Wed, June 12, 2024 by Jim Berkenstock “The sap is rising!” Few people remember that quote or its disastrous results. Adlai Stevenson III was running for Governor of Illinois a long time ago. He made that statement shortly after he announced his candidacy comparing his elation at running with early spring when the sugar maples come to […]
Something to Say
Midsummer’s Music has developed a solid reputation for giving concerts that create a very powerful impression among audience members. We have even taken to saying that these events are “Not just a concert, it’s an experience.” But I have puzzled over just what is at the heart of that special experience and especially how to […]
Midsummer Music’s 34th Season Magic Starts June 13
The Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Magic program features breathtaking masterpieces and a hauntingly beautiful work by an Englishwoman. Sister Bay, Wis. (June 4, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, launches its 2024 concert season with a program celebrating works by composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, and Alice Verne-Berdt. The “Mozart, Mendelssohn, and […]
Midsummer’s Music Awarded Women’s Fund Grant Supporting Women Composers, Performers
Midsummer’s Music received $5,500 from the Women’s Fund of Door County to support performances with music written by women composers and performed by women musicians. Sister Bay, Wis. (May 28, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $5,500 grant from the Door County Community Foundation’s Women’s Fund in support of […]
Griffon String Quartet Presents Three Free Community Concerts in Green Bay and Door County
Concerts feature works by contemporary composers Miguel Del Aguila and Grażyna Bacewicz, plus the great Antonín Dvořák. Sister Bay, Wis. (May 20, 2024) – Hailed for “superb playing, palpable chemistry, spirit, and emotional connection,” Midsummer Music’s quartet in residence, the Griffon String Quartet, will perform three free community concerts featuring contemporary Uruguayan composer Miguel Del Aguila, […]
Midsummer’s Music Announces 34th Season of Extraordinary Chamber Music in Door County
“A Season for Jean” runs June through October. Sister Bay, Wis. (May 2, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, celebrates its 34th 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 […]
Griffon String Quartet Awarded ‘Doctors in Recital’ Grant
The ensemble was chosen because of its positive impact on the communities in northeast Wisconsin. Sister Bay, Wis. (April 29, 2024) – Green Bay’s Doctors in Recital organization selected the Griffon String Quartet to be a Music Education grant recipient. Every January, Doctors in Recital holds a highly anticipated concert featuring local medical providers performing music […]
Gather with the Griffon
“Gather with the Griffon” miniconcerts are designed for midday audiences. B Double Sharp programs engage the mind and spirit through music and conversation. The program includes selections from Heitor Villa-Lobos’ String Quartet No. 1 and Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18. Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins Kayla Patrick, […]
Midsummer’s Music Names New Development Director
Koki Sato brings experience in performance and arts administration to the organization. Sister Bay, Wis. (April 15, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s longest-running summer chamber music series, recently named Koki Sato as its new Development Director. Sato is the founder and Administrative Director of the University of Minnesota New Music Ensemble, whose ensemble initiatives were featured […]
Pro Arte Quartet Performs Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ
Midsummer’s Music, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, and First Presbyterian Church present Franz Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ, featuring the legendary Pro Arte Quartet, along with respected Door County and Green Bay area clergy and community leaders. Haydn’s masterpiece was commissioned in 1786 by Father Don José Sáenz de Santa María for the […]
