New August, September Concerts from Midsummer’s Music
Four new programs and 13 concerts begin August 20 in the Sultry Summer Concert Series!
Sister Bay, Wis. – July 24, 2021 – Dubbed the Sultry Summer Concert Series, Midsummer’s Music’s upcoming performances begin with the series’ opening night on August 20 and end with a festive fundraiser benefit on September 6. The four new programs presented in 13 pulse-pounding performances will feature musicians Heather Zinninger Yarmel, flute, Julie Thayer and Fritz Foss, horns, David Perry and Eleanor Bartsch, violins, Allyson Fleck and Madlen Breckbill, violas, James Waldo and Cole Randolph, cellos, and Jeannie Yu, piano.
Always an extremely popular portion of the Midsummer’s Music summer series, the August and early September concerts pack a punch with powerful composers, both well-known and lesser known, as well as some contemporary geniuses. Programs spotlight music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferdinand Reis, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, John Harbison, Libby Larsen, Joachim Raff, and Midsummer’s 2021 Composer Fellow Quinn Mason.
Highlights include opening night on August 20 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay; the world premiere of Quinn Mason’s Door County Concerto on August 26 at St. Luke’s; a Salon Concert with a post-performance reception on September 2 at a private residence in Sister Bay; and the Labor Day benefit concert, auction, and catered reception on the afternoon of September 6 at Björklunden in Baileys Harbor, with special guest and host John Clare from SiriusXM and St. Louis 107.3. The complete, exciting schedule of music, dates, and venues is posted at midsummersmusic.com.
A Coffee Talk – a free, informal presentation on music topics by Midsummer’s Music musicians and friends – will be led by 2021 Composer Fellow Quinn Mason at 10:00am on August 28 at the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor.
Tickets are $30 for standard concerts, $60 for the Salon Concert, and $100 for the Labor Day benefit and can be ordered at www.midsummersmusic.com or by phone at 920-854-7088. Call the office for youth ticket prices. All programs are subject to change.
Before making plans or purchasing tickets, concertgoers should review Midsummer’s COVID-19 policy at the website.
Midsummer’s Music was co-founded in 1990 by Jim and Jean Berkenstock, long-time Door County summer residents and principal orchestral players with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. What began as two concerts among friends has become one of the Midwest’s most anticipated chamber music series, bringing thousands of chamber music enthusiasts from around the globe to the magical Door County Peninsula and reaching thousands more each year through virtual programming.
For more information visit www.midsummersmusic.com.
High-resolution photos can be downloaded at https://midsummersmusic.com/photos/.
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For Calendar Listings:
The Beethoven Sphere
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Ferdinand Reis
August 20, 2021, 7:00pm – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay, WI
August 21, 2021, 7:00pm – TBA
August 22, 2021, 4:00pm – Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI
Make No Small Plans
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, and 2021 Composer Fellow Quinn Mason; world premiere of Door County Concerto
August 26, 2021, 7:00pm – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay, WI
August 27, 2021, 7:00pm – Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor, WI
August 28, 2021, 7:00pm – Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay, WI
August 29, 2021, 4:00pm – Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI
Sex! (as in Six)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Strauss, and Arnold Schoenberg
September 1, 2021, 7:00pm – Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor, WI
September 2, 2021, 7:00pm – Salon Concert, private residence, Sister Bay, WI
September 5, 2021, 4:00pm – Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI
Celebrating Our First 30 Years!
Music by John Harbison, Libby Larsen, and Joachim Raff
September 3, 2021, 7:00pm – Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor, WI
September 4, 2021, 7:00pm – SWY231, Sturgeon Bay, WI
September 6, 2021, 3:00pm – Björklunden, Baileys Harbor, WI
Coffee Talks
August 28, 2021, 10:00am – Quinn Mason, 2021 Composer-in-Residence Fellow: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor, WI
Midsummer’s Music presents the Pro Arte Quartet
September 19, 2021, 3:00pm – Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor, WI