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July Summer Series
Immanuel Lutheran Church

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Inspiring programs in a beautiful setting

Summer Series concerts are Friday evenings at 6:00pm in the sanctuary of the beautiful Immanuel Lutheran Church (1021 Spaight St.) right on Lake Monona in the vibrant Willy Street neighborhood. Enjoy 60-90 minutes of inspiring and unforgettable live music, then go explore the neighborhood with the remaining daylight hours. Check out our FAQ page for our favorite restaurant recommendations.

Community, Conversations, and Local Fare

Following the performance, enjoy a reception provided by one of our Willy Street restaurant partners (past contributors have been Underground Butcher, Let it Ride Cold Brew Coffee, Madison Sourdough, Willy Street Co-Op, Festival Foods, Roman Candle Pizza, and more). Visit our In-Kind Donations page for more information on how to partner.
While you enjoy your snacks, chat with our friendly musicians and ask us about the performance, the pieces, and the group. We love interacting with our awesome audience!

PAST EVENTS

Summer Series 1:
Voice and Strings
 Friday, July 6 at 6pm
featuring Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo-soprano

Caroline Shaw: Cant voi l’aube (2015)
Colin Jacobsen: For Sixty Cents (2015)
Michael Kelley: Five Animal Stories for String Sextet and Ashug (2018)
Johannes Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, op. 111 

Reception Sponsors:

Summer Series 2:
Gershwin and Glazunov
Friday, July 20 at 6pm
featuring Les Thimmig, soprano saxophone

Alexander Glazunov: String Quintet in A Major, op. 39
George Gershwin: Six arias from Porgy and Bess
arr. Les Thimmig 

Reception Sponsors:

Summer Series 3: 
​Worldwide Winds
Friday, July 27 at 6pm
featuring Timothy Hagen, flute
Alicia Lee, clarinet
Thomas Kasdorf, piano

Luigi Boccherini: Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid, op. 30 No. 6 
Sergei Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, op. 34 
Andrew Norman: Light Screens (2002)
 Johann Strauss II: Kaiser-Walzer, op. 437 
arr. Arnold Schoenberg 

Reception Sponsors

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2017 Summer Series

Summer Series 1:
Brahms Sextet
Suzanne Beia, violin

Friday July 7th, 2017
6pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
​1021 Spaight St.

Jennifer Higdon: Amazing Grace (1998)
Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade (1887)  
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet in G major, Op. 36 (1864-65)
​Suzanne Beia, violin

Delicious post-concert reception snacks generously provided by:

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Summer Series 2:
On Wenlock Edge
J. Adam Shelton, tenor
Jason Kutz, piano

Friday, July 21st 2017
6pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
​1021 Spaight St.

Elvis Costello: Selections from The Juliet Letters (1993)
Adam Shelton, tenor
Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge, A Cycle of Six Songs (1909)
 Adam Shelton, tenor 
Jason Kutz, piano
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 (1940)
Jason Kutz, piano

Delicious post-concert reception snacks generously provided by:

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Summer Series 3:
Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Michael Maccaferri, clarinet

Friday, July 28th 2017
​6pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
​1021 Spaight St.

Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703 (1820) 
Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (1994) 
Michael Maccaferri, clarinet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Grand Sextet Concertante in E-flat Major,
K. 364, (anon. arrangement of Sinfonia Concertante for string sextet, 1808) 

Delicious post-concert reception snacks generously provided by:

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2016 Summer Series

Summer Series 1:​
Souvenir de Florence
Friday July 8, 2016 at 6pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
​1021 Spaight St. 
with violinist Suzanne Beia
 
SHAW:  Entr’acte for String Quartet (2011)                                    
TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (1892) 
featuring violinist Suzanne Beia      
          

Summer Series 2:​
Schwendinger, Schubert, and Schoenberg
Friday July 15, 2016 at 6pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight St.
​with pianist Thomas Kasdorf
 
SCHWENDINGER: The Violinists in my Life (2011)
Eleanor Bartsch, violin
Thomas Kasdorf, piano
                                                    
SCHUBERT: Fantasie in C Major for violin and piano, D.934 (1827)
Paran Amirinazari, violin
Thomas Kasdorf, piano       
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SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (1899)        

​Summer Series 3:
Lunchtime Intermezzo
Friday July 22, 2016  at 12pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
​1021 Spaight St.
 
BEETHOVEN: String Trio in G major, Op. 9 no. 1 (1799)
GLASS: String Quartet No. 2 “Company” (1983)                                                                              
SHOSTAKOVICH: Two pieces for string octet, Op. 11 (1925)    

​BLACK ANGELS
with video art by Helen Hawley

​Friday July 22, 2016 at 8:30pm
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)
​227 State St.
 
SHOSTAKOVICH: Two pieces for string octet, Op. 11 (1925)    
CRUMB: Black Angels (1970) 

Summer Series 4:​
Mozart Clarinet Quintet
Friday July 29, 2016 at 6pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight St.
with Clarinetist Michael Maccaferri
 
CORELLI Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 4 (1714)
Eleanor and Alice Bartsch, solo violins
Lindsey Crabb, solo cello

MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581 (1789)
​featuring clarinetist Michael Maccaferri                                           

​ENESCU Octet, Op. 7 (1900)                   

2015 Summer Series

Summer Series 1:
​WSCP Welcomes You!
Friday, July 10 at 6pm
Our inaugural season will take off with the epic Brahms Sextet in B flat major.
 With special guest,  Suzanne Beia.

Summer Series 2:
​Lunchtime Intermezzo
Friday, July 17 at 12pm
Family concert
Come enjoy a lunchtime concert with music by Dvorak, Beethoven, and Ysaye


Summer Series 3:
Hear and Now  
Friday, July 24 at 6pm
A special concert of music written by living composers; many of whom have ties to the Midwest. Come partake in a fun evening of living, breathing music!


Summer Series 4:
​Timeless Masterpieces
Friday, July 31 at 6pm
Our inaugural season will conclude with Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 3
 and Mendelssohn's Octet in E flat major.