Season Archive 2020
Stronger with Music Special Events Series
An Archive of Events from August–December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic ended our previous season prematurely and prevented us from holding our most important fundraisers of the year. The music must go on, and so MSO designed a series of special limited-capacity gatherings to help us connect and enjoy! The first two events were outdoors and a lot of fun! Unfortunately, once again, local positive COVID-19 cases caused us to reschedule our indoor events to 2021.
On September 2, 2020, Janet Planet and her Quartet delighted the audience at the Wharf. The show was originally scheduled for the last week in August but we had to postpone the concert due to rain. It was well worth the wait—Janet Planet is truly the voice of the new jazz culture!
Special thank you to our generous event sponsors:
West Foundation, Inc.
On September 19, 2020, MSO President Bill Fricke welcomed symphony friends old and new to a bonfire party at his home. The night was a lot of fun—even with social distancing! Partygoers enjoyed a box lunch and great entertainment by 10 Strings Acoustic Duo (Jim Van Lanen and Pete Honzik), plus fun and games and beer samples courtesy of Sabbatical Brewing Co.!
Special thank you to our generous event sponsors:
Genny Shields & Mike Knotek
West Foundation, Inc.
MSO listened to the concerns of our supporters and postponed this event. Erin Boheme performed for Symphony supporters at the Wharf in August of 2021. Classically Classic! Join us at Manitowoc’s cornerstone dining establishment, Courthouse Pub, for a festive fall afternoon with jazz vocalist and Wisconsin native Erin Boheme. Delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts, a seasonal specialty cocktail, raffles and more!
Special thank you to our generous event sponsors:
This event, orginally scheduled for November 14 and 15, was postponed and performed in May 2021. MSO is Classically Cabaret at the Forst Inn! MSO presents Love Letters, a stage play by A.R. Gurney—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Melissa (Christine Kornely) and Andrew (Rick Gerroll) reflect on nearly 50 years of hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats. With musical interludes by Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra musicians, plus specialty beverages and delicious desserts.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
West Foundation, Inc.
Edgar Hansen
John & Laurale Stern
Tower, Inc.
Jingle & Mingle, originally scheduled for Dec. 5, 2020, was cancelled due to public health concerns. Jingle and mingle at this Classically Christmas cocktail party! Join us at the Mertens Lounge at the Capitol Civic Centre for a fundraiser for the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra featuring Andrew Dunlap on violin and Diana Shapiro on piano! Sponsored by MSO supporters Karen Steingraber & John Durbrow and Genny Shields & Mike Knotek. Listen to some wonderful music and enjoy speciality holiday drinks and hors d’oeuvres at this limited capacity event.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
West Foundation, Inc.
Karen Steingraber and John Durbrow
Genny Shields and Mike Knotek
Dianne Finnegan (Musician Sponsor)
Carrie and Brian Kulas
John & Laurale Stern