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behind the Notes 01 Rockport Music has been truly fortunate to have David Deveau as our artistic director for over 21 years. Next year’s Rockport Chamber Music Festival will celebrate David’s 22 years at the Festival’s helm. He will then step down as our artistic director to focus on his busy performance, recording and teaching career. We asked David if he would share some special memories and future plans. Q. As a musician, what are some of your most memorable moments on stage? A. When you’ve been at it as long as I have, now over 50 years, it’s hard to select just a few special moments, but I’ll try. Earlier in my career, I played with a number of great American orchestras as a soloist. One major occasion was a four-hour program in Minneapolis in 1992 which duplicated the famous 1808 concert in Vienna at which Beethoven’s 5th and 6th symphonies were given world premieres, as were the Choral Fantasy for piano, chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, as well as the 4th piano concerto and G minor solo Fantasy for piano. I played all the works involving piano. Not an everyday opportunity. Q. Who are your top three pianists of the 20th century (and why)? A. I cannot limit it to three. When I go back in time to the first half of the 20th century (long before I was around….), I remain in absolute astonishment of the elegance and perfection of Josef Hofmann and Josef Lhévinne. As a young person, I was lucky to hear—in concert, many times—Horowitz, Rubinstein, Richter, Argerich, and Brendel. My principal teacher, Russell Sherman, remains, at 86, a totally unique and individual artist. No one plays as he does. He is irreplaceable. Other living pianists I have enormous respect for are Richard Goode, Peter Serkin and Garrick Ohlsson. Q. Who is your favorite composer, and why? A. For pure perfection and awesome construction, Bach. For joyous originality, incredible productivity and surprises, Haydn. For piano concerti—Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. For string quartets—Beethoven. For symphonies—Haydn, Mozart, ROCKPORT MUSIC NEWSLETTER : FALL 2016 DAVID DEVEAU A musician, an artistic director and a teacher Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler. For Russians—Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. In the 20-21st century, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Harbison, Golijov; but maybe, for total escape and sheer awe at melodic, harmonic, orchestral and conceptual grandeur, Wagner. Q. Who inspires you—musician and non-musician? A. Each truly great composer I study and perform fills me with a sense of wonder at the creative process. Having taught for close to 30 years at MIT, my endless stream of brilliant, curious, challenging and interesting students are a daily source of inspiration, as well. But for sheer admiration and inspiration, my sister Elizabeth— paralyzed in a car crash at age 22, but who has lived a noble, very full life and is a superb visual artist—is my personal hero. Q. When did you know you wanted to be a concert pianist? A. As soon as I realized I was a lousy composer—age 14. David Deveau continues on pg. 03 CELLIST YOYO MA AND DAVID DEVEAU AT THE 2015 OPENING NIGHT GALA. Photo Credit: Jon Tadiello ROCKPORT MUSIC 37 MAIN STREET, ROCKPORT, MA 01966 T 978.546.7391 W rockportmusic.org

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behind theNotes

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Rockport Music has been truly fortunate to have DavidDeveau as our artistic director for over 21 years.

Next year’s Rockport Chamber Music Festival will celebrateDavid’s 22 years at the Festival’s helm. He will then step downas our artistic director to focus on his busy performance,recording and teaching career. We asked David if he wouldshare some special memories and future plans.

Q. As a musician, what are some of your most memorablemoments on stage?

A.When you’ve been at it as long as I have, now over 50 years, it’shard to select just a few special moments, but I’ll try. Earlier inmy career, I played with a number of great American orchestrasas a soloist. One major occasion was a four-hour program inMinneapolis in 1992 which duplicated the famous 1808 concertin Vienna at which Beethoven’s 5th and 6th symphonies weregiven world premieres, as were the Choral Fantasy for piano,chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, as well as the 4th pianoconcerto and G minor solo Fantasy for piano. I played all theworks involving piano. Not an everyday opportunity.

Q. Who are your top three pianists of the 20th century (and why)? A. I cannot limit it to three. When I go back in time to the first half of the 20th century (long before I was around….), I remain in absolute astonishment of the elegance and perfection of JosefHofmann and Josef Lhévinne. As a young person, I was lucky tohear—in concert, many times—Horowitz, Rubinstein, Richter,Argerich, and Brendel. My principal teacher, Russell Sherman,remains, at 86, a totally unique and individual artist. No oneplays as he does. He is irreplaceable. Other living pianists Ihave enormous respect for are Richard Goode, Peter Serkin and Garrick Ohlsson.

