Token Creek Chamber Music

John Harbison at the Mic, 2016
A Token Creek Tradition

We think that the Token Creek Chamber Music Festival is an idea whose time has come.
— John & Rose Mary Harbison, August 1989

In 1989, still in their early ’50’s, John & Rose Mary Harbison envisioned the unthinkable: a chamber music festival in a rustic barn on rural farm property in Wisconsin. Ambitious in scope, unusual in content, artistically first rate, over the years the Token Creek Festival came to be regarded as “one of the most important annual classical music events in Madison” (The Capital Times).

Eventually the two-week series included not just concerts but also theater events, a jazz club, and fascinating forums with poets and writers, physicists, and restoration ecologists. Always eclectic, always unexpected.

After the 2022 season the summer-only festival was renamed Token Creek Chamber Music to reflect an expanded series offering occasional events throughout the calendar year.

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A wooded glade, a quiet barn…
exquisite music, glorious performances.
Token Creek · a world apart.

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The premiere chamber music presenter in the state ‐ ambitious in scope, intimate in scale, and artistically first rate ‐ Token Creek Chamber Music gratefully appreciates the support of individuals and organizations who help ensure the continuance of this annual summer series. Thank you for your gift.
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