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Washington Island Music Festival 2023

Arts and Entertainment

July 5, 2023

From: Washington Island Music Festival

Celebrating beautiful music for over 25 years

Every year in August, Washington Island welcomes its Music Festival, a series of concerts led by co-directors Stefanie Jacob, Scott Tisdel and Teresa Drews. The Festival's events are now the heart of the Island's summer music schedule.

Schedule of Events:

July 31, 2023:

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Welcome Back! Concert - Trueblood Performing Arts Center

STRADELLA
Sinfonia in D Minor

ELLENWOOD
How We Say Goodbye
from Quintet for flute, clarinet, viola, cello & piano

HAYDN
StringQuartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No.3 “The Rider”

BACEWICZ
Suite for Two Violins

POULENC
Sextet, Op. 100

Pre-Concert Talks - Join us for 15 minutes before each concert. Learn about composers, festival musicians, and the works being performed.

Tickets will be available at the concert and will be $25.00.

August 2, 2023:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Musicians in the Barn - Red Barn

Free will donations are appreciated.

August 3, 2023:

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Summer Music Concert - Trueblood Performing Arts Center

LUTOSLAWSKI
Variations on a Theme by Paganini

ARNOLD
3 Sea Shanties

RICHARD STRAUSS
Four Last Songs

HANDEL
”Meine Seele hört im Sehen”

BRAHMS
Piano Quartet in nG minor, Op. 25

Pre Concert Talks - Join us for 15 minutes before each concert. Learn about composers, festival musicians, and the works being performed.

Tickets available at the TPAC are $25.00.

August 4, 2023:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Musicians in the Barn - Red Barn

Free will donations are appreciated.

August 6, 2023:

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM: Concert - Trueblood Performing Arts Center

VOIGHT
Nocturne for clarinet, horn and piano

COLEMAN
Maombi Asante for flute, violin, & cello

MARTINU
Oboe Quartet, H. 315

SCHUBERT
Quintet in C Major, D. 956

Pre Concert Talks - Join us for 15 minutes before each concert Learn about composers, festival musicians, and the works being performed.

Tickets will be available at the TPAC for $25.00.

August 8, 2023:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Pop Up Concerts

Three half-hour concerts at various locations on the Island.

August 9, 2023:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Children's Concert - Trueblood Performing Arts Center

Featuring “The Washington Town Musicians” for wind quintet & narrator.

Free will donations are accepted.

August 10, 2023:

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Musicians in the Barn - Red Barn

Free will donations are appreciated.

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Big Top Concert - Trueblood Performing Arts Center

Cindra Hokkanen & Julian Hagen, directors

August 11, 2023:

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Fond Farewell Concert - Trueblood Performing Arts Center

SCHUBERT
Marche Militaire in D Major, D. 733 for piano duet

HINDEMITH
Kleine Kammermusik for woodwind quintet

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Phantasy Quintet, IRV 58, for string quintet

CLIFTON HARDINN
Spiriting for chorus and chamber ensemble

Pre-Concert Talks - Join us for 15 minutes before each concert. Learn about composers, festival musicians, and the works being performed.

Tickets will be available at the TPAC for $25.00.

Dates: July 31, 2023 - August 11, 2023

Locations:

Trueblood Performing Arts Center, 870 Main Road, Washington Island, WI 54246.
Red Barn, 1474 South Shore Drive, Washington Island, WI 54246.

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