November 18, 2011 11-Year-Old Is Last-Minute Substitute Brittany Rodriguez Brittany Alexa Rodriguez is a warm and personable 11-year-old—and a very remarkable pianist. Local audiences will have a unique opportunity to hear her play Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 this weekend with the Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra, under the direction of John Yankee. It should be … Continue reading
November 18, 2011 Members of the Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra in a concert performed last spring. From left, they are Robert Knapp on viola, Fritz Sonnichsen and his wife, Laura Tutino, both on violin, and Patricia Knapp, Robert Knapp’s wife, also on violin. The orchestra includes three couples who play together. The third couple is … Continue reading
September 29, 2011 To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra asked two local composers to create a work to celebrate and honor life on the Cape and the Islands. Sandwich resident David M. Cohen was selected, along with Don Nardo, another Cape composer. Each composed two movements of the piece, titled “Cape … Continue reading
May 13, 2011 Stephen Simon asks the musicians to to stand, following their performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. It was an extraordinary experience. Even from outside the Parish of Christ the King in Mashpee this past Tuesday evening, you could tell something special was about to happen. The parking lots were full, both at … Continue reading
April 16, 2010 Jung-Ho Pak, James Cockey, and Joseph Fire Crow (From today’s Enterprise) Jung-Ho Pak created an outstanding program for the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, taking the much-loved, but often performed New World Symphony by Antonin Dvořák and giving it new brilliance and perspective by pairing it with African-American and Native American music. In … Continue reading
April 16, 2010 Jung-Ho Pak, James Cockey, and Joseph Fire Crow Jung-Ho Pak created an outstanding program for the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, taking the much-loved, but often performed New World Symphony by Antonin Dvořák and giving it new brilliance and perspective by pairing it with African-American and Native American music. In his Symphony No. … Continue reading
June 6, 2009 I am looking forward to attending the Simon Sinfonietta concert tonight (7:30 PM at Falmouth Academy). Robert Wyatt is the piano soloist; he will be playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major. Also on the program is Telemann’s Concerto for 3 Horns in D Major, and Respighi’s “The Birds.” It … Continue reading
November 24, 2008 By SUSAN PENNINGTON The Falmouth Chamber Players’ debut concert, directed by John Yankee, was a true delight for our community and a great success for the musicians. The group came together only 10 weeks ago and is organized as a nonprofit corporation in Massachusetts. Members pay dues to cover orchestra expenses, and … Continue reading
November 24, 2008 The Falmouth Chamber Players, a newly organized community orchestra under the direction of John Yankee, presents its premiere concerts on Friday, November 14, at 7 PM, and Sunday, November 16, at 2:30 PM, at the First Congregational Church, 68 Main Street in Falmouth. The concerts are free, but donations are encouraged. Works … Continue reading
October 3, 2008 The last couple of weeks have yielded a bounty of virtuosic cello performances: four concerts featuring five cellists, each outstanding in its own way, each offering a unique interpretation of the instrument, providing not only musical enjoyment for the audiences, but a glimpse into the many and varied ways that the versatile … Continue reading
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