The UWM Symphony Orchestra, comprised of graduate and undergraduate music majors as well as students from other academic disciplines, rehearses six hours a week and performs over a dozen concerts each season.
Membership is by audition.
Orchestra members are introduced to the world's great orchestra literature, and their training prepares them for careers as professional musicians. In addition to a four concert subscription series, the Orchestra also presents a chamber orchestra concert, children's programs, and the Grand Viennese Ball, an elegant event in support of the Music Scholarship Fund. Each year, the UWM Symphony holds a concerto competition, with the winners performing full-length concerti with the Orchestra. The Orchestra frequently performs in schools and throughtout the Milwaukee community and has appeared at the WMEC State Music Convention in Madison, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Children's Hospital, and the Milwaukee County Zoo. They have also toured throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota.