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PRELUDE DISCUSSION SERIES

THE MORE YOU KNOW,
THE BETTER IT SOUNDS
Tune up for the concerts! Prelude discussions enrich the concert experience with insights into the music and the lives of the composers. Step into the hushed and intimate atmosphere of Overture Hall with just a handful of other music lovers for a conversation with the maestro, or the guest conductor or even, on rare occasions, the composer!

ONE HOUR BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE
IN OVERTURE HALL
If you have a ticket to the concert, you have a ticket to the Prelude Discussion. Each discussion begins one hour before the concert, and they usually last about 30 minutes, so you'll still have plenty of time to chat or have a cocktail before the concert starts. There are prelude discussions for all MSO Subscription concerts except the Christmas Spectacular.

2010-2011 SEASON SPEAKERS
Oct 15 16 17
JOHN DEMAIN
Music Director

Nov 12 13 14
JOHN HARBISON
Composer and Institute Professor at MIT

Jan 14 15 16
MICHAEL ALLSEN
Trombonist and Program Annotator

Feb 18 19 20
RANDAL SWIGGUM
Music Director, Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra

Mar 25 26 27
NORMAN GILLILAND
Wisconsin Public Radio Host

Apr 15 16 17
TODD WELBOURNE
UW-Madison Professor of Piano

May 6 7 8
ANDERS YOCOM
Wisconsin Public Radio Host