2026 Concerts
Sunday, 1/11 at 5pm* – Blakeley Menghini and Friends – String Quartets by Ravel, Shaw, and Montgomery – with violinists Sahada Buckley and Maynie Bradley and cellist Ryan Louie.
*Followed by a communal meal in the Guild Hall
Sunday, 2/15 at 5pm* – Pianist Bradley Simonson – followed by a communal meal in the Guild Hall
*followed by a communal meal in the Guild Hall
Sunday, 3/15 at 5pm – Lilies of the Midwest – POSTPONED TO 5/24 DUE TO BLIZZARD
Saturday, 4/11 at noon – The Madison Savoyards presents “The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring”
Saturday, 5/16 at noon – Hardanger Fiddles with Karen Rebholz and Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan (featuring locally made hardanger, hadanger d’amore, and vocals)
Sunday, 5/24 at 5pm* – The Lilies of the Midwest – Irish Traditional Music for Concertina, Mandolin, and Fiddle
*followed by a communal meal in the Guild Hall
Saturday, 6/13 at noon – Tsuzamen
Madison-based Indie Klezmer Band
Saturday, 7/18 at noon – Thurayya Ensemble
Contemporary Interpretations of Middle Eastern Classical Music
Saturday, 8/15 at noon – Christo’s Novelty Combo
A unique mixture of Jazz/Vaudeville era novelty-infused hot Hawaiian steel guitar blended with Hot Club jazz.
Saturday, 9/12 at noon, Ancora String Quartet
Saturday, 10/24 at noon – Portative Organ with Trevor Stephenson
Saturday, 11/14 at noon – Ensemble Aubergine
Madison’s conductorless orchestra providing exhilarating and intimate musical experiences in our community while raising funds to combat food insecurity.
Saturday, 12/12 at noon – UW Russian Folk Orchestra’s Annual Winter Holiday Concert
2025 Concerts
Jan 26, 2025 – Midwinter Concert Series I: The Avanti Trio – Alissa Freeman, piano; Hillary Hempel, violin; Hannah Wolkstein, cello
*Music at 5, communal meal at 6
February 16, 2025 – Midwinter Concert Series II: Caravan – Hot Club Swing/Jazz/Romani Folk
*Music at 5, communal meal at 6
March 15, 2025 – Just Bach Concerts | Motets and Community Chorales for Five Voices and Continuo (event details)
April 13 and 14, 2025 – WYSO Musicmakers Spring Recitals
May 10, 2025 – Madison Savoyards | Celebrating the Music of Gilbert and Sullivan
May 17, 2025 – Ancora String Quartet + cellist Trace Johnson plays the great Schubert Quintet
June 21, 2025 – Ben Weger, Singer-songwriter
July 12, 2025 – Late Romantic Chamber Music for Strings and Piano with Maynie Bradley, violin; Mary Deck, viola; Hannah Kasun, cello; Victor Stahoviak, double bass; and Sarah Williams, piano
August 2, 2025 – Pieces of Eight Woodwind Octet
September 27, 2025 – Trevor Stephenson, Harpsichord
October 11, 2025 – Shauncey Ali Quartet – Folk Music at the Intersection of Tradition and Innovation
Nov 15, 2025 – Wisconsin Gagok Ensemble – Korean Art Song
December 13, 2025 – UW Russian Folk Orchestra
Previous Concerts
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, we transitioned to a virtual concert series in June 2020. Please enjoy an eclectic array of Grace Presents HD virtual concerts, as well as livestreamed in-person concerts, hosted on the Grace Presents YouTube Channel. Our livestream services have been out on hiatus as of May 2024, but we invite you to enjoy our eclectic archive of recorded concerts.
DEC 14, 2024 – UW Russian Folk Orchestra – Annual Winter Holiday Concert
NOV 16, 2024 – An Afternoon of Song – Sarah Brailey and Trevor Stephenson
OCT 19, 2024 – Music for Evelyn – UW Cello Ensemble + Organist Mark Brampton Smith
Sept 14, 2024 – The Wisconsin Brass Quintet – Faculty Ensemble-in-Residence at the Mead Witter School of Music
Free monthly concerts on the Capitol Square 