lucy Weller or 414-336-1111, Milwaukee. Cudahy - Seniors who like to sing the songs of the 1930s, '40s and beyond are invited to join a group at Kelly Senior Center, 6211 S. Lake Dr., that meets at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays to sing together, laugh at corny jokes and enjoy each other's company. Phone Henry Jisa, director or Mary Becker, pianist, 414-481-9611. Door County - Baileys Harbor Community Association is looking for bands (entertainment) for our July 4, 2008, parade and celebration in our town, Baileys Harbor. Barbara Anschutz, Parade Chairperson.  New Berlin Jazz Players Big Band - Bill Berlyn, Director, says "The band is comprised of mostly adults with some better high school students who want an additional practice during the week." Photograph of a rehearsal (JPG 59k).
Calhoun Station, 1849 S. Calhoun Rd., New Berlin. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 6:30 p.m., playing big band traditional jazz, Latin, slow ballads, ball room dance styles including Polka and waltzes. Open for public dancing. Bill Berlyn for information or to hire the band for your event, 262-367-5333 (days), 414-530-3365 (evenings).
Milwaukee -  Milwaukee Lake Band Online for alumni of the Lake Band of Milwaukee. Generations of musicians have participated in this National Champion concert, parade, and field show band from 1952-2005. We are looking for Lake Band alumni to connect and continue to support music for a new generation of musicians. Jeff Palkowski , Milwaukee. (11/1/05 - 11/1/08)
` South Milwaukee  - Bobby Lindsey, Director of the South Milwaukee Municipal Band, is recruiting for additional musicians of all instruments, especially clarinets. Some instruments available for use by musicians. Rehearsals are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Ruth "Mickey" Mildebrandt, 414-762-4316 or Bobby R. Lindsey, 414-935-7933.
Organization for Active Seniors in Society (O.A.S.I.S)
2414 W. Mitchell St., Milwaukee, phone 414-647-6053.
Granville Senior Center Music Club 7717 W. Good Hope Rd., Milwaukee, phone 414-353-0731 or Sue Apthorp, 414-647-6053. Mondays and Thursdays, 9:45-11:45 a.m. Wilson Park Senior Center 2601 W. Howard Av., Milwaukee, phone 414-282-5566 or register at information desk |
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Stevens Point - Front man sings swing, standards, smooth jazz and soft rock needs a trio or quartet. Rich Charles, 715-342-4594. (6/6/08 - 7/6/08)
Madison - Experienced fiddler/violinist looking to join group. Can play variety of styles. Ann Sayner. (5/25/08 - 111/25/08) West Bend - Trumpet/brass player with profesional experience looking for gigs with experienced bands or combos. Trumpet/brass player, 262-339-2824. (5/20/08 - 08/20/08) Sparta or LaCrosse - Lead Guitarist/Vocalist, looking for established band, prefer experienced players. I have 30 plus year in the music business, can play a variety of styles. Jim. (4/30/08 - 5/30/08) Beaver Dam - Looking to join a band wanting female vocals. I've done weddings, CD tracks, and have had some voice lessons. Dorothy Steger. (11/1/07 - 11/1/08) |
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Janesville or Madison - Looking for Gibson A mandolin bought from Rummelhoff Music in Janesville. If you bought this mandolin please call and describe it. I want to buy it back as it is a family heirloom. Jeff and Pam Martz, 815-541-2297. (8/13/08 - 9/13/08)
Sullivan and Jefferson - Custom Drums shells made to your specifications. Info. (7/26/08 - 8/26/08) Upright Bass - Please help me find my Mother's Bass Full Size Upright Fiddle, sold or originated from Spooner, Wisconsin, between 1989 and 1992 after my mother died. Any information is appreciated. Carol Dietz, 360-991-5243. (7/5/08 - 1/5/09) Milwaukee - Bb Selmer ebony clarinet for sale at reasonable price. Bill Howe. Donate An Instrument - The Allouez Village Band collects and reconditions used musical instruments for disadvantaged children in the Green Bay area.  Donate An Instrument - Donate a used musical instrument to Lonely Instruments Need Kids. We clean, repair and then give an instrument to a child who would not be able to participate in music otherwise. Racine Arts Council, phone 262-635-0261.
