UWM Piano Area

Excited to perform with the Kaia String Quartet in concert Celebrating women in music!
We will perform Florence Price’s piano quintet in A minor. Among other works by women composers and works written for women! If you are in Milwaukee come join us, Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall. Admission is FREE! Monday May 6th 7.30pm

CONGRATULATIONS piano division pianists! What a beautiful concert that was, yesterday afternoon - and terrific performances by everyone! Brava, bravo!

Chamber Music Milwaukee presents UWM Faculty Nicki Roman and Elena Abend for an evening of chamber music for saxophone and piano.

April 18 7.30pm
Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall
For tickets:
[email protected]
tel:414-229-4308

YES!! for MUSIC EDUCATION!
Just in - The Last Repair Shop,just won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. It's a heartmoving, joyful film about Los Angeles' program to provide musical instruments to any student in the public school who wants to learn to play an instrument. And about the devoted artisans who maintain and repai those instruments to keep the program going

Watch it here!

The Last Repair Shop (Short 2023) ⭐ 7.3 | Documentary, Short, Music 39m | TV-PG

Performing another recital tonight with my dear friend Victoria Moreira!
North Cultural Arts Center
St John’s on the Lake
Milwaukee 7pm
Program: mozart, Vitali, Franck and Piazzolla.

ATTENTION PIANISTS:
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee has upcoming live and online auditions for Fall 2024:
February 9, February 19, March 8, April 5
Scholarships and Teaching Assistantships available! APPLY NOW!
TA AWARDS include: Full tuition, health insurance and generous monthly living stipend.
If interested please contact Prof. Elena Abend, UWM piano area head at: [email protected]

UWM Piano Faculty Elena Abend is joined by Kaia String Quartet violinist Victoria Moreira in a recital for violin and piano on November 18th 7.30pm at the Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall.
Ms. Moreira will also conduct a chamber music masterclass for violin and piano duos on Wednesday November 15th 4-5.30pm at the UWM Recital Hall MUS 175 (2400 E. Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee WI 53211)
BOTH EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Sharing a job opening with the Academy of Performing Arts (Oak Creek & Franklin):

Our established performing arts academy is seeking a piano instructor to join our team. We encourage a creative, fun, and energetic work environment.
Our Music Teachers are responsible for:
~Creating lesson plans to meet each individual student's needs and education goals.
~Delivering quality music instruction to students of various ages and levels.
~Preparing students for our two music recitals (winter and spring) per year.
~Attending staff meetings as required.
We have two locations, Oak Creek and Franklin, and are a family and community-oriented studio with large recreational and competitive programs. Visit https://bit.ly/3Kvscqp to learn more about us, our values, and programs.
🎹Piano Instructor - Wednesdays and/or Fridays from 4-8:00 pm at our Oak Creek location, and/or Saturdays from 9am-12pm at our Franklin location.
Hourly rate based on experience and education.
➡️Interested in applying? Please submit a resume to our Music Director, Tiffany Sullivan, at [email protected].

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee still has PIANO TA assistantships available for Fall 2023! If you are interested in pursuing a Masters degree in piano performance or Collaborative piano or a Performer’s Certificate
please contact Prof. Elena Abend UWM Piano Area

High school pianists interested in a chamber music intensive program check this out! So excited to be teaching in Maine this Summer July 24- August 7!

New England Music Camp, Summer Music and Theater Camp New England Music Camp is located on a pristine lakeside campus in Maine. Students are enriched by an emphasis on musical gains and personal growth

Calling to all Pianists! UW-Milwaukee UWM Piano Area still has Graduate TA assistantships available for next year! If interested reach please contact Prof Elena Abend.

Next week Tuesday February 7 at 7pm
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Milwaukee Musaik - Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra
and Elena Abend, UWM Piano Faculty

MILWAUKEE MUSAIK presents in concert: "IT'S ABOUT TIME!" This exciting concert explores how "time" influenced composers in various ways such as: a pulse, a title, a sense, etc...

Fascinating and weird. Sounds a little like Penderecki’s choral music!

Data Sonification: Black Hole at the Center of the Perseus Galaxy Cluster (X-ray) Since 2003, the black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster has been associated with sound. This is because astronomers discovered that pressure w...

