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Midsummer's Music 2020 Celebrating 30 years of Extraordinary Chamber Music in Door County, Wisconsin
The arts have the power to connect and inspire, and while we anticipate a great summer season, we are watching with concern the COVID-19 crisis and look forward to when we can experience the magic of live music together again.
Midsummer's Music, Wisconsin's oldest summer chamber music series is celebrating its 30th summer of presenting exceptional chamber music in the hidden vacation paradise of Door County, Wisconsin. Concerts hailed as "exciting, pulse-pounding and riveting," are given in a variety of cultural, historical and scenic locations, including art galleries, museums, historic sites and private homes with several venues offering panoramic views of Lake Michigan and the waters of Green Bay. The 2020 season, running June 12 through September 7, features over 40 concerts performed by world class musicians, drawing on the extraordinary talent of musicians from the Chicago Symphony, Chicago's Lyric Opera, Milwaukee Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, China National Symphony, the Ravinia Festival and the world renowned Pro Arte Quartet, among others. The concerts feature standard repertoire as well as gems from lesser-known composers and attract a growing dedicated following every year, plus thousands more via Wisconsin Public Radio broadcasts and on Live from Chicago's WFMT Radio. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary, Midsummer's will release their 5th recording dedicated to the meritorious works of lesser known composers.
Providing unique, diverse and scenic musical experiences, the theme for the 30th anniversary season is a celebration of favorite repertoire from the series' first 30 years, a special focus on Beethoven's 250th birthday, and a continuing tradition of championing the works of female composers which will spotlight Louise Farrenc and Libby Larsen this year. Highlights include a special 30th anniversary concert event on July 11, 2020 at picturesque Bjorklunden in Baileys Harbor, and a special concert on Washington Island, where guests will travel by charter ferry to reach the charming destination. Repertoire includes a series of concerts dedicated to the works of Beethoven including the Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, an arrangement for piano and string quintet of his Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58, the Serenade in D Major, Op. 25 for flute, violin, and viola, Sextet in E-flat Major, Op. 81b for two horns and string quartet and the Kreutzer Sonata in A Major arranged for string quintet. The season will include a world premiere by Midsummer's award-winning Composer-in-Residence Jacob Beranek, and post-season in May, Midsummer's year round Ensemble in Residence, The Griffon String Quartet will also perform. Midsummer's Music continues its partnerships with local arts organizations including the Woodwalk Gallery and Write On, Door County featuring collaborations with visual artists and noted area poets who create original pieces based on inspiration from the music being performed. Previously Midsummer's Music showcased a series of water-themed concerts in collaboration with the Celebrate Water Door County initiative bringing awareness to water supply protection.
A complete 2020 summer brochure can be downloaded at
Tickets are $30 for adults in honor of the 30th anniversary, $10 for students and children 12 and under are free. Premium prices apply for salon/home concerts, dinner concerts and other special events. Subscriptions consisting of four concert tickets and flex-packs of six or eight tickets are also available. Tickets can be ordered at www.midsummersmusic.com or by phone at 920-854-7088.
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. In 1991, Midsummer's Music was inaugurated by performing three of its first five concerts at
Door County's annual Fyr Bal Festival, celebrating the area's strong Scandinavian heritage and the summer solstice, when daylight is so prolonged in contrast to the long winter nights, and the banishment of the "winter witch" with traditional singing, dancing, music and bon fires on the beach. The Berkenstocks were inspired to create something that embodied this joyous spirit and to spread it beyond the solstice throughout the entire year. Rather than celebrating a specific date, Midsummer's Music celebrates the spirit of the solstice celebration with fine music, food and friendship in stunningly beautiful locations.
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.
To learn more, visit
www.midsummersmusic.com
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High-resolution photos can be downloaded at
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For more information, please contact
Genevieve Spielberg at
908-608-1325 or genevieve@gsiartists.com
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