"The Magic of Mozart"

• Saturday, October 4, 2008, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, 1584 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee
• Sunday, October 5, 2008, Steinway Piano Gallery of Milwaukee, 11550 W. North Avenue, Wauwatosa

Mozart opera arias and adaptations by Wendt for chamber ensemble, the Piano Trio in C, Flute Quartett in A and Gluck’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra are featured.  Laurence Libin, Steinway and Sons honorary curator and former curator of musical instruments, Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be the featured guest speaker.
 

"Baroque Beauty and Classical Gas!"

• Saturday, November 22, 2008, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, 1584 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee
• Sunday, November 23, 2008, Wauwatosa Historical Society, 7406 Hillcrest Drive, Wauwatosa

Nineteenth century chamber music for fortepiano and classical guitar will feature Joan Parsley, fortepiano, and classical guitarist Rene Izquierdo performing the Grande Duos, Opus 70 and Opus 86 by Ferdinando Carulli.  These concerts mark the artists second set of performances together.

"Bach: A Christmas Family Affair"

• Saturday, December 20, 2008, Music Salon of Joan Parsley, 157 N. 87th Street, Wauwatosa
• Sunday, December 21, 2008, Wauwatosa Historical Society, 7406 Hillcrest Drive, Wauwatosa

Solo harpsichord music and chamber music by JS Bach, CPE Bach and composers related to the Bach family will be showcased.

"Haydn's Finest Hour"

• Saturday, February 28, 2009, Steinway Piano Gallery of Milwaukee, 11550 W. North Avenue, Wauwatosa

All-Haydn program of string quartets and piano trios. One performance only.

Live, statewide broadcast over Wisconsin Public Radio

• Sunday, March 1, 2009, Chazen Art Museum, Madison

More of Haydn’s fine piano trios and string quartets commemorate the  200th anniversary of the composer’s death. 

"The Vivaldi Project, Part I"

• Saturday, May 16, 2009, All Saints’ Cathedral, 818 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee
• Sunday, May 17, 2009, All Saints’ Cathedral, 818 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee

The composer’s affinity to the natural world is expressed in the first of a two-part, all-Vivaldi project including the concertos for recorder, La Tempesta di mare (the Storm at Sea) and La Notte (The Night) as well as brilliant concertos for viola d’amore and baroque flute, Il Gardellino.  Guest speakers to be announced.

All concert events begin at 4:00PM, most including the organization’s sumptuous Viennese "Jause" (reception).

Read about the performers for the  2008-2009 Musical Offering season on our Featured Artists page. For more detailed information on the season's offerings, read the year's main press release in on the Press Clippings page.

Subscription price to all five concerts is $150.  A three-package choose-your-own sampler is $90. Single tickets are $35. 

To get in touch with us, visit our Contact Info page for details.

Ensemble Musical Offering is sponsored, in part, by the Wisconsin Arts Board and CAMPAC.