Musician Eric Lewis hopes you enjoy his collaborations with the Griffon String Quartet as much as he does, especially when he performs with them at Midsummer’s Music Big Top Door County on June 16th. The idea for the collaboration began in 2019 when he was working on his own music and thought a string arrangement would complement it well. After talking with Midsummer’s Music’s Jim Berkenstock, work on a potential project was supposed to take place in the summer of 2020, which was called off because of the pandemic. Two years later, Lewis and the Griffon String Quartet recorded “Beneath the Waves,” a collection of six original songs that was released on CD in 2023.

Lewis says working with musicians like those involved with the Griffon String Quartet is a dream come true and that it helps bring his compositions to life. 

Lewis will join George Meyer, Kris Saebo, the Griffon String Quartet, and the strings of Midsummer’s Music as a part of Midsummer’s Music Big Top Door County, which still has tickets on sale for people who would like to attend. Lewis will also be back in September to perform with the Griffon String Quartet and adds that they are thinking about returning to the studio to record another album. You can listen to our full conversation with Lewis by clicking this link.