Midsummer’s Music, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, and First Presbyterian Church present Franz Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ, featuring the legendary Pro Arte Quartet, along with respected Door County and Green Bay area clergy and community leaders. Haydn’s masterpiece was commissioned in 1786 by Father Don José Sáenz de Santa María for the […]
Griffon String Quartet Spring Concerts Explore ‘Outside Influences’
Programs in Green Bay and Door County highlight composers who borrowed elements from other types of music and compositional styles. Sister Bay, Wis. (March 5, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon String Quartet, will perform three inspiring March concerts featuring classical music with elements borrowed from other types of music and compositional styles. […]
Pro Arte Quartet Performs Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ in Green Bay and Door County
Sister Bay, Wis. (February 27, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, and First Presbyterian Church present Franz Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ, featuring the legendary Pro Arte Quartet, along with respected Door County and Green Bay area clergy and community leaders. Haydn’s masterpiece was commissioned in 1786 by Father Don José […]
Midsummer’s Music Welcomes New Board Member
Award-winning pianist William Koehler begins his first term as a board member. Sister Bay, Wis. (February 16, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music draws on the wisdom, experience, and guidance from individuals who comprise the board of directors. Board members typically exhibit a special, continued dedication to Midsummer’s Music through their support for the organization, musicians, and staff. […]
Griffon String Quartet Children’s Concert
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” January 13, 2024, 2:00pm
Griffon String Quartet Children’s Concert
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” January 11, 2024, 6:00pm Brown County Library Main Street Branch, Green Bay
Winter Strings Retreat
Community concert featuring the exceptionally talented musicians from Suzuki Strings of Madison. Donations accepted at the door.
Griffon Children’s Concerts Feature Winter Poetry
String quartet selections accompany Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and winter-themed pieces by local poets. Sister Bay, Wis., January 2, 2024 – In a one-of-a-kind fusion of literature, music, and visual arts, the Griffon String Quartet presents two children’s concerts to engage the senses and spark creativity in young minds and to […]
Midsummer Music’s Composer-in-Residence Will Healy Receives 2023 Leonard Bernstein Award
Sister Bay, Wis. (December 29, 2023) – Will Healy, Midsummer Music’s current composer-in-residence, received the 2023 Leonard Bernstein Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation. Created in 1988, the award honored Leonard Bernstein on his 70th birthday. Bernstein’s daughter, Jamie Bernstein, explains, “Every year since then, the ASCAP Foundation’s Leonard Bernstein award […]
Griffon String Quartet Announces Second Winter Strings Retreat
The 2024 Winter Strings Retreat is a musical journey that features the Suzuki Strings of Madison and the Griffon’s lesson program students from Green Bay and Door County. Sister Bay, Wis. (December 26, 2023) – The Griffon String Quartet’s founding mission of providing music education to youth and underserved children in northeast Wisconsin was the pivotal […]