ROTHENBERG IN RECITAL: Poets & Arborists Adam Rothenberg in Recital. Pianist, conductor, and music director Adam Rothenberg brings a deeply personal and genre-crossing evening to Emberlight in a recital where music, poetry, and storytelling meet. In Poets & Arborists, Rothenberg shapes an immersive program inspired by poetry, nature, memory, and reflection. Solo piano works and … Read more
SOMETHING WONDERFUL One Night Only — A Triumphant Homecoming at the Historic Ironwood Theatre The 2026 Emberlight Festival culminates with a landmark evening as internationally acclaimed tenor Miles Mykkanen returns to headline a spectacular final night at the Historic Ironwood Theatre — marking both his long-awaited Emberlight return and the festival’s homecoming to one of … Read more
THE FIVE Bs One Letter. Five Composers. Timeless Masterpieces. Experience the final cadences of Emberlight’s monumental 5th anniversary season with an evening devoted to five of the most legendary composers in history — each united by the letter ‘B’ — Johann Sebastian Bach, Leonard Bernstein, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Jason Robert Brown. As … Read more
RHAPSODY IN BLUE: From New York to Hollywood Broadway, jazz, and movies — America’s most iconic sounds in the Northwoods. From the dazzling lights of Broadway to the glamour of Hollywood’s silver screens, join Adam Rothenberg and The Broadway Strings on a musical road trip through the sounds that define America’s cultural landscape. The centerpiece … Read more
ON WENLOCK EDGE The 2024 TORCH SONGS & RHAPSODIES season comes to a pinnacle with our final concert On Wenlock Edge. Six accomplished musicians share the stage — tenor Miles Mykkanen, violinists Suzy Perelman and Will Curry, violist Molly Goldman, cellist Jessica Wang, and pianist Adam Rothenberg. Prepare to be enchanted by the haunting melodies of … Read more
BROADWAY & DVORAK Enjoy an evening of unparalleled musical excellence. Renowned pianist Adam Rothenberg joins The Broadway Strings as they traverse the glittering streets of Broadway to the Slavic folk melodies of the Czech Republic in Broadway & Dvořák. Hear these world-class musicians in the intimate and beautiful acoustic of the Hurley School Auditorium as … Read more
THE EMBYS GLITZ & GLAMOUR IN IRONWOOD! OUR ANNUAL AWARD SHOW HAS A NEW HOME AT THE EMBER CLUB After eight weeks of events, the final Friday of our season salutes the winners of Art in the Park and the Emberlight International Film Festival in a celebration of all things Emberlight. This special evening will feature … Read more
IF EVER I WOULD LEAVE YOU CABARETS AT THE EMBER CLUB “Miles Mykkanen makes a big impression.” The Guardian “Mykkanen was uproarious, but not grotesque, as the opera’s two old women.” The New York Times “Mykkanen sang and spoke feelingly and superbly, with crystalline diction, a powerful lyric sound seemingly capable of infinite dynamic gradations.” … Read more
Buyer and Cellar, a deliciously witty one-man play starring Emberlight Artistic Director Miles Mykkanen, follows Alex, an out-of-work, aspiring actor hired for a mysterious job at the home of the legendary Barbra Streisand. The New York Times calls Jonathan Tolins’ play a “seriously funny slice of absurdist whimsy.”
Emberlight will wrap up the 2023 season with the biggest night of the summer! Celebrate the close of the festival with award presentations, prizes, exciting Emberlight news and sensational performances by guest soloists appearing alongside pianists Adam Rothenberg.