Sponsored by the James & Nancy Huebner Charitable Fund Join us to celebrate French independence. Each of our three works represents a different vision of France. D’Indy brings us a French postcard painted by harp, flute, and strings. Bordes uses flute (played by Heather Zinninger) and strings to transport us to the Basque region, and […]
Virtuosa Jeannie Yu Takes Audiences on a Journey Through Grieg’s Sumptuous Piano Concerto
Sister Bay, Wis. (July 12, 2024) – 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 Grieg Piano Concerto program, audiences will hear a thrilling quartet by a relatively obscure female composer, backed up by […]
Bastille Day Celebration: Join the party at each concert!
Sponsored by Arlene Johnson & Chris Weidenberger Join us to celebrate French independence. Each of our three works represents a different vision of France. D’Indy brings us a French postcard painted by harp, flute, and strings. Bordes uses flute (played by Heather Zinninger) and strings to transport us to the Basque region, and Claude Debussy […]
Coffee Talks: “Impressionism and Depression: Music and Society in France 1870–1914” with Peter Conroy, PhD
Coffee Talks are free, engaging lectures on music topics by MM ensemble members, staff, and friends.
Chamber Music’s Family Tree
Column 6, July 10, 2024 by Jim Berkenstock We have just finished four wonderful programs (15 performances in all), and most of the music has been from the German/Austrian tradition. While we included a splendid work by the Englishwoman, Alice Verne Bredt, and an under-appreciated masterpiece by Dvořák, the meat of these programs was music […]
Spooky Fireworks
Monday, July 8, 2024 by Jim Berkenstock “Fairy Tales and Ghosts.” Our upcoming program that includes music of Beethoven, Schumann, and Haydn seems pregnant with story lines. This is true but maybe with more wrinkles than meet the eye. The Fairy Tales part comes from a work by the same title (Märchenerzählungen) by Robert Schumann […]
Beethoven, Haydn, and Schumann: Fairy Tales and Ghosts
Sponsored by the James & Nancy Huebner Charitable Fund Engage your imagination in the magic of music by three greats: Schumann, Haydn, and Beethoven. Schumann’s “Fairy Tales” is written for the same combination as Mozart’s “Kegelstatt Trio” (clarinet, viola, and piano) and is one of Schumann’s final compositions. He thought listeners would find it “highly […]
Composer-in-Residence Will Healy Presents Midsummer Music’s ‘J.S. Bach Reimagined: Generations of Transcriptions’ Coffee Talk Lecture
Coffee Talks are free, engaging, informal lectures on music topics by Midsummer’s Music ensemble members, staff, and friends. Sister Bay, Wis. (July 5, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music hosts “Coffee Talk” lectures on music topics by its ensemble members, staff, and friends during the summer season and occasionally throughout the year. The free lectures often relate to […]
Dvořák and Brahms
Sponsored by Sandy Zingler. Write On, Door County poet is David Clowers. Dvořák and Brahms—two great 19th century composers who gave us splendid piano quintets. However, the Dvořák Quintet is one you may not have heard before. He was 31 when he wrote it, but then decided to revise it in 1887 at the height […]
David Perry Leads Mendelssohn Octet—and More!
Sponsored by Bob & Alice Chrismer Mendelssohn’s masterpiece is thrilling under David Perry’s leadership. Young Mendelssohn’s friendship with the elderly Goethe inspired this romantic triumph. It is paired with an equally impressive discovery, the Octet by Woldemar Bargiel, the brother-in-law of Clara Schumann and a composer much admired by Brahms. Be prepared … the electricity […]