Q. Who is your favorite composer, and why?A. For pure perfection and awesome construction, Bach. For joyous originality, incredible productivity and surprises, Haydn.For piano concerti—Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. Forstring quartets—Beethoven. For symphonies—Haydn, Mozart,

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DAVID DEVEAUA musician, an artistic director and a teacher

Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler. ForRussians—Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. In the 20-21st century,Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Harbison, Golijov; but maybe, for totalescape and sheer awe at melodic, harmonic, orchestral andconceptual grandeur, Wagner.

Q. Who inspires you—musician and non-musician? A. Each truly great composer I study and perform fills me with a sense of wonder at the creative process. Having taught forclose to 30 years at MIT, my endless stream of brilliant, curious,challenging and interesting students are a daily source ofinspiration, as well.

But for sheer admiration and inspiration, my sister Elizabeth—paralyzed in a car crash at age 22, but who has lived a noble,very full life and is a superb visual artist—is my personal hero.

Q. When did you know you wanted to be a concert pianist?A. As soon as I realized I was a lousy composer—age 14.

David Deveau continues on pg. 03

CELLIST YO-YO MA AND DAVID DEVEAU AT THE 2015 OPENING NIGHT GALA.

Photo Credit: Jon Tadiello

ROCKPORT MUSIC 37 MAIN STREET, ROCKPORT, MA 01966 T 978.546.7391 W rockportmusic.org

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Our Passion is Music

It begins with Rockport Music’s mission “to enrich livesthrough exceptional musical performances and learning opportunities that deepen a love of music.”

There are those precious moments when Rockport Musichelps people discover their passion. Whether that passion isstirred in a 12 year old learning to play the cello and exhilaratedto meet with cellist Yo-Yo Ma; or a 70-year-old retiree who,after attending a Metropolitan Opera simulcast, suddenlyunderstands why others are so passionate about opera andnow becomes one of them; or after having attended a pre-concert lecture, an attendee is moved more deeply when listeningto a string quartet performance as a result of having a greaterunderstanding of the work and the circumstances surroundingits creation—these are the special moments of Rockport Music.

This past season offered many opportunities to find your passion,or to just simply enjoy live music with friends at the beautifulShalin Liu Performance Center. From world premieres to debuts,the Rockport Chamber Music Festival brought spectacular moments like the virtuosic, young pianist George Li, to the classical-jazz hybrid performance of the Harlem Quartet withjazz pianist Aldo López-Gavilán. This year alone, 5,000 schoolchildren became closer to the world of live music with our in-school visits, community concerts, New England ConservatoryStudent Opera presentations of Dr. Miracle, and special events.Our summer jazz camp, operated in collaboration with RockportSchools, included a stunning array of ensembles and concerts.Of course, jazz was what cooled off a steamy July and August,with visits to our hall from Chick Corea, Terence Blanchard andRavi Coltrane. If you include concerts by great popular artistsand our ever-growing Met Opera and National Theatrebroadcasts, then it’s clear that passion at Rockport Musicabounds and is yours to experience.

Each year the Rockport ChamberMusic Festival brings great musicalmoments where your passion ismatched onstage by the great artistswho perform. Next season, DavidDeveau’s last, will be poignant yetexciting, starting with an opening nightgala concert by violinist Joshua Bell.David promises this is just the start andhas many more special momentsplanned for next year’s Festival.

Like myself, you may find other special Rockport Music momentsthat awake your passion. We are thankful that you are a part ofa growing number of people who have discovered the joys ofRockport Music and welcome you to continue feeding that passion!

from our chairBY SUSANNE GUYER

SUSANNE GUYER, CHAIRBOARD OF TRUSTEES

David Deveau Artistic Director

Tony BeadleExecutive Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEESSusanne Guyer, ChairStephen M. Bell,

Vice ChairGarth Greimann,

Vice ChairAllan H. Cohen,

TreasurerJeannie McIntyre,

SecretaryFrank G. BersonPhilip CutterNina D. FieldsteelJerry A. HausmanSteve Lindo

Mary MaloneFrank E. PreviteRuth ShaneNaomi StonbergDavid SweetWilliam E. TaylorRichard TennantSusan WagnerPeter WernauMargaret ZieringTony Beadle, ex officioDavid Deveau, ex-officio

TRUSTEES EMERITIJames BarkerThomas BurgerMollie ByrnesJanice CaneSusan GrayMimi HarperWilliam HausmanJoseph Mueller

ROCKPORT MUSICCOUNCILDianne AndersonJames BaconPatricia BerteroGregory R. Bover

John BrennanLois BrynesAndrew CalkinsRobert Cassady, M.D.Stephanie ConnaughtonMichael CostelloDeborah EpsteinS. Frank FritschSherwin GreenblattJudith HoodGillian KelloggSusan KingLew LeathersichEdward Lowenstein, M.D.

