The Midday

Norman talks to trumpeter Jessica Jensen who will be performing pieces by Neb Macura, Aleksandra Pakhmutova and Robert Schumann as part of the Middleton Community Orchestra's Winter Concert on Wednesday, February 27 in the Middleton Performing Arts Center. Steve Kurr is the orchestera's conductor.

Norman welcomes pianist Ilya Yakushev and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra music director Andrew Sewell to the WPR studios. Mr. Yakushev will be performing works by Stravinsky, Tcherepnin and Tsfasman with the orchestra tonight, February 22 in the Overture Center's Capital Theater in Madison. He will also be performing at Farley's House of Piano in Madison on Saturday, February 23.

The LunART Festival begins 2019 with the theme "A Wintry Mix Chamber Music Collective" on Sunday, February 23 at First United Methodist Church in Madison. Oboist Laura Medisky from the "Black Marigold" and violist Marie Pauls from "Arbor Ensemble" talk to Norman about the festival which is dedicated to celebrating women in the arts through performances, exhibitions, workshops, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Norman talks to clarinetist Amitai Vardi who will be performing Weber's "Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra" with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Mills Concert Hall on the University of isconsinW-Madison campus. He gives us a short performance of the piece in the studio.

Norman interviews violinist James Ehnes who recently won a 2018 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Instrumental Solo." He will be performing the Brahms "Violin Concerto in D major, Op.7715" with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and conductor John Demain on Feb. 15-17 at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison.

Norman talks to pianist Andrew Armstrong and cellist Alex Wu about this summer's Green Lake Chamber Music Camp from June 30 to July 13, 2019.

Norman talks to Kathryn Smith, General Director of the Madison Opera , about their upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" on February 8 and 10 in the Capitol Theater in Madison. They play and discuss several excerpts from the opera.