2024 WMEA Capitol Concerts Schedule
All Concerts begin at 12:00pm on their respective date(s)
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – Middleton High School Sinfonia & Cardinal Orchestras (Middleton, WI – Steve Kurr, Music Educator)
Thursday, March 7, 2024 – Lancaster Middle School Band (Lancaster, WI – Ashley Miller, Music Educator)
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble & Chamber Winds (Milwaukee, WI – Dr. Thomas Gamboa, Music Educator)
Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Panther Orff Ensemble: East Elementary School 5th Grade (Baraboo, WI – Dakota Mellen, Music Educator)
Friday, March 15, 2024 – West Allis Central High School Orchestra (West Allis, WI – Mary Pat Michels, Music Educator)
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – Preble High School Varsity Treble Choir (Green Bay, WI – Kimberly Meader, Music Educator)
Thursday, March 21, 2024 – Atwater & Lake Bluff Elementary Schools Orchestra (Shorewood, WI – Julie Nolan, Music Educator)
Friday, March 22, 2024 – Bloomer High School Jazz Ensemble (Bloomer, WI – Matt Tiller, Music Educator)
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Menomonie Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Choir (Menomonie, WI – Jean Enyeart, Music Educator)
Thursday, March 28, 2024 – Ben Franklin Junior High School Concert Band (Stevens Point, WI – Megan Lawrence, Music Educator)
About Capitol Concerts
Each year, WMEA sponsors school music group concerts in the State Capitol Rotunda during March. The concerts kick off as a celebration of NAfME’s Music In Our Schools Month and offer groups an opportunity to perform in this beautiful Wisconsin landmark. WMEA members may apply to have their school music groups perform in Capitol Concerts. The deadline for applications is December 1 of the year preceding the concerts.
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Application Period: October 1 – December 1
Groups are selected based on the following criteria:
- Considered together, the groups invited will represent all grade levels – elementary, middle, high and collegiate.
- Considered together, the groups invited will portray a wide variety of types of performing organizations.
- Considered together, groups from all areas of the state will be represented.
- In order for as many students to have the opportunity to participate as possible, groups who have not performed at the Capitol in the past will be considered first.
- Applicant must be an NAfME/WMEA member (membership number required on application).
- All performance requests must go through WMEA Chairperson, Kathy Bartling (Email).
