Bayfield, Wis. (May 31, 2024) – Thanks to four grants Bayfield Summer Concerts (BSC) announces another exciting season. The Wisconsin Arts Board and Chequamegon Bay Arts Council awarded a grant of $3,000 to support the entire series.
The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation (DSACF) Human Rights Fund awarded $2000 to support a Chippewa Heritage concert, the DSACF Apostle Islands Fund made an award of $1400 to support a Maritime Heritage Concert and the DSACF Mary Rice Fund made an award of $3,000 to support the ten concert Classical Series. All of the grant money will go directly to the artists.
These grants, and other gifts, make it possible for the non profit BSC to carry on with its tradition of relying only on at the door donations to stage classical, historical and world music concerts every summer since 1997. The 2024 concerts are at 5:30 on Wednesdays at the Bayfield Presbyterian Church — except for the first one on June 19 in the special setting of the Bayfield Maritime Museum.
Based on previous years, nearly a thousand local people and visitors are expected for these educational and entertaining live performances of classical and new music. Fellowship musicians from the world-renowned Madeline Island Chamber Music will be given a venue to perform as part of their advanced student experience, and area Chippewa drum song students will be given a venue and compensation for performance. There will be something for everyone: Bayfield Heritage, Chippewa Heritage, American Jazz Roots, Latin art music, vocal art music, new composition, original creation, baroque keyboard, classic opera, music theatre, classical piano, and string quartet.
The season’s schedule:
June 19 Apostle Islands Heritage featuring Warren Nelson, Ed Willett, Jack Gunderson, Rowan Nelson-Ferris, Tom Mitchell.
June 26 A Celebration of Chippewa Heritage featuring Michael Charette, Red Cliff and Bad River singers and dancers.
July 3 Americana – A Walk Down Tin Pan Alley. Featuring Lyric Opera of the North
July 10 Cello, Piano and Voice. Featuring Ed Willett, Cheryl Leah and Severin Behnen
July 17 Treasures from the Baroque with Trevor Stephenson, Madison harpsichordist
July 24 Fellowship Quartets from Madeline Island Chamber Music
July 31 Lumina Vocalists Kim Sueoka, Linda Kachelmeier, Angela Grundstad, Clara Osowski
August 7 Song stylist Jan Lee, Jazz fiddler Randy Sabien, pianist David Oliver
August 14 The Boat Note Five. a tribute to Louis Armstrong and the early days of Jazz,
August 21 Maria Jette and Dan Chouinard Prairie Home favorites
August 28 Julia and Irina Elkina classical piano repertoire for four hands
September 4 Latin Dreams Brazilian recordist Cleo Galhano, Cuban guitarist Rene Izquierdo
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