Jim Berkenstock: What We All Need

Musical Fireworks, Passionate Outbursts, Stunning Virtuosity …. Only a few performances remain until our early August break, but Jeepers—are they dynamite! I just came from a rehearsal of our Lush and Thrilling Romantic Poetry program that opens Wedneday evening at Sister Bay Moravian Church. J.J. Koh was rehearsing the Weber… [Read More]

CULTURE CLUB: Who Is the Conductor in Chamber Music?

Printed in the Door County Pulse by Allyson Fleck, Executive Director, Midsummer’s Music “How do you perform chamber music without a conductor?” That’s a question I hear often as a violist with Midsummer’s Music. I have performed with the ensemble since 2005, but I also have extensive experience playing in… [Read More]

Midsummer’s Music Presents Three German Romantic Masters

Sister Bay, Wis. – July 15, 2022 – As much as today, during the Romantic period from approximately 1800 to 1850, music and poetry went hand-in-hand. Music often inspires poets, and poetry often inspires composers. It is this symbiotic relationship that Midsummer’s Music explores in its Lush & Thrilling Romantic… [Read More]

Midsummer’s Music Awarded Women’s Fund Sustainability Grant

Midsummer’s Music Awarded Women’s Fund Sustainability Grant Midsummer’s Music received $2,500 from the Women’s Fund of Door County to support music by women composers and performances with women musicians. Sister Bay, Wis. – July 13, 2022 – Midsummer’s Music is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $2,500… [Read More]

Attention: Piano Profusion Ahead

ATTENTION: PIANO PROFUSION AHEAD JEANNIE YU RETURNS I am often asked about my method for choosing the music on our Midsummer’s Music programs. My answer is always the same. I start out with a legal sized pad and draw a line right down through the middle creating two columns. I… [Read More]