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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Door County String Academy Presents Jazz-Themed Concert
The Door County String Academy (DCSA) will hold a Spring Concert with a jazz theme on Sunday, May 15 at 4 pm at Birch Creek Juniper Hall in Egg Harbor.
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Gibraltar High School of Door County Hosts Cabaret
The public is welcome to enjoy great music and decadent desserts at the 2011 Gibraltar High School Cabaret, taking place at the Gibraltar Middle School Gym.
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Sturgeon Bay’s Circle Singers of Hope Host Choir Gathering
The Circle Singers of Hope UCC in Sturgeon Bay are hosting the second annual Great Lakes Threshold Choir Gathering. Women are invited to attend this Threshold Singers workshop the weekend of June 23 – 25 at Hope United Church of Christ, located at 141 South 12th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay.
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Birch Creek of Door County Prepares for Concert Season
Preparations are underway for Birch Creek’s 36th summer concert season. Birch Creek’s volunteer corps, The Associates, will hold their General Meeting on Wednesday, May 18 at 9:30 am.
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Door County Musician Performs at International Composers Symposium
Door County musician Craig McClelland’s band Skümbلàg performed original compositions at the March 27 opening concert as “Ensemble in Residence” at the University of New Mexico John Donald Robb International Composers Symposium.
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Door Concert, Inc. Presents Burning River Brass
Burning River Brass has been dazzling audiences since 1996 with “power and virtuosity,” “harmonious blend” and “consistently stirring performances.” Composed of 12 of the finest brass and percussion players in the country, Burning River Brass will bring their virtuosity and fire to the state at United Methodist Church as the final performance of the Door Concert, Inc.
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Classical Recital Benefits National MS Society
Lori Meyer, Mary Bell and Sue Raye Hughes will present a Classical Recital on Sunday, May 15 at the Sister Bay Moravian Church at 2:30 pm. The recital will feature Bell on flute, Meyer on cello, and Hughes on piano.
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Midsummer’s Music Presents Pro Arte Quaret to Door County
Midsummer’s Music is proud to present the Pro Arte Quartet on Wednesday, May 11 at Ephraim Moravian Church at 7:30 pm. The legendary Pro Arte Quartet is the oldest continually active string quartet in the world.
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Midsummer’s Music Series Announces 2011 Season
Midsummer’s Music will perform 21 concerts between June 10 and July 17 as a part of its 2011 Festival Season themed “A Musical Journey,” referring to both a musical exploration and the opportunity to enjoy the varied beauty of Door County.
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Bjorklunden Hosts Free Concerts
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden near Baileys Harbor will host a variety of free concerts sponsored by the Boynton Society. Sunday, April 24 at 1:30 pm, the public is invited to a concert of collaborative music featuring the sonatas of Johannes Brahms for violin, viola, cello, and clarinet.
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Birch Creek of Door County Announces 2011 Concert Season
Now in its 36th year, Birch Creek Music Performance Center has announced its 2011 summer concert season, which will run from June 23 through August 13.
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Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church Hosts Lenten Concerts
This year Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay will once again present a series of Lenten concerts on Sunday afternoons in March and April.
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First Baptist Church of Sister Bay Features Concert by Anya Savenko
The First Baptist Church of Sister Bay will present pianist Anya Savenko in concert on Sunday, March 20 at 3 pm. She will be playing her own arrangements of selected hymns.
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“You’re on,” jokes Jeff Larson, director of marketing and sales at the Landmark Resort, with a comedian during a performance. Every seat in the room shakes as laughter radiates.
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Door Concerts, Inc. Presents Pianists Simon and Son
Door Concerts, Inc. will present Simon and Son, the only international father and son piano team on the concert circuit, at the United Methodist Church on March 17 at 7:30 pm.
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Door County’s Bjorklunden Hosts Piano Concert
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a concert March 6 at 1:30 pm. Piano majors from the studio of Catherine Kautsky will perform a range of repertoire from Bach to Bartok, encompassing styles from fugues to sonatas to dances.
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Jodie DeSalvo of Birch Creek to Perform in Florida
Jodie DeSalvo, faculty of Birch Creek Music Performance Center, will perform on March 20 in Naples, FL in a program entitled Florida Sunset Serenade V.
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Spanglish Performs in Door County in Celebration of Spanish Literacy Week
The Friends of Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Spanish Department, and the Door Community Auditorium have teamed up to celebrate Spanish literacy at Gibraltar Schools.
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Door County’s Bjorklunden Hosts Lawrence University Student Concert
Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will host a free concert Feb. 10 at 4:30 pm. The String Chamber music concert will feature Lawrence students performing string quartets, trios, and sextets by composers such as Shostakovich, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and Grieg.
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Door County’s Peninsula Music Festival Presents February Fest
The Peninsula Music Festival (PMF) will present two chamber concerts in February as part of its annual February Fest. The concerts will be held at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church on Highway 42 in Ellison Bay.