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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Bjorklunden Offers 4-Day Amsterdam Excursion
Lawrence University’s Bjorklunden is offering opera lovers a rare opportunity to experience an international world premiere featuring Wisconsin native son and Lawrence graduate Dale Duesing.
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Peninsula Music Festival Celebrates Jane Austen
Feb. 17, associate conductor Stephen Alltop and soprano/violinist Josefien Stoppelenburg will present a program entitled “The Music of Jane Austen” as part of the Peninsula Music Festival’s annual February Fest.
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ThreeStyle Performs in Door County
Sponsored by Door Concerts, Inc., ThreeStyle – Jody Briskey, Drew Jansen and Jimmy Martin – will perform in Sturgeon Bay on Feb. 11 at the United Methodist Church at 7:30 pm.
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Romantic Recital to Benefit Nor Door Adult Day Services
Violinist Beth Chafey-Hon has teamed up with virtuoso pianist David Beck to perform a Romantic Recital to benefit the Nor Door Adult Day Services. The concert will be performed on Feb. 12.
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Hans Christian Kicks of “Tuesday at TAP”
Celloist Hans Christian will kick off the “Tuesday at TAP” series, featuring prominent local musicians, on Feb. 14. The series will continue through May 15.
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Door County to Crown New “Idol”
Door County’s brightest young talents will compete for the 2012 Door County Idol crown Feb. 11. The singing competition returns to the mainstage at the Door Community Auditorium, serving as both a vibrant community gathering and a celebration of Door County’s abundant homegrown talent.
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Bjorklunden Presents Jazz and Classical Concert
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a concert Jan. 22 at 1:30 pm. The Gamma Zeta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at Lawrence University will perform a concert of a variety of musical genres, including jazz and classical.
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Wisconsin Public Television Features Performance by Door County’s Birch Creek
The public is welcome to join Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) and Birch Creek Music Performance Center for a preview of Jazz at Birch Creek, a new broadcast concert recorded in Aug. 2011 by WPT.
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February Fest Features Famous Trios, Jane Austen Tribute
The Peninsula Music Festival (PMF) will present its annual chamber music series, February Fest, Feb. 11 and 17. The Feb. 11 concert will take place at the Peninsula School of Art at 3 pm.
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Comedian Will Durst Performs at Sturgeon Bay’s TAP
Will Durst will return to Door County after a 32-year hiatus for one night only at the Third Avenue Playhouse on Jan. 18 at 7:30 pm. The New York Times wrote that comedian and writer Will Durst “is quite possibly the best political satirist working in the country today.”
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Parks, Phillips and Co. Add Extra Christmas Concert
Extending the season of Christmas cheer, Parks, Phillips and Co. is adding an extra concert date with a special “bonus” Christmas Concert a few days after the big celebration.
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Steve Torme March Performs Father’s Jazz Hits at DCA
Noted jazz/pop singer and television and radio host Steve March Tormé will be singing his “Tormé Sings Tormé” program at the Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in Fish Creek on Dec. 30 at 7 pm.
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Bjorklunden Hosts Solo and Chamber Works Recital
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a concert Jan. 8 at 1:30 pm. Lawrence Conservatory student members of the National Association for Music Education will perform a recital of solo and chamber works for a variety of instruments.
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Students from the Door County String Academy performed prior to the production of the “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at Third Avenue Playhouse on Dec. 11.
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String Academy Presents “Pictures at an Exhibition”
On January 15 the Door County String Academy will perform “Pictures at an Exhibition,” inspired by the original composition by Modest Mussorgsky, for their Winter Concert.
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Tutti Strings Presents Two Recitals
Tutti Strings Private Music Studio will present two free recitals: Dec. 10 at 1 pm at the First Baptist Church in Sturgeon Bay and Dec. 11 at 1 pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Juddville.
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Peninsula Music Festival Heard on WPR
The Peninsula Music Festival was heard on Wisconsin Public Radio Nov. 20 as part of “Music From Wisconsin” with Anders Yocum. Music Director and Conductor Victor Yampolsky conducted the concert on Aug. 17, 2010.
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Home for the Holidays with American Folklore Theatre
This winter, reunite with Katie Dahl, Karen Mal, and James Valcq, a trio of American Folklore Theatre (AFT) favorites who will present an evening of songs and stories.
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Sturgeon Bay’s TAP Presents Daddy D
Daddy D and the gang will kick off Christmas by the Bay at the Third Avenue Playhouse Nov. 17 at 7:30 pm. The musical comedy revue will be traditional, touching and funny – perfect for the whole family!
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Door Concert, Inc. Features International Chamber Soloists
Door Concert, Inc. will present famed violinist Dmitri Berlinsky leading 12 string soloists as part of their current concert series. The performance will take place at the United Methodist Church in Sturgeon Bay on Nov. 14.