In a completely re-imagined summer season, Midsummer’s Music streamed 30 concerts in six programs from August 5 to September 13. Nine socially distanced musicians — violinists David Perry and Ann Palen, violists Sally Chisholm and Allyson Fleck, cellists Paula Kosower, Greg Sauer, and Ryan Louie, pianist Jeannie Yu, and clarinetist Daniel Won — presented 24 […]

Midsummer’s Music, the Griffon String Quartet, and the Door County YMCA partner to provide violin, viola, and cello lessons to youth. Sister Bay, Wis. (September 5, 2020) – Following the success of the 2020 spring strings lessons for youth, the Door County YMCA, in collaboration with the Griffon String Quartet and Midsummer’s Music, is again offering […]

Midsummer’s presents music by real-life friends Anton Reicha and Ludwig van Beethoven. Sister Bay, Wis. (August 28, 2020) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, presents its sixth and final week of 2020 virtual concerts with Friends of Old, September 9 – 13. Norman Gilliland of Wisconsin Public Radio, who hosted the first concerts of the streaming series in early August, returns to host this program featuring works […]

Egg Harbor, Wis. (August 18, 2020) – Midsummer’s Music will present a live, socially distant, outdoor performance of the Friends of Old program Saturday, September 5, on the grounds of Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor. Enjoy the music of Anton Reicha and Ludwig van Beethoven. Starting time TBA. The concert features musicians David Perry and Ann Palen (violins), Sally […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (July 31, 2020) – Midsummer’s Music, Door County’s premiere chamber music series, presents its second streaming concert program, Soaring Spirits, August 12 – 16, which features three composers of color. These three spirits of African descent are voices that need to be heard in these strenuous times, as they remind us of the power […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (July 28, 2020) – Midsummer’s Music, Door County’s premiere chamber music series, debuts a virtual concert season August 5, featuring music by Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and Widor. Titled Restless Passion, the program highlights music of both Haydn and Tchaikovsky, which is often animated by the folk musics with which they were familiar. Working within fairly […]

Celebrating 30 years of Extraordinary Chamber Music Midsummer’s Presents a Five-Week Virtual Season Showcasing Classical Favorites and Seldom Heard Treasures by Women and Composers of Color Sister Bay, Wis. (July 21, 2020) – Midsummer’s Music, whose concerts have been hailed as “exiting, pulse-pounding, and riveting” will present a virtual season of chamber music concerts for […]