Ephraim, Wis. (June 8, 2022) – The Peninsula Music Festival is proud to announce that Owen Foulds has been awarded the 2022 George Verheyden Memorial Scholarship. Owen is a recent graduate of Sevastopol High School, where he was active in the theater and music programs. He was a member of the choir and played trombone […]

Ephraim, Wis. (May 5, 2022) – Peninsula Music Festival President & CEO, Christoph Ptack, today announced that Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen will replace Peter Jablonski for the Grand Finale concert of the Symphony Series “NORDIC GREATS” featuring Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. Additional programming for this concert includes Sibelius Finlandia, and Nielsen Symphony No. 4. […]

Ephraim, Wis. (February 24, 2022) – The Peninsula Music Festival offers one college scholarship, and five summer music study grants each year to students who are residents of Door County. The George Verheyden Memorial Scholarship:This three-year, $3,000 college scholarship is awarded each spring to a graduating senior who resides in Door County. The recipient must be […]

Egg Harbor, Wis. (November 15, 2021) – The Peninsula Music Festival’s Winter Chamber Music Series FEBRUARY FEST will return to the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor on the Sundays of February 6, 13, and 20, 2022. Performances begin at 2:00pm and will last one hour. Tickets NOW ON SALE with only 100 available […]

Ephraim, Wis. (September 28, 2021) – Direct from the stages of Chicago’s Symphony Center and Detroit’s Orchestra Hall, prodigy and violin sensation Esme Arias-Kim makes her Peninsula Music Festival Recital Debut, alongside pianist Milana Pavchinskaya, in virtuosic works by Mozart, Bach, Korngold, Wagner, Gershwin, Ponce, and Ravel. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the vibrant artistry of […]

Ephraim, Wis. (July 8, 2021) –  Peninsula Music Festival President & CEO, Christoph Ptack, today announced the appointment of Russian-American conductor Victor Yampolsky to the honorary post of Conductor Laureate of PMF’s Festival Orchestra; an orchestra he recently laid down his baton and retired from after thirty-four triumphant years on the podium. “Maestro Yampolsky’s vison informed every step […]

Ephraim, Wis. (June 30, 2021) – Peninsula Music Festival Chair, David D. Keen, today announced plans for a new organizational structure at the 69-year-old institution. “Following an internal review aimed at updating our governance model as it relates to current industry standards and practices for festival and symphonic organizations, Christoph Ptack, PMF’s Executive Director since […]

Ephraim, Wis. (June 3, 2021) – The Peninsula Music Festival is proud to announce that Isabella Dippel has been awarded the 2021 George Verheyden Memorial Scholarship. A recent graduate of Sturgeon Bay High School, Isabella is in the process of making her college selection, and looks forward to pursuing a degree in musical theatre and […]

Ephraim, Wis. (April 28, 2021) – Although we’re sad to say goodbye to our lovely home and many friends at the Shops of Green Gables, we’re extremely excited to announce that after 69 years, WE ARE NO LONGER RENTERS! Nothing could make us happier than to share this exciting news with all of you! The Peninsula Music Festival will […]

Ephraim, Wis. (April 12, 2021) – Wisconsin’s Peninsula Music Festival has been a musical Tradition of Distinction in Door County for nearly seven decades; and although this report may come as no surprise, it has now been made official. Due to many uncertainties concerning the safety and viability of producing the August Series, the Board of […]