Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon, was awarded a generous grant from the Tom & Jan Krautkramer Family Fund of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation for its work with older adults and B Double Sharp program recipients for the 2024 grant period. The quartet offers B Double Sharp… [Read More]
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Griffon String Quartet Spring Concerts Explore ‘Outside Influences’
These concerts have been canceled. Programs in Green Bay and Door County highlight composers who borrowed elements from other types of music and compositional styles. Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon String Quartet, will perform three inspiring March concerts featuring classical music with elements borrowed from other types of… [Read More]
Pro Arte Quartet Performs Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ in Green Bay and Door County
Midsummer’s Music, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, and First Presbyterian Church present Franz Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ, featuring the legendary Pro Arte Quartet, along with respected Door County and Green Bay area clergy and community leaders. Haydn’s masterpiece was commissioned in 1786 by Father Don José… [Read More]
Midsummer’s Music Welcomes New Board Member
Award-winning pianist William Koehler begins his first term as a board member. Midsummer’s Music draws on the wisdom, experience, and guidance from individuals who comprise the board of directors. Board members typically exhibit a special, continued dedication to Midsummer’s Music through their support for the organization, musicians, and staff. Midsummer’s… [Read More]
Griffon Children’s Concerts Feature Winter Poetry
String quartet selections accompany Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and winter-themed pieces by local poets. In a one-of-a-kind fusion of literature, music, and visual arts, the Griffon String Quartet presents two children’s concerts to engage the senses and spark creativity in young minds and to foster… [Read More]