Everett (Michael) MorssDeborah NelsonAnne PardeeOlivia ParkerLeeAnne PowersMelvin RosenblattDavid ScudderMary Ann SherryHinda SimonKathleen SkrabutHelen SoussouBarbara SparksBruce D. SunsteinPaul Sylva

Announcing Barry Shiffman, Artistic Director DesignateI am pleased to announce our Artistic Director Designate Barry Shiffman, whowill succeed David Deveau as Artistic Director of classical music in September2017. He was co-founder of the St.Lawrence String Quartet, and currentlyserves as both the Associate Dean and Director of ChamberMusic at the Glenn Gould School, and as Dean of the Phil and EliTaylor Performance Academy for Young Artists at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He has also served innumerous roles at the Banff Centre, and is currently ExecutiveDirector of the Banff International String Quartet Competition.

David Deveau will be with us through next summer’s RockportChamber Music Festival, so please plan to join me to celebratethe artistic leadership and musicianship that David has brought to Rockport Music over the past 21 years as he brings us his lastFestival as our artistic curator. It is sure to be a tremendous Festival!

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A Bold, Youth Movement in Classical MusicBY CHRIS BLAGG

“What’s the future of classical music?” That’s an age-old question being answered today by many young, engaging musicians who are passionate about sharing itwith fellow young people. This new generation of artists,musicians and listeners are bringing a hefty dose ofenergy, inspiration and diversity to classical music.

Many of those artists have already made their way to our rockyshores. You may recall fascinating and enlivening concertsfrom the trailblazing composer Matthew Aucoin, the boundary-defying programs of the great Harlem Quartet, or the soaringbrilliance of trumpeter Brandon Ridenour. All three (plus manymore not mentioned) have at least one thing in common—awillingness to try new things and to bring classical music tonew audiences. Acclaimed 24-year-old pianist and Avery FisherPrize winner Charlie Albright (who incidentally has played ourhall) wrote about this in an Op-Ed on CNN.com recently:

Some may say that classical music is outdated and because of that, young people aren't interested. But thatcontradicts everything I have seen in my profession andeveryone I've talked to who works closely with students,both in and out of the music industry.

This winter and spring, Rockport Musicwill showcase several young artists andensembles that delightfully push the musical envelope. In December we hostthe Dover Quartet, who are hailed as ”the young American string quartet of themoment” (The New Yorker). Winners ofthe 2013 Banff International String QuartetCompetition, the Dover is committed tosharing their music with underserved and

non-traditional communities. In January, the ascendant stringquartet Brooklyn Rider make their Rockport debut, bringingalong their unique hybrid of technical skill, adventurousnessand sense of humor. They've even been known to take theirperformances to bars and clubs with the express purpose ofbroadening the exposure to their music. These artists, andmany others, are performing in school residencies while inRockport.

The future of classical music may not always be clear, but withthe infusion of exciting, boundary-defying young artists like theones mentioned above (and many others), it seems to be in

capable hands. Of course when it comes tothe success of classical music on a locallevel, it sure helps to have a venue like theShalin Liu Performance Center. At everyclassical concert, we see people whotypically do not attend classical music giveit a try simply because the venue itself is so inviting. Once they sit down, they’rehooked. So, bring your friends, yourchildren, your parents-classical music’sappeal has no boundaries!BROOKLYN RIDER

DOVER QUARTET

David Deveau continued from pg. 01

Q. What performance and recording projects are you mostlooking forward to pursuing in the future?

A. I have upcoming solo and chamber music performances, butI’m especially looking forward to continuing my relationshipwith Steinway Records. In March, I’ll record the Beethoven4th concerto and Mozart K.449 concerto in their chamberversions with the Borromeo Quartet and others.

