Gather with the Griffon • Green Bay
2023-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 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
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
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.

Griffon String Quartet Holiday Concert • Sturgeon Bay
2023-12-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S 12th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235, United States

Griffon String Quartet Holiday Concert • Brussels
2023-12-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Belgian Heritage Center, 1255 County Rd. DK, Brussels, WI, 54204

Griffon String Quartet Holiday Concert • Egg Harbor
2023-12-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor, WI, 54209

Griffon Winter Retreat • Door County
2024-01-05 - 2024-01-06
The Griffon String Quartet welcomes Sonora Suzuki Strings of Madison for its second annual Winter Retreat, with exhibitions for local students, practice sessions, a pizza party, and a public concert.
Suzuki Strings of Madison will perform for students at Gibraltar School in Fish Creek on the morning of January 5. A stimulating instrumental workshop follows, including performances by Griffon string quartet musicians and students from Suzuki Strings of Madison. A captivating instrument petting zoo will allow the Gibraltar students an excellent opportunity to touch and experiment with violins, violas, and cellos under the supervision and guidance of professional musicians.
Later the same day, Suzuki Strings of Madison students, Griffon students, and community members will gather at Hope United Church of Christ in Sturgeon Bay, WI, for music games and a play-in, plus a pizza dinner party for the students.
On the morning of January 6, 2024, at Hope Church, the retreat will feature instructive performance classes for students, followed by a community concert at 1:00pm with Suzuki Strings of Madison and Griffon string student. Both events will be 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 • Fond Du Lac Nursing Home
2024-01-09 15:00 - 16:00
The Griffon String Quartet performs for residents and staff of the St. Francis nursing home in Fond Du Lac.

The Griffon is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, and Bader Philanthropies.

Gather with the Griffon • Green Bay
2024-01-11 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
Lucas Blekeberg, 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 Children's Concert • Brown County Library, Green Bay
2024-01-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Brown Co. Library, 515 Pine St., Green Bay, WI, 54301, United States
The Griffon String Quartet will perform a children’s concert at the Brown County Library in Green Bay based on the Robert Frost poem/book “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” with illustrations by P.J. Lynch. The concert includes an “instrument petting zoo,” where children can touch and hold string instruments.
Lynch illustrates Robert Frost’s classic poem with moody, snow-filled watercolor and gouache landscapes. . . . Rendered in a palette of blues and greens, Lynch’s illustrations artfully match the quiet, building depth of Frost’s work.
—Publishers Weekly
Lynch has done a marvelous job slowing the pace of the poem down by spreading its text out in small pieces and augmenting the rich language with illustrations, which will make it easier to absorb the sensory details so quietly evoked by the words. . . . a gorgeous rendering that will bring the poem to life for a new generation and even encourage young poets to stop and notice their world with a lyrical, illustrative lens.
—School Library Journal
The illustrations bring the poem to life.
—School Library Connection
The value of a book like this is that it introduces young children to a poem they will almost certainly encounter again, inculcating a fondness that should later feel like warm recognition.
—The Wall Street Journal
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.
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Lucas Blekeberg, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello

Griffon Outreach • Sturgeon Bay
2024-01-12 12:40 - 14:00 | Aging and Disability Resource Center, 916 N 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235, United States
The Griffon String Quartet presents a B Double Sharp program for the Aging & Disability Resource Center.
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Lucas Blekeberg, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
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 Children's Concert • Sturgeon Bay
2024-01-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Door County Library, Sturgeon Bay, 107 S 4th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235

Griffon String Quartet – Doctors in Recital • Green Bay
2024-01-27 19:00 - 22:00 | Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay, WI, 54311
Northeast Wisconsin Charity Event
​Doctors In Recital is an evening of musical excellence put on by area physicians donating their time and talents to raise money for a local cause. Each act is headlined by an area physician with a passion for music, as well as a commitment to patient care. Many other area healthcare professionals share the stage as back-up musicians or choir members.
Roy Meyer & Alex Norris, violins
Willie McLellan, viola
Jesse Nummelin, cello

Gather with the Griffon • Green Bay
2024-02-08 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.
Commemorating Black History Month
Music by Franz Schubert: Rosamunde
Wynton Marsalis: Selections from At the Octoroon Balls
William Grant Still: Lyric Quartet
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Larissa Mapua, 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 Outreach • Sturgeon Bay
2024-02-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Sunrise Elementary School, 1414 Rhode Island St., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235, United States
The Griffon String Quartet presents an Einstein Series program for students at Sunrise Elementary School.
This is not open to the public.
Commemorating Black History Month
Music by Franz Schubert: Rosamunde
Wynton Marsalis: Selections from At the Octoroon Balls
William Grant Still: Lyric Quartet
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Larissa Mapua, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
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
2024-02-09 12:30 - 13:30 | Sawyer Elementary, 60 Willow Dr., Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54234
The Griffon String Quartet presents an Einstein Series program for students at Sawyer Elementary.
This is not open to the public.
Commemorating Black History Month
Music by Franz Schubert: Rosamunde
Wynton Marsalis: Selections from At the Octoroon Balls
William Grant Still: Lyric Quartet
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Larissa Mapua, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
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 Concert • Milwaukee
2024-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | St. John’s on the Lake, 1800 N Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53202
The Griffon String Quartet performs at St. John’s on the Lake.
This concert is open only to residents of St. John’s on the Lake.
Commemorating Black History Month
Music by Franz Schubert: Rosamunde
Wynton Marsalis: Selections from At the Octoroon Balls
William Grant Still: Lyric Quartet
Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, Violins
Larissa Mapua, Viola
Jesse Nummelin, Cello
Sponsored by Dick & Annie Egan
