The final 2022 summer season program features French composers Louise Farrenc and Edouard Destenay, along with Belgian composer César Franck, concluding with a Labor Day fundraising gala. Midsummer’s Music’s 2022 summer concert series concludes with a celebration of César Franck’s 200th birthday and a Labor Day Gala dedicated to supporting… [Read More]
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Compelling Quintet Stories
From the very beginning, Midsummer’s Music has made a point of presenting programs featuring pieces with varied instrumentation. We have done this for the sake of variety and interest. We sometimes say that the sounds on our programs are something like the Door County weather—constantly changing. It’s a bit like… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Performs English, German Quintets
Two stellar quintets feature two violins, a viola, and two cellos. Midsummer’s Music continues its ambitious 2022 summer concert series with a program entitled “Quintet Elegance,” featuring works by Dame Ethel Smyth and Franz Schubert, starting with an exclusive Salon Concert sponsored by Nicolet National Bank at the Courtney/Reschka residence… [Read More]
Women Composers to the Fore … and Some Supporting Men
Three exciting programs remain, each performed four times. Big name composers include Mozart, Schubert, and César Franck, but there are also three interesting female composers paired with them. Although we have performed the music of Libby Larsen and Louise Farrenc before, the works that we have scheduled this season are… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Goes ‘Down Home and Heavenly’
Lively classical music and the Rodeo Queen of Heaven After a short, early-August break, Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, resumes its popular concerts starting August 21 with a creative program entitled “Down Home & Heavenly,” featuring music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ferdinand Ries, and Libby Larsen. Featured… [Read More]
