Category: Performance
Door County is home to a selection of performance venues and ensembles unmatched by any other small communities in America. Birch Creek brings jazz and classical music to a rustic barn, Midsummer’s Music Festival tours the peninsula for intimate concerts, and the Peninsula Music Festival awes visitors and locals alike at the Door Community Auditorium each august. Find schedules for these and many other venues here.
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Midsummer’s Music Concert at The Ridges On Sept. 7
On Sept. 7, starting at 3 pm, people will be able to come to The Ridges’ new Cook-Albert Fuller Center in Baileys Harbor for free guided tours, a catered reception (from Top Shelf), commemorative gifts, a silent auction and a Midsummer’s Music concert. This marks the first time that a public performance will occur in […]
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Culture Club: Birch Creek’s Needs Bond Mother & Son
Each spring we take a great deal of time to attract and enroll our students at Birch Creek. Some instruments are more popular and therefore we process more applications for those who play that particular instrument. Sometimes it takes more effort to fill particular instrumental holes in our roster. Occasionally, we get a phone call […]
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Birch Creek Introduces Fall Concert Series
Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor is pleased to introduce a series of three concerts to run from September through October this fall.
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Acclaimed Fiddler of Irish Tunes Coming to Björklunden
Liz Carroll, described as one of the finest living fiddlers of Irish music and most highly-regarded composers of tunes in the Irish tradition, has charmed audiences throughout the U.
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Peninsula Music Festival Presents ‘Childhood Memories’
The second concert of the Peninsula Music Festival series had a great beginning Thursday evening (Aug. 6) with Gioacchino Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville.
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Mardra and Reggie Thomas Present “Songs from the Heart” at Birch Creek
Mardra and Reggie Thomas, Birch Creek Jazz Faculty Members, present “Songs from the Heart,” an intimate concert in celebration of Birch Creek’s 40th anniversary, featuring golden selections from their recently released album Matters of the Heart.
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Door County Show Choir to Perform July 24
Sturgeon Bay High School hosted the third annual Door County Show Choir Camp July 20 – 24. Students in grades 6-12, from multiple schools, had the opportunity to sing, dance and act all week, and will perform in a Grand Finale Concert on July 24 at 7 pm.
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Cowboy Church Welcomes Sherry DePolis Aug. 1 & 2
Singer/songwriter Sherry DePolis will be at the Cowboy Church in Ellison Bay for two events: Aug. 1 & 2 at 7 pm. While growing up DePolis was surrounded by the love of music.
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Big Top Door County Was A One-Of-A-Kind Event
To celebrate 25 glorious years, Wisconsin’s premiere chamber music ensemble Midsummer’s Music hosted a special concert event titled Big Top Door County.
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On the Road with the Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors
Six years ago, Timothy Murphy’s mother signed him up to play saxophone in the school band. “My mom thought I was being lazy because I wasn’t doing much when I was younger,” he said with a shrug.
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United Voices of Praise Gospel Choir Visits Shepherd of the Bay
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church will present The United Voices of Praise Gospel Choir in an evening concert on July 18 at 7 pm. The United Voices of Praise Gospel Choir of Milwaukee has its roots in several church choirs.
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“Late Nite Catechism” Performed at Peg Egan PAC
On July 19 at 7 pm the nationally acclaimed theater production/comedy of Late Nite Catechism will take the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center in Egg Harbor.
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Classic Big Band Jazz Sessions Begin at Birch Creek
Classic Big Band Jazz from the thirties and beyond will return to Birch Creek for their Jazz I and Jazz II Sessions, running July 15-25, and July 29-Aug.
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Organist in Concert at Shepherd of the Bay
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church is pleased to present organist Blake Doss in an afternoon concert on July 12 at 4 pm. Doss is currently the principal organist at First Presbyterian Church in Neenah, Wis.
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Midsummer’s Music to Play at Weider Center
On July 14 at 7 pm, student musicians from the Fine Arts Summer Bootcamp 2015 will be treated to a world class music concert by Door County’s Midsummer’s Music ensemble at the Weidner Center in Green Bay.
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Parks, Phillips & Co. Perform at St. Peters Lutheran Church
Parks, Phillips & Co. will be in concert at 6:30 pm on July 19 at St. Peters Lutheran Church, located at 316 W. Main Street in Forestville. The concert will feature songs from the band’s newly released CD, The Journey On My Mind, as well as other favorites.
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Local Students Fill Three Seats at Birch Creek
Birch Creek Music Performance Center is hosting three local Door County students this season during their Symphony, Jazz I, and Jazz II sessions. Jonathan Bass, piano, returns this year from Washington Island as a Symphony student and will also attend Jazz II for the first time.
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Hall of Heroes: Birch Creek opens symphony series
Sometimes the clouds of white hair filling a concert hall seem to presage the doom of classical music. But a visit to the Birch Creek Music Performance Center symphonic concert series is a reassuring experience.
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Birch Creek invites Door County music-lovers to celebrate Independence Day on its idyllic countryside campus with a pie and ice cream social followed by the American Songs & Places concert.
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Lachner and Schubert: Midsummer’s Music Features Fast Friends
The Hardy Gallery provided a perfect setting for the June 19 Midsummer’s Music Festival concert; display panels of art moved to create a performance space in the rustic venue known for its excellent acoustics.