Hailed for “superb playing, palpable chemistry, spirit, and emotional connection,” Midsummer Music’s affiliate, the Griffon String Quartet, will perform three free community concerts featuring contemporary Israeli composer Shulamit Ran, Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Ran’s String Quartet No. 3, “Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory,”… [Read More]
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Griffon String Quartet Awarded Grant Supporting Senior Mental Health Outreach Activities
Midsummer’s Music is pleased to announce that its affiliate, the Griffon String Quartet, was awarded a $2,500 grant from the Door County Community Foundation for its outreach to support the mental health and wellbeing of seniors in the Door County community. The Mental Health Support Fund is a fund of… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Awarded Women’s Fund Grant Supporting Women Composers and Performers
Midsummer’s Music is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $5,500 grant from the Door County Community Foundation’s Women’s Fund in support of women composers and performers. The grant was made possible from the following Door County Community Foundation funds: the Cassidy Family Fund, the Lutsey Family Foundation, the… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Welcomes New Board Members
Midsummer’s Music draws on the wisdom, experience, and guidance from individuals who comprise the board of directors. Board members typically exhibit a special, continued dedication to Midsummer’s Music through their support for the organization, musicians, and staff. Midsummer’s Music welcomes Cynthia Crock, Elmer Lewis, and Bryan Mazur, who recently began… [Read More]
Acting on Gratitude and Appreciation
Dear Midsummer’s Music friend, During our winters at home in Indiana, we enjoy paging through the Midsummer’s Music program booklet from last summer. From here, with a perspective of both distance and time, I reflect on the work, planning, and cost which lie behind these friendly little books and the… [Read More]