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 at Birch Creek featuring the talents of Birch Creek student bands and its faculty band, the Birch Creek Academy Jazz Orchestra.

A reception and screening will begin at 6:30 pm on Jan. 24 in Juniper Hall at Birch Creek, located three miles east of Egg Harbor on Highway E. Several WPT guests will be on hand. A discussion about the making of the program will follow the screening with WPT Producer Deb Piper.

There is no charge for the event; however, reservations are required. Donations will benefit the Birch Creek students.

Jazz at Birch Creek will air on WPTat: 8 pm on Jan. 30; 8 pm on Feb. 1; 2 pm on Feb. 2; 3 am on Feb. 3; 1 pm on Feb. 12; and 11:30 pm on Feb. 25. To view the program simultaneously on the web, choose “Wisconsin Channel” under the Wisconsin tab at http://www.wpt.org.

Birch Creek Music Performance Center is a summer music school for advanced young musicians from across the country. Several students from Wisconsin will be featured in the program as well as faculty member David Bixler.

For more information or to make reservations call Birch Creek at 920.868.3763.