Orchestras and Ensembles

Find, join or support a Wisconsin orchestra, ensemble or symphony.
Perform music with instrumentalists, especially string players organized to perform in ensemble.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Orchestra or Ensemble Practice Location Day Time Start - End Director or Conductor (Contact Person)
Air Command Orchestra (1986) W324 S7163 Squire Ln.
Mukwonago 53149-9352
- - Richard Hanson, 262-392-2432
Alverno Pro Musica
(Recorders)
Mount Mary College
3401 S. 39 St.
Milwaukee 53215-4093
2nd Sn 1:30 - 4:30 PM Sister Rita Schweitzer, 414-258-4810
Pat Brenckle, 414-542-4551
Andante Chamber Orchestra Our Saviors Lutheran Church
145 Lisbon Rd.
Oconomowoc 53066-2897
M 7 - 9 PM
Sep - Dec
and Feb - May
Matthew Masko, 262-367-5333, ext. 34
(Deanne Zawerschink, 262-567-2041)
Open to community, $45 full season, $23 half.
Appleton North High School Orchestra
(Wind Symphony)
* Students *
Appleton North HS
5000 N. Ballard Rd.
Appleton 54913-8942
- - Gary Wolfman
ANHS 920-832-4300
Beaver Dam Area Orchestra Beaver Dam HS
500 Gould St.
Beaver Dam 53196-1995
M 7 - 9 PM
except summer
Richard Zeman, 920-210-6779
(50 to 60 adult members)
Bel Canto Chamber Orchestra Mequon United Methodist Church
11011 N. Oriole Ln.
Mequon 53092-4915
- - Lori Babinec, 262-383-2642
(Debbie Rakestraw, 414-481-8801)
Union, 60 members
Beloit College Orchestra Beloit College Hendricks Center for the Arts
409 Pleasant St.
Beloit 53511-6217
- - David Anderson
(Beth Pohl, 608-363-2366)
Students
Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra
(Formerly Beloit Civic Orchestra) (1953)
Beloit College
Eaton Chapel
706 Emerson St.
PO Box 185
Janesville 53512-0185
- - Dr. Robert Tomaro, 608-313-1200
Info
Bonne Amie Musical Circle
(1900-1982)
See Milwaukee Mandoline Orchestra
Bradford High School Orchestra
(Concert, Chamber, Symphony)
* Students *
Mary D. Bradford High School
3700 Washington Rd.
Kenosha 53144-1641
- - Bradley Mann and David Schripsema, 262-653-6200
Symphony Musicians (PDF 17k), Community Musicians (PDF 14k)
Brookfield Assembly of God Sanctuary Orchestra BAOG
3285 N. Calhoun Rd.
Brookfield 53005
- - Jim Mayer, 262-783-2900
35 Musicians (PDF 71k)
Carroll Chamber Orchestra Shattuck Auditorium
Carroll College
100 N. East Av.
Waukesha 53186-5593
W 4 - 5:30 PM Students
(Dena, 262-524-7182)
Carroll College Orchestra
(Restructured to be a college student only ensemble May, 1999)
W 7 - 9:30 PM
except summer
Short audition - solo, scales, sight read, open to community
Carroll College Wind Symphony T, Th 4 - 5:45 PM Larry Harper
(Dena, 262-524-7182)
Carthage College Chamber Orchestra
(Strings)
Carthage College
2001 Alford Park Dr.
Kenosha 53140-1900
- - Dr. James C. Ripley, 262-551-5859
Audition
Musicians (PDF 18k)
Carthage College Orchestra - - Dr. James C. Ripley, 262-551-5859
Audition
Musicians (PDF 19k)
Carthage College Wind Orchestra
(1983)
- - Dr. James C. Ripley, 262-551-5859
Audition
Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
(1947)
1128 Main St.
Stevens Point 54481
- Oct - May Dr. Patrick Miles, 715-346-2027
(Nancy Viner
CWSO, 715-345-2976)
Chamber Music Ensemble - MATC
(Canceled September, 1997)
Whitefish Bay Middle School
1144 E. Henry Clay St.
Whitefish Bay 53217-5716
T 7 - 9:40 PM
Except summer
Mary Pat Subjak
(Joan Brink, 414-962-2846)
(Registration & $53/12 weeks, strings only)
Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra
(1976)
UW Eau Claire
Fine Arts Center
316 Eau Claire St.
Eau Claire 54702-4004
T 7:30 - 9:30 PM Nobuyoshi Yasuda, 715-836-2284
CVSO, 715-832-6366
(Mary Keezer, 715-834-7530)
