Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Get to know tenor Stuart Skelton

Published 2018-04-17

This weekend marks Stuart Skelton’s debut with the MSO, but he has worked with both conductor Asher Fisch and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, who have been favorite visitors in past years. “I look forward to being in Milwaukee for the first time, with an orchestra Asher has a relationship with, and making some wonderful music.”

Boundless Energy, Legendary Enthusiasm: Remembering Audrey Baird

Published 2018-04-10

“Her enthusiasm was just boundless,” said Linda Tojek, a former MSO League president who knew Baird for 40 years. “I never knew anyone with such energy.” In the symphony’s early days in the 1960s, enthusiastic volunteers, mostly female, were vital for raising funds and selling tickets. And Audrey’s motto, Tojek said, was “if you don’t ask, you won’t get anything.”

Completing the puzzle: Planning the 2018.19 Classics Season

Published 2018-03-29

VP of Artistic Planning & Operations Bret Dorhout gives a behind-the-scenes look at the planning process that led to our 2018.19 Classics season. "We’ve got a nice mix of things we play all the time, things we should play more often, and things we’ve never played,” he notes.

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Live music is meaningful: Previewing the 2018.19 Pops season

Published 2018-03-20

“We’re interested in providing something for everyone,” said Mark Niehaus, the symphony’s executive director. “By the very name, it has to be popular.” The coming season, which the MSO announced last week, will be a mixture of categories known and liked by local audiences -- Broadway, Hollywood, holidays, and movie soundtracks.

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