All Souls Eve is a celebratory concert of remembrance featuring  Mexican Day of the Dead festivities with music by Gabriela Ortiz and Miguel del Aguila; an Evan Chambers song-cycle The Old Burying Ground; and a new commission from composer Viet Cuong entitled Music of the While. The program is in partnership with the museum exhibit A Bradley Collection of Modern Art: A Bold Vision for Milwaukee.

All Souls Eve promises a feast for the mind, body, and spirit!

It’s not just a concert– it’s an experience!

First, order something tasty from one of the 3 specialty food trucks parked outside the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Then, pay your respects at the ofrenda created by artist Francisco X Mora.

An ofrenda is an altar that serves as a central part of Day of the Dead tradition, honoring and welcoming the spirits of deceased loved ones to visit during the celebration

Next, stroll through the featured exhibit The Bradley Collection of Modern Art.

 At 6:30 p.m., head to the Lubar Auditorium for a preconcert conversation with composer Viet Cuong, conductor Deanna Tham, and artist Mora, moderated by Milwaukee Art Museum curator Kantara Souffrant. They will bring you closer to the music you are about to hear, including the world premiere of Cuong’s Music of the While. 

Viet Cuong's composition commissioned by Randall Lindert & Christine Rundblad in memory of Cecile Cheng

Concert Sponsors: Suzanne & Richard Pieper and PieperPower

The 4-time Grammy-winning choir The Crossing from Philadelphia will perform a new commissioned piece by Christopher Cerrone. The piece, Of Being Numerous, is based upon poet George Oppen's epic work which examines individuality within a broader social context. Caroline Shaw's recent work Ochre will also be performed. The event will begin and end with performances by the southern/ Ho Chunk family drum Little Priest Singers.

Donald Nally conducts.

Presented by Ellen &  Joe  Checota

Christopher Cerrone's composition commissioned by Jan Serr & John Shannon

The popular concert Avant­ Garden of Love features a new commission from composer/ post-modern balladeer Corey Dargel. It's based on the concept of how Al might misconstrue the human meaning of love.

The program also features the first Milwaukee performance of Steve Reich's Pulitzer Prize winning Double Sextet, and some performance art from luminaries of the avant-garde for a twisted Valentine's Day.

The popular concert Avant­ Garden of Love features a new commission from composer/ post-modern balladeer Corey Dargel. It's based on the concept of how Al might misconstrue the human meaning of love.

The program also features the first Milwaukee performance of Steve Reich's Pulitzer Prize winning Double Sextet, and some performance art from luminaries of the avant-garde for a twisted Valentine's Day.

Radhe Rahde; Rites of Holi, from Indian-American filmmaker Prashant Bhargava, features a live-score from the jazz great Vijay Iyer, and portrays the joyful, chaotic and colorful celebration of springtime in India. Canadian composer Nicole Lizée brings a film/composition which is an ode to the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds.

And the Present Music ensemble gives composer/DJ Jlin Patton’s funky Little Black Book a dynamic choreographic treatment. 

David Bloom conducts.

Radhe Rahde; Rites of Holi, from Indian-American filmmaker Prashant Bhargava, features a live-score from the jazz great Vijay Iyer, and portrays the joyful, chaotic and colorful celebration of springtime in India. Canadian composer Nicole Lizée brings a film/composition which is an ode to the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds.

And the Present Music ensemble gives composer/DJ Jlin Patton’s funky Little Black Book a dynamic choreographic treatment. 

David Bloom conducts.

Our final concert features composer/flutist/vocalist Nathalie Joachim, who will perform her piece Ki Moun Ou Ye, which explores her Haitian heritage.

The concert is a partnership with the museum exhibit Gertrude Abercrombie; Jazz; Chicago; Gentrification in Hyde Park, and also the museum's extensive Haitian art holdings.