Chippewa Valley Youth Symphony
* Students *
UW Eau Claire
Fine Arts Center
316 Eau Claire St.
Eau Claire 54702-4004
T 6 - 7:50 PM Ivar Lunde, Jr., 715-836-3524
(Audition, $35/semester, Middle/HS)
Concord Chamber Orchestra
(1975)
Nicolet HS
6701 N. Jean Nicolet Rd.
Glendale 53217-3799
W 7:15 - 9:45 PM Jamin Hoffman, 262 236-4244
(Allison Berndt, 414-628-6018)
Audition
Musicians (PDF 66k)
Concordia University String Ensemble
(Chamber Winds, Symphonic Wind Ensemble)
Concordia University Chapel
12800 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Mequon 53097-2402
- - Dr. Louis A. Menchaca
(D. L. Giacobassi, 414-462-8821)
Drum Brigade, Project Create Percussion Ensemble Carroll College
100 N. East Av.
Waukesha 53186-5593
- Summer
4 weeks
James A. Sewrey, 262-255-2947
PC, 262-524-7190
(Ages 13 to 53)
Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra
(1932)
(Youth Symphony, Sinfonia, Youth Ensembles)
506 W. Michigan St.
Duluth, MN 55802-1579 (also Superior, WI)
- - Markand Thakar, 218-733-7575
Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra
(1998)
Chippewa Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau
3625 Gateway Dr.
Eau Claire 54702-4875
- - Ivar Lunde, Jr., 715-836-2386
Edgewood Chamber Orchestra Edgewood College
1000 Edgewood College Dr.
Madison 53711-1997
- - Blake T. Walter, 608-663-2394
Falls Patio Players Orchestra Menomonee Falls North Junior HS
N88 W16750 Garfield Dr.
Menomonee Falls 53051-2899
- - Michael Crain, President, 262-255-8372
Curtis Hart, Musical Director, 414-321-3107
FPP Musicians (PDF 6k)
FPP Musicians Photos (PDF 224k)
Festival City Symphony
(Formerly Milwaukee Civic Symphony Orchestra before 1934 to 1994)
MATC Auditorium, Room C129
1036 N. 8 St.
Milwaukee 53233-1400
Music for Families Concerts: Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St.
Pajama Jamborees: Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Bradley Pavilion, 929 N. Water St.
T 7 - 9:30 PM Monte L. Perkins, 414-352-4678
(Linda E. Jones, 414-963-9067)
(Resume, Sept. audition 10 minutes concerto or sonata and sight reading, must be member of musicians' union to play in Pajama Jamborees).
Musicians (PDF 60k)
414-286-3663
Fine Arts Quartet
(1946)
UW Milwaukee - - Wolfgang Laufer, 770-384-0915
First Congregational Church Senior Orchestra
(Formerly Washington Park Symphony) (1996-2002)
First Congregational Church
1511 Church St.
Wauwatosa 53213-2593
M 10 - 11:30 AM
except summer
William (Bill) Polley, 414-476-2693
Open to community
Fond du Lac Chamber Orchestra UW Fond du Lac
University Center
400 University Dr.
Fond du Lac 54935-2998
- - Pat Eby
UWFDL, 920-929-3661
Fort Atkinson High & Middle School Orchestras (1984)
(The FAHS Chamber Ensemble (2001), FAMS Jazz Strings (2003))
Fort Atkinson H & M Schools
310 S. 4th St. East
Fort Atkinson 53538-2368
- - Patricia Nielsen, 920-563-7811 ext. 1122
Alison Jewer, 920-568-4465 ext. 100
Four Lakes String Ensemble
(Formerly New Horizon Orchestra before 1995)
Ward-Brodt
2200 W. Beltline Hwy.
Madison 53713-2378
T 6 - 8 PM
Presentation Rm.
WB, 608-271-1460
Four Lakes String Ensemble Beginners Th 7 - 8 PM
Studio 2
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
(1966)
FVSO
111 W. College Av., Suite 550
Appleton 54911-5781
M 7 - 9:30 PM Brian Groner
(Melissa Gurholt, FVO, 920-968-0300, FAX 920-968-0303)
Fox Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra (1974)
* Students *
FVYSO
111 W. College Av., Suite 550
Appleton 54911-5781
Sn 4:30 - 6:45 PM Gary Wolfman, 920-968-0300, Ext. 26
Lynn Lichte, Youth Orchestras Manager, $350
Fox Valley Youth Philharmonia Strings (1991)
* Students *
FVYPS
111 W. College Av., Suite 550
Appleton 54911-5781
Sn 4:30 - 6:45 PM Greg Austin, 920-968-0300, Ext. 26
Lynn Lichte, Youth Orchestras Manager, $250
Green Bay Civic Symphony
(1995)
West HS; Saint Norbert College; Bay Port HS Howard
147 N. Broadway
Green Bay 54303-2727
T 7 - 9 PM Seong-Kyung Graham, 920-468-4676
(Stephanie S. Dantinne)
Green Bay Symphony Orchestra Weidner Center
UW Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr.
