2021 Composer Fellow Quinn Mason paints a musical portrait of Door County. Sister Bay, Wis. (August 23, 2021) – Midsummer’s Music is excited to present the world premiere of the Door County Concerto by 2021 Composer Fellow Quinn Mason on August 26. Mason’s piece, commissioned by Midsummer’s Music, paints a musical portrait of Door County, Wis., putting in […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (August 23, 2021) – Midsummer’s Music’s 2021 season-end features three powerful programs in 10 intense concerts starting August 26 with the world premiere of the Door County Concerto by Composer Fellow Quinn Mason and culminating in a not-to-be-missed fundraiser extravaganza on Labor Day. World-class musicians include JJ Koh, clarinet; Fritz Foss and Julie Thayer, horns; […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (August 16, 2021) – Midsummer’s Music launches its Sultry Summer Concert Series Friday, August 20, with The Beethoven Sphere program featuring Beethoven’s Duet, “With Two Eyeglasses Obligato,” in E-Flat and his Piano Concerto #4 in G Major, Op. 58 (chamber version), along with Ferdinand Ries’ Quartet No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 13. Musicians include David Perry […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (July 28, 2021) – Dubbed the Sultry Summer Concert Series, Midsummer’s Music’s upcoming performances begin with the series’ opening night on August 20 and end with a festive fundraiser benefit on September 6. The four new programs presented in 13 pulse-pounding performances will feature musicians Heather Zinninger Yarmel, flute, Julie Thayer and Fritz Foss, […]

2021 summer season presents 10 unique programs Sister Bay, Wis. ( July 19, 2021) – Midsummer’s early summer series of concerts ends with the passionate Diversions and Excursions program featuring Ludwig van Beethoven’s Serenade in D Major, Op. 25, Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence in D Minor, Op. 70, and Katherine Hoover’s Divertimento (1975), in concerts on July 23 at 7:00pm at the […]

Six composers from the 18th century to today and their lives’ interesting twists and turns Sister Bay, Wis. (July 12, 2021) – From Friday, July 16, through Sunday, July 25, Midsummer’s Music will present two very appealing programs in six unforgettable concerts with six intriguing composers. Featured musicians include Heather Zinninger Yarmel, flute, David Perry and Ann […]

German, African American, and modern-day composers on one program! Sister Bay, Wis. – July 1, 2021 – Midsummer’s Music, whose concerts are called “exciting, pulse-pounding, and riveting,” is actively committed to accessibility and intentional inclusivity in all aspects of its work and performances. The upcoming Kreutzer Connotations program exemplifies this part of the organization’s official mission statement by […]

Canadian Mikaela Bennett has sung in London, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, among others. Sister Bay, Wis. (June 28, 2021) – Starting July 9 with Midsummer’s Kreutzer Connotations program, internationally renowned soprano Mikaela Bennett will perform in three concerts. Mikaela Bennett is a graduate of The Juilliard School and is celebrated as a singer and actress for […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (June 21, 2021) – Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon String Quartet, has chosen a new violinist: Ji-Yeon Lee, an award-winning chamber musician and educator will join the quartet for the first time in a special summer concert on June 25. Ms. Lee was awarded the title of laureate of the II […]

Sister Bay, Wis. (June 7, 2021) – Midsummer’s Music, whose concerts have been hailed as “exciting, pulse-pounding, and riveting,” will present a season of live, in-person performances starting June 18. Audiences will be wowed with a spectacular 2021 series that celebrates Beethoven at 250 and includes new and larger venues for a signature lineup spotlighting an […]