Friday marks the first opportunity this summer to experience some of the best chamber music in Door County.

Midsummer’s Music opens its 36th season Friday with a special gala event at Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor. The performance kicks off a summer schedule featuring more than 40 concerts at unique venues across the peninsula. Audiences will hear works by familiar composers such as Mozart and Brahms, as well as some of their lesser-known contemporaries.

With ensembles featuring artists from the Pro Arte Quartet and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Midsummer’s Music Executive Director Allyson Fleck said it is a unique opportunity to experience world-class musicians close to home.

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The season concludes Sept. 7 with a special gala event at Björklunden.

Midsummer’s Music’s Beauty and Brilliance program, featuring works by Mozart, Schubert and Raff, will be performed at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay on June 13, Hope United Church of Christ in Sturgeon Bay on June 16, and Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay on June 17, in addition to Friday’s gala at Birch Creek Music Performance Center.