Monday, April 15, 2024

Music In Northern Michigan

      If you are looking for music to enjoy, venture to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Bergonzi Piano Trio is one of many music ensembles you will see if you attend Pine Mountain Music Festival. This series of performances is held in Houghton, Marquette, and Hancock, Michigan. June 17, 2024, at 10:00 am, Bergonzi Piano Trio will present their Children`s Concert, at Portage Lake United Church, Houghton, MI, and their evening concert at 7:30 pm, at Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, in Houghton. This performance schedule repeats again with their Children`s Concert at 12:00 pm, June 18, 2024, at Peter White Public Library, in Marquette, MI, June 19, 2024, at 7:30 pm, at Marquette`s Reynolds Recital Hall, on campus at Northern Michigan University.


     Upstarts! is another series of musical performances in Michigan`s U.P. This year performing for Upstart! are Darrius Morton (tenor), Grace Bergstrom (tuba), and Marlee Matthews (oboe). These Upstart! performances are June 21, 2024, 7:30 pm, at Ontonagon Theater, Ontonagon, MI, June 23 and 24, 2024, at Portage Lake United Church, in Houghton, and St. Paul`s Episcopal Church in Marquette, MI, respectively.


     The History of Opera in the U.P. will be presented through opera and arias. Put this on your calendar for June 20, 2024, at St. Paul`s Episcopal Church, in Marquette, MI, and June 22, 2024, at Orpheum Theater, in Hancock, MI. Both performances begin at 7:30 pm.


     On The Town Concerts feature free 30 - 45 minute concerts highlighting chamber music. These concerts will be held at Bridgefest, in Houghton/Hancock, and Marquette Art Week. These performances will take place in unique gatherings such as the canal storefront, a selected coffee shop, a park, antique store, or photo gallery. Do a google search for On The Town Concerts for 2024 dates and locations.