ABOUT THE MILWAUKEE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
PianoArts is a proud partner of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Under the dynamic leadership of Music Director Ken-David Masur, the MSO is among the finest orchestras in the nation. Since its inception in 1959, the MSO has found innovative ways to give music a home in the region, develop music appreciation and talent among area youth, and raise the national reputation of Milwaukee.
The MSO’s full-time professional musicians perform more than The MSO’s standard of excellence extends beyond the concert hall and into the community, reaching more than 40,000 children and their families through its Arts in Community Education (ACE) program, Youth and Teen concerts, Meet the Music pre-concert talks, and Friday Evening Post-Concert Talkbacks. Celebrating its 27th year, the nationally-recognized ACE program integrates arts education across all subjects and disciplines, providing opportunities for students when budget cuts may eliminate arts programming. The program provides lesson plans and supporting materials, classroom visits from MSO musician ensembles and artists from local organizations, and an MSO concert tailored to each grade level. This season, more than 7,200 students and 500 teachers and faculty in 24 Southeastern Wisconsin schools will participate in ACE.
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MSO partnership in the MSO violinists and cellists partner with semifinalists to rehearse and perform duos. Ensembles of MSO musicians rehearse with finalists prior to the full orchestra rehearsal. Finalists perform
MSO collaboration in the Finalists perform the first movement of |