Eugene Friesen Expresses The Multiple Voices Of The Cello April 25, 2008 Contemporary improvisational cellist Eugene Friesen made his annual trip to Falmouth recently to perform at the Fishmonger’s Café Coffee House, entertain young school children, and teach some elements of jazz to a group of 25 student cellists of all ages and abilities. Mr. … Continue reading
Signs of Spring
April 21, 2008 At last, it is sunny and warm here on the Cape, but the real signs of spring are the reopening of the local clam shacks, up and down the Cape. We were in Dennis recently to learn about the Cape Playhouse summer schedule and to visit the Cape Cod Museum of Art. … Continue reading
“The Oldest Profession”
April 18, 2008 ‘The Oldest Profession’ Offers Laughs, Insight, Social Commentary The cast of the Woods Hole Theater Company’s dinner theater production of “The Oldest Profession” (from left): Cathy Smith of Falmouth, Louise Patrick of Waquoit, Geralyn Peterkin of East Falmouth, Lori Spurling of East Falmouth, and Gail Almeida of Sandwich. The play will be … Continue reading
Getting to “Little Women, The Musical”
April 19, 2008 I had tickets to see “Little Women, The Musical” at the Harwich Junior Theater the weekend it was to open, on March 29. There were actually four events I wanted to attend that night, including the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra with cellist Rhonda Rider, baritone John Murelle singing songs of the Gershwin … Continue reading
Cello Nova
April 20, 2008 Cellist Eugene Friesen visited Falmouth this week, bringing his contemporary improvisational music to the kids at East Falmouth Elementary School, to a workshop for 25 of Nikki Garcia-Renart’s cello students, ages 5 to 60-ish, in the Woods Hole Community Center, and, later, to a very appreciative audience at the Fishmongers in Woods … Continue reading
Young Artists Awards
April 16, 2008 Congratulations to the winners of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists’ Concerto Competition. All four winners played their concerto competition piece at Barnstable High School last Sunday afternoon. Sam Ericsson, cello, $1,000. Sam, the son of Bo Ericsson and Elizabeth Schultze, lives in Orleans, where he is a senior at Nauset … Continue reading
Mastersingers by the Sea, “The Creation”
April 11, 2008 Mastersingers by the Sea, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, in Delightful Performance of “The Creation” By MARILYN J. ROWLAND Franz Josef “Papa” Haydn would have been proud to hear the performance of one of his masterpieces, “The Creation,” by the Mastersingers by the Sea and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra at St. Barnabas … Continue reading
“Inventing Van Gogh”
April 4, 2008 “Inventing van Gogh,” by Steven Dietz, is the story of Vincent van Gogh as hallucinated by Patrick Stone, a present day artist; or is it the story of Patrick Stone, as hallucinated by van Gogh? It’s both, and much more. It’s a mystery, a discussion of art, a commentary on artists, and … Continue reading
Falmouth Chorale
April 3, 2008 The Falmouth Chorale is planning a casual, family-friendly concert called “Spring Sing” on May 10, which will include the Greater Falmouth Mostly All-Male Men’s Chorus, and a community singalong. The program will include selected Brahms’ Gypsy Songs, a spiritual, and Begin the Beguine. The two choirs, both directed by John Yankee, will … Continue reading
Choral Music on the Cape
April 2, 2008 There are a multitude of choral music groups in the Upper Cape, providing not only a range of options for listeners, but also opportunities for area residents to come together and make music. Notable auditioned and open groups include: the Falmouth Chorale, the Mostly All Male Men’s Chorus, Mastersingers by the Sea, … Continue reading
Notes on The Arts 