The caliber of musicianship in Door County’s Midsummer’s Music ensemble is rare, but even rarer is the friendly and fun-loving atmosphere conjured by its musicians. It is an understatement to say that the musicians see a lot of each other; the days preceding a new concert program are often… [Read More]
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Door County’s Rock Island – A Concert Destination for Midsummer’s Music!
“A Musical Journey!” That’s what Midsummer’s Music Festival’s brochure proclaims, and the cover of our program book, too. And July 5th, it was a hellava trip! For the second time in as many years, we set sail from Door County’s Gills Rock aboard The Island Clipper – destination, Rock Island…. [Read More]
A Good Time Was Had By All – Midsummer’s Music Adventure on Rock Island!
A few clouds and reports of storms couldn’t keep Midsummer’s Music away from the event of the year as we cruised to Door County’s historic Rock Island. The event, which sold out several weeks ago, was a huge success. With 120 people on board, including our outstanding ensemble, we… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Festival’s Door County Memories – Reflections by Zachary Preucil
This may be the first year that I will be performing with the Midsummer’s Music Festival, but it is also my twenty-first June spent in the beautiful Door Peninsula. I was only a seven-and-a-half-month-old baby during the premier season of MMF in 1991, and although I obviously do not… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Festival’s Chamber Music Is Good For You!
What if Chamber Music was good for you? I had this thought recently, and it has been haunting me. No, its not that I’m having some kind of professional mid-life crisis that is causing me to question whether the music we perform has a salutary effect on our listeners…. [Read More]