Every year, as the snow blankets Door County, Artistic Director Jim Berkenstock, and I work on scheduling the artists, the settings and concert events in our Midsummer’s Music Festival. Jim Berkenstock, a true master at putting the programs together, quietly researches and listens to one composition after another. I start… [Read More]
Archive for Tag: Egg Harbor
Rustic Door County Barns Featured During Midsummer’s Music Chamber Music Festival!
Midsummer’s Music wraps up their second program – Haunting Recollections – tonight at the Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor. As I write this, Jim Berkenstock is addressing the audience. This beautiful gallery, in a converted barn, offers excellent acoustics. Tonight we have the gentle sound of falling rain… [Read More]
A Musical Journey through Door County for Midsummer’s Music Festival’s 21st Season
Midsummer’s Music will perform 21 chamber music concerts between June 10th and July 17th as a part of its 2011 Festival Season. ‘A Musical Journey‘ is the way this season is being characterized, and that refers to both a musical exploration and the opportunity to investigate and enjoy some of… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Festival Prepares for Opening Night in Door County!
On Friday evening, June 10, we will be opening our twenty-first Midsummer’s Music season with a gala champagne toast and some wonderful music at Birch Creek. That’s what the calendar and my schedule says. That’s also what the pile of music on my music stand in my practice room says…. [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Festival Announces 21st Chamber Season in Door County
The Door County arts scene jumps into full swing on June 10 as Midsummer’s Music Festival presents the 21st season of outstanding classical/chamber music in 16 intimate venues throughout the Door peninsula. The prelude and finales to our summer festival features one of the worlds’ distinguished string quartets, the Pro… [Read More]
Enthusiasm Rises for Door County’s Midsummer’s Music Festival’s Musicians!
June 9th was the first full day of rehearsal for our Midsummer’s Music band of musicians here in Door County. We did some rehearsing earlier in the week in the Chicago area, but the first phalanx of our group is here and hard at work – six hours today… [Read More]