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| Milwaukee Festival Brass Seventh International - Awarded US Open Brass Band Championships in Chicago on November 10, 2007. Competing against some of the top British Brass Bands from the US and UK, the Milwaukee Festival Brass was rated as one of the more entertaining bands on stage. Their program of Broadway, International themes and marches featured both brass and percussion soloists. The Milwaukee Festival Brass, consisting of 35 brass and percussion players, next appears on December 9 in Pewaukee at the Queen of Apostles Church in their annual holiday concert. | |
 Dixie Doodlers Per Your Request CD - Do you know someone who would enjoy great Dixieland music played by a top notch Wisconsin band? Get 16 tunes on the latest CD for $15 postpaid. Makes a great gift! |
Red Mill Jazz Jam (PDF 6k) |
| Gordon Hinkley, Pianist (PDF 8k) |  Norrie Cox Remembered (PDF 7k)
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 Suzanne Grzanna - Featured in Wisconsin Woman's Magazine for October, 2006. Her Let it Snow is featured on a CD label in Australia. |
  It's About the Music CD (PDF 17k). Jill Jensen and Jack Grassel. |
 Annie Denison Sings a Spell (10k PDF).
| Milwaukee Vocal Express MVEvolution DVDs are priced at $25 (plus $4 shipping and handling) available by check or money order made out to Midwest Vocal Express, P.O.Box 543, Greendale, WI 53129-0543 or phone 1-888-240-4426. |
The Price of the Arts, Funding Milwaukee's Creative Community for 2006
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| Bill Sargent Milestones (PDF 8k) | Pulaski High School Marching Band of Pulaski, Wisconsin, directed by Tom Busch, marched in the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, California, televised on January 1, 2007. They raised $300,000 to pay for the trip.
Not to be confused with another Pulaski High School Band, in Milwaukee. Around 1957 it was directed by Henry Raccoli who arranged All Hail Pulaski (PDF 67k), the school song. |
 Jack Clark - Washboard Jack, biography (PDF 13k). |
Milwaukee Choristers New Christmas CD Milwaukee Choristers new Christmas CD “Shout Now, Be Joyful" features Christmas concerts at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Wauwatosa in 2003, 2004 and 2005. There are 18 cuts on the 66-minute CD with the 75-voice chorus under the direction of Dr. James B. Kinchen, Jr. Songs include J.S. Bach’s “Shout Now, Be Joyful,” which provided the inspiration for the CD’s title; a Rene Clausen arrangement of Adolphe Adam’s familiar “O Holy Night;” and an arrangement of “Joy to the World” by Frank Kuykendall. In a more contemporary vein, the CD features selections by Irving Berlin and John Williams, and a special arrangement of “Jingle Bells” by the late Ray Charles, founder and director of the Ray Charles Singers. Cut 19 is an instrumental with flutist Ana de la Cuesta Gerlach (a Chorus soprano) and pianist Patricia Ilika Black performing Black’s arrangement of “Away in a Manger.” Call 414-354-1933, Order the CD, from any member of the chorus, or available at concerts, $15. |
 Ken Hanner - Banjo man, Biography (PDF 9k). |
 Jim Hayden - Biography (PDF 10k). |
 Karen Deschere - New President at Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. WCM President Karen Deschere (PDF 7k). |
 Joyce Altman - Steps down as President of Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Decade of leadership resulted in financial stability, renovated facility. WCM Past President Joyce Altman (PDF 5k). |
 John Knurr - All round musician, Biography (PDF 13k). |
 Dr. Patricia Backhaus - The Milwaukee Festival Brass board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Patricia Backhaus as Musical Director, who started directing the band in 2005. |
 A grand finale for Save the Music - VH1 and community effort gave $1,600,000 to Milwaukee Public Schools. |
 Sound Taps Wisconsin - A statewide competition designed to encourage Wisconsin students to assist their local communities in the live sounding of Taps for military funeral honors. Most people don't realize that currently only 1 in 4 Veterans will have a live bugler to sound Taps for their military funeral honors. With only 21 military buglers available across our state, Wisconsin students are the next best source of capable buglers.. |
