Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor

Sponsored by Beverly Ann & Peter Conroy 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 enchants us with an impressionistic vision strait from the Louvre with his evocative String Quartet. ADDITION to July 11, 13, and 14 descriptions: Optional “Bastille…

Sponsored by the Jean Berkenstock Family Fund When Brahms wrote his second string quintet, he thought it was a perfect way to end his career (he later was coaxed into creating a few more by a wonderful clarinetist). It is powerful, charming, intense, light-hearted, and – especially in its Hungarian flavored finale – exuberant. When someone suggested that the famous Prater in Vienna, a favorite amusement park of Brahms, might have inspired the effervescent nature of this work, Brahms replied,…

Sponsored by Sandy Zingler. Immediately before he wrote his First Symphony, Beethoven wrote this Septet as a prototype or practice run. He was so ready for the nine symphonies that followed that this Septet became his most popular piece during his lifetime. You could almost call it his Tenth Symphony. Thrill to the full symphonic sound of this work and the Ireland Sextet that precedes it. J.J. Koh (clarinet), Judy Farmer (bassoon), and Fritz Foss (horn) join our string section…

Enjoy musical brilliance as Wisconsin’s own critically acclaimed Pro Arte Quartet takes the stage in a stirring celebration of masterful string quartet repertoire. This inspiring concert brings together the elegance of Haydn’s String Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2, the poignant beauty of George Walker’s Lyric for Strings, and the bold innovation of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1. Join us for a powerful journey through time and emotion, performed by one of the nation’s most esteemed…