Name: Overture Presents: Patrice Rushen
Start: 2026-09-26T19:30:00
Location: Overture Center for the Arts

Patrice Rushen

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Summer is blockbuster season! Join us for Hollywood Hits, where the silver screen comes to life on Capitol Square and we shine the light on emerging talent with the winner of our Young Artist Concerto Competition. From classics such as Ben-Hur and Casablanca to modern-day favorites like Jordan Peele’s Nope, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars—this cinematic concert delivers nonstop thrills. It’s a night for film fans, music lovers, and anyone who gets chills when the music swells. Learn more about YACC winner Angelina Chang.

Hollywood Hits

Capitol Square

Close the season on the grand piano with pianist Stewart Goodyear taking center stage. Featuring Goodyear’s own genre-blending works—offering a sneak peek of an upcoming WCO recording—this program builds toward one of the most iconic pieces in American music: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Jazz-inflected, virtuosic, and unforgettable, it’s a piano marathon and a bold and satisfying sendoff to summer on the Square. Learn more about Stewart Goodyear.

Rhapsody Squared

In partnership with Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Overture is pleased to present one of the world’s top jazz pianists.

Overture Presents: Patrice Rushen

Overture Center for the Arts

Transcendence explores music that reaches beyond boundaries—spiritual, emotional, and artistic. Quenton Blache’s Habari Gani opens the program with a title drawn from the Swahili greeting heard during Kwanzaa, setting a tone of reflection and community. Pianist and composer Stewart Goodyear takes the stage for his own Piano Concerto, a virtuosic work blending classical form with a contemporary voice. Our program continues with Brittany Green’s electrifying Testify! and Carlos Simon’s Movements for Flute, featuring WCO principal flute Brandon LePage, a work that merges expressive lyricism with modern rhythmic drive. We close with Anthony Kelley’s Spirituals of Liberation, drawing on the enduring power of spiritual traditions and their message of hope. Together, these works form a musical journey rising through reflection, celebration, and resilience.

Transcendence

We kick off our 2026/27 Masterworks season with a program bold and full of personality, as pianist John Novacek returns to play Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. He will also perform Michael Daugherty’s Le Tombeau de Liberace, a virtuosic, tongue-in-cheek tribute to showmanship. The evening closes with Strauss’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, music brimming with wit and color inspired by Molière’s classic comedy. Join us for an evening of music that’s inviting, vibrant, and meant to be shared with friends.