WLC Concert Band Set To Tour the Southwest Date Posted May 2, 2008 MILWAUKEE The Wisconsin Lutheran College Concert Band, conducted by Professor Terry Treuden, will tour the American Southwest from May 11 through May 20, performing concerts in Arizona,

American pianist Jeffrey Siegel concludes the Keyboard Conversation Series Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Community Learning through America’s Schools (CLASS) Grant is a volunteer organization run every year by Wisconsin Lutheran College’s (WLC) Future Teachers’ Education Association (FTEA). A grant was submitted to the National Education Association and approved. The project’s theme is Building Leaders and encourages volunteers to engage in leadership opportunities by participating in a diverse range of activities in their communities.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Concert Band presents its Spring Concert Friday, May 2, at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall. Under the direction of Professor Terry Treuden, the band presents a varied program of traditional songs, marches and pops orchestra pieces.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Jazz Band performs in the college’s Warrior Underground on Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m. The concert will feature jazz classics and popular swing tunes made famous by the likes of Count Basie, Charlie “Bird” Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea and other jazz greats.

The Wisconsin Lutheran Choir, Chamber Choir and Chapel Choir will perform a spring concert of American songs Friday, April 25, at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall. Tickets are $5 general, $4 seniors and $2 students and may be purchased through the box office at (414) 443-8802 or online at wlc.edu/arts. 

Wisconsin Lutheran College is hosting the National Geographic giant traveling map of Africa, April 10-12, 2008, in the Recreation Complex. The map is traveling throughout the state as part of a program presented by the Wisconsin Geographic Alliance (WiGA). On April 10 and 11, Milwaukee-area Lutheran grade school and middle school students have been invited to participate in a hands-on interactive learning session with the map. On April 12, the public is invited to explore the map from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. free of charge.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Theatre Department presents Tim Robbins’ Dead Man Walking, April 11-13 and 17-19. Performances are at 8 p.m., with the exception of Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m., in the Raabe Theatre of the Center for Arts and Performance, 8815 West Wisconsin Ave.

Theatre IV, a professional theatre group for young audiences, presents Stone Soup at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Monday, April 14 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Theatreworks USA presents The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Wednesday, April 9 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall. Theatreworks USA is the nation’s largest not-for-profit professional theatre company. This new musical makes American history accessible and exciting through a unique combination of music, drama and humor.

Beginning Friday, April 11, the graduating art majors at Wisconsin Lutheran College present a final thesis exhibition. The nine seniors will display a variety of artwork, including photography, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Work will be on display in several campus buildings including the Campus Center, Marvin M. Schwan Library and the Center for Arts and Performance.

Revelation, a small choral group from Wisconsin Lutheran College, will present its Spring Concert Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. The theme of the concert is based on Philippians 4:8, Think on These Things.

Pianist David Osborne will perform at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, 2008. The performances begin at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Wisconsin Lutheran College’s fifth annual Gary’s Gallop 5K run/walk is scheduled for Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. The event will take place at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Outdoor Athletic Complex, 10200 Watertown Plank Road, just west of Hwy. 45 and north of Watertown Plank Road.

The World Festival of Harps will take center stage at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

The GrammyTM nominated Bluegrass group Grascals will perform at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, 2008. The performances begin at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

The Wisconsin Lutheran Choir and Chamber Choir, of Wisconsin Lutheran College, are touring the midwest with stops in Green Bay and Michigan March 1 through March 7. They wrap up their midwest tour with a home concert on Friday, March 14 at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Since Then, a juried alumni art exhibition will be displayed February 29 through March 31, 2008. There will be an opening reception on Friday, February 29 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Schlueter Art Gallery.

Kira Kraftzoff, Kirill Timofeev, Misha Degtjareff and Sergio Drabkine perform as the Rastrelli Cello Quartet, February 29, 2008, at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Concert Band will present a mid-winter concert Sunday, February 24 at 3 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Rebecca Lynne Wockenfuss (nee Johnson), a senior at Wisconsin Lutheran College, is directing the theatre department’s production of “Romance of the Willow Pattern” written by Ethel Van Der Veer.  Wockenfuss is the daughter of Russell and Debbie Johnson of Trevor, Wis.

