April 14, 2011 John Yankee, Stephen Simon, and Joseph Marchio Stephen Simon, director and conductor of the 40-piece Simon Sinfonietta, has brought so much fine music to Falmouth, much of it rarely played elsewhere. His enjoyment of music and the exploration and sharing of music is clear on his face as he conducts, and when … Continue reading
March 4, 2011 Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul Eileen Ivers, after her concert. Fiddle virtuoso Eileen Ivers really knows how to rock the house, and she did just that last Saturday before a capacity crowd at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center in Hyannis. With her four-man band, Immigrant Soul, she played with heartfelt passion, joy, … Continue reading
February 25, 2011 Ray Bauwens, Sarah Callinan, and David McCarty, producing artistic director of the Cape Cod Opera. The Cape Cod Opera celebrated its 15th anniversary last Sunday with a gala concert at the Tilden Arts Center, at Cape Cod Community College, featuring seven outstanding vocalists performing 20 works from 12 of the company’s past … Continue reading
February 18, 2011 Sarah Uriarte Berry, Edward Watts, and Rosena Hill bring all the exuberance ofBroadway to Cape Cod. (Photo by Jerome Karter, executive director of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra.) Broadway came to Cape Cod last weekend in the form of three superb soloists, sopranos Rosena Hill and Sarah Uriarte Berry, and tenor Edward … Continue reading
November 19, 2010 Falmouth Chorale, Orchestra Secular, Sacred Explored In Words & Music The Falmouth Chorale and Orchestra opened its 47th season with a delightful assortment of poetry set to music. Artistic director John Yankee selected an engaging group of pieces for chamber choir, chamber orchestra, vocal solo, and full chorale, by Randall Thompson, Charles … Continue reading
November 12, 2010 Natasha Korsakova at the CCSO Guild Luncheon I recently had the pleasure of having lunch with violinist Natasha Korsakova,who was on the Cape to perform Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. ( The concerts took place on November 6 and 7.) The luncheon was part of … Continue reading
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
Notes on The Arts 