August 20, 2011 Almost every week this summer, Lin Whitehead, director of the Falmouth Town Band, has turned over her baton to a new guest conductor to lead the band in “The Stars & Stripes Forever.” It has been fun for the band, the audience, and, the guest conductors, some of whom have never conducted … Continue reading
August 12, 2011 Jason Danieley and Kelli O’Hara Even at 1:30 PM or so, when we arrived in Hyannis on Sunday for the 26th Annual TD Bank Pops by the Sea concert, it was hard to find a place to park. We got the last quasi-legal space in one of the parking lots behind Main … Continue reading
July 28, 2011 Tonight, Falmouth Town Band will host a special guest, Mildred Allen, who will conduct the “Stars and Stripes Forever.” This has become an annual event for Mildred, who will be103 years old on her next birthday. The concert will feature the trombone section in a performance of “The Trombone Rag” and the … Continue reading
July 22, 2011 Falmouth Town Band members prepare for last night’s No Place for Hate concert. Falmouth Affirmative Action Officer George Spivey led the Town Band in a celebration of Falmouth’s designation as a No Place For Hate community last night at the band’s regular Thursday evening band concert at the Music and Arts Pavillion on … Continue reading
July 4, 2011 Booklovers wandered through the many and diverse tents at the annual Falmouth Public Library Book Sale on Saturday, July 2, browsing the books, audio books, CDs, and other media, finding treasures, chatting with friends, enjoying the blue skies and warm sunshine. Suddenly, a lone voice could be heard, singing that melody that Falmouth feels … Continue reading
June 27, 2011 The Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music ‘70 was 41 years ago today. My husband saved the festival flyer I brought back from England and just unearthed it the other day while cleaning the basement. I had met Glenn six months prior to the summer I spent in England and had … Continue reading
June 24, 2011 Pius Cheung, in the Falmouth Academy library, at a reception following the Simon Sinfonietta concert. The Simon Sinfonietta ended its seventh season in splendid form on June 4 at Falmouth Academy with just the sort of concert its director, Stephen Simon, is best known and respected for: a combination of infrequently heard … Continue reading
June 3, 2011 The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra’s Music Memory program has high aspirations: to introduce children to great works of music and inspire in them a life-long appreciation of music. Now in its second year on Cape Cod, the program seems to be working. On Wednesday, 144 students from 10 of the 16 schools … 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
May 6, 2011 Bill Harley Performs Tonight at Lawrence School When Bill Harley appears tonight at the Lawrence School in Falmouth, he will be performing for the children of some of the kids he entertained when he first began sharing his songs and stories in Falmouth in 1982. And parents and children are likely to … Continue reading
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