Almost a year ago, on January 28, 2012, the Chappaquoit Cellists performed at the Woods Hole Library, all students of Nikki Patton of West Falmouth. Two quartets performed: the Chappy Cellists (four middle school students) and the Chappaquoit Cello Quartet (four high school students). I videotaped the concert, but it took me a long time … Continue reading
Mastersingers by the Sea presents its fall concert, “Festivo! Music of Celebration” on Saturday, November 3, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 4, at 3 PM, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 91 Main Street, in Falmouth. Directed by Dr. David MacKenzie, Mastersingers is a chamber chorus accompanied by instrumentalists from the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, … Continue reading
Bonnie Simon, Stephen Simon, and Donna Kwong, at Falmouth Academy after Saturday evening’s performance. Pianist Donna Kwong was the guest soloist with the Simon Sinfonietta at Falmouth Academy for their season-opening performance on Saturday, September 15. She played Camille Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor. It was a magnificent–more on that later. Prior … Continue reading
Whether you are 10 or 110, if you are a talented classical musician (instrumentalist or vocalist) who hasn’t been discovered yet, the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra wants to hear from you—and, potentially, give you a chance to perform on stage with the orchestra. The CCSO announced “The Soloist,” a concerto competition, last spring, just for … Continue reading
The Simon Sinfonietta performs tonight at Falmouth Academy, the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra and the Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra perform next weekend, and the Boston Cello Quartet returns to Falmouth on September 30. It is a great month for classical music! Simon Sinfonietta, under the direction of Stephen Simon,will perform its first concert of the … Continue reading
Sara Daneshpour, Stephen Simon, and Bonnie Ward Simon Pianist Sara Daneshpour will perform with the Simon Sinfonietta tomorrow night (Saturday, June 2, 7:30 PM) at Falmouth Academy. She will play Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K466. Sara, 24, won first prize in the American Beethoven Society Pianists Competition when she was 13. … Continue reading
By Guest Blogger Janet Murphy Robertson of ArtistsandMusicians.org The Simon Sinfonietta’s 2011-2012 season will culminate on Saturday, June 2 with featured soloist Sara Daneshpour performing Mozart’s D minor Piano Concerto No. 20, K466. Music Director and Conductor Stephen Simon has paired this concerto with two additional works to complete the Sinfonietta’s season of adventure: Stravinsky’s … Continue reading
By Susan Pennington, guest reviewer Mastersingers by the Sea, conducted by David MacKenzie, presented a gratifying choral and orchestral program Sunday afternoon, April 22, at St. Barnabas Church (also performed Saturday). The keystone was the elegant performance of The Great Trees, a 2009 composition by Gwyneth Walker, set to poetry of Wendall Berry. The scenes … Continue reading
Clarinetist Mark Miller, Maestro Stephen Simon, and his wife, Bonnie Ward Simon Maestro Stephen Simon will conduct the Simon Sinfonietta tomorrow night (March 31, 2012, at 7:30 at Falmouth Academy in Falmouth, MA), offering a wonderful array of music from different time periods, including a piece commissioned by the Washington Friends of Handel to celebrate … Continue reading
Mastersingers by the Sea presented another in its fine series of seasonal concerts recently: “Winter: A Season of Remembering.” Aptly described as “intimate music for intimate spaces,” the concert featured music by Dominick Argento, Antonio Vivaldi, Samuel Barber, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Alberto Williams. It took place in the warm and comfortable setting of St. … Continue reading
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