Green Bay 54311-7001
- Various Bridget-Michaele Reischl
(920-435-3465) Audition
Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra
(String Orchestra, Philharmonia, Youth Symphony)
* Students *
UW Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr.
Green Bay 54311-7001
Sn PM Mike Ross, Audrey Nowak and Micah Hoffman
(Audrey Nowak, 920-435-3465)
Audition, age 8 to undergraduate college
Harp Ensemble, The
(1994)
* Students *
Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church
1915 Hogeboom Av.
Eau Claire 54701-4356
M 7 - 9 PM
Oct-Dec, Feb-Apr
Serena O'Meara,715-830-5070
Auditon, Middle/HS
Harps Unlimited Milwaukee Chapter American Harp Society
3941 N. 71 St.
Milwaukee 53216-2021
- - Jeanne Henderson, 414-462-1809
Homestead Symphony Orchestra
* Students *
James Barr Auditorium
Homestead HS
5000 W. Mequon Rd.
Mequon 53092-2099
- - HHS, 262-238-5900
Kenosha Orchestra Boosters
Kenosha
- - Susan Jensen President, 262-654-0927
Kenosha Symphony Orchestra
(1939)(Chamber Orchestra)
Reuther Alternative HS Auditorium
913 57th St.
Kenosha 53140-4064
Varies - Miriam Burns
(Deborah Ruffolo, 262-654-9080)
Audition
January, 1942, Program (PDF 192k)
Kettle Moraine High School Strings
* Students *
KMHS
349 N. Oak Crest Dr.
Wales 53183-9711
- - KMHS, 262-968-6200
Kettle Moraine Middle School Srings
* Students *
KMMS
301 E. Ottawa Av.
Dousman 53118-9700
- - KMMS, 262-965-6515
Kettle Moraine Symphony, Inc.
(Formerly Moraine Symphony Orchestra from 1968 to 2002)
PO Box 52
West Bend 53095
Th 7 - 9 PM
Oct - May
Paul Thorgaard, 262/334-3469
Audition Sep., Musicians (PDF 64k)
Kettle Moraine Youth String Orchestra
* Students *
Schauer Arts & Activities Center
147 N. Rural St.
Hartford 53027
W 5:30 - 6:30 or 6:45 - 8:15 PM Linda Tennis
(Christine Wiinamaki, 262-670-0560)
Knightwind Ensemble See Bands page
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra (1898) Xcel Energy Building
3217 Commerce St.
La Crosse 54603-1755
- - Amy R. Mills, 608-783-2121
La Crosse Youth Symphony Orchestra
* Students *
Xcel Energy Building
3217 Commerce St.
La Crosse 54603-1755
- - Dawson Strutt, 608-783-2121
Lake Cities Youth Symphony Orchestra
(1982)
* Students *
Wilson Jr. HS Band Rm.
PO Box 606
Manitowoc 54221-0606
T 6 - 7:45 PM Geoff Stenson, 920-683-8350
10 to 18 years, $40
Lake Country Orchestra
(Affiliated ensemble of the Oconomowoc Chamber Orchestra)
Nature Hill Intermediate School
850 Lake Dr.
Oconomowoc
M 7 - 9:15 PM Robert J. Ignaszak
(Jim Skaleski)
15 years or older, register online
Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra
(2001)
Badger High School
220 South St.
Lake Geneva 53147
Th 7 - 9:30 PM David Anderson, 847-741-2685
(Mike Frazier, 262-248-1198)
Lakeshore Wind Symphony Thomas More HS
2601 E. Morgan Av.
St. Franics 53207-3796
W 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Except summer
Robert V. Awe, 414-545-4122
(Audition, $50 per year suggested)
Lakeshore Youth Philharmonic
* Students *
Carthage College Johnson Arts Center, 3rd Fl.
2001 Alford Park Dr.
Kenosha 53140-1994
Sn 1 - 3 PM Alexander Mandl
MS or HS, $150 registration
(Michael J. Cyzak, 262-694-3201)
Lakeshore Youth Sinfonia
* Students *
Carthage College Johnson Arts Center, 3rd Fl.
2001 Alford Park Dr.
Kenosha 53140-1994
T 6:30 - 8 PM Diana M. Iorio
MS or HS, $150 registration
(Michael J. Cyzak, 262-694-3201)
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra
(Chamber Orchestra)
Lawrence University Conservatory of Music
PO Box 599
Appleton 54912-0599
- - Bridget-Michaele Reischl, 920-832-6619
Pierre Plax
Madison Community Orchestra
(1965)
Madison Area Technical College
3550 Anderson St.
Madison 53704-2599
T 7:15 - 9:15 PM
Also 4 weeks in summer
Blake T. Walter, 608-259-0259
MMB, 608-246-6012
Madison Chamber Music Society 3831 Winnemac Av.
