August 3, 2010 Sunday’s TD Bank 25th Anniversary Pops by the Sea concert, presented by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, was a spectacular, star-studded event, with special guests Rachael Ray, Chris Cooper, and Idina Menzel, as well as local talent: the Colum Cille Pipes and Drums of Sandwich who began the evening performances with … Continue reading
July 18, 2010 Folk/pop singer Daniel Byrnes provided a delightful early evening concert for all ages at Peg Noonan Park on Main Street in Falmouth last Friday. He has a good voice and is skilled with the guitar, creating a nice mellow sound and a warm and friendly mood. He attracted a crowd of listeners; … 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
I love Arts Alive. It is a wonderful display of local arts and music with a great sense of community. It took place this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 18 to 20, and I took videos of various events to share with you. A taste of Arts Alive. Roger and Judy Day, coordinators … 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
April 8, 2010 I spoke with Mwalim (Morgan James Peters) of Mashpee on March 28 outside the Nimrod Restaurant in Falmouth, where he performed as part of a fundraiser for the Masonic Temple’s Angel Fund. (The fund supports children in need. Mwalim is a presiding member of a Prince Hall Freemason lodge.) Mwalim describes himself … Continue reading
April 1, 2010 John Murelle, accompanied by pianist Chris Morris, sang songs by Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, and Irving Berlin last Friday at the Cape Cod Conservatory in Falmouth. They were joined by two of Mr. Murelle’s students (from the conservatory and his private studio in … Continue reading
March 29, 2010 John and Rachel at their home in East Falmouth. “Here You Are,” John and Rachel Nicholas’s new CD, which John recorded himself in his home studio, has been three years in the making and is a tribute to their 32-year journey together. The ten songs on the album, all written by John, … Continue reading
March 26, 2010 I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day a couple of days late by heading over to the Navigator Coffeehouse in East Falmouth, where The Lindsays and Stanley and Grimm, two fine Irish duos, were performing. They played an entertaining mix of Irish, American, and international music, and bantered with each other: Sean Brennan, who … Continue reading
January 18, 2010 The pre-Christmas snowstorm forced the cancellation of a number of holiday concerts and festivities; some were rescheduled after the holidays, extending the holiday entertainment season this year. One such concert was “Noel, Noel! A French Christmas,” the debut concert by a new Falmouth a cappella choir, Cantus Novus, which is directed by … Continue reading
Notes on The Arts 