Author: micm
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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.
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Chamber Music for Strings and Fellowship String Quartet Programs Filled
We are delighted to announce that 48 students have been selected for our Chamber Music for Strings and Fellowship String Quartet Programs. University students attending this summer are enrolled at top-level music schools including Cleveland Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, Manhattan School of Music, McGill University, Oberlin Conservatory, and Rice University.…
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Student Applications Due February 19, 2018
We are currently accepting applications for Madeline Island Chamber Music’s three summer programs