Audition alert! The Sheboygan Symphony is holding auditions for Principal Keyboard. See www.sheboygansymphony.org for more information and audition repertoire requirements. Rehearsals on Tuesday evenings. Strings and percussion positions also available.

From the studio of Prof. Elena Abend:
Leesark Lee graduate recital this Sunday May 8 @7.30pm Peck School Recital Hall.
Great exciting program: Liebermann Gargoyles, Schubert Wanderer Fantasy, Beethoven Sonata Op. 110 and Ravel La Valse!
Free and Open to the public!
For streaming link go to PSOA website.

Attention Pianists: GRADUATE TA POSITIONS STILL AVAILABLE FOR FALL 2022!
Full tuition, generous monthly stipend and health insurance coverage!
If interested please contact Prof. Elena Abend ([email protected])

The ever expressive Simon Gollo working with UWM students Grace & Gracie on the Franck violin sonata. For more excitement join us tomorrow evening for a concert of violin and piano music performed by Simon and piano faculty Elena Abend!

UWM Graduate Recital by Kanghee Choi, student of Prof Elena Abend, playing the incredibly demanding Brahms-Handel Variations!
Bravo on such an exciting and artistic performance Kanghee 👏👏👏👏

UWM piano faculty member Elena Abend is joined by New Mexico State University violin professor Simon Gollo.

Thursday April 14th @7.30pm
Peck School Recital Hall
For ticket info:
arts.uwm.edu/tickets
(414) 229-4308

Wonderful masterclass given by Dr Eli Kalman yesterday in the Peck School Recital Hall. Check out PSOA calendar of events for this spring’s piano area events!

Calendar of Events - UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts Discover upcoming art and design, dance, film, music and theatre events at Wisconsin's only comprehensive school of the arts in a major urban environment

Wonderful masterclass by Dr. Eli Kalman yesterday at Peck School Recital Hall! Check out PSOA calendar of events for this spring’s piano area events!

Calendar of Events - UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts Discover upcoming art and design, dance, film, music and theatre events at Wisconsin's only comprehensive school of the arts in a major urban environment

We still have full tuition assistantships available for the fall--contact Prof. Abend immediately to arrange an audition!

A big congratulations to Hyunkyung Ahn, PSOA class of 2019 and student of Elena Abend! She received first prize in the New York Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition and gave her Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall debut this week at the Winner's Gala Concert!

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, UW–Milwaukee has suspended all face-to-face meetings and events of 50 people or more until at least April 10. As a result, the 2020 Piano Festival & Competition will be postponed until fall 2020. The planning committee will be considering options over the next few weeks, and more information will be forthcoming as soon as it is available. We apologize for any inconvenience this will cause our attendees and competitors, however, we look forward to seeing you later this year!

Piano Festival & Competition | The Art of Teaching Beethoven | UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts Saturday, April 4, 2020 Location: UWM Music Recital Hall, Music Building Rm 175 (Google Maps) Hours: Beethoven Competition 8 a.m. to noon; Festival 1–5:30 p.m. Questions: Peggy Otwell, [email protected] Join UWM music faculty members as we celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday year with a... Read Mo...

Teachers, students and colleagues - mark your calendars for our annual piano festival - this year’s guest artist is renowned pianist and author, William Westney, who will present a workshop and masterclass on the piano works of Beethoven.

Piano Festival & Competition | The Art of Teaching Beethoven | UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts Saturday, April 4, 2020 Location: UWM Music Recital Hall, Music Building Rm 175 (Google Maps) Hours: Beethoven Competition 8 a.m. to noon; Festival 1–5:30 p.m. Questions: Peggy Otwell, [email protected] Join UWM music faculty members as we celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday year with a... Read Mo...

Wonderful masterclass at UWM yesterday with Brazilian pianist Lucia Barrenechea! Thank you for working with our students 🙏🎶🎵

I had a Wonderful time today working with these young future pianists! Thank you to my colleague Ellen Figueira for preparing them and organizing today’s Masterclass at Hulbert Piano Studio.

Audition call! We have 2 graduate piano assistantships available for the Fall 2020-2021 school year. These packages offer full tuition remission, access to healthcare, and an additional stipend. Duties include assisting with class piano and accompanying choirs or large ensembles. Apply now, or contact Prof. Elena Abend, [email protected], for more information.