How One Performing Arts Organization Challenged the Covid Crisis—and Won! On April 16th this past year, the unthinkable happened. Peninsula Players – Door County, Wisconsin’s oldest, largest, and best-known outdoor theatre – announced that it was cancelling its entire 2020 season. Not just a performance, series, or run … but… [Read More]
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Midsummer’s Music 2020 virtual season success highlighted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
On April 16th this past year, the unthinkable happened. Peninsula Players – Door County, Wisconsin’s oldest, largest, and best-known outdoor theatre – announced that it was cancelling its entire 2020 season. Not just a performance, series, or run … but the entire season: “The Board of Directors and its management… [Read More]
Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Review: Griffon strings’ holiday concert colors Bach and favorites
SISTER BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – By rights, the recorded holiday offering of The Griffon String Quartet should have started at the end – a Zoom-like session with the musicians giving a few hints on what makes them tick. The Griffon is a classical music ensemble devoted to performing and teaching primarily… [Read More]
Griffon String Quartet to Stream Free Holiday Concert December 20
The Griffon String Quartet, hailed for “superb playing, palpable chemistry, spirit, and emotional connection,” will perform its annual holiday concert at 3:00 pm, Sunday, December 20, streaming simultaneously on the Griffon’s YouTube channel and the Midsummer’s Music Facebook page. When asked about the event’s repertoire, the group’s violist, Blakeley Menghini,… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music in the Chicago Sun Times
The Chicago Philharmonic, in collaboration with Midsummer’s Music, celebrates two influential Black composers — George Walker (1922-2018) and Florence Price (1887-1953) — in a virtual chamber concert featuring violinist David Perry. Click here, and scroll to the Groundbreaking Composers section.