Madison 53711-1757
- - Scott D. Ellington, 608-233-8204
(Amateur wind and string musicians perform chamber music for small ensembles)
Madison Flute Choir Midvale Community Lutheran Church
4329 Tokay Blvd., Rm. 31
Madison 53711-1515
T 6:30 - 7:15 PM Small Ensembles
7:15 - 8:45 PM Flute Choir
Kim Dorr, 920-979-0805
Madison Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
(1925)
211 N. Carroll St.
Madison 53703-2211
Various 10 AM- 12 PM John DeMain, 608-259-2922
MSO, 608-257-3734
Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra
(1950)
PO Box 606
Manitowoc 54221-0606
- - Wayne Wildman
(Peggy Pitz, 920-684-3492)
Marquette University Orchestra
(1983)
Marquette Varsity Theatre
1326 W. Wisconsin Av.
Milwaukee 53223-2241
M, W 6 - 8 PM Steven Rindt, 414-288-7476
(Student registration)
Medio Arte Woodwind Ensemble
(Quintet) (1999-2001, 2010-2011)
White House of Music
2101 N. Springdale Rd.
Waukesha 53186-2853
W 9 - 10:30 AM John J. Jurek (Passed away 9/25/2011)
Menomonee Falls High School Orchestra Menomonee Falls HS
W142 N8101 Merrimac Dr.
Menomonee Falls 53051
- - Arthur Ulichny,262-255-8444
Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra
(Formerly Milwaukee Catholic Symphony Orchestra) (1998)
Hamilton Fine Arts Center
W220 N6151 Town Line Rd.
Sussex 53089
M 7:30 - 9:30 PM
except summer
Michael F. Kamenski, 414-453-1928
(Dolores Chrzan, 414-529-5402)
(Sept. audition, prepared piece, sight reading and scales)
Musicians (PDF 36k)
Middleton Community Orchestra (2010) Middleton HS
2100 Bristol St.
Middleton 53562
W 7:15 - 9:30 PM Mindy Taranto, 608-212-8690
Milwaukee Area Recorder Society Mount Mary College, Rm. 37
2900 N. Menomonee River Prkwy.
Milwaukee 53222-4597
2nd Sn 1:30 - 4:30 PM Sister Rita Schweitzer, 414-258-4810, ext. 388
$30 per year includes lessons
Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra Jodi Peck Center
504 W. National Av.
Milwaukee 53204-1792
- Various weeks except summer Andrews Sill
(Lori Babinec, 414-643-7677)
Audition, Musicians (PDF 18k)
Milwaukee Catholic Symphony Orchestra
(1942-1998)
See Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra
(1974)
WI Lutheran College, Raabe Theater
8815 W. Wisconsin Av.
Milwaukee 53226-3513
- - William Helmers
(Sarah Schwab, 414-881-9900)
Milwaukee Civic Symphony Orchestra
(1948 - 1994)
See Festival City Symphony
Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra
(1982) (See Bonne Amie Musical Circle before 1982)
Quaker Friends Meeting House
3224 N. Gordon Pl.
Milwaukee 53212-2250
Th 7 - 9:30 PM Linda Binder, 414-573-2180
Dave Moynihan, 414-964-5161
Milwaukee Municipal Orchestra Pulaski HS
2500 W. Oklahoma Av.
Milwaukee 53215-4498
W 7 - 9 PM
except summer
Jennifer M. Cummings, 414-803-2057
(Milwaukee Public Schools Recreation Division, 414-475-8811, registration, $28 per semester)
Milwaukee Summer Philharmonia
(2004)
Brass Bell Music Store
210 W. Silver Spring Dr.
Glendale 53217-4503
T 7 - 9:30 PM
Jun - Aug
Ralph H. Lane, 262-752-0212
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
(Wisconsin's largest performing arts organization) (1959)
Suite 900
330 E. Kilbourn Av.
Milwaukee 53202-3141
- - Andreas Delfs
(Mary Novak, 414-291-6010)
Resume, October auditions, union
Musicians (PDF 54k)
Meet the Performers
Milwaukee Symphony Pops - - Marvin Hamlisch
(Mary Novak, 414-291-6010), resume, October auditions, union
Musicians (PDF 66k)
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - String Orchestra (1956)
(Beginning string orchestra)
* Students *
North: Nicolet HS
6701 N. Jean Nicolet Rd.
Milwaukee 53217-3701
M 4:30 - 5:45 PM Denice Haney and Lynn Trinkl
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950 )
Generally 3 - 7 grade, fee $380
South: Greenfield MS
3200 W. Barnard Av.
Greenfield 53221-2647
M 4:45 - 6 PM
West: Wauwatosa West HS
11400 W. Center St.
Wauwatosa 53222-4213
M 6:45 - 8 PM
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Chamber Flute Ensemble
(High school flute choir)
* Students *
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut St.
