Tag: brooklyn rider
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Successful, magical season concludes
The Madeline Island Chamber Music 2018 season was magical in many ways and successful all around. Our 73 college and high school students have returned to their schools and homes, taking with them the musical knowledge they gained along with new friendships. As one student said, “Five weeks of history’s greatest music, with some of…
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Dinner Concert Raises Record-Breaking Funds
Madeline Island Chamber Music’s Dinner Concert & Celebration raised $70,000 for student scholarships and fellowships, the most ever raised at this annual event. Held at Wild Rice Retreat in Bayfield, the Dinner Concert featured performances by the indomitable Brooklyn Rider as well as a Fellowship String Quartet, one of our advanced student quartets. The live…
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Brooklyn Rider Performs World Premiere of Caroline Shaw’s Schisma
Composer Caroline Shaw celebrated with the members of Brooklyn Rider following the World Premiere of her piece, Schisma, on June 29. The composition was commissioned by Madeline Island Chamber Music for our former Board chair Caroline Marshall. Caroline Shaw is a New York-based musician who performs in solo and collaborative projects. She is the youngest…
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Wisconsin Public Television Films Madeline Island Chamber Music
Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) spent five days on Madeline Island filming Madeline Island Chamber Music in action. In preparation for a 60-minute program on Madeline Island Chamber Music, WPT filmed concerts by students and Brooklyn Rider, interviewed students, and captured the essence of intensive music study on the Island. The program, which will air in…
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Announcing a World Premiere on Madeline Island
Madeline Island Chamber Music has commissioned Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw to create a musical work for the esteemed string quartet Brooklyn Rider. The new work will premier at the Clubhouse at 8:00 pm on Friday, June 29.