Midsummer's Music in Door County

06/18/2026

You’ve heard of Mozart, but who is Glazunov? 🤔

🎼 Here’s a quick introduction: Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) was a Russian composer who started as a teenage prodigy and is know for writing lush, well-crafted chamber and orchestral music that is enjoyable to perform because the textures are clear and the lines are satisfying to play. He later helped shape the next generation of Russian musicians as director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

In our Program B: Mozart and Glazunov, you’ll experience Glazunov’s Quintet in A Major, Op. 39 - a piece of music with a warm, flowing sense of melody and a rich harmonic palette combining lush Romantic lyricism with clear, intimate interplay between the instruments. Each player gets a chance to shine, but no one dominates for long. 🎻 In short: it’s a beautiful example of chamber music that is both technically refined and genuinely moving.

Audiences will have four chances to catch this exhilarating performance - beginning tonight!

Thursday at Björklunden
Friday at PenArt
Saturday at MUSE Sturgeon Bay
Sunday at Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion

🎟 Tickets and details here: https://www.midsummersmusic.com/events/

06/17/2026

Have you visited the beautiful spaces at PenArt? 🎨
We are honored to perform here twice this season, with the first performance upcoming on Friday, June 19th! Details here ➡️ Mozart and Glazunov at PenArt, Fish Creek
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.midsummersmusic.com/events/

06/15/2026

🎻 We are in our first full week of performances - grab a calendar and pencil a night of exquisite chamber music in.

Tuesday, June 16: Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay, 7pm
Wednesday, June 17: Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, Ellison Bay, 7pm
Thursday, June 18: Björklunden, Baileys Harbor, 7pm
** Above performances include Suzuki Strings of Madison's Sonora Strings as guest opening act**

Friday, June 19: PenArt, Fish Creek, 7pm
Saturday, June 20: MUSE, Sturgeon Bay, 7pm
Sunday, June 21: Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor, 4pm

06/15/2026

Tomorrow will be the third performance of Program A: Beauty & Brilliance, but our first with an opening act from Suzuki Strings of Madison's Sonora Strings - a premiere a student ensemble! 🎻

Join us: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/midsummersmusic

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06/11/2026

🎶 Tomorrow marks the start of our 36th season! 🎼
Our opening program features Schubert, Mozart, and Raff — all major composers of the Classical and Romantic eras.

Mozart was the brilliant Classical master, Schubert the deeply lyrical Romantic songwriter and Raff a Swiss-German Romantic composer known for his rich orchestral and chamber music.

Join us on this moving journey back in time to hear beauty and brilliance from these great composers. 🎻

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/midsummersmusic

➡️ Program A Dates:

Friday, June 12, 7:00pm
Midsummer's Music Gala Opening Night | Beauty & Brilliance at Birch Creek, Egg Harbor
**With a special Guest Emcee Norman Gilliland

Saturday, June 13, 7:00pm
Midsummer's Music | Beauty & Brilliance at St. Luke's, Sister Bay

Tuesday, June 16, 7:00pm
Midsummer's Music | Beauty & Brilliance at Hope UCC, Sturgeon Bay
**With a special opening act from Suzuki Strings of Madison's Sonora Strings, a student ensemble from Madison, WI

Wednesday, June 17, 7:00pm
Midsummer's Music | Beauty & Brilliance at Shepherd of the Bay, Ellison Bay
**With a special opening act from Suzuki Strings of Madison's Sonora Strings, a student ensemble from Madison, WI

06/05/2026

Chamber music comes in all kinds of interesting combinations — from duos and trios to quartets, quintets and beyond. Each composition has its own unique offering, blending instruments in an intimate, conversation-like way. Small group, big sound! 🎻🎶

The 2026 season of Midsummer’s Music brings a wide range of ensembles from trios to septets which utilize an exciting mix of instruments across our 11 programs.

🎟 Experience them all with our new-this-season ticket packages: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/midsummersmusic/store

06/01/2026

ICYMI: A local resident, Emily, shared a touching story in the Peninsula Pulse Newspaper's Community Voices section. We are proud to make in impact on our local residents - of all ages and stages - and within our small communities! 💗

"From their B Double Sharp program, tailored for people with dementia and their caregivers, to “instrument petting zoos” which allow children to hold and play string instruments, to pop-ups in unexpected places like the one I experienced, the Griffon String Quartet brings the beauty and joy of music to all of us." - Emily Kraynak, Fish Creek

by EMILY KRAYNAK, Fish Creek, Wisconsin In the winter of 2022, I was at a particularly difficult time in my life. My husband had been called up from the Navy […]