The Clearing - Photo by Bill Jacobs
If you want to hear classical music the way it is meant to be heard, then Door County’s Midsummer’s Music Festival is the place to be this weekend!
“The Door County’s arts scene is not complete without Midsummer’s Music,” explains Executive Director, Kathleen Pearson. “We add a vibrancy to Door County’s performing arts in a way that no one else can. Our world-class ensemble performs in intimate settings throughout the County. If people choose, they can sit close enough to the musicians to read their music.”
In fact, violist Sally Chisholm (from the renowned Pro Arte Quartet) has said repeatedly that Midsummer’s Music is the best gig she’s ever played. Sally has been with Midsummer’s for several years and will be joined this weekend by violinists David Perry (also from Pro Arte) and Stephanie Preucil, cellist Walter Preucil, flutist Jean Berkenstock, and pianists Bill Billingham and Bill Koehler. These established musicians look forward to the Festival and while the schedule can be intense at times, they are also able to enjoy much of what Door County has to offer, including the lasting friendships they have with the audience.
Violist Sally Chisholm
Midsummer’s Music Festival opens the second of two programs ‘Rising Sensations’ on Friday, September 2, featuring the music of Schoenfield, Babadjanian, and von Dohnanyi. Friday’s concert will be at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church at the top of the Ellison Bay hill, overlooking the waters of Green Bay. The concert begins at 7:30 PM. This program will be repeated on Sunday, September 4 at The Clearing in Ellison Bay at 3:00 PM, and Monday, September 5 at Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor at 3:00 PM.
The last of program ‘Father and Son-in-Law’ will be presented on Saturday, September 3 at Ephraim Moravian Church at 7:30 PM. This program features the music of Weisman, Suk, and Dvorak and has received rave reviews and standing ovations.
To learn more, visit midsummerSmusic.com or call 920-854-7088.