Dr. Matt Lammers and this stunning classical string quartet will be celebrating music and building community with concerts across rural northwestern Wisconsin during the week of August 4th-8th. This event series is brought to you by Trillium, a collaboration of three of Northwest Wisconsin’s most dynamic arts organizations that join together on projects like this one to more effectively further musical opportunities in the area. These three organizations: Northwoods Strings, a string music education program centered in Hayward, WI; The Red Cedar Symphony, a community orchestra operating out of Rice Lake, WI; and the Shell Lake Art Center, a regional arts education campus located in Shell Lake, WI, have begun unifying their efforts to bring music to our ears.
“We are deeply committed to supporting the arts in our community and providing access to string music education.“ said Rebecca Deters, Executive Director at NorthWoods Strings. “We’re proud to offer this classical chamber music experience to the community and look forward to our continued partnership.”
Schedule of performances:
Tuesday, August 4th at 10:00am. Attend a 30-45 minute free, family-friendly storytime concert at the Rice Lake Public Library. This event includes an instrument “petting zoo” presented by Eckroth Music.
Wednesday, August 5th at 1:00pm. Enjoy a concert free to the public at the Sherman and Ruth Weiss Community Library in Hayward with special guests NorthWoods Strings students.
Thursday, August 6th at 7:00pm. Come hear a 60 minute concert in the atrium of the new and beautifully renovated Shell Lake Arts Center. Tickets $25.
Friday, August 7th at 7:30pm. The quartet will perform works by Jessie Montgomery, Brahms, Shostakovich, and Ravel at the Park Theater in Hayward. Tickets $25 ($5 for students 17 and under.)
Saturday, August 8th at 10:30am. A concert including a special musical storytime will take place at the Rusk County Library in Ladysmith. All ages welcome. Free to the public.
Saturday, August 8th at 7:00pm. Michael Doran will host an hour long concert in Ladysmith at ChaliceStream. Free will donations will be accepted.
This concert series is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts and by the Cable Hayward Arts Council.
