“The Trumpet Shall Sound!” I thought this was a chamber music series, you say! What is a trumpet doing in your group? Well, that’s a good question. I admit, it is unusual. 2008 was the last time we had a trumpet player join us. One reason is the lack of… [Read More]

Having just celebrated the Semiquincentenial on the 4th, our next program, which begins this Thursday, July 9 at the Ottum Residence in Sturgeon Bay, acknowledges our Revolution from a musical perspective, and that is not an easy thing to do. One might think that we could play some chamber music… [Read More]

French chamber music? In the first half of the 19th century, that was practically an oxymoron. French audiences, especially in Paris, were interested in one thing, musically speaking, and that was music for the stage – namely, opera and ballet. In fact, opera even had to have ballet in it… [Read More]

Mel Bonis (1858-1937) led a double and, most of the time, a troubled life. Much of this was brought on by her parents and by the societal limitations women of that era experienced. Mel is the name chosen by Mélanie Bonis to hide her gender as a composer. However, disguising… [Read More]

In my previous column, I mentioned that we would be doing several works by Mozart this season that feature a string trio or quartet plus a contrasting (solo) instrument. Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G Minor is featured on our first program (which is still running), and our second program turns… [Read More]