Concerts & Recitals

Please note that all recitals will take place in the Caroline S. Mark Concert Hall unless otherwise specified. All concerts are FREE and open to the public.

 

2009
September
20 

28th Annual Faculty Gala - 4:00 PM
Note the time change so as not to conflict with the Packers Game!

The program will include some surprises and lots of fun music! Featured on the gala will be many of our wonderful faculty:
Ann Applegate, pianist
Mara Beckman, pianist
Lily Chia Brissman, pianist
Bette Close, pianist
John Greiner, jazz sax
Mona Grote, pianist
Kirsten Hornby, string bassist
Scott Hunsberger, baritone
Ann Johnson, cellist
Karen Juliano, soprano
Patrick Langer, violinist
Barbara Lattimer, mezzo-soprano
Lisa Phalen, clarinetist
Yuri Segawa, violinist .

The Faculty Artist Series and recitals have given our community exceptional live musical performances since the school started in 1981. Please join us for this tradition.

October
17 

Alumni Series Concert - 3:00 PM
Featuring Lydia Manteufel and Jesse Hoffmeister in a concert of vocal music. POSTPONED

23  UNA NOTTE BELLA - 6:00 PM
Theme: Italy - A wonderful evening of entertainment, cuisine, live and silent auctions


For more information - click here
November
December
3  A Conservatory Community Christmas Carol - 6:00 PM
Great Hall on Artsblock in downtown Wausau
Come and join us singing your favorite Christmas Carols!
6  Heartsongs for Humanity - 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Vocal Music and More - come for awhile or come for the afternoon
$3.00 donation at the door - all proceeds to benefit the Salvation Army

Vocal students from four vocal studios at the Conservatory:
1:00 PM Scott Hunsberger's studio
1:30 PM Barbara Lattimer's studio
2:30 PM Karen Juliano's studio
3:00 PM Barbara Lattimer's studio

11  Choralation Choir featured with Wausau Symphony Orchestra - 7:30 PM
and the Master Chorale in selections from Messiah
First Presbyterian Church, Wausau
Tickets required and can be purchased in advance or at door
12  Studio recital - 12:00 PM
Featuring students from the piano studio of Mara Beckman
12 Suzuki Holiday Piano Concert #1- 3:00 PM
13  Suzuki Holiday Piano Concert #2- 4:00 PM
13  Choral Holiday Concert - 7:00 PM
Featuring Choraliers and Choralation
Zion Lutheran Church, Wausau
FREE and open to the public
17  Spotlights & Boys Will Be Boys Concert - 7:00 PM
Featuring students from Spotlights and Boys Will Be Boys Vocal Classes
19  Studio recital - 10:00 AM
Featuring students from the piano studio of Bette Close
19  Studio recital - 2:00 PM
Featuring students from the piano studio of Ann Applegate
2010
January
17  Faculty Artists Series Concert - 2:00 PM
POSTPONED TO FEBUARY 21 -See below
Featuring Karen Juliano, Artist/Instructor of Voice and assisted by
Lily Chia Brissman, Artist/Instructor of Piano.
23  Open House Student recital - 10:00 AM - NOTE TIME CHANGE
Join us for a concert representing many areas of study at the Conservatory. Today's concert will be part of the Conservatory's Open House. See the home page for more information about the Open House.
February
14  WCM Faculty on Wisconsin Public Radio
Broadcast Live from the Chazen Museum in Madison on WPR. Join Karen Juliano, soprano, and Scott Hunsberger, baritone, in a concert of wonderful vocal music accompanied by Ann Applegate, pianist. Broadcast time: 12:30 PM
21  Faculty Artists Series Concert - 2:00 PM
POSTPONED FROM JANUARY 17
Featuring Karen Juliano, Artist/Instructor of Voice and assisted by
Lily Chia Brissman, Artist/Instructor of Piano. Program includes: favorite songs by Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré, Kurt Weill and Giacomo Puccini.
22  Studio recital - 12:30 PM
Featuring students from the piano studio of Dr. Lily Chia Brissman
March
14  Faculty Artists Series Concert - 2:00 PM
Featuring Bette Close, Artist/Instructor of Piano and assisted by:
Barbara Lattimer, Artist/Instructor of Voice/mezzo-soprano, Jeff Lamont, baritone, Michael and Robert Doerr, pianists, and Karen Haines, pianist.
14  Alumni Series Concert - 7:00 PM
Featuring Christopher Narlock, pianist. Christopher Narloch, former student of Bette Close at WCM, graduated from Viterbo University, earning a BM in Music Performance with a double-emphasis in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy, as well as a minor in Church Music. He is currently attending Bowling Green State University in Ohio for a MM in Piano Performance with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy, and he teaches class piano at BGSU as a teaching assistant. He is also teaching private piano lessons at the Perrysburg Music Center. In addition to teaching, he accompanies musicians, plays for events, and gives solo recitals. Watch here for program details as we get closer to the event. Concert is FREE and open to the public.
April
18  Faculty Series Recital - 2:00 PM
Featuring Terri Harter, Instructor of Flute
Program to be announced
25  Annual Suzuki Strings Concert - 2:00 PM
First of a wonderful series of annual concerts by the Suzuki students of the Conservatory. This is an all-string concert where students of all ages are presented in a relaxed atmosphere for parents and the public
May
2  Annual Suzuki Piano Concert #1 - 2:00 PM
Next in a wonderful series of annual concerts by the Suzuki students of the Conservatory. This is an all-piano concert where students of all ages are presented in a relaxed atmosphere for parents and the public
9  Annual Suzuki Piano Concert #2 & #3 - 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Next in a wonderful series of annual concerts by the Suzuki students of the Conservatory. These are all-piano concerts where students of all ages are presented in a relaxed atmosphere for parents and the public.
20  Adult Student Concert - 7:30 PM
This is the one concert especially designed for our adult musicians. Representing a variety of disciplines, this concert is also the competition for our adult scholarship for the next school year.
June
18  Band Camp Concluding Concert - 6 PM
Location UWMC - tentative
25 Piano Camp Concluding Concert - 4 PM.
Location WCM
July
16 String Camp Concluding Concert - 6 PM
Location: WCM Caroline S. Mark Concert Hall
 
August