Splendid Stories • Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
2023-08-31 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor, WI, 54209
We have stories to tell … from the short, whimsical, and inventive caricatures by Jan Bach for Flute and Horn, to the broad landscape of Sibelius’ En Saga, to the heartfelt patriotism of Dvorak’s striking String Quintet with double bass—the one he dedicated “To my Nation.” Stories you’ll want to hear.
Four Two-Bit Contraptions • Jan Bach
Flute and Horn
En Saga, Op. 9 (Gregory Barrett arr.) • Jean Sibelius
Flute, Clarinet, Horn, and Strings
Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 • Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet and Double Bass
Heather Zinninger, Flute • JJ Koh, Clarinet • Fritz Foss, Horn • David Perry & Roy Meyer, Violins • Sally Chisholm, Viola • Paula Kosower, Cello • Jeremy Attanaseo, Bass
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay

Celebratory Fireworks! • UUF, Ephraim
2023-09-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Water Street HWY 42, Ephraim, WI, 54211
A season like this needs a concluding celebration! The pyrotechnics begin with Dora Pejačević’s romantically sumptuous Piano Quartet followed by our most requested piece, Schoenfield’s outrageous Café Music. Our program and season conclude with music for piano and strings by the great Richard Strauss, coming from the same period as his tone poems, Don Juan and Death and Transfiguration, it is likewise a tour de force! Come celebrate with us.
Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 25 • Dora Pejačević
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Café Music • Paul Schoenfield
Violin, Cello, and Piano
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13 • Richard Strauss
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
David Perry, Violin • Sally Chisholm, Viola • Paula Kosower, Cello • Jeannie Yu, Piano

Celebratory Fireworks! • St. Luke's, Sister Bay
2023-09-02 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2336 Canterbury Ln, Sister Bay, WI, 54234
A season like this needs a concluding celebration! The pyrotechnics begin with Dora Pejačević’s romantically sumptuous Piano Quartet followed by our most requested piece, Schoenfield’s outrageous Café Music. Our program and season conclude with music for piano and strings by the great Richard Strauss, coming from the same period as his tone poems, Don Juan and Death and Transfiguration, it is likewise a tour de force! Come celebrate with us.
Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 25 • Dora Pejačević
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Café Music • Paul Schoenfield
Violin, Cello, and Piano
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13 • Richard Strauss
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
David Perry, Violin • Sally Chisholm, Viola • Paula Kosower, Cello • Jeannie Yu, Piano
Sponsored by Daniel & Sarah Myers

Splendid Stories • The Clearing Folk School, Ellison Bay
2023-09-03 15:00 - 17:00 | The Clearing Folk School – Schoolhouse, 12103 Garrett Bay Rd, Ellison Bay, WI, 54210
We have stories to tell … from the short, whimsical, and inventive caricatures by Jan Bach for Flute and Horn, to the broad landscape of Sibelius’ En Saga, to the heartfelt patriotism of Dvorak’s striking String Quintet with double bass—the one he dedicated “To my Nation.” Stories you’ll want to hear.
Four Two-Bit Contraptions • Jan Bach
Flute and Horn
En Saga, Op. 9 (Gregory Barrett arr.) • Jean Sibelius
Flute, Clarinet, Horn, and Strings
Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 • Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet and Double Bass
Heather Zinninger, Flute • JJ Koh, Clarinet • Fritz Foss, Horn • David Perry & Roy Meyer, Violins • Sally Chisholm, Viola • Paula Kosower, Cello • Jeremy Attanaseo, Bass
Sponsored by Michael Elkow

Celebratory Fireworks! • Labor Day Gala, Björklunden, Baileys Harbor
2023-09-04 15:00 - 18:30 | Björklunden – Vail Hall, 7590 Boynton Ln, Baileys Harbor, WI, 54202
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon supporting music that brightens the future for our community, with inspired cuisine and a spectacular live performance featuring our own world-class musicians! 3:00pm
A season like this needs a concluding celebration! The pyrotechnics begin with Dora Pejačević’s romantically sumptuous Piano Quartet followed by our most requested piece, Schoenfield’s outrageous Café Music. Our program and season conclude with music for piano and strings by the great Richard Strauss, coming from the same period as his tone poems, Don Juan and Death and Transfiguration, it is likewise a tour de force! Come celebrate with us.
Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 25 • Dora Pejačević
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Café Music • Paul Schoenfield
Violin, Cello, and Piano
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13 • Richard Strauss
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
David Perry, Violin • Sally Chisholm, Viola • Paula Kosower, Cello • Jeannie Yu, Piano
Special Guest Emcee John Clare, SiriusXM Symphony Hall Host
Thank you to these amazing event sponsors …
Platinum: Jim & Jean Berkenstock
Gold: David & Nancy Borghesi and Sandra Zingler
Silver: Fortifi Bank & Sugar Maple Asset Management
Supporters: Larry & Cynthia Crock and George & Julie Fiedler

Gather with the Griffon • Green Bay
2023-09-07 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay, 200 S Ashland Ave., Green Bay, WI, 54303, United States
“Gather with the Griffon” miniconcerts are designed for midday audiences. B Double Sharp programs engage the mind and spirit through music and conversation.

Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Nick Jeffery, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello

This is not a ticketed event.

Beneath the Waves CD Release Concert & Reception • Eric Lewis and the Griffon String Quartet
2023-09-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Northern Sky Theater’s Gould Theater, 9058 Co Rd A, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
Beneath the Waves is a collection of instrumental tunes and songs written by Memphis-based musician Eric Lewis, along with the addition of “Salt Creek,” a traditional fiddle tune. Composer Sam Shoup of Memphis expertly provided the string arrangements. Lewis says, “It has been a great desire of mine to collaborate with the Griffon String Quartet and Midsummer’s Music for some time now. It is a dream come true to perform this music with such high caliber musicians and to preserve it on record. The Griffon String Quartet really brings this music to life!”
The project’s title is also one of the recording’s instrumental pieces, which was written following a trip to Rosemary Beach – on Florida’s panhandle – where Lewis scattered his parents’ ashes. Later, when recording an early demo in Memphis, Lewis discovered a midi patch for a virtual instrument called “Beneath the Waves.” It was clear that would be the name of the piece. And knowing the history of the famed Le Griffon shipwreck, from which the Griffon String Quartet takes its name, it only makes it more fitting that this collaboration came to fruition.
This extraordinary event features a concert with Eric Lewis and the Griffon String Quartet, along with the digital release of the Beneath the Waves record.
Tracks
Beneath the Waves
For Rose Mary
Prayer for Gladys
Salt Creek
Tennessee Barn Burner
Western Wind
Who’s that Girl?
Thank you sponsors Jim & Jean Berkenstock, NEW Radio, Dennis & Bonnie Connolly, Todd & Sheryll Rockway, MMG Foundation, and Wisconsin Public Radio.
Flex pack tickets cannot be used for this concert. Gift certificates and authorized complimentary tickets can be used.

Griffon String Quartet • Fine Arts Institute
2023-09-12 18:00 - 19:00 | East High School, 1415 E Walnut St., Green Bay, WI, 54301, United States
Members of the Griffon String Quartet will meet the strings lessons students from the Fine Arts Institute at East High School in Green Bay.
This event is not open to the public.

Autumn Music Fest: Lindsay Flowers, JJ Koh, Garret Ross
2023-09-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Trenchard Residence, Sister Bay, WI
Discover the enchanting power of intimate musical storytelling. Join us!
This Autumn Music Fest opening night concert is the only Salon Concert of the October series. As MM’s first ever concert was held at the Trenchard residence in Sister Bay, it is fitting that Dianne Trenchard hosts the first concert of MM’s first Autumn Music Fest.
Special Guest Host Lori Skelton, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Afternoon Classics” and the producer and host of “Wisconsin Classical.”
Lindsay Flowers, Oboe
JJ Koh, Clarinet
Garret Ross, Piano
Trio in G Minor (1919) by Paul Gilson (1865-1942)
Oboe Concerto No. 2 (2000) by Frigyes Hidas (1928-2007)
Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 (1894) by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
The Lovers (2018) by Eun-Chul Oh (1994-present)

Doors open for seating 45 minutes prior to the concert.

Autumn Music Fest: Lindsay Flowers, JJ Koh, Garret Ross
2023-10-01 16:00 - 19:30 | Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor, WI, 54209
Discover the enchanting power of intimate musical storytelling. Join us!
Lindsay Flowers, Oboe
JJ Koh, Clarinet
Garret Ross, Piano
Trio in G Minor (1919) by Paul Gilson (1865-1942)
Oboe Concerto No. 2 (2000) by Frigyes Hidas (1928-2007)
Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 (1894) by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
The Lovers (2018) by Eun-Chul Oh (1994-present)

Doors open for seating 45 minutes prior to the concert.

