Supporting Music and Music Education In the Blue Water Area
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What's New
The Annual Meeting was held on May 28, 2026. See pictures below.
Lifetime Member Pam Ruehle leaves us for North Carolina. See the Chorus page for details.
Photo gallery of pictures from the May 2026 Chorus concerts are on the Chorus page.
About The Port Huron Musicale
Community Presence
Community Presence
We participated in the Lake Bonisteel Music Association's Music Fest this past June, by hosting a vendor table at their event from 11 am to 8 pm. It was moved indoors from Pine Grove Park to the Wrigley Center based on the rainy forecast.
Annual Meeting 2026
May 28, 2026, Port Huron Gold Club
The Annual Meeting and Luncheon of The Port Huron Musicale was held this year at the port Huron Golf Club. President, Charlotte Clarke, presided.
New Officers
New officers and committee chairs were sworn in. Left to right: Leigh Marciniak, Vice President, Shelly Hernanced, MVMC Liason, Brenda Smith, Assistant Treasurer.
Honarary Member
Barb Collins was given an Honorarry Membership in The Port Huron Musicale for a lifetime of service to the musical community. Among other things she is part of the Margaret Anderson Piano trio, who teach fifth graders about music and musical instruments. She is a president of the Port Huron Music Teacher's Association and as a member of the Musicale serves on the Scholarship Committee.
Twentyt-Five Year Members
Irene Staiger
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David Schwartz
Three Musicale members received 25 year certificates from MFMC this year, Irene Staiger (left), David Schwartz (above) and Ruth Chubb (absent).
Volunteers
As usual, the check in table was "womaned" by our volunteers, Mona Beebe and Judy Petersen. They made suer everybody got the correct lunch.
The Women's Chorus
The Port Huron Musicale Women's Chorus, under the direction of Bea wassenbery and accompanied by pianist Candace Smith performed three pieces from their spring concert: The World Is a Beautiful Place, I Lift My Lamp, and Battle Hymn of the Republic.
The entertainment was provided by fiddler Trae McMaken
A. Trae McMaken is a long-time Michigan fiddle historian and a fiddler since childhood. A three-time state old time fiddle champion and an expert on Michigan fiddling traditions, he is also an author of many books including Rosin for Breath and Reflections of a Traveling Fiddler. Growing up on the Michigan-Ontario border, Trae imbibed varied styles of fiddle playing including Irish, Scottish, Quebecois, Ontario Old Time, and Michigan Old Time. His continued passion for the music of the Great Lakes marks him as one of the few remaining practitioners and tradition-bearers of the region’s trove of fiddle-music and song.
Our Partners
Michigan Federation of Music Clubs
National Federation of Music Clubs
The Women's Chorus
Chorus programs are presented in December and May. The programs are free and open to the public.
Scholarships
The Musicale provides competitive lesson awards for talented and motivated music students with or without financial need. In March there is a performance and reception for the student lesson scholarship winners. All are invited to hear these talented young musicians.
Centennial
The Musicale celebrated 100 years of supporting music and music education in the community, 1917-2917