Madeline Island Chamber Music Events

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

Master Class: Windscape

7:00 PM
The Clubhouse

Friday, June 21

Happy hour concert: Winds

4:30 PM
Location TBD

Windscape

7:30 PM
The Clubhouse

Saturday, June 22

Young artists concert: Winds

11:00 AM
The Clubhouse

Thursday, June 27

Master Class: arianna string quartet

7:00 PM
The Clubhouse

Friday, June 28

Happy hour concert: strings

4:30 PM
Location TBD

arianna string quartet

5:30 PM
Bayfield Presbyterian Church

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

young artists concert I: strings

11:00 AM
The Clubhouse

young artists concert II: strings

2:00 PM
The Clubhouse

arianna string quartet

7:30 PM
The Clubhouse

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

Master Class: Harlem quartet

7:00 PM
The Clubhouse

Friday, July 5

Happy hour concert: strings

4:30 PM
Location TBD

4 people standing together with New York skyline behind them.
Harlem Quartet with jonathan swartz, viola

5:30 PM
Bayfield Presbyterian Church

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

young artists concert I: strings

11:00 AM
The Clubhouse

young artists concert II: strings

2:00 PM
The Clubhouse

4 people standing together with New York skyline behind them.
Harlem Quartet with Jonathan Swartz, viola

7:30 PM
The Clubhouse

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

Master Class: Brooklyn Rider

7:00 PM
The Clubhouse

Friday, July 12

Happy hour concert: strings

4:30 PM
Location TBD

Midsummer Night Music with Brooklyn Rider

5:00 PM
Wild Rice Retreat

Our annual fundraiser featuring performances by Brooklyn Rider and 2024 Young Artists. Contact Christine Vander Hook for more details, including ticketing and lodging.

Saturday, July 13

young artists concert I: strings

11:00 AM
The Clubhouse

young artists concert II: strings

2:00 PM
The Clubhouse

Chalk and Soot: Brooklyn Rider and Ariadne Greif, soprano

5:00 PM *
The Clubhouse

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

Pre-Concert Talk with the American String Quartet

7:00 PM
Madeline Island Museum

Thursday, July 18

Master Class: American string quartet

7:00 PM
The Clubhouse

Friday, July 19

Fellowship young artists

5:30 PM
Bayfield Presbyterian Church

Saturday, July 20

fellowship string quartets

11:00 AM
The Clubhouse

fellowship string quartets

2:00 PM
The Clubhouse

american string quartet with wendy chen, piano

7:30 PM
The Clubhouse

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

piano showcase featuring wendy Chen and fellowship Young artists

2:00 PM
The Clubhouse

Tuesday, July 23

young person’s concert

2:00 PM
Madeline Island Library

Wednesday, July 24

music of our time

5:30 PM
Bayfield Presbyterian Church

Friday, July 26

audience watching a performance
Wendy Chen, Andrés Díaz, Jonathan Swartz, and Sabina Thatcher and fellowship young artists

7:30 PM
The Clubhouse

Program TBA

Saturday, July 27

audience watching a performance
Wendy Chen, Andrés Díaz, Jonathan Swartz, and Sabina Thatcher and fellowship young artists

7:30 PM
The Clubhouse

Program TBA

Past Events

Videos of previous performances are available through our video archive.