Join us for our 2024-25 season!​

All concerts take place at 2 p.m. in the Narthex of St. Paul's Lutheran Church & School, located at 301 1st St. NW in Waverly, IA.
Free admission for all shows.

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Erik Rohde
​Nov. 10, 2024

A committed advocate for contemporary music, Erik Rohde has premiered and commissioned many new works by both established and young composers, and is constantly seeking to discover new compositional voices. He is the violinist of the new music duo sonic apricity, which is dedicated to uncovering and commissioning new works by living composers for violin and viola. In the last year he has released two recordings with composer Elliott Miles McKinley, with whom he is currently working on a project for a new set of companion pieces written to be played with the Bach Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas.

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​Christmas with the OK Factor
Dec. 15, 2024

​Olivia Diercks and Karla Colahan, cellist and violinist of the new-classical crossover duo, The OK Factor, have one word to describe their musical connection: lucky. Organic and genuine, their original compositions feel both comfortingly familiar and uniquely fresh, and have been described as "genre-bending" and "pure magic."  

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Neave Trio
Jan. 19, 2025

​Since forming in 2010, Grammy–nominated Neave Trio – violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura – has earned enormous praise for its engaging, cutting ­edge performances. New York's classical music radio station WQXR explains, "'Neave' is actually a Gaelic name meaning 'bright' and 'radiant', both of which certainly apply to this trio's music making."

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Invoke
Feb. 9, 2025

Described as “...not anything but everything: Classical, Folk, Bluegrass, Americana and a sound yet to be termed seamlessly merged into a perfect one,” Invoke (Nick Montopoli, violin/banjo/vocals; Zach Matteson, violin/vocals; Karl Mitze, viola/mandolin/vocals; Geoff Manyin, cello/vocals) strives to successfully dodge even the most valiant attempts at genre classification. The multi-instrumental quartet encompasses traditions from across America, including bluegrass, Appalachian fiddle tunes, jazz, and minimalism. Fueled by their passion for storytelling, Invoke weaves all of these styles together to form a unique contemporary repertoire, featuring original works composed by and for the group. 

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Pro Arte String Quartet
​March 9, 2025

​The Pro Arte String Quartet was founded by Alphonse Onnou in Brussels in 1912. After becoming the Court Quartet to Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, the quartet began the first of many international tours in 1919. The quartet's first visit to Madison, WI, was in 1938. Two years later, the musicians were stranded in Madison by the outbreak of World War II and accepted a residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Current personnel of the quartet include David Perry (1st violin), Suzanne Beia (2nd violin), Sally Chisholm (viola), and Parry Karp (violoncello).

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​The 2024-25 WCMS season is supported in part by the Max & Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation.