Sister Bay, Wis. (August 4, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, continues 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, including art galleries, museums, churches, historic sites, and private homes, […]
Griffon String Quartet Names New Musicians
Sister Bay, Wis. (July 31, 2023) – Following a lengthy and thorough process of interviewing and auditioning dozens of incredibly talented applicants, Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon String Quartet, recently selected violinist Alex Norris and cellist Jesse Nummelin to join the celebrated ensemble. Norris, who fills the quartet’s second violin position, is delighted with this […]
More Piano Profusion—Sumptuous Schubert
Mon, July 24, 2023 by Jim Berkenstock Last year about this time, I wrote a column that was entitled, “Piano Profusion Ahead—Jeannie Yu Returns.” I could easily use the same title and write a very similar column for this week’s program. Last year we were performing Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio in E-Flat, D. 929, as a part […]
Mendelssohn Was the Man … and Boy
Wed, July 19, 2023 by Jim Berkenstock Who was the most precocious classical composer of all? Many would reasonably say Mozart, but I guess my title gives away my choice. This is not to say that Mendelssohn was a better composer than Mozart. It is just a comparison of their quickness in developing a mature style. Perhaps […]
Midsummer’s Music Masters Schubert’s ‘Mountain’
Schubert’s Piano Trio in B-flat is one of two monumental trios he wrote at the height of his creativity. It’s a mountain to climb, but the view is worth it! Sister Bay, Wis. (July 17, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, continues its 2023 concert season with a program celebrating one of […]
Midsummer’s Music Awarded Women’s Fund Grant
Midsummer’s Music received $2,500 from the Women’s Fund of Door County to support performances with music by women composers. Sister Bay, Wis. (July 15, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $2,500 grant from the Door County Community Foundation’s Women’s Fund in support of its dedication to presenting music by […]
Eric Lewis Meets Will Healy
By Jim Berkenstock, Artistic Director, Midsummer’s Music 7-6-23 I imagine the title of our upcoming program creates a few questions among our followers. Who are these guys? And why? Those quite familiar with Midsummer’s Music know that Will Healy is our gifted composer-in-residence who has made quite a splash in our last two seasons with […]
Midsummer’s Music Pairs Mendelssohn, Haydn, Moeran
Sister Bay, Wis. (July 10, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, continues its 2023 concert season with a sumptuous program featuring electrifying string quintets by Felix Mendelssohn and Michael Haydn – Franz Joseph Haydn’s much-neglected younger brother – along with a beautifully evocative oboe quartet by British composer Ernest John Moeran. Moeran’s Phantasy Quartet for […]
Pianist Jeannie Yu Takes on Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto
Sister Bay, Wis. (July 5, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music earns high praises for presenting works by lesser-known composers – especially composers of color and women composers – often alongside household names like Bach and Mozart. With its Emperor Concerto & Jeannie Yu program, audiences will hear one exhilarating quartet by a relatively obscure composer, backed up by sumptuous […]
Midsummer’s Music Presents Eric Lewis, Will Healy, Four World Premieres
Virtuoso guitarist and Door County favorite Eric Lewis teams up with Midsummer’s Composer-in-Residence Will Healy to present two incredible concerts with four world premieres. Sister Bay, Wis. (July 3, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, continues its 2023 concert season with an electrifying program starring Door County favorite Eric Lewis, a virtuoso […]