  Union Musicians Reach Agreement with Skylight Opera Theatre - Past Negotiations (PDF 4k). Musicians union, Skylight reach deal - Through June 30, 2008: $83.30 for performances and $63.75 for rehearsals. |
The Hillcrest Tops Out - Live jazz music and musician sit-ins end at the Hillcrest Pub & Grille in Waukesha. Hillcrest Live Music Ends (PDF 8k). |
| Remember the Milwaukee Civic Symphonic Band, directed by Paul Anderson with soprano Joan Snyder? Here's their April 30, 1972, two-page Program (PDF 122k) of a concert played at the Cooley Auditorium in M.A.T.C. Do you recognize the names of any musicians? |  Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Relocates to Walnut Street (PDF 5k). Alumni musicians of Music For Youth and MYSO, register to keep informed of MYSO's bright future. |
 Harping at Milwaukee Public Schools - Jeanne Kahn taught 200 students with 38 harps. The largest harp program in the country. Jeanne Kahn Harp Ensemble (PDF 5k). |
Dick Metko, accordionist, passes away April 20, 2004. Dick Metko Obituary (PDF 7k). |
 The Milwaukee Choristers - Their first CD features 24 selections from concerts directed by Dr. James B. Kinchen, Jr. CD-1 (PDF 4k). A second CD with 24 selections that mirror a typical Choristers’ concert. CD-2 (PDF 4k). |
 Prometheus Trio - The exceptional young violinist Jeanyi Kim, left in the fall of 2004 to finish her doctorate in musical arts at Yale University. Stefanie Jacob, pianist; and husband Scott Tisdel, cellist; will invite guest violinists. Promethius Trio (PDF 7k). |
 Julie DeRoche - A Clarinet Clinic featuring Julie DeRoche was held at Interstate Music, New Berlin. Julie is Leblanc's Director of Performance Education; served as the coordinator of the DePaul University's woodwind department; currently performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and numerous chamber and orchestral groups; and is Past President for the International Clarinet Association. Richard Regent, Wisconsin clarinetist, and Julie exchanged clarinet tips at the clinic. |
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Salaries and 2005 negotiations. Minimum salary now $53,625. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Salaries and 2003 Negotiations - Minimum annual salary for Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra musicians, as of June, 2003, is $53,372 for 42 weeks per year. This ranks 21st among 48 member orchestras. Salaries range from New York Philharmonic of $92,300 to San Diego Symphony with $24,720. New negotiations are planned for July, 2005. |
| Gary Lavann and Richard Regent were in the Walker Junior High School Band with Henry Canitz, Director. Photograph (PDF 104k) taken May 3, 1956. Richard, clarinet, is on riser 2nd from left, and Gary, trumpet, has blond hair. Both are now in the Dixie Doodlers Dixieland Band. | MacDowell Club of Milwaukee - Founded in 1909 has an interesting history. MacDowell Club of Milwaukee History (PDF 9k). |
 Dave Bock - Trombonist, biography (PDF 11k). |
Milwaukee Amateur Radio Club The Hams' Song (PDF 38k), written by Hollywood composer and band leader LeRoy Priest, was first presented at the National Radio Amateur Convention held in the Milwaukee Auditorium in September, 1948. It was then used for the December 9, 1982, MRAC Old Timers Nite. |
| Remember the Mark Kappus Big Band with 18 members? They played music November 18 and December 19, 1992 (PDF 26k). Ballroom dancing was open to the public for four hours at Bode's Victory Hall, 3665 E. Grange, Cudahy. | MYSO Jazz Combos Perform (PDF 16k) in New York’s JVC Jazz Festival June, 2006. |
| The Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Richard Czerwonky, played a concert on January 16, 1942, their second season, at Mary D. Bradford High School Auditorium. Some of their early concerts had audiences as large as 1,600 people. Here is the two-page Program (PDF 192k). Do you recognize the names of any musicians? |  The Beat Goes On - The Milwaukee Police Band, America’s oldest police department band continues to perform under the direction of Karen M. Dubis. Milwaukee Police Band Continues (PDF 5k). |
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