{"id":8526,"date":"2022-10-18T09:15:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=8526"},"modified":"2022-10-18T09:15:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:15:47","slug":"new-uw-platteville-director-looks-to-reinvigorate-orchestral-music-in-the-community","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/new-uw-platteville-director-looks-to-reinvigorate-orchestral-music-in-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"New UW-Platteville director looks to reinvigorate orchestral music in the community"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Megan Maddaleno is beginning her first full academic year as director of orchestral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and said she is looking forward to expanding the\u00a0UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra<\/a>\u00a0and enhancing its presence in the Platteville community.<\/p>\n

Maddaleno joined the UW-Platteville\u00a0Department of Performing and Visual Arts<\/a>\u00a0last February. As a trained violinist, she earned her undergraduate degree in music education from Webster University, in St. Louis, Missouri. She served as director of orchestras at Columbia Public Schools in Missouri, before eventually continuing her education. She earned her master\u2019s degree and is in the process of finishing her doctoral degree \u2013 both in orchestral conducting \u2014 from the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am forever an academic at heart, and I love teaching and working in higher education settings,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Maddaleno, who is the first female director of orchestral activities for UW-Platteville, said she is excited to bring a new perspective and is looking forward to challenging the symphony orchestra members this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust in the past couple of months, I have seen their attention to detail and musicality grow, and I am excited to see what this upcoming year has in store for ensemble students and the program as a whole,\u201d said Maddaleno.<\/p>\n

The UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra is typically composed of up to 60 members \u2013\u00a0a mix of students, faculty and community members. Maddaleno said the orchestra is hoping to expand and include young adult and high school students who are looking for symphonic experience and performance opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI strongly feel that music belongs to everyone, not just musicians who study at top conservatories,\u201d said Maddaleno. \u201cI\u2019m so excited to see such a wide array of majors, backgrounds and life experiences that comprise this ensemble. Previously, at University of Iowa, I directed an ensemble comprised of non-music majors, faculty, UI Hospital staff and community members, and it was my favorite course to teach because they were taking time out from their busy schedule to make music. This is a similar culture to UW-Platteville. A large portion of students are engineering or computer science majors, and it\u2019s so humbling and encouraging to see them devote time to make music, work on team building skills by playing in an ensemble and learn something new.<\/p>\n

The UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra\u2019s first concert of the season is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cRepertoire for this concert will include Edvard Grieg’s surreal \u2018Peer Gynt Suite No. 1,\u2019 Aaron Copland’s profound \u2018Fanfare for the Common Man,\u2019 and Ludwig van Beethoven’s sensitively brilliant \u2018Piano Concerto No. 1,\u2019\u00a0<\/em>performed by UW-Platteville Director of Piano Studies,\u00a0Dr. Kaju Lee<\/a>,\u201d said Maddaleno.<\/p>\n

At the annual Holiday Gala, on Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3, the Symphony Orchestra will collaborate with the Southwest Academy of Ballet Arts to perform excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s \u201cNutcracker.” Maddaleno said she hopes to do more collaboration with the community in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is vitally important for any ensemble to establish roots within the school and within the community outside of the institution. It\u2019s a goal for us to become a pillar in the community so we may reach more people and excite them to experience live music once again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maddaleno hopes to grow the UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra in the coming years.<\/p>\n

\u201cUW-Platteville has a well-established presence of bands and choral ensembles, and the orchestra is currently growing and developing,\u201d she said. \u201cBut, in the short amount of time I\u2019ve been here, just by concentrating on challenging the students, finding their potential and giving them solid pedagogy, their level has already significantly increased. I was impressed to see that they come prepared to every rehearsal and are up for any challenge. They are excited to make music, and they are eager to learn and perform at a high level. I truly think there is a large trajectory for growth in this ensemble \u2013\u00a0both in size and level in musicality.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about joining the UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra, contact Professor Maddaleno at\u00a0maddalenom@uwplatt.edu<\/a>. Find upcoming performances at\u00a0www.uwplatt.edu\/events<\/a>. Tickets can be purchased at the University Box Office on the lower level of Ullsvik Hall or at tickets.uwplatt.edu.<\/p>\n

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Written by Alison Parkins<\/p>\n

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