Q. Many know you like to cook, what is your favorite mealto prepare?

A. Truth be told, my favorite things to make are reservations. However, when at home, I enjoying grilling, making Indiancurry, and sautéeing scallops in wine, butter and garlic.

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Friday, June 2Opening

Night Gala36TH ANNUAL

ROCKPORT CHAMBERMUSIC FESTIVAL

featuring violinist

Joshua Bell

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August 27, 2016This year’s Summer Gala brought jazz lovers together for a festive eveningof music, highlighted by a concert from Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra. The much-anticipated event brought music ofthe great Duke Ellington with Marsalis providing engaging, thoughtfulcontext between tunes.

Following the concert, Gala guests strolled along Rockport’s Main Street,serenaded by student trios and quartets from the Rockport Jazz Camp.Gala attendees then gathered under a tent at Millbrook Meadow forcocktails and a gourmet dinner where Marsalis and the Orchestramembers mingled and dined with guests.

CHRIS BARKER, PATRICIA AND TROY MURRAY, AND TRUSTEEEMERITUS JIM BARKER ENJOY A COCKTAIL PRIOR TO THE CONCERT.

LEFT TO RIGHT: TODD AND LYNLEY BAKER, GINNY WELCH, ANN ANDHENRY COOK, AND COUNCIL MEMBER JIM BACON (BACK ROW) GATHERAT THE PRE-CONCERT RECEPTION EAGERLY AWAITING THE CONCERT.

ROCKPORT JAZZ CAMPSTUDENTS ENTERTAINEDGUESTS AS THEYSTROLLED TO THE RECEPTION FOLLOWINGTHE CONCERT.

KATHE COHEN AND TRUSTEE TREASURERALLAN COHEN SPEND TIME WITH WYNTONMARSALIS AT THE POST-CONCERT RECEPTION.

LEFT TO RIGHT: TRUSTEE EMERITUS JOE MUELLER, JANICE AND PETER BEACHAM, LEE CUNNINGHAM, LEE AND MELVIN WESLEY, PAM AND GEORGE CHRISTODOULO, JOHN CUNNINGHAM AND EILEEN MUELLER.

DIANE CHEN-KOCH-WESERMEETING GRAMMY AWARDWINNING TRUMPETER WYNTON MARSALIS.

WYNTON MARSALIS AND THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA PERFORMINGWITH THE BEAUTIFUL OCEAN AS A BACKDROP. WHAT A MAGICAL CONCERT!

JOHN AND BARBARA FERRARO (LEFT) WITH WYNTON MARSALIS AND GALA CO-CHAIRSFRANK AND ELLEN PREVITE (RIGHT). THEY TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK WYNTON ANDTHE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA FOR A WONDERFUL CONCERT.

LEFT TO RIGHT: TRUSTEE VICE CHAIR STEPHEN BELL, GALA CO-CHAIRS CINDY AND RICH TENNANT, WYNTON MARSALIS, TRUSTEE CHAIR SUSANNE GUYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TONY BEADLE, THADCARPEN, ELEANOR RODGERS, JILL BELL, AND RICHARD COLBURN AT THE HEAD TABLE.

CHIP ZIERING (LEFT)AND TRUSTEE MARGARET ZIERING(RIGHT) WITH WYNTONMARSALIS ENJOYINGCONVERSATION AT THECOCKTAIL RECEPTION.

JAZZ2016Summer Gala

Photo Credit: Jon Tadiello

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Photo Credit: Jon Tadiello

ANNUAL FUNDHelp us bring great live music and education to our Northshore community.Please consider one of the optionsbelow (a gift envelope is enclosed):

• Special Gifts (gifts given in honor or memory of someone special in your life)

• Sustaining Donors (monthly giftscharged to your credit card)

• Matching Gifts (your employer mayhave a program to match your gift)

PLANNED AND ESTATE GIFTSBequests and other types of deferredgifts enable Rockport Music to prepareto meet future challenges. Plannedgifts may have favorable taxconsequences, allowing donors to leave a lasting legacy to the Bostonand Northshore cultural communitieswhile benefiting loved ones.

CORPORATE SUPPORTThe Corporate Partners Program enables corporations to enjoy the prestige and satisfaction of supportingone of New England’s premier arts organizations while gaining valuable exposure to one of the area’s most discerning and diverse audiences. Rockport Music provides special recognition, benefits and discounts to its Corporate Partners and Business Associates.

