Madeline Island Chamber Music presents student and faculty concerts throughout our season on the island. Concerts are held at Bell Street Gallery, Bayfield Presbyterian Church, and our concert venue, the Clubhouse at Madeline Island. Each Thursday, master classes are led by our Ensembles-in-Residence and are open to the public.
2024 Chamber Music Festival
Thursday, June 20
7:00 PM
Master Class: Windscape
The Clubhouse
Friday, June 21
4:30 PM
Happy Hour Concert
Bell Street Gallery
Free
7:30 PM
Windscape
The Clubhouse
Tickets required
Program
Bach: Fantasia et Fuga, BWV 542
Milhaud: Cheminée du roi René (The Chimney of King René)
Barber: Summer Music, Op. 31
Shuying Li: Back of the Bus
Zemlinsky: Humoreske (Rondo)
Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik für fünf Bläser, Op. 24, No. 2
Saturday, June 22
11:00 AM
Young Artists Concert: Winds
The Clubhouse
Free
Thursday, June 27
7:00 PM
Master Class: Arianna String Quartet
The Clubhouse
Free
Friday, June 28
4:30 PM
Happy Hour Concert
Bell Street Gallery
Free
5:30 PM
Arianna String Quartet
Bayfield Presbyterian Church
Tickets required
Program
Bruch: String Quartet No. 1, Op.9
Martinů: String Quartet No. 3, H .183
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 22
Saturday, June 29
11:00 AM
Young Artist Concert I: Strings
The Clubhouse
Free
2:00 PM
Young Artist Concert II: Strings
The Clubhouse
Free
7:30 PM
Arianna String Quartet
The Clubhouse
Tickets required
Program
Bruch: String Quartet No. 1, Op.9
Martinů: String Quartet No. 3, H .183
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 22
Wednesday, July 3
7:00 PM
Master Class: Harlem Quartet
The Clubhouse
Free
Friday, July 5
4:30 PM
Happy Hour Concert
Bell Street Gallery
Free
5:30 PM
Harlem Quartet with Jonathan Swartz, viola
Bayfield Presbyterian Church
Tickets required
Program
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat Major
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia (arranged by Dave Glenn and HQ)
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Max Bruch: String Quintet in E-flat Major with Jonathan Swartz, viola
Saturday, July 6
11:00 AM
Young Artist Concert I: Strings
The Clubhouse
Free
2:00 PM
Young Artist Concert II: Strings
The Clubhouse
Free
7:30 PM
Harlem Quartet with Jonathan Swartz, viola
The Clubhouse
Tickets required
Program
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat Major
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia (arranged by Dave Glenn and HQ)
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Max Bruch: String Quintet in E-flat Major with Jonathan Swartz, viola
Thursday, July 11
7:00 PM
Master Class: Brooklyn Rider
The Clubhouse
Free
7:00 PM
Master Class: Brooklyn Rider
The Clubhouse
Free
Friday, July 12
4:30 PM
Happy Hour Concert
Bell Street Gallery
Free
5:00 PM
Midsummer Night Music with Brooklyn Rider
Wild Rice Retreat (Bayfield)
Tickets required, contact Christine Vander Hook for details
Saturday, July 13
11:00 AM
Young Artist Concert I: Strings
The Clubhouse
Free
2:00 PM
Young Artist Concert II: Strings
The Clubhouse
Free
5:00 PM
Chalk and Soot: Brooklyn Rider and Ariadne Greif, soprano
The Clubhouse
Tickets required
Program
From the Brooklyn Rider Almanac, Book II:
Clarice Assad: Cinematheque
Tyshawn Sorey: untitiled
Gabriel Kahane: American Studies
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 (texts by Stefan George)
Colin Jacobsen: Suite from Chalk and Soot (texts by Wassily Kandinsky)
Tuesday, July 16
7:00 PM
Pre-Concert Talk with the American String Quartet
Madeline Island Museum
Free
Wednesday, July 17
5:30 PM
Fellowship Young Artists
Bayfield Presbyterian Church
Tickets required
Thursday, July 18
7:00 PM
Master Class: American String Quartet
The Clubhouse
Free
Friday, July 19
5:30 PM
Fellowship Young Artists
Bayfield Presbyterian Church
Tickets required
Saturday, July 20
2:00 PM
Young Artist Concert: Fellowship String Quartets
The Clubhouse
Free
7:30 PM
American String Quartet with Wendy Chen, piano
The Clubhouse
Tickets required
Program
Hadyn: String Quartet, Op. 77, No. 2
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 13
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 with Wendy Chen, piano
Sunday, July 21
2:00 PM
Fellowship Piano Showcase
The Clubhouse
Free
Tuesday, July 23
2:00 PM
Young Person’s Concert
Madeline Island Library
Free
Wednesday, July 24
5:30 PM
Music of Our Time
Bayfield Presbyterian Church
Presented by Bayfield Summer Concerts
Friday, July 26
7:30 PM
Fellowship Young Artists with Wendy Chen, Andrés Díaz, Jonathan Swartz, and Sabina Thatcher
The Clubhouse
Tickets required
Saturday, July 27
7:30 PM
Fellowship Young Artists with Wendy Chen, Andrés Díaz, Jonathan Swartz, and Sabina Thatcher
The Clubhouse
Tickets required
Past Events
Videos of previous performances are available through our video archive.