Arts and Entertainment
April 17, 2023
From: Midsummer's Music Festival42 exciting, pulse-pounding, riveting concerts.
Schedule of Events:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Opening with a Flair
Bartok and Faure
Program A:
Quintet in C Major - Bela Bartók
Piano and String Quartet
Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45 - Gabriel Faure
Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Dates and Locations:
June 14, 2023: Opening Night Gala - Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
Special Guest Emcee Norman Gilliland
June 17, 2023: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
June 20, 2023: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim
June 21, 2023: Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Women to be Heard
Program B:
Musica Larga - llse Fromm-Michaels
Clarinet and String Quartet
Quartet in E-flat Major - Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
String Quartet
String Quintet in A Minor, Op. 7 - Johanna Müller-Hermann
Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello
Dates and Locations:
June 22, 2023: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
June 23, 2023: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim
June 24, 2023: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
June 25, 2023: Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor (5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Remembering Rachmaninoff, Remembering Tchaikovsky
Program C:
Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, “Accordion” - Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
String Quartet
Trio elegiaque No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 9, “In Memory of a Great Artist” - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Violin, Cello, and Piano
Dates and Locations:
June 29, 2023: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
June 30, 2023: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim
July 1, 2023: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
July 2, 2023: Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay (5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Brahms in the Spotlight
Program D:
Movements for String Quartet - Nkeiru Okoye
String Quartet
Quintet in G Major - Sir Arthur Somervell
Clarinet and String Quartet
String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88, “Spring” - Johannes Brahms
Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello
Dates and Locations:
July 6, 2023: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
July 7, 2023: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim
July 8, 2023: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
July 9, 2023: Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor (5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Eric Lewis Meets Will Healy
Program E:
Door County favorite Eric Lewis joins forces with Midsummer’s own Composer-in-Residence Will Healy to create a truly one-of-a-kind program. Being presented only twice, you do not want to miss a single note of this incredible collaboration, including a world premiere piano quartet by Will!
Dates and Locations:
July 13, 2023: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
July 14, 2023: Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, Ellison Bay
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Emperor Concerto and Jeannie Yu
Program F:
Quartet in D Major, Op. 8 - Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Flute and Strings
Symphony No. 95 in C Minor (Salomon arr.) - Joseph Haydn
Flute and Strings
Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, “Emperor” (Lachner arr.) - Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano and Strings
Dates and Locations:
July 15, 2023: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
July 16, 2023: Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay (5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m)
July 19, 2023: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
July 21, 2023: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Haydn (Michael) and Mendelssohn
Program G:
String Quintet in C Major, P. 108 - Michael Haydn
Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello
Phantasy Quartet Ernest - John Moeran
Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87 - Felix Mendelssohn
Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello
Dates and Locations:
July 20, 2023: Old Gibraltar Town Hall, Fish Creek
July 22, 2023: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
July 23, 2023: Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor (5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m)
July 26, 2023: Sister Bay Moravian Church, Sister Bay
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Schubert Trio
Program H:
Piano Trio No. 2 - Dmytro Klebanov
Violin, Cello, and Piano
Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat, D. 898 - Franz Schubert
Piano, Violin, and Cello
Dates and Locations:
July 27, 2023: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
July 28, 2023: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim
July 29, 2023: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
July 30, 2023: Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay (5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: 19th Century French Rapture
Program I:
Quintet in C minor, Op. 42 - Louis Vierne
Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7 - Charles-Marie Widor
Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Dates and Locations:
August 23, 2023: Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay
August 24, 2023: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
August 25, 2023: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim
August 26, 2023: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Splendid Stories
Program J:
Four Two-Bit Contraptions - Jan Bach
Flute and Horn
En Saga, Op. 9 (Gregory Barrett arr.) - Jean Sibelius
Flute, Clarinet, Horn, and Strings
Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 - Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet and Double Bass
Dates and Locations:
August 27, 2023: Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor (5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m)
August 29, 2023: Björklunden, Baileys Harbor
August 30, 2023: Salon Concert, Mutchler Residence, Sturgeon Bay
August 31, 2023: Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor
September 3, 2023: The Clearing Folk School, Ellison Bay (3:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Celebratory Fireworks!
Program K:
Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 25 - Dora Pejacevic
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Café Music - Paul Schoenfield
Violin, Cello, and Piano
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13 - Richard Strauss
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Dates and Locations:
September 1, 2023: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim
September 2, 2023: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Sister Bay
September 4, 2023: Labor Day Gala - Bjorklunden, Baileys Harbor (3:00 p.m - 6:30 p.m)
Bjorklunden for an unforgettable afternoon supporting music that brightens the future for our community, with inspired cuisine and a spectacular live performance featuring our own world-class musicians!
Dates: June 14, 2023 - September 4, 2023
Locations:
Birch Creek's Juniper Hall, 3821 County Road East, Egg Harbor, WI 54209.
Ephraim Moravian Church, 9970 Moravia Street, Ephraim, WI 54211.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 2336 Canterbury Lane, Sister Bay, WI 54234.
Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church Street, Egg harbor, WI 54209.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 10341 North Water Street, Sister Bay, WI 54234.
Hope United Church of Christ, 141 South 12th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235.
Woodwalk Gallery, 6746 County Road G, Egg Harbor, WI 54209.
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, 11836 Wisconsin 42, Ellison Bay, WI 54210.
Old Gibraltar Town Hall, 4176 Maple Street, Fish Creek, WI 54212.
Sister Bay Moravian Church, 10924 Old Stage Road, Sister Bay, WI 54234.
Bjorklunden, 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202.
Salon Location, 10568 Country Walk Lane, Unit 43, Sister Bay, WI 54234.
The Clearing Folk School, 12171 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison Bay, WI 54210.
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