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Dan Cavanagh – Faculty Artist Series

Hamel Music Center

Dan Cavanagh is a composer and pianist who has garnered numerous awards in both areas. He recently won the Social Justice prize in the 2023 American Prize for Composition, as well as second place in the Wind Ensemble composition division. As a composer he has written or arranged for Latin Grammy-winning AfroBop Alliance, the legendary Patti LaBelle, and a wide range of classical and jazz performers across North America and Europe. His music can be heard on many other recordings both classical and jazz and he continues to be commissioned and programmed around the world.

Dan Cavanagh

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jamar Jones, a native of Philadelphia, is a polymath in the realms of music, film, entrepreneurship, and education. With a career spanning almost three decades, Jamar has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry through his versatility and creativity.

Jamar Jones

Universal rhythms explored through music and movement – weaving together themes of transformation and the endless cycle of renewal. This powerful concert features Please let there be a paradise… by GRAMMY®-nominated composer Angel Lam. A hauntingly beautiful journey and reflection on love and loss, it sets the stage for the WORLD PREMIERE of Concerto for Jazz Trio by Dan Cavanagh, Director of the UW Mead Witter School of Music, that blends contemporary jazz with the spirit of reinvention. Concluding the concert, the orchestra brings to life Regeneration: A Pentalogy by local composer Michael Bell alongside the breathtaking WORLD PREMIERE of Renascence by Kanopy Dance, a deeply expressive journey through the ebb and flow of existence—birth, death, and the beauty that rises anew.

Dan Cavanagh

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 27, 2026

Regeneration · Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Past events

Nov 6, 2025

Dan Cavanagh – Faculty Artist Series · University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

Jan 24, 2025

Dan Cavanagh · University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

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