Milwaukee 53212-3868
M 4:30 - 6 PM Lenee Stevens
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950)
Generally 10-12 grade, fee $380
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Flute Chorale
(Middle school flute choir)
* Students *
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut St.
Milwaukee 53212-3868
M 6:15 - 7:30 PM Lenee Stevens
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950)
Generally 6-9 grade, fee $380
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Junior Wind Ensemble
(Middle school wind ensemble)
* Students *
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut St.
Milwaukee 53212-3868
Th 6:45 - 8:30 PM Thomas L. Dvorak
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950)
Generally 6 - 9 grade, fee $380
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Philharmonia
(Advanced full orchestra)
* Students *
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut St.
Milwaukee 53212-3868
M 6:30 - 9 PM Carter Simmons and Ronald Melby
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950)
Generally 9 - 11 grade, fee $380
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Senior Symphony
(Advanced full orchestra)
* Students *
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut St.
Milwaukee 53212-3868
M 6:15 - 9 PM Margery Deutsch and Shelby K. Dixon
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950 ), Generally 10 - 12 grade, fee $380
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Sinfonia
(Middle school string orchestra)
* Students *
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut St.
Milwaukee 53212-3868
Th 4:30 - 6:15 PM Steven Rindt
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950)
Generally 6 - 9 grade, fee $380
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Jazz Studies
* Students *
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut St.
Milwaukee 53212-3868
Various Various Barry Oosterwaal, Clifford Gribble
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950), Generally 10 - 12 grade, fee $380
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - Progressions
* Students *
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
325 W. Walnut St.
Milwaukee 53212-3868
Various Various Stephane Deimer
(Amber L. Oosterwaal, 414-267-2950), Intensive string program for students in grades 3-4 who have been nominated from partner MPS schools, fee $380
Mitchell Middle School Orchestra
(Symphony) (1996)
* Students *
Mitchell Jr. HS
2701 Drexel Av.
Racine 53403-2998
- - Rex Rukavina, 262-664-6400
Moraine Symphony Orchestra See Kettle Moraine Symphony
Neenah High School Orchestra
* Students *
Neenah HS
Pickard Auditorium
1275 Tullar Rd.
Neenah 54956
- - Kristina Stingle, 920-751-6900 ext. 203
New Horizon Orchestra See Four Lakes String Ensemble
North Shore Symphony Orchestra
(2003)
Concordia University
12800 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Mequon 53097-2402
T 7:30 - 9:30 PM Dr. Louis A. Menchaca, 262-243-5700
Oconomowoc Chamber Orchestra Oconomowoc Arts Center
641 E. Forest St.
Oconomowoc 53066
- - Roberta Carpenter
(Info and to receive Newsletter)
Oconomowoc Orchestra O See Lake Country Orchestra
Oconomowoc High School Orchestra
(Middle School Orchestra, Chamber Strings)
* Students *
Oconomowoc HS
W360 N7077 Brown St.
Oconomowoc 53066-1197
- - Robert J. Ignaszak, 262-567-6632
FAX 920-474-7595
Oshkosh Elementary School Orchestras
* Students *
18 Various Elementary Schools
215 S. Eagle St.
Oshkosh 54902-5626
- - Amanda Sommers, 920-424-0320
Oshkosh High School Orchestras
* Students *
Oshkosh North HS
1100 W. Smith Av.
Oshkosh 54901-1848
- - Yukiko Grine, 920-420-4020
Oshkosh West HS
375 N. Eagle St.
Oshkosh 54902-4294
- -
Oshkosh Middle School Orchestras
* Students *
Carl Traeger MS Orchestra
3000 W. 20th Av.
Oshkosh 54904-6344
- - Kris Schwebke, 920-424-0065
Merrill MS Orchestra
108 W. New York Av.
Oshkosh 54901-3760
- - Stephan Wucherer, 920-424-0442
Perry Tipler MS Orchestra
325 S. Eagle St.
Oshkosh 54902-5626
- - Amanda Sommers, 920-424-0320
South Park MS Orchestra
1551 Delaware St.
Oshkosh 54902-6547
- - Kris Schwebke, 920-424-0431
Webster Stanley MS Orchestra
915 Hazel St.
Oshkosh 54901-4057
- - Stephan Wucherer, 920-424-0442
Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra
(1940)
200B City Center
PO Box 522
Oshkosh 54903-0533
- - Dr. William LaRue Jones
(Dr. James Grine, 920-233-7510)
Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra
(1969)
