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.
Check back later for our 2025 calendar of events!
2024 Chamber Music Festival
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

Wendy Chen, Andrés Díaz, Jonathan Swartz, and Sabina Thatcher and fellowship young artists
7:30 PM
The Clubhouse
Program TBA
Saturday, July 27

Wendy Chen, Andrés Díaz, Jonathan Swartz, and Sabina Thatcher and fellowship young artists
7:30 PM
The Clubhouse
Program TBA
Past Events
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
Madeline Island Library

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
Bell Street Gallery

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

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.
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
Videos of previous performances are available through our video archive.