Skylark Vocal Ensemble, considered Greater Boston’s premier professional vocal ensemble, presents four Boston-area performances of American Voices, featuring music by American composers Samuel Barber, Morten Lauridsen, Leonard Bernstein, and Gregory Brown, at Phillips-Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH on Tuesday, January 30 at 7 PM; at Falmouth Academy in Falmouth on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:30 PM; at … Continue reading
West Falmouth Library Winter House Tour—with Music! Local musicians will enliven West Falmouth Library’s 41th Annual Winter House Tour and Boutique on Sunday, December 10, from 11 AM to 4 PM. This year the public is invited to attend many of the music performances free of charge. The Winter House Tour, which is one of … Continue reading
Cape Community Orchestra, under the direction of John P. Hagon, presents its fall concerts on Friday, November 17, at 7:30 PM at the Brewster Baptist Church, 1848 Main St. (Route 6A) and Sunday, November 19, at 3 PM at the Yarmouth Senior Center, 528 Forest Road in South Yarmouth. The program includes a variety of … Continue reading
Kyle Spraker will perform Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major with the Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra on Nov. 11 and 12. The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra, under the direction of John Yankee, will present its fall concerts at John Wesley United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 11, at 4 PM, and Sunday, November 12, … Continue reading
Mike Block, photo by Kelly Lorenz Acclaimed multi-style cellist, singer, and composer Mike Block, a Grammy Award-winning member of the Silk Road Ensemble, will be in Woods Hole on October 18 to perform a solo concert at 7 PM at the Community Hall. The concert is presented by Nikki Patton’s Chappaquoit Cello Studio in West … Continue reading
Arts Alive offers an amazing array of talented performers, from aspiring students of all ages to accomplished professional performers. You’ll find music of all genres: jazz, rock’n’roll, blues, bluegrass, Americana, folk, country, Celtic, classical, old-time fiddle, New Age, alternative rock, light opera, choral, a cappella, singer/songwriter, and more. There will be classical and contemporary ballet, … Continue reading
The Cape Cod Concert Band presents “Sousa Lives!” on Sunday, May 28, at 3 PM, at the Pope John Paul High School auditorium, 120 High School Road, in Hyannis. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. John P. Hagon, director of the Cape Cod Concert Band, who bears a striking resemblance to John Philip Sousa, … Continue reading
The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra, under the direction of John Yankee, will present its Spring Musicale on Sunday, May 21, at 3 PM at John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth. Members and friends of the orchestra will present a variety of short classical and contemporary chamber music works. All accomplished musicians, the … Continue reading
ArtsFalmouth celebrates traditional music and local musicians and dancers with the fourth annual Woods Hole Trad-Stroll on Saturday, May 6, from 1:30 PM to 11 PM. Performances of Celtic, old-time, Renaissance, Cajun, and contemporary folk music are free; there is a charge for the Contra Dance in the evening. The Trad-Stroll takes place rain … Continue reading
Onstage at Symphony, January 14, 2017 (All photos courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra, unless otherwise noted). The minute I saw the email, way back in July, I knew I wanted to participate. Onstage at Symphony Hall would be a dream come true for any amateur musician. Those selected would be part of an orchestra that would … Continue reading
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