Three-time Grammy® Award winner Tom Chapin will perform for families of all ages February 17, 2008 at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The performance begins at 3 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

On and Off the Wall:  Books, Beasts, Boxes, Bats by artist Joanna Poehlmann will be on display in the Schlueter Art Gallery from January 18 through February 15, 2008. An artist talk will take place Thursday, January 17 at 3:30 p.m. in the Reichel Lecture Hall with an opening reception on Friday, January 18 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Schlueter Art Gallery.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Theatre Department presents Tennessee Williams' A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, January 25 – 27. Friday’s performance is at 7 p.m. while the rest are at 8 p.m. in the Raabe Theatre of the Center for Arts and Performance, 8815 West Wisconsin Ave.

The award-winning a capella group Chapter 6 will perform at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Friday and Saturday, February 1 and 2, 2008. The performances begin at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker will perform as the Gizmo Guys, January 27, 2008 at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The performance begins at 3 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

American pianist Jeffrey Siegel continues the Keyboard Conversation Series Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Theatre Department production of Tennessee Williams’  has been accepted in the Regional 2008 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). The festival performance will take place on January 12 at the Cardinal Stritch University Theatre.

One hundred thirty five area Lutheran high school instrumentalists and their directors will attend Wisconsin Lutheran College’s eighth annual Jazz Festival January 12, 2008. This all-day event culminates in a joint performance at 7 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall. Some of the concert selections will include It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing by Duke Ellington,  Screamin’ by Robert W. Smith, It’s About Swing by Larry Neeck and Grooved Pavement by Victor Lopez.

ArtsPower National Touring Theatre presents Madeline and the Bad Hat at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Thursday, January 24 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Kaïssa, a singer with African –inspired rhythms will perform at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Wisconsin Lutheran College recently received a $100,000 grant to generate thousands more in financial gifts to the institution. The grant will be used to develop a broad, multi-faceted portfolio of charitable gifting communication tools, tailored to specifically address the variety in ages, wealth and interests of the WLC donor audience.

Paul Jacobs, organ department chairman at New York’s Juilliard School since 2004, will perform a Master Class and organ concert at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Friday, January 18, 2008. The Master Class starts at 4 p.m. and the concert at 8 p.m. Both events will take place in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Dr. Timothy J. Kriewall announced to the Wisconsin Lutheran College Board of Regents and the college community his intention to retire effective June 30, 2008.

Christmas with the Mantovani Orchestra and Chorus will take the stage on Friday and Saturday, December 14 and 15, at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

’Twas the Night Before Christmas Comes to the Stage at Wisconsin Lutheran College Date Posted: November 9, 2007 MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Lutheran College welcomes Theatre IV as they perform ’Twas the Night Before Christmas  on Sunday, December 9 at 3 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall. Theatre IV is a nonprof

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Concert Band will present the Winter Concert Friday, December 7 at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall. The program includes selections of the Christmas season and popular band compositions both contemporary and classical.

A Festival of Lessons and Carols will take place on Sunday, December 9 at 7 p.m. in the chapel at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

The Wisconsin Lutheran Choir, Chamber Choir and Chapel Choir present their annual Christmas Choral Concert November 30 and December 1 at 8 p.m. and December 2 at 3 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall. 

Students of Wisconsin Lutheran College display their best art works in the juried exhibition, Inside Out, November 30, 2007, through January 4, 2008. The opening reception will be held November 30 from 6-8 p.m. in the Schlueter Art Gallery.

Wisconsin Lutheran College art majors will present their final works in the fall senior thesis art exhibition.  The four seniors will display a variety of artwork ranging from photography to painting. Work will be on display throughout the Center for Arts and Performance from November 16 through December 8. An opening reception will take place on November 16 from 6 – 8 p.m.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Jazz Band will perform a free concert featuring the works of renowned jazz trumpeter and composer Thad Jones in the college’s Warrior Underground on Saturday, November 17 at 8 p.m.

American Baritone Leon Williams will perform as a part of the Solo Voices Series at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Friday, November 16, 2007. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Galitcha, a visionary ensemble that performs original compositions based on Indian folk music, combined with influences from jazz, world and North American folk, will perform as part of the Horizon Series at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College theatre department presents one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved and often produced comedies, As You Like It, directed by Professor Jay Sierszyn. This comedy is centered on the character Rosalind, the largest female role Shakespeare created. Wisconsin Lutheran’s treatment of this light romantic plot brings the comedy into contemporary times and employs abstract interpretations of the setting while staying true to Shakespeare’s brilliant language.

