Without her support, you may have never been introduced to chamber music in Door County. Midsummer's Music announced the passing of co-founder Jean Berkenstock, who died earlier this month in Evanston, Ill. She learned the piano and the flute as a young girl living in Northbrook, Ill., before taking that love for music to roles with the Atlanta Symphony, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. With her husband James, Berkenstock helped create Midsummer's Music in 1991, where she performed extensively over the following 28 years. Executive Director Allyson Fleck says Berkenstock helped transform the music scene in Door County.
Services will occur on Tuesday, October 24, at 4:00 p.m. at Church of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth, IL. An additional service is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 1, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay. You can read the full obituary here.
