It’s all part of IPR’s Sound Garden Project, which kicks off this week. The series brings free outdoor classical concerts to unexpected places across northern Michigan.
One of the featured ensembles, the Kodak Quartet, will be especially active near the water this week.
On Friday, June 13 at 9:30 p.m., you can catch them playing a sunset concert around a beach fire at Empire Beach. Then on Saturday, June 14 at 1 p.m., they’ll return for a floating performance at the Narrows on Big Glen Lake. Keep an eye out — you might even spot the project’s founder, Matthew Schlomer, swimming out to your pontoon to hand you a pamphlet.
Free Sound Garden concerts performed throughout the summer can be found below.
Kodak Quartet
- June 13, 9:30 p.m. – Beachfire Concert at Empire Beach*
- June 14, 1:00 p.m. – Floating Pontoon Concert, Glen Lake (The Narrows)*
- June 20, 6:00 p.m. – Old Settler’s Park, Maple City*
- July 2, 5:30 p.m. – Classical Happy Hour at The Little Fleet
* These performance are part of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Manitou Music Series, presented in partnership with IPR’s Sound Garden Project.
Cerus Quartet
- June 26, 7:00 p.m. – Oliver Art Center, Frankfort
Fivemind Reed Quintet
- July 16, 7:00 p.m. – Washington Park
- July 19, 7:00 p.m. – Opera House
Find more details and concert listings on IPR’s Sound Garden page here.
