Sunday Afternoon Live: Wingra Wind Quintet

Founded in 1965, the Wingra Wind Quintet at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music is one of the longest running quintets in the nation. Known for artistic and pedagogical excellence, the ensemble has been featured in performance at national conferences such as The Fundación Universitaria Bellas Artes in Medellín, Colombia, MENC (Miami), MTNA (Kansas City), and the International Double Reed Society (Minneapolis). The quintet also presented an i nvitational concert on the Dame Myra Hess series at the Chicago Public Library, broadcast live on WFMT. In addition to its extensive home state touring, the quintet has been invited to perform at numerous college campuses, including the universities of Alaska-Fairbanks, Chicago, Illinois, Nebraska, as well as Northwestern Western Michigan, Florida State, Cornell, the Interlochen Arts Academy, and the Paris Conservatoire, where quintet members offered master classes.

The Wingra Wind Quintet has recorded for Golden Crest, Spectrum, and the UW-Madison Mead Witter School of Music recording series and is featured on an educational video entitled Developing Woodwind Ensembles . Always on the lookout for new music of merit, Wingra has premiered new works of George Lewis, Hilmar Luckhardt, Vern Reynolds, Alec Wilder, Edith Boroff, James Christensen, and David Ott. The group gave the Midwest regional premiere of William Bolcom’s Five Fold Five, a sextet for woodwind quintet and piano, with pianist Christopher Taylor. New York Times critic Peter Davis, in reviewing the ensemble’s Carnegie Hall appearance, stated “The performances were consistently sophisticated, sensitive, and thoroughly vital.”

The Wingra Wind Quintet is one of three faculty chamber ensembles in-residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music. Deeply committed to the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, the group travels widely to offer its concerts and educational services to students and the public in all corners of the state.

Musicians

Conor Nelson, flute

Lindsay Flowers, oboe

Alicia Lee, clarinet

Eleni Katz, bassoon

Trevor Healy, horn

Program

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IMPORTANT EVENT DETAILS

The Chazen Lobby will remain open to the public during the concert.

Please arrive by 12:15 pm, as seating is limited and registration is required for a spot in the Sunday Afternoon Live audience section. Chazen staff will be checking in guests at both entrance doors according to last name. You will not need to show a printed ticket.

Museum goers who did not register in advance may still enjoy the concert from our café tables or while exploring the galleries. Any audience section seating open after 12:15 pm is open to walk-in guests.

Food and drink are available for purchase at the Chazen Café.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Where should I park?

There are several parking garages within a few blocks of the museum. Limited accessible parking stalls are located in front of the building. Contact UW Transportation Services for more information: https://transportation.wisc.edu/visitor-parking/. We are also on several Madison Metro bus routes, and BCycle stations are nearby.

Where at the museum is this event?

Please check-in with our Chazen staff at either entrance. The concert takes place in the Mead Witter Lobby.

Can I call if I have questions?

Yes! You can call the welcome desk to speak with our Visitor Services team at 608-263-2246.

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