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2008 SEASON BROCHURE

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Il tramonto   Ottorino Respighi
Mezzo Soprano and String Quartet          (1879 - 1936)

Suite in G Minor, Opus 71       Moritz Moszkowski
Two Violins and Piano         (1845 - 1925)

Quintet in E flat Major, Opus 44            Robert Schumann
Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano                         (1810 - 1856)


Guest Artist: Cynthia Stiehl, soprano

Featuring: David Perry, 1st violin; Stephanie Preucil, 2nd violin;
Sally Chisholm, viola; Walter Preucil, cello; and Craig Terry, piano.

Friday, August 29, 7:30 PM, Shepherd of the Bay, Ellison Bay* (MAP)

Saturday, August 30, 7:30 PM, St. Joseph Retreat Center, Baileys Harbor* (MAP)

Sunday, August 31, 3:00 PM, Ephraim Moravian Church, Ephraim* (MAP)
ONLINE RESERVATIONS CLOSED FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 31.
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. $25 PER ADULT. 17 & UNDER ARE FREE.


*$25 per adult. 17 and under are free.


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Monday, September 1, 2:00 PM,
Gala Joint-Benefit with Birch Creek Music Center (MAP)
ONLINE RESERVATIONS CLOSED FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.

In Concert for Excellence

Enjoy an afternoon of music and friendship followed by an elegant reception
by Alexander's of Fish Creek.

$100 per person. Advance reservations are required.

Proceeds will be split between
Midsummer's Music Festival and Birch Creek Music Performance Center.





"... the premier classical music ensemble in the region."
                                                         Erik Eriksson, Northeast Wisconsin Music Review
Programs are subject to change.
JUNE/JULY 2008 CONCERTS:


CONCERT SERIES I - HERITAGE CELEBRATION


Thursday, June 12, 7:30 PM, BJORKLUNDEN, Baileys Harbor (MAP)


Tuesday, June 17, 6:00 PM, T. ASHWELL'S RESTAURANT, Ellison Bay
(Concert and Dinner Only) (MAP)


Wednesday, June 18, 7:30 PM, HELLMICH RESIDENCE, Carlsville*


Trio in G Minor       William Yeates Hurlstone
   Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano            (1876 - 1906)
        Andante maestoso; Allegro vivace
        Andante
        Allegro moderato

Quintet in D Major (1898)   Ralph Vaughan Williams
   Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Cello, and Piano       (1872 - 1958)
        Allegro Moderato
        Intermezzo: Allegretto
        Andantino
        Finale: Allegro molto

Quartet in B Minor, Opus 3                   Felix Mendelssohn
   Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano       (1809 - 1847)
        Allegro molto
        Andante
        Allegro molto
        Allegro vivace





CONCERT SERIES II - NORDIC INSPIRATION


Friday, June 13, 7:30 PM, FRANCIS HARDY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Ephraim (MAP)

Saturday, June 14, 7:30 PM, PENINSULA ART SCHOOL, Fish Creek (MAP)

Sunday, June 15, 7:00 PM, WOODWALK GALLERY, Egg Harbor (MAP)



Door County Suite    A. Oscar Haugland
Wind and String Nonet                         (b. 1922)

En Saga (1892)    Jean Sibelius
Flute, Clarinet, Horn, and Strings     (1865 - 1956)

Septet in E-Flat Major, Opus 20   Ludwig van Beethoven
Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Strings        (1770 - 1827)





CONCERT SERIES III - EMOTIONS IN MOTION


Friday, June 20, 7:00 PM, TRUEBLOOD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER,
Washington Island (MAP)
Ferry ride (MAP) to island (6:00 PM), concert,
champagne reception on private ferry return trip. (Time subject to change.)

Saturday, June 21, 7:30 PM, ST. JOSEPH RETREAT CENTER, Baileys Harbor (MAP)

Sunday, June 22,  2:00 PM, THE CLEARING, Ellison Bay (MAP)

Tuesday, June 24, 6:00 PM, THE BOARD ROOM at LIBERTY SQUARE, Egg Harbor
(Concert and Dinner by The Bistro) (MAP)


Concertino da camera (1948) Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano          (1912 - 1990)

Trio in E-flat Major, Opus 40   Johannes Brahms
Horn, Violin, and Piano        (1833 - 1897)

Quintet in A Minor, Opus 38     Arthur Foote
2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano        (1853 - 1937)





CONCERT SERIES IV - CRESCENDO OF PASSION

Guest Artist: Tage Larsen,
trumpet Chicago Symphony Orchestra


Friday, June 27, 7:30 PM, UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP, Ephraim
(New Location - MAP)

Saturday, June 28, 7:30 PM, ST. JOSEPH RETREAT CENTER, Baileys Harbor (MAP)

Sunday, June 29, 2:00 PM, THE CLEARING, Ellison Bay (MAP)

Tuesday, July 1, SHEPHERD OF THE BAY LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ellison Bay (MAP)


Quiet City    Aaron Copland
Trumpet and Strings                                                 (1900 - 1990)

Serenade, Opus 24     Victor Alphonse Duvernoy
Trumpet, Piano, and Strings       (1842 - 1907)

Quartet in C Minor, Opus 13        Richard Strauss
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano             (1864 - 1949)





CONCERT SERIES V - MUSICAL FIREWORKS

Thursday, July 3, 7:30 PM, PENINSULA ART SCHOOL, Fish Creek (MAP)

Saturday, July 5, 7:30 PM, WOODWALK GALLERY, Egg Harbor (MAP)

Wednesday, July 9, 7:00 PM, TRUEBLOOD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER,
Washington Island (MAP) 
Ferry ride (MAP) to island, (6:00 PM), concert,
champagne reception on private ferry return trip. (Time subject to change.)


Serenade in A Major, Opus 10         Ernst Naumann
         Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, and Strings                              (1832–1910)

Octet in C Major, Opus 176       Joachim Raff
String Octet          (1822 - 1882)

Octet in E-Flat, Opus 20         Felix Mendelssohn
String Octet          (1809 - 1847)





CONCERT SERIES VI - CULTURAL CROSS-CURRENTS