Sister Bay, Wis. (June 14, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music is a leader among chamber music organizations in presenting works by lesser-known composers—especially composers of color and female composers. Too long denied sufficient hearings, the three women in Midsummer’s “Women to be Heard” program present contrasting styles and convincingly moving musical statements, full of power and élan, […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (June 6, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, launches its 2023 concert season with a program celebrating works by composers Béla Bartók and Gabriel Fauré. Written only 15 years apart, these two powerfully romantic masterpieces are full of melody, emotion, and flair. They represent the impetuous Bartók in his […]

The 2023 season runs June 14 through September 4. Sister Bay, Wis. (May 19, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, is celebrating its 33rd season of presenting exceptional chamber music in the vacation paradise of Door County, Wisconsin. Concerts hailed as “exciting, pulse-pounding and riveting” are performed in cultural, historical, and scenic locations, […]

Two concerts aim to combat hunger in Door County. Sister Bay, Wis. (April 28, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music, Birch Creek Music Performance Center, Colin & Friends Concerts, Ephraim Moravian Church, and Cynthia Stiehl are collaborating with the United Way of Door County, Wis., to present two free concerts benefiting the Door County Food Pantry Coalition as […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (March 21, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music and Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church present Franz Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ, featuring the legendary Pro Arte Quartet, along with respected Door County clergy and community leaders. Haydn’s masterpiece was commissioned in 1786 by Father Don José Sáenz de Santa María for the […]

This colorful concert combines music by two African American composers and a German master. Sister Bay, Wis. (March 6, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon String Quartet, will perform two colorful March concerts featuring an intriguing combination of music by two contemporary composers of color alongside a piece by a German classical master. […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (February 24, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music draws on the wisdom 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. Midsummer’s welcomes Lee Jacobi and Paul Lings, who recently began three-year terms. Lee […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (February 2, 2023) – In 2022, Midsummer’s Music partnered with the Ephraim Historical Foundation and Ephraim Moravian Church to present three concerts featuring music by African American composer Florence Price. Admission to the concerts was collected to establish a music scholarship fund for people of color. Concertgoers donated $1,749 to provide scholarships to […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (January 24, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon String Quartet, is now accepting applications for musicians to fill the positions of Violin II, Viola, and Cello. In May 2022, Midsummer’s announced changes that were in store for the Griffon String Quartet, as some musicians planned to take the next steps […]