Live Christmas music at this year’s Christkindlmarkt will be performed in the event’s Music & Beer Hall tent, located right behind the Drinks Hut.
On the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 7, Colin & Friends, a relatively new musical group that has been presenting free musical events in Door County since 2022, will present an ad hoc group of local musicians under the musical direction (and astounding organ playing) of Colin Welford, whose credits range from supervising the music of The Lion King on Broadway to performing solo at The White House. Many of the group’s concerts are at Ephraim Moravian Church (9970 Moravia Street, Ephraim), but they will also perform “Songs That Sleigh!” on December 14 at the Door Community Auditorium at 7:00 pm.
Later on the afternoon of Dec. 7, Alexandrea Zwiefelhofer, Gibraltar School’s secondary instrumental music director, will lead a combination of the middle school and high school students through a variety of popular holiday tunes.
Finally, early in the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 14, two music directors/teachers from Gibraltar Schools will lead students through a wide variety of holiday music:
Mark Lorentz, Gibraltar School’s 6-12 grade choir director, will alternate performances of Christmas songs by the 6-12 grade choir with Gibraltar School’s elementary choir, under the direction of Kate Hussey, the elementary choir director.
On other event dates, recorded Christmas music will be a constant presence throughout the event’s property.