Sunday Afternoon Live: Madison Chamber Players
This program will feature contemporary classical chamber works inspired by art from the Chazen and beyond, and includes the world premiere of a new work by Madison-based composer Lawren Brianna Ware.
Founded in 2025, The Madison Chamber Players is a modular chamber ensemble that brings together musicians from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Mead Witter School of Music and the greater Madison area. Mead Witter Lobby, Chazen Museum of Art. 12:30-2 p.m. Information: 263-2246, hphart@wisc.edu
Annual UW Horn Choir Concert
The UW Horn Choir performs its annual December concert in the Chazen Museum lobby. This student-run ensemble consists of 15 musicians from various undergraduate and graduate degree programs across campus, musical and non-musical alike. Come kick off the winter season with a variety of classical and popular tunes by Grieg, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and more! Trev Healy, Alex Reuning, Noah Davis, and Trista Schepp conduct. Mead Witter Lobby, Chazen Museum of Art. 12:30-2 p.m. Cost: free. Information: 263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu
Sunday Afternoon Live: Pro Arte Quartet
The Pro Arte Quartet is one of the world’s most distinguished string quartets. Current members are David Perry and Suzanne Beia, violin; Sally Chisholm, viola; and Parry Karp, cello. Together since 1995, they have recorded works of Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Rhodes, Shapey, Sessions, Fennelly, Diesendruck, and the centennial commissions. Mead Witter Lobby, Chazen Museum of Art. 12:30-2 p.m. Information: 263-2246, hphart@wisc.edu
Sunday Afternoon Live: Ensemble Aubergine
Ensemble Aubergine is Madison's conductorless orchestra providing exhilarating and intimate musical experiences for our community while supporting efforts to combat food insecurity.
The ensemble is comprised of members of the Madison Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, graduate students, and talented freelancers. Ensemble Aubergine rotates its artistic directorship, allowing its artists to curate wide-ranging programs that are both timeless and relevant to our modern world. Mead Witter Lobby, Chazen Museum of Art. 12:30-2 p.m. Information: 263-2246, hphart@wisc.edu
Sunday Afternoon Live: Ancora String Quartet
They perform constantly in Madison and beyond
Rosemaling at the Chazen
Join Tara Austin (MFA 2017), UW–Madison’s Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture’s 2026 Folk-Artist-in-Residence and for a live rosemaling demonstration accompanied by Nordic American old-time music from the Nordic Lights Dance Band. Rosemaling is a traditional Nordic decorative painting style that emphasizes floral designs and swooping scrolls. UW–Madison folklorists will provide historical context and moderate a question-and-answer session with the artist. Mead Witter Lobby, Chazen Museum of Art. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Information: 263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu
Sunday Afternoon Live: Sonora Strings
Founded in 1990, the Suzuki Strings of Madison (SSM) offers children and youth of all ages high-quality musical instruction on the violin and viola using the pedagogy of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. As a community of students, teachers, families, and friends, SSM is dedicated to helping all reach their full musical potential through private and group instruction, ensembles, workshops, performances, and other activities. Mead Witter Lobby, Chazen Museum of Art. 12:30-2 p.m. Information: 263-2246, hphart@wisc.edu
UW Horn Choir
The UW Horn Choir performs its annual December concert in the Chazen Museum lobby on Saturday, December 6, at 12:30 pm. Performing a wide variety of music in different styles, the 16 horn players, under the direction of horn professor Daniel Grabois and student conductors, will bring in winter with good cheer. Chazen Museum of Art, Chazen Museum of Art. 12:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: bness@wisc.edu
Sunday Afternoon Live: Wingra Wind Quintet
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. Mead Witter Lobby, Chazen Museum of Art. 12:30-2 p.m. Information: 263-2246, hphart@wisc.edu
Sunday Afternoon Live: Violins of Hope
Join us for a special presentation of Sunday Afternoon Live as we partner with Violins of Hope-Wisconsin for a performance that draws inspiration from a collection of resilient instruments that were owned and played during the Holocaust. UW–Madison School of Music graduate students and recent alums will play these restored instruments in a concert that pays tribute to their former owners, Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and underscores themes of courage and survival. Mead Witter Lobby, Chazen Museum of Art. 12:30-2 p.m. Information: 263-2246, events@chazen.wisc.edu