The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra, under the direction of John Yankee, will present its Spring Musicale on Sunday, May 17, at 4 PM at the Cape Cod Conservatory, 60 Highfield Drive, in Falmouth. Members and friends of the orchestra will present a variety of chamber music works by Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Piazzolla, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Schumann, … Continue reading
“Three Viewings,” at Cotuit Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theater through January 25 is a set of three curiously related monologues that take place in a funeral home near Pittsburgh, in the late fall of the year. Its dark humor, unexpected twists, and inspired irony make it the perfect play to see now, in … Continue reading
The busy Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory (All photos courtesy of Force 4 Photography.) There is still time to see Buzzard Play Productions’ exuberant “Pajama Game,” directed by Corinne Cameron, with music direction by Nancy Sparklin. The rollicking musical closes this weekend after a three-week run. Final performances are Friday June 27, and Saturday, June 28, at … Continue reading
The Woods Hole Plays are two one-act plays written by playwright friends Bronwen Prosser of Woods Hole and Danny Mitarotondo of New York. Both plays were written to be performed in Cotuit Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theater, both are directed by Kathryn Walsh of Chicago, and both make use of the same three … Continue reading
Larry Marsland is one of my favorite local performers. He puts his heart into everything he does, and he really knows how to tell a story—and sing a song. He is highly regarded for his monologue memoirs, such as “Night Falls in Emerald City,” in which he speculates on what Judy Garland did one night … Continue reading
“Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century” is a PBS series that aims to make contemporary art more accessible to the public through in-depth profiles of individual artists. Each artist speaks for him or herself—no art critics step in to translate or evaluate their art—describing his or her creative process, sources of inspiration, use of materials, … Continue reading
The Cape Community Orchestra, under the direction of John P. Hagon, presented the first of two concerts yesterday, May 4, at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans. The second concert in the series is Friday, May 9, at 7:30 PM at the Northside United Methodist Church on Airline Road at the Brewster/Dennis town … Continue reading
Guest Harpsichord Soloist Linda Skernick The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra, John Yankee music director, will present its spring concert, “A Very Masterful Concert,” on Saturday, March 29, at 7 PM, and Sunday, March 30, at 3 PM, at John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth. The orchestra will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s … Continue reading
Members of the Greater Falmouth Mostly All Male Men’s Chorus, shown here in their Veteran’s Day performance. The spring concerts, titled, “We the People: Songs of Protest, Patriotism, and Peace,” will meld folk and popular music about American history with quotations from influential US and world leaders. Selections will include “The Battle Hymn of the … Continue reading
The Cape Community Orchestra (in which I play cello), will present its fall concerts this Friday, November 22, at 7:30 PM at the Yarmouth Senior Center, Forest Avenue, in South Yarmouth; and Sunday, November 24 at 3 PM at the Brewster Baptist Church on Route 6A. John Hagon conducts. We will be playing a mix of classical and popular works, … Continue reading
Notes on The Arts 