• Manual Cinema’s “Frankenstein”

    Madison Madison, WI, United States

    Mary Shelley’s monster comes to life once again as Emmy Award–winning shadow-puppet extraordinaires Manual Cinema returns to Wisconsin Union Theater for an encore performance of its wildly popular 2024 show Frankenstein. This “ingenious merger of live music and captivating visuals” (Chicago Sun-Times) explores the beauty and horror of creation by recreating the fictional world of

    $11 – $77
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

    Madison Madison, WI, United States

    The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble takes chamber music to the next level by harnessing the artistry of seasoned musicians who regularly perform together in one of the world’s finest orchestras. In this concert of all-string works, the group plays Mendelssohn’s Octet, the composer’s breakthrough masterpiece, with “a delirious sense of

    $11 – $72
  • Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science

    Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St, Madison, United States

    Grammy and Doris Duke Award winner, NEA Jazz Master, and founder of the Berklee College of Music’s Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, Terri Lyne Carrington has centered activism throughout her four-decade career as a drummer, producer, and educator, and earned the admiration of Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, and Esperanza Spalding along the way. With

    $11 – $92
  • Canadian Brass

    Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St, Madison, United States

    For more than 50 years, the beloved quintet Canadian Brass “put brass music on the map with their unbeatable blend of virtuosity, spontaneity, and humor” (The Washington Post). The group’s holiday concerts, with a signature mix of holiday favorites and festive classical, have become a welcome annual tradition for families and friends across North America.

    $11 – $92
  • A Guaraldi Holiday

    Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St, Madison, United States

    Very few musicians have found a way into our hearts and homes during the holiday season like Vince Guaraldi with his classic charts from A Charlie Brown Christmas, and in this tribute concert, the Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet reminds us what this special music means at this special time of year. An artist who aims

    $15 – $72
  • Bang on a Can All-Stars: 90/90

    Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St, Madison, United States

    For nearly 40 years, Bang on a Can has been the leading American new music ensemble, freely mixing avant-garde minimalism with pop, rock, and heavy-metal influences, among others. In this concert called 90/90, the group celebrates the 90th birthdays of two of its heroes: game-changers Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Come hear music that inspired

    $11 – $72
  • Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St, Madison, United States

    This performance is part of the David and Kato Perlman Chamber Music Series and is supported by the David and Kato Perlman Chamber Music Fund. Starting out 50 years ago as a radical experiment in musical democracy, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has risen to be the best in class. The player-led, conductorless ensemble puts collaboration at

    $11 – $92
  • Isaia Huron

    Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St, Madison, United States

    One of Billboard’s up-and-coming R&B artists of 2026, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer Isaia Huron has been making a name for himself as a whole-album artist who tackles complex but universal themes like faith, vice, love, and relationships. Combining his gospel background with influences like Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, his viral hits have won praise

    $10 – $49
  • Selected Shorts

    Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St, Madison, United States

    Spawning a long-running public radio show and now a popular podcast, Selected Shorts proves story time is not just for kids. For more than four decades, the theatrical series from New York’s Symphony Space has kept a simple formula: Entice great actors with masterful short stories and see what happens. And what happens, according to

    $11 – $77
  • Zohar & Adam

    Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon St, Madison, United States

    Raised in a family of jazz and Latin jazz musicians, fresh-faced brothers Zohar and Adam were seasoned professionals by the time they were teens making appearances at venues like Jazz at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, and with artists including Norah Jones, Christian McBride, and Gregory Porter. Striking out on their own with the new

    $15 – $72