The Emperor is King!

If you were to ask any music lover to name the most famous piano concerto, more than likely the answer would be the “Emperor” of Beethoven. Sure, the Grieg, Rachmaninov 2nd, Tchaikovsky, etc. would be right up there, but Beethoven’s final piano concerto has an aura about it befitting its… [Read More]

Midsummer’s Music Awarded Women’s Fund Grant

Midsummer’s Music received $2,500 from the Women’s Fund of Door County to support performances with music by women composers. Midsummer’s Music is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $2,500 grant from the Door County Community Foundation’s Women’s Fund in support of its dedication to presenting music by women… [Read More]

Midsummer’s Music Pairs Mendelssohn, Haydn, Moeran

Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, continues its 2023 concert season with a sumptuous program featuring electrifying string quintets by Felix Mendelssohn and Michael Haydn – Franz Joseph Haydn’s much-neglected younger brother – along with a beautifully evocative oboe quartet by British composer Ernest John Moeran. Moeran’s Phantasy… [Read More]

The Who, What, and Why of “Eric Lewis Meets Will Healy”

“Let’s do it!” I imagine the title of the upcoming program creates a few questions among our followers. Who are these guys? And why? Those quite familiar with Midsummer’s Music know that Will Healy is our gifted composer-in-residence who has made quite a splash in our last two seasons with… [Read More]

Pianist Jeannie Yu Takes on Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto

A match made in heaven! Midsummer’s Music earns high praises for presenting works by lesser-known composers – especially composers of color and women composers – often alongside household names like Bach and Mozart. With its Emperor Concerto & Jeannie Yu program, audiences will hear one exhilarating quartet by a relatively… [Read More]