Dear Midsummer’s Music friend, I often get asked, “When you started Midsummer’s Music nearly 35 years ago, did you dream that it would grow into what it is today?” The short answer is no. But what we quickly saw was that it had a profound impact on many people. Carefully… [Read More]
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Griffon String Quartet Awarded Green Bay Packers Foundation Grant
Midsummer Music’s affiliate, the Griffon String Quartet, was selected by the Green Bay Packers Foundation to receive a generous grant supporting its work with residents in Green Bay through its Einstein Series programs, B Double Sharp programs, and Community-Embedded programs. In expressing her gratitude, Midsummer’s Music Executive Director Allyson Fleck… [Read More]
Griffon String Quartet Plays Four Free Holiday Concerts
The Griffon String Quartet, hailed for its “superb playing, palpable chemistry, spirit, and emotional connection,” will perform four pay-what-you-can holiday concerts in Green Bay and Door County. Featured musicians are Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, violins, Oryann Tsaig, viola, and Jesse Nummelin, cello. The concerts, which have become anticipated traditions… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Awarded Women’s Fund Grant Supporting Griffon String Quartet Activities for Women, Girls
Midsummer’s Music is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $2,000 grant from the Door County Community Foundation’s Women’s Fund in support of music activities for women and girls, conducted by its affiliate, the Griffon String Quartet. The grant was made possible from the following Door County Community Foundation… [Read More]
‘Musical Museum’ Offers Innovative Program for People Experiencing Early to Moderate Stages of Dementia
The Griffon String Quartet, an affiliate of Midsummer’s Music that works with people of all ages in northeast Wisconsin, Clara Takarabe, a violist and clinical music researcher with the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, and Third Avenue PlayWorks in Sturgeon Bay will present two remarkable Musical Museum programs… [Read More]