* Students *
U.W. Oshkosh
A/C Building Room N-14
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh 54901-8636
M 6 - 8:15 PM
Sep - May
Geraldine Grine, 920-231-0176
Grades 6 - 12, Audition
Park View Orchestra
* Students *
Park View Middle School
930 N. Rochester St.
Mukwonago 53149-1144
- - Roxanne Carloni, 262-363-6292
Parkside Community Orchestra - - Alvaro Garcia, 262-595-2528
(UWP, 414-595-2457)
Philharmonia Racine, Ltd
(1999)
UW Parkside
Communications Arts Bldg., D-118
900 Wood Rd.
Kenosha 53141-2345
W 7:15 - 9:45 PM
Jun - Aug
Ralph H. Lane, 262-752-0212
Present Music
(1982)
PM
1840 N. Farwell Av., #502
Milwaukee 53202-1716
- - Kevin P. Stalheim
PM, 414-271-0711
(Colleen O'Donnell)
Prospect Hill Orchestra
* Students *
Prospect Hill Elemetary School
5330 S. Racine Av.
New Berlin 53146-3933
- - Kristin Anne Gleason, 262-789-6587
Racine Kiwanis Youth Symphony
(String Symphonette, Grades 4-6; String Orchestra, Grades 7-8; High School Symphony)
* Students *
Gilmore Middle School
2330 Northwestern Av.
or
First United Methodist Church
745 Main St.
Racine 53403
M 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Except summer
Patty Poulos, 262-886-0388
Cynthia Nelson, 262-633-4400
Audition, $125 per year
Racine Symphony Orchestra
(1932)
Various
PO Box 1874
Racine 53401
- - Andrew Massey
(Jennifer Samuelson, 262-636-9285)
Red Cedar Symphony, Ltd.
(1982)
UW Barron County
Fine Arts Rehearsal Rm.
1800 College Dr.
Rice Lake 54868-2497
Sn 2:30 - 4:30 PM Edward G. Thompson, 715-234-8176, ext. 5410
Community members welcome (70 members)
T 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Rock Prairie Chamber Orchestra
(2002)
UW Colleges Rock Campus, Cultural Center Room WCC139
2909 Kellogg Av.
Janesville 53546-5699
M 7:30 - 9:30 PM Jeff Suarez, 608-758-6554
Saint Norbert College Ensembles and Instrumental Choirs See Bands page
Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony
* Students *
North HS Auditorium
1042 School Av.
Sheboygan 53083-4099
M 6:30 - 9:30 PM Debbie Williamson, 920-457-1473
(SAYS, 920-452-1985)
Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra
(1919)
Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts
921 N. 8th St., Suite 208
Sheboygan 53081-6320
T 7 - 10 PM McMahon, 920-452-1985
FAX 920-452-0165
Skylight Opera Theatre Chamber Orchestra 158 N. Broadway St.
Milwaukee 53202-6015
- - Richard L. Carsey, 414-962-5832
(Joan Lounsbery, 414-291-7811)
South Milwaukee High School Orchestra
* Students *
South Milwaukee HS
1001 15th Av.
South Milwaukee 53172-1503
- - Craig Kellenberger
SMHS, 414-768-6322
South Shore Youth Ensemble Milwaukee - - -
Stained Glass Brass Milwaukee - - Musicians from MSO and Florentine Opera Orchestra
String Academy of Wisconsin at UW Milwaukee
(1996)
* Students *
UW Milwaukee
2400 E. Kenwood Blvd
Milwaukee 53211-3363
- - Darcy Drexler, 414-963-4069
(Mimi Zweig, 414-963-4729)
Ages 5-18, violin, viola, cello
String Orchestra for All Ages
(2001)
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
1584 N. Prospect Av.
Milwaukee 53202-6501
M 6:30 - 7:30 PM
except summer
Danielle Pardo, 414-276-5760
$100 per 12-week class
Studio Orchestra, The
(1976)
Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center
702 South High Point Rd.
Madison 53744-4983
W 7:15 - 9:15 PM Russ Rolen
Ann Weber, 608-271-6402
Summer Backyard Orchestra
(1995 - 2003)
Summer Pops Orchestra
(2000 - 2003)
Greendale Youth Memorial Building
6898 Crocus Ct.
Greendale 53129-2300
W 6:15 - 7:45 PM
summer
Susan Stachelski, 414-423-0521
Greendale, Franklin, West Allis, Hales Corners, New Berlin
SBO 7th grade or lower
SPO 8th grade or higher
Sun Prairie High School Orchestra
* Students *
Sun Prairie HS
220 Kroncke Dr.
Sun Prairie 53590-2985
- - Deirdre Abbott, 608-834-7882
University Community Orchestra Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Room 280
UWM Campus
2419 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Milwaukee 53211-3338
W 7 - 9:30 PM Margery Deutsch
Registration, 414-229-4609; $99 for 10 weeks: Sep-Dec, Jan-Apr, May-Jul
UW Baraboo Concert Orchestra UW Baraboo
1006 Connie Rd.
Baraboo 53913-1098
- - Gerald L. Stich
(UWB, 608-356-8351)
UW Eau Claire University Orchestra (Jazz Orchestra) UW Eau Claire
105 Garfield Av.
Eau Claire 54702-4004
- - Nobuyoshi Yasuda, 715-836-2284
Student and audition
UW Green Bay Wind Ensemble UW Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr.