Autumn Music Fest: Pro Arte Quartet
2023-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S 12th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235, United States
Discover the enchanting power of intimate musical storytelling. Join us!
This concert features Wisconsin’s famed Pro Arte Quartet.
String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat Major, K.589 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110, by Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96, “American” by Antonín Dvořák
Pro Arte Quartet
David Perry and Suzanne Beia, Violins
Sally Chisholm, Viola
Parry Karp, Cello

Doors open for seating 30 minutes prior to the concert.

Autumn Music Fest: Pro Arte Quartet/Griffon String Quartet
2023-10-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Tarlton Theatre, 405-409 West Walnut St., Green Bay, WI, 54303
Discover the enchanting power of intimate musical storytelling. Join us!
This concert features Wisconsin’s famed Pro Arte Quartet and Midsummer’s resident ensemble, the Griffon String Quartet.

String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat Major, K.589 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110, by Dmitri Shostakovich

String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, by Felix Mendelssohn

Pro Arte Quartet
David Perry and Suzanne Beia, Violins
Sally Chisholm, Viola
Parry Karp, Cello

Griffon String Quartet
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Lucas Blekeberg, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
Click the Buy Tickets Online button to reserve tickets. Donations will be accepted.

Doors open for seating 30 minutes prior to the concert.

Autumn Music Fest: Griffon String Quartet
2023-10-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S 12th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235, United States
Discover the enchanting power of intimate musical storytelling. Join us!
String Quartet D Minor, No. 15, K. 421 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 3 by Elizabeth Maconchy
String Quartet in F Major by Maurice Ravel
Griffon String Quartet
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Madlen Breckbill, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
Click the Buy Tickets Online button to reserve tickets. Donations will be accepted.

Doors open for seating 30 minutes prior to the concert.

Autumn Music Fest: Griffon String Quartet
2023-10-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor, WI, 54209

Gather with the Griffon • Green Bay
2023-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay, 200 S Ashland Ave., Green Bay, WI, 54303, United States
“Gather with the Griffon” miniconcerts are designed for midday audiences. B Double Sharp programs engage the mind and spirit through music and conversation.
Today’s program features piano trios with pianist Rie Tanaka.
Alex Norris, Violin
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
This is not a ticketed event.

Griffon Outreach—YMCA • Sturgeon Bay
2023-10-24 08:30 - 12:00 | YMCA Sturgeon Bay, 1900 Michigan St,, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54234
The Griffon String Quartet participates in the YMCA’s Community Healthy Living Fair.
Click for information about the Fair.

Griffon String Quartet Concert • Stoughton
2023-10-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Stoughton Opera House, 381 E Main St., Stoughton, WI, 53589
The Griffon String Quartet performs at the Stoughton Opera House in Stoughton, WI.
Roy Meyer & Alex Norris, Violins
Madlen Breckbill, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello

Griffon String Quartet • HELP of DC Fundraiser—Canceled
2023-11-02 16:30 - 18:30 | Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor, WI, 54209
This event has been canceled.
Jesse Nummelin, Griffon String Quartet cellist, and his wife, pianist Rie Tanaka, will perform between 5:30 and 6:00pm at the HELP of Door County fall fundraising event.
Event registration: 4:30-5:00pm
Wine & Cheese: 4:45-5:30pm
Griffon String Quartet: 5:30-6:00pm
Executive Director Presentation: 6:00-6:30pm
Tickets are available here (not through Midsummer’s Music) or by calling 920-743-8818.

Gather with the Griffon • Green Bay
2023-11-16 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay, 200 S Ashland Ave., Green Bay, WI, 54303, United States
“Gather with the Griffon” miniconcerts are designed for midday audiences. B Double Sharp programs engage the mind and spirit through music and conversation.
Today’s program features Ansel Norris on trumpet. Norris has gathered acclaim throughout the world as a soloist and orchestral musician of diverse taste and enthusiasm. His sound has been heard on NPR’s Performance Today, From the Top, and on Medici.tv, as the first-ever American prizewinner in the International Tchaikovsky Competition’s Brass division. He was also twice named first prize in the National Trumpet Competition USA.
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
This is not a ticketed event.

Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.

Griffon Outreach • Sturgeon Bay
2023-11-17 13:30 - 14:30 | Door County Medical Center
The Griffon String Quartet presents a B Double Sharp program at the Door County Medical Center Nursing Home.
This is not open to the public.
Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.

Griffon Outreach • Green Bay
2023-11-18 08:00 - 11:00 | Aging and Disability Resource Center Green Bay, 300 S. Adams St., Green Bay, WI, 54301
The Griffon String Quartet performs for the Aging & Disability Resource Center in Green Bay.
The Griffon is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, and Bader Philanthropies.

