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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Ryan Anthony and Gary Beard in Concert at Shepherd of the Bay
Trumpeter Ryan Anthony and organist/pianist Gary Beard are making their second Door County appearance in concert at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church on June 17 at 7 pm.
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Birch Creek Hosts Screening of “Jazz at Birch Creek”
Birch Creek will host an encore screening of Jazz at Birch Creek, a program of Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) on June 21 at 7:30 pm in the Dutton Concert Barn at Birch Creek.
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Celebrates “The Spirit of Summer”
Midsummer’s Music Festival is underway and begins its second concert program, The Spirit of Summer. Audiences have four different opportunities to enjoy classical chamber music up close and personal.
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Birch Creek Seeks Budding Musicians
Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor has provided intensive instruction to promising young musicians, typically age 14 – 18, since 1976.
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Wings of a Hero Concert at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church Youth are hosting a concert by Wings of a Hero, a young adult Christian band. They will perform at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Baileys Harbor on June 15 at 7 pm.
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Door County String Academy Announces Summer Offerings
The Door County String Academy (DCSA) is now accepting enrollment for its 2012 Summer Programs.
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Opens with “Fantasy and Magic”
Midsummer’s Music Festival is ready for the 22nd opening night event titled Fantasy and Magic. Opening night will be held at the Birch Creek Performing Arts Center in Egg Harbor at 7 pm on June 8.
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It’s a Grand Night for Singing
Three accomplished singers from Chicago Lyric Opera will perform at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church over Memorial Day weekend. Soprano Desirée Hassler, mezzo-soprano Pamela Williams and baritone Ricardo Sepْlveda will join pianist Judy Jackson to present “It’s a Grand Night for Singing.”
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Fourth Annual Sing-Along “Gone with the Wind” at Woodwalk Gallery Theater
Woodwalk Gallery Theater will host their fourth annual Sing-Along “Gone with the Wind.” Ben Larson and Dan Mahew of Ben There/Dan That will lead the audience in singing Beatles classics (lyrics provided).
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Registration Is Open for DCA’s Kaleidoscope Day Camp
Registration is now open for Door Community Auditorium’s (DCA) Kaleidoscope Day Camp. Kids with an interest in performing will have a chance to experience theater in a whole new way at this day camp.
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Birch Creek Introduces New Dance Series
Birch Creek is entering their 37th season and is introducing a new dance series scheduled on various concert nights. The Percussion Steel Band concert “Fire Down Below,” on July 14 will kick off the dance series.
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Birch Creek Associates’ Scheduled Events
Birch Creek’s 37th concert season is just around the corner and their volunteer team, The Associates, has scheduled its first meeting of the season for May 16 at 9:30 am.
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Spring Clean Day at Peninsula Players Theatre
Soon the acting company and technicians of Peninsula Players Theatre will arrive from across the country to begin their 77th year presenting plays along Door County’s scenic shore.
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Bjِrklunden Hosts LOVE: Lawrence’s Own Viola Ensemble!
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a concert on May 20 at 1:30 pm. Members of the Lawrence University viola studio will perform works for solo viola, viola and piano, and works for multiple violas as LOVE: Lawrence’s Own Viola Ensemble! Professor Matthew Michelic and guest artist Frank Babbitt of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra present this concert following a weekend of rehearsals and classes focused on all things viola.
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The Emerson Series Continues with Jodie DeSalvo at UUF
Award-winning pianist and conductor Jodie DeSalvo will pair up with mezzo-soprano Cynthia Stiehl for an evening of spectacular music May 18 at the UU Fellowship (UUF) in Ephraim.
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Tuesdays at TAP Concludes with Joel Kopischke
The Tuesdays at TAP benefit series will conclude May 15 at 7:30 pm with a special concert by Joel Kopischke benefiting Peninsula Players Theatre. The concert will feature songs from past Players productions, songs related to plays from the Players 2012 season and songs about summer in Door County.
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Pro Arte Quartet Perform at the Ephraim Moravian Church
Midsummer’s Music will feature Pro Arte Quartet on May 5 at 7:30 pm at the Ephraim Moravian Church. Pro Arte, celebrating its 100-year existence, will delight the audience with compositions from Haydn, Haribon and Franck.
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Summer Programs for the Door County String Academy
The Door County String Academy (DCSA) announces its Summer Programs for 2012. At the Meet the Orchestra Camp, children ages four to six will learn about the instruments of the orchestra, hear live performances from each section of the orchestra (brass, woodwinds, percussion, and strings), make musical instruments and apply basic music theory concepts.
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“Joy of Spring” Concert at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church of Sister Bay is proud to announce its first concert in its newly completed addition, the Canterbury Room, taking place May 6 at 3 pm.
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Bjorklunden Hosts Lawrence Chamber Concert
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a concert on May 3 at 4:30 pm. Lawrence University’s string and piano students will perform significant chamber works by Brahms, Beethoven, Faure, and Dvorak.