Green Bay 54311-7001
- - UWGB, 920-465-2000
Student and audition
UW La Crosse Chamber Orchestra UW La Crosse
1725 State St.
La Crosse 54601-3788
- - Enaldo De Oliveira, 608-785-8409
(Auditions in Fall, 32 members)
UW La Crosse Jazz
(Jazz Ensemble I & II, Combos)
- - Dr. Gregory Balfany, 608-785-8409
UW La Crosse Symphonic Orchestra - - Enaldo De Oliveira, 608-785-8409
(70-80 members)
UW Madison Orchestra Program
(University Symphony, Chamber Orchestra)
UW Madison
455 N. Park St.
Madison 53706-1483
- - Student, audition
UW Madison All-University String Orchestra - - Student, no audition
UW Madison University Ensembles
(Cello Choir, Early Music Ensemble, Duets, Trios, Quartets)
- - Student, audition
UW Manitowoc Lakeshore Wind Ensemble
(1983)
UW Manitowoc
705 Viebahn St.
Manitowoc 54220-6699
- - Michael J. Arendt, 920-683-4688
Open to community
UW Marshfield/Wood County Symphony Orchestra UW Marshfield/Wood County
2000 W. Fifth St.
Marshfield 54449-3310
Th 7 - 9 PM Tim McCollum, 715-389-6542
UW Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
(Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra - 1999)
UW Milwaukee
Fine Arts Music Bldg., Rm. 180
2223 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Milwaukee 53211-3314
T,Th 1:30 - 3:20 PM Margery Deutsch
(414-229-4609)
(Audition 3 minute prepared solo, sight reading & consent)
F 3:30 - 5:20 PM
UW Milwaukee Wind Ensemble
(1981)
M,F 2:30 - 3:20 PM Thomas L. Dvorak, 414-229-4560
(Audition & consent)
W 1:30 - 3:20 PM
UW Milwaukee Youth Wind Ensemble I
* Students *
- - Thomas L. Dvorak, 414-229-4560
UW Milwaukee Youth Wind Ensemble II
* Students *
- - John Hibler, 414-229-4560
UW Oshkosh Jazz Lab Ensemble UW Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd.
Room N206
Oshkosh 54901-8601
- - Dr. Marty Erickson, 920-424-7015
Audition
UW Oshkosh Orchestra - - Dr. Lucia Matos, 920-424-4227
Audition
UW Oshkosh Percussion Ensemble - - Dr. Alison Shaw, 920-424-7030
Audition
UW Oshkosh Wind Ensemble - - Dr. Rob McWilliams, 920-424-7016
Audition
UW Parkside Community Orchestra (2002) T 7:30 - 9:30 PM Alvaro Garcia, 262-595-2528
(UWP, 414-595-2457)
3 concerts per season
Musicians
UW Parkside Guitar Ensemble UW Parkside
Communications Arts Building D-118
900 Wood Rd.
Kenosha 53141-2345
M 12 - 12:50 PM George Lindquist, 262-595-2581
(UWP, 414-595-2457)
UW Parkside Percussion Ensemble T 5:30 - 8 PM David Bayles, 262-595-2562
(UWP, 414-595-2457)
UW Parkside Symphony Orchestra
(Chamber Orchestra)
- - Alvaro Garcia, 262-595-2528
(UWP, 414-595-2457)
Musicians
UW Parkside Wind Ensemble M,W 2 - 3:40 PM Mark Eichner, 262-595-2438
(UWP, 414-595-2457) Audition
Musicians
UW Platteville Orchestra
(Wind Ensemble)
UW Platteville
Doudna Hall
1 University Plaza
Platteville 53818-3099
- - Director
(UWPLATT, 608-342-1125)
UW River Falls Ensembles
(Symphonic Wind, Percussion, Brass, Woodwind, Piano, Guitar, New Music)
UW River Falls
410 S. Third St.
River Falls 54022-5001
- - Dr. Kristin Tjornehoj, 715-425-3940
UW River Falls University/Community Orchestra - - Dr. Kristin Tjornehoj, 715-425-3940