Thank you to our 2016-17 Jazz, Folk andPop Concert Season Partners:

Live music enriches lives and it takes a special community ofdonors, musicians, volunteers, staffand YOU—our audience— to make it happen! Help us continue to bringoutstanding live music to our stageall year long—consider making agift today.

WAYS TO Give

BOARD OF TRUSTEE CHAIR SUSANNE GUYER ANDSUKI AGUSTI ENJOY THE ROCKPORT MUSICEVENING OF APPRECIATION AT THE EMERSON INN.

PAMELA MORSS AND CHIP ZIERING AT THE PARTY ENJOYING THE EVENING.

LEFT TO RIGHT: THAD CARPEN, STEPHEN PERRY, AND OLIVERRADFORD ENJOY SOCIALIZING AT THE END OF A WONDERFULSUMMER SEASON AT ROCKPORT MUSIC.

PAMELA BYNUM AND ELAINE HASSLER TAKE A MOMENT TOTOAST ROCKPORT MUSIC.

BOB GILLIS, EXECUTIVE VP OFCAPE ANN SAVINGSBANK, COUNCILMEMBER SUSANKING AND PHILIPCHALMERS AT THEDONOR PARTY.

LEFT TO RIGHT: MARTHA SALINGER, TRUSTEE EMERITA MOLLIE BYRNES,JEAN REES, AND ANNA MATURRO ENJOY THE LOVELY EVENT.

Donor Appreciation EveningSeptember 15, 2016 Rockport Music always seeks to express our appreciation of ourgenerous donors. This year’s Appreciation Party was held at theEmerson Inn by the Sea on a beautiful evening with guestsgathering with old and new friends.

For more information, please call978.546.7391 x.105.

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BY STEPHANIE WOOLF, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

One of the reasons Rockport Music’s education andoutreach residencies are so successful has to do withthe highly interactive nature of the presentations. Thestudents, who represent elementary, middle and highschools in Rockport, Gloucester, Salem, Manchester/Essex school districts, as well as Brookwood School,Shore Country Day School and Pathways for Children,don’t just listen blank-faced to a lecture or performance.The programs are designed to be experiential, withthe hopes of stirring something both intellectuallyand emotionally in the children.

Using the philosophy that being part of a performance is a different experience than being in the audience, many of the musicians welcome student participants in their evening Community Concerts. In these cases, the music selection is prepared in advance of the concert, and the students get a thrillof a lifetime performing with world-class musicians at our fabulous Shalin Liu Performance Center. In September of lastyear, LYRA, an a cappella vocal quintet from St. Petersburg,Russia, was in residence. Elementary school students fromRockport, with the help of a native Russian speaker, learnedfrom memory the Russian folk song “Vanka Tanka.” Even

though the students onlyhad three weeks to prepare,they beamed with pride attheir ability to quickly learnthe song and participate inthe LYRA concert.

Last January, the BeantownSwing Orchestra also welcomed student participation in theirevening concert. Onestudent performer, vocalist Kiva Trumbour, was so accomplishedthat they invited her to join their roster of performing musicians.

People often ask what I look for when choosing what kind ofartists/ensembles I book for the residencies. There is no oneanswer. A high performance level is paramount, with the abilityto engage with audiences and students a close second. Genuineenthusiasm for their art is another key element, as is aprofessional approach to their work. Additionally, relevance toworld events (currently I am considering a choir from Cuba fornext season) and to the students’ school curriculum is oftentaken into account.

Designing Rockport Music’s residencies is an interesting, creative, and time-consuming endeavor, but with the almostendless possibilities of artists and genres, it is an endeavorthat constantly challenges me in new directions.

ROCKPORT MUSIC JAZZ CAMPBY ALEXA TARANTINO, JAZZ CAMP DIRECTOR

This past August marked the third annual Rockport Jazz Camp.We had double the number of students and double the fun!Seventy students from three different states and over 10 differenttowns joined us for an incredible week of music-making. Togetherwith Stephanie Woolf and Rockport Schools Band Director AnthonyCovelli, we have developed a music camp experience and approachto learning that is quite unlike your typical band camp. When youlook at our rapid growth in just three years, the approach seemsto have struck a nerve.