Wisconsin Classical Memorial Tribute to Jean Berkenstock
2023-11-19 13:00 - 14:00 | WI
On her Wisconsin Classical program, Lori Skelton pays tribute to MM co-founder Jean Berkenstock, who passed away in early October. Tune in on November 19 to hear Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “Dance of the Blessed Spirits,” Gaetano Donizetti’s Trio in F Major, and Josef Rheinberger’s Nonet, Op. 139.
Wisconsin Classical airs on Sunday from 1:00 to 2:00pm CT. Visit Wisconsin Public Radio to find your local station, or stream the program live here.
The pieces by Gluck and Donizetti are on MM’s A Bel Canto Summer CD (released in 2017), and the Rheinberger piece is on MM’s Bursting with Passion CD (released 2014). Both CDs are available to purchase or download as digital files at Bandcamp.
Our board and staff thank Lori Skelton for her unwavering dedication to MM and for graciously creating and scheduling Jean’s tribute.

Jesse Nummelin • Christ the King Episcopal Church, Sturgeon Bay
2023-12-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Christ the King Episcopal Church, 512 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235
Griffon cellist Jesse Nummelin performs for an Advent service at Christ the King Episcopal Church in Sturgeon Bay.

Griffon String Quartet Pop-up Caroling
2023-12-07 - 2023-12-12 | WI
The Griffon String Quartet will present pop-up caroling in Door County and Green Bay, primarily for businesses that support Midsummer’s Music and the Griffon String Quartet through donations or advertising in programs.
Times are approximate and subject to change.
December 7: Sturgeon Bay
9:30am • NEW Radio
10:00am • Maritime Museum
10:30am • Nicolet Bank (Fourth Ave.)
11:00am • Door County Community Foundation
11:30am – 1:00pm • Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club (private event)
1:30-2:00pm • Cherry Cove Assisted Living & Memory Care
2:15pm • Aging & Disability Resource Center
2:45pm • YMCA
3:15pm • Door County Medical Center
3:45pm • Young Automotive
4:15pm • Boys & Girls Club
December 8: Northern Door
9:00am • Northern Door YMCA
9:30am • White Gull Inn
10:30am • Kress Pavilion Library
11:00am • Main Street Market
12:30pm • Sunshine Resources (Sturgeon Bay)
2:00pm • Eagle Harbor Inn
2:30pm • Nicolet Bank (Sister Bay)
3:00pm • Piggly Wiggly
3:30pm • Kerber Rose and Midsummer’s Music
December 12: Green Bay
10:00am • Wisconsin Public Radio
More to be scheduled
If your business would like to be visited, please call 920-854-7088.
Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.

Griffon String Quartet Outreach • Sturgeon Bay
2023-12-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Cherry Cove Assisted Living & Memory Care, 1704 Georgia St., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235
The Griffon String Quartet performs for Cherry Cove Assisted Living & Memory Care clients.
Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.

Griffon Outreach • Brussels
2023-12-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Southern Door High School, 2073 County Rd. DK, Brussels, WI, 54204
The Griffon String Quartet participates in the Winter Choir Concert at Southern Door High School.

Griffon String Quartet Outreach • Green Bay
2023-12-14 07:30 - 08:30 | Preble High School, 2222 Deckner Ave., Green Bay, WI, 54302
The Griffon String Quartet works with students at Preble High School.
This is not a public event.
Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.

Gather with the Griffon • Green Bay
2023-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay, 200 S Ashland Ave., Green Bay, WI, 54303, United States
“Gather with the Griffon” miniconcerts are designed for midday audiences. B Double Sharp programs engage the mind and spirit through music and conversation.
Program TBD
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
TBD, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
This is not a ticketed event.
Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.

Griffon String Quartet Holiday Concert • Green Bay
2023-12-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Art Garage, 1429 Main St, Green Bay, WI, 54302
Program:
Holiday Selections
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 • Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106 • Antonín Dvořák
Roy Meyer & Alex Norris, Violins
Oryann Tsaig, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
Tickets for this concert are free but can be reserved by clicking the “Buy Tickets Online” link or by calling 920-854-7088 during business hours. We ask that you pay what you can.
Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.

Griffon Extended Caroling • Sturgeon Bay
2023-12-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Door County Library, Sturgeon Bay, 107 S 4th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235
The Griffon String Quartet brings its pop-up caroling program to the Door County Library in Sturgeon Bay.
Programs are funded in part by grants from Bader Philanthropies, the Door County Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Programs in Green Bay are funded in part by grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.