UW Stevens Point - Wind Ensemble UW Stevens Point
1108 Freemont St.
Stevens Point 54481-3109
W,F 1 - 2:50 PM James Arrowood, 715-346-4599
Student, Room C-140
UW Stevens Point - University Orchestra T,Th 1 - 2:50 PM Patrick Miles, 715-346-2027
Student and audition, Room C-126
UW Superior Orchestra
(Trillium Trio)
UW Superior
Thorpe Langley and Old Main
PO Box 2000
Superior 54880-4500
- - Diane Balko, 715-394-8287
Audition in February, open to community
UW Whitewater Symphony Orchestra UW Whitewater
800 W. Main St.
Whitewater 53190-1790
- - Carmen Diagostine, 414-472-1310
UW Whitewater Symphonic Wind Ensemble
(Various individual instrument ensembles)
- Also summer camp Glenn C. Hayes, 414-472-1310
Washington County Youth Orchestra
(2005)
UW Washington County
400 University Dr.
West Bend 53095
- - Dr. Daniel Ackley, 262-335-5200
Water City Chamber Orchestra
(2008)
200B City Center
Oshkosh 54901
- - Jeffery Meyer, 920-233-7510
Watertown Area Chamber Orchestra
(1987)
Watertown HS Auditorium
825 Endeavour Dr.
Watertown 53098-1728
- - Mark Leiser, 920-887-2966
Waukesha Area Youth Orchestras
(1992) (Phledgling Philharmonic, Sinfonietta, Chamber Symphony)
* Students *
University Lake School Fine Arts
4024 Nagawicka Rd.
Hartland 53029-9363
T 6 -7 PM Timothy Cobb, 414-299-9829
Heather Broadbent, Matthew Masko
7 - 9 PM
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra Caroll College, Shattuck Auditorium
100 N. East Av.
Waukesha 53186-5593
T 7:30 - 10 PM Alexander Platt
(WSO, 262-547-1858)
(Audition & Union Local 193)
Musicians (PDF 39k)
Waunakee High School Orchestra
* Students *
Waunakee HS
1001 S. St.
Waunakee 53597-1651
- - Michael Barrett, 608-849-2060
Wausau Area Youth Symphony
* Students *
Wausau Conservatory of Music
401 4th St.
Wausau 54402-0392
T 7 - 9 PM Sean Michael Keelan
WCOM, 715-845-6279, ext. 207
Audition Sep.
Wausau Symphony Orchestra
(Formerly Wisconsin Valley Musicians prior to 1997)
D. C. Everest HS
6500 Alderson St.
Weston 54476-3900
M 8:30 - 9:30 PM Kurt Van Tiem, 715-845-2144
Wauwatosa East Symphony Orchestra
* Students *
Wauwatosa East HS
7500 Milwaukee Av.
Wauwatosa 53213-2299
- - Andy Johnson, 414-773-2192.
Wauwatosa West High School Orchestras
* Students *
Wauwatosa West HS
12121 W. North Av.
Wauwatosa 53226
- - David Topolovec, 414-773-3164
West Bend High School Orchestra
* Students *
West Bend HS
1305 East Decorah Rd.
West Bend 53095-4313
- - Chris Kraly, 262-335-5557
Whitewater Chamber Players Irvin L. Young Auditorium
930 W. Main St.
Whitewater 53190-ND
- - John Tuinstra, 262-472-5709
Whitewater Symphony Orchestra Irvin L. Young Auditorium
930 W. Main St.
Whitewater 53190-ND
- - Carmen J. Diagostine Wiest, 262-472-5621
Whitnall High School Orchestra
* Students *
Charles B. Whitnall HS
5000 S. 116 St.
Hales Corners 53228-3197
- - Christian Blanchard
Clay Wachholz, 414-425-4200, ext. 449
Winds of Southern Wisconsin
(1991) (Chapter of the American Recorder Society)
Trinity Lutheran Church
2376 W. Lawn Av.
Madison 53711-1954
3rd Sn
Sep - May
2 - 4 PM David Grindrod, 608-238-6288
recorder and similar early instruments
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
(1962)
22 N. Carroll St., Ste. 104
Madison 53703-2724
- - Andrew Sewell
(WCO, 608-257-0638)
Wisconsin Philharmonic - - - 262-547-1858
Wisconsin Valley Musicians, Inc.
(1897 - 1997)
See Wausau Symphony Orchestra
Wisconsin Wind Orchestra
(1995)
Caroll College, Shattuck Auditorium
100 N. East Av.
Waukesha 53186-5593
Varies Evenings Larry D. Harper, 262-524-7188, 262-970-9654
(Audition)
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
(Youth, Concert, Philharmonia, Sinfonietta, Ensemble, Sectional) (1966)
* Students *
UW Madison
Humanities Bldg., Rm. 1625
485 N. Park St.
Madison 53706-1405
- - James Smith
360 students from 80 schools
grades 5 - 12
608-263-3320
Xavier Orchestra
* Students *
Xavier HS
1600 W. Prospect Av.
Appleton 54914-5199
- - Gwen Hamel, 920-997-9314

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