Dr. Gaby Mazor, a distinguished member of the Israeli Department of Antiquities, will be at Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Schwan Concert Hall on Monday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. The night’s focus will be “Bet She’an/Scythopolis: Biblical City and Roman Metropolis.”

The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra & The Pied Pipers will perform “America’s Hits on Parade,” the first event in the Wisconsin Lutheran College Encore Series, on Friday and Saturday, October 26 & 27, 2007. The performances begin at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Finely detailed ink and clayboard works by illustrator C.B. Mordan will be on display October 23 – November 21 in the Schlueter Art Gallery at Wisconsin Lutheran College. 

Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, the second of the Wisconsin Lutheran College Classic Series, will perform on Friday, October 19, 2007. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Anne of Green Gables, the first production of the Wisconsin Lutheran College Family Series, will be performed on Sunday, October 14, 2007. The performance begins at 3 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Mary Wilson will perform on Friday, October 12 as the second artist in the Solo Voices Series at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

The choir, chamber choir and concert band of Wisconsin Lutheran College will present their first performances of the season, the annual fall showcase concerts, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall, located in the Center for Arts and Performance, 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Tickets are $5 general, $4 senior and $2 students and may be purchased through the box office at (414) 443-8802 or visit wlc.edu/arts.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Theatre Department opens its season with a one weekend performance of Tennessee William’s A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, September 27 – 29. All performances take place at 8 p.m. in the Raabe Theatre of the Center for Arts and Performance, 8815 West Wisconsin Ave.

Cellist James Fiste, Jr., returns to Milwaukee to perform Beethoven’s beautifully expressive Sonata in C Major, op. 102 nr. 1, Mendelssohn’s rambunctious Sonata in D Major, op. 58, and Béla Bartók’s virtuosic First Rhapsody for Violin and Piano in the composer’s arrangement for cello and piano.  Pianist Juanita Becker joins him on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall of the Center for Arts and Performance, 8815 West Wisconsin Avenue. The recital is free, and open to the public. For more information please call the Wisconsin Lutheran College Box Office at (414) 443-8802.

The 5th Annual Warrior 5K through the park will once again be held at Greenfield Park in West Allis on Saturday, November 3 at 10 a.m.

Wisconsin Lutheran made the list again. Just four weeks ago Wisconsin Lutheran College was nationally ranked as one of the best Liberal Arts Colleges in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in its America’s Best Colleges. This time, Wisconsin Lutheran is again nationally ranked but as one of the Liberal Arts College in U.S. News and World Report having the least debt load for graduating students.

After receiving approval from the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing, Board of Nursing, Wisconsin Lutheran College will be admitting nursing applicants starting the fall semester of 2008.

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway will take center stage at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Sunday, September 30, 2007, with performances at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

American pianist Jeffrey Siegel opens the Wisconsin Lutheran College Keyboard Conversations Series on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Connye Florance, the first guest artist of the Wisconsin Lutheran College Solo Voices Series, will perform on Friday, September 21, 2007. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

Caribbean Sound, a one-of-a-kind ensemble specializing in steel pan and world music, will perform as part of the Horizon Series at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Tuesday, September 18, 2007. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwan Concert Hall.

State Symphony Capella of Russia kicks off Wisconsin Lutheran College’s 2007-08 season Friday, September 14, 2007. The performance begins at 8 p.m.

For the sixth consecutive year, Wisconsin Lutheran College has been ranked among the best colleges by the U.S.News & World Report in its America’s Best Colleges. This year, WLC was moved from the regional Midwest category to the national category of “Best Liberal Arts Colleges.” The move places the college with such prestigious company as Amherst, Grinnell, Bryn Mawr and Vassar. Wisconsin Lutheran is one of only five Wisconsin colleges ranked in the top three tiers of the category.

The Bird as Visual Image is the next art exhibition at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The exhibition opens September 7 with a gallery talk from 3 – 4:15 p.m. in the Reichel Lecture Hall followed by an opening reception from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Schlueter Art Gallery. Both events take place at 8815 West Wisconsin Avenue in the Center for Arts and Performance. The exhibition runs through October 12, 2007.

Bradley Smith, nationally known adult educator and motivational speaker, will lead the 16th annual Wisconsin Lutheran College Early Childhood Conference on Saturday, September 15, 2007. The all day session runs from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The registration fee is $40 and includes continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments.