What happens when talented musicians retreat to Door County during the summer months? The perfect conditions for an intimate summer concert series present themselves. The “Midsummer’s Music Festival” is 25 years old and takes up residence in several private homes in Door County, as well as art galleries, churches and… [Read More]
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Here’s to 25 More Years of Midsummer’s Music!
Every year Midsummer’s Music seems to come up with some extra special events that are real highlights – a boat trip and concert on Rock Island or Washington Island, a concert in the Ellison Bay Manor…of course these are always in addition to our normal enticing mix of concerts in… [Read More]
25 years of ‘radically appealing chamber music’
Jim Berkenstock wasn’t necessarily trying to change the world of classical chamber concerts when he and his wife, Jean, founded Midsummer’s Music Festival in 1991, but the annual series certainly has left an imprint on concertgoing in Door County. Read more about plans for Midsummer’s Music Festival’s 25th Anniversary… [Read More]
Schaumburg family to perform at Door County Festival
Walter, Stephanie, Zachary, Anthony and James will perform a prelude concert at Midsummer’s Music Festival’s Gala Opening Night at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 12, at Birch Creek’s Juniper Hall. Click the Preucil family photo for the complete story!
David Perry joins Rene Fleming Onstage
David Perry, star first violinist with Midsummer’s Music and the Pro Arte String Quartet in Madison, made his onstage debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago on October 6th in Lyric Opera’s stunning new production of Richard Strauss’s final operatic jewel, Capriccio. This was only the latest in Perry’s lime-lighted appearances… [Read More]