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 […]
Midsummer’s Music Presents Socially Distanced Concert Labor Day Weekend
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 […]
Midsummer’s Music Presents Composers with Soaring Spirits
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 […]
Midsummer’s Music Debuts Virtual Concert Season
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 […]
Midsummer’s Music Reimagined for 2020
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 […]
Interview with Midsummer’s Music Violinist Ann Palen
Respectfully submitted by Allyson Fleck Ann Palen has played violin with Midsummer’s Music since 2014. Growing up in Edwardsville, Illinois, Ann studied Suzuki violin. Her start to instruction was somewhat of a challenge for her mom, but not what you might think. Ann’s mom was teaching Suzuki violin, and her students were not improving as […]
What’s Lurking In Your Mole Sauce?
By Jim Berkenstock I recently looked at the date when I wrote the last Coffee Chat and was astounded at how much time had gone by. How time flies when you are having fun (in quarantine). So, with apologies, I would like to return to the subject of the last Chat, which was entitled “Secret Sauce.” […]
A special 30th Anniversary Message from Jim Berkenstock of Midsummer’s Music
It is hard to believe that it has been 30 years since we started Midsummer’s Music. I remember the first concert at Dianne and Peter Trenchard’s in 1991 (I still have the attendance list), along with so many milestones and minor steps since then. I estimate that we have performed more than 600 concerts in […]
Coffee Chat with Jim Berkenstock: Secret Sauce
I’ve often referred to cooking when talking about music. We use some of the same words to describe music and foods — words like “sweet,” “sharp,” “dry,” “complex,” etc. Frequently, an audience member tells me after the concert that they liked a certain piece, but they don’t know for sure why they did … or […]
Griffon String Quartet May Day greetings & Online Music Lessons
Sister Bay, Wis. (May 4, 2020) – The Griffon String Quartet of Midsummer’s Music are currently working with children in northeast Wisconsin via the Einstein Series, a highly interactive program for school-age children. Students participate in private or group lessons or educational outreach programs. The quartet visits schools and classrooms to perform and discuss string […]