Our style of learning at the Camp is unique—the students,whether in small groups or a big band, learn all of their music by ear. This approach trains and challenges their musical minds,and eliminates the barrier of the music stand when they are playing with their peers and for an audience. It enables them to focus on creativity, musical interaction and communication.Without a doubt, our students inspire the faculty as much as ourfaculty inspire the students.

In addition to the inspiration that occurs daily in our jazz campschedule, the students also worked with a few special guests,

including jazz drummer Sherrie Maricle; cellist andBerklee faculty member,Gene Friesen; as well astwo Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra members—Kenny Rampton and Paul Nedzela—while theOrchestra was in town forthe Gala. We could nothave ended our summeron a better note!

One of the most importantaspects of the RockportJazz Camp is that all arewelcome, with students ranging from first year saxophonists tofourth-year violinists to multi-instrumentalists and vocalists.This enables them to find common ground from which they canbuild personal and musical relationships for years to come.

We would like to give a special thanks to our Camp Sponsors Maryand Frank Fritsch, for their generosity and support, as well as Eileenand Joe Mueller for providing housing our Camp faculty.

Engaging Programs–what do kids like?

JAZZ CAMP STUDENT JULIANNA DASILVA IN A MASTERCLASSWITH BERKLEE FACULTY MEMBER GENE FRIESEN.

NINA OTT JAZZ TRIO PERFORMING FOR CHILDREN AT VETERANS’MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN GLOUCESTER IN OCTOBER.

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Rockport Music’s Adult Educationprogram took its first road trip—to the Metropolitan Opera inNew York! On October 14, Education Director StephanieWoolf and Boston Conservatorymusicology professor Dr.Elizabeth Seitz (and frequentopera and classical lecturer at Rockport Music) took 25opera enthusiasts on a 3-day road trip to see La Bohème andL’Italiana in Algeri at Lincoln Center.

Photo Credit: Peter Van Dem

ark

ROCKPORT JAZZ CAMP STUDENTS IN A MASTERCLASS WITHJAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA TRUMPETER KENNYRAMPTON.

Met Opera Road Trip

ROCKPORT JAZZ CAMP STUDENTS PERFORMIN A FLASH MOB IN DOCK SQUARE!

JAZZ CAMP STUDENT KIVA TRUMBOUR WORKS WITH CAMPVOCAL FACULTY MEMBER ALITA MOSES.

THE JAZZ CAMP PERCUSSION FACULTY AND STUDENTS HAVING SOME FUN!TOWN OF ROCKPORT VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ENJOYING THEFLASH MOB PERFORMANCE.

THE ROCKPORT JAZZ CAMP PARTICIPANTS EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT JAZZ!

JAZZ CAMP AUGUST 2016

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPThis year’s recipients of the 3rd Annual Rockport Music Board ofTrustees Scholarship, given to exemplary music students, wereNicholas Endicott of Rockport HighSchool and Joshua Cominelli andAlexandra Grace of Gloucester. The scholarship is given in honorof Susan Gray and Alec Dingee and Eve and Phil Cutter and was officially presented during theRockport Chamber Music Festivalin June.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS WITH BOARDCHAIR SUSANNE GUYER (LEFT) ANDTONY BEADLE (TOP RIGHT).

THE MET OPERA ROAD TRIP GROUP IN FRONT OF LINCOLN CENTER IN NEW YORK.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!Rockport Music is extremely fortunate to have such acommitted and caring group of volunteers. We would like to express our appreciation for all that our volunteers dothroughout the year to make Rockport Music a great organization for the entire community! A sneak peek at somenumbers will show how truly committed our volunteers are:

215 active volunteers32 new volunteers in 20169,109 hours (equivalent to 4.5 full-time staff)1,257 visitors welcomed by volunteers through Open Houses this summer

Want to become a volunteer? Please contact Amy Rich at978.546.7391 x.111 or email at [email protected].

Photo Credit: Sharron Cohen

Photo courtesy of Gloucester Daily TImes

Photo Credit: Sharron Cohen

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 3 & 8 PMCape Ann Big Band Holiday Concert SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 7 PMO’Connor Band featuring Mark O’Connor An Appalachian ChristmasFRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 8 PMDover QuartetSATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 12:55 PMMet Opera in HD | L’Amour de Loin SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 8 PMDelta RaeSUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 3 PMBack Bay Ringers MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 4 & 8 PMA Christmas Celtic Sojourn THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 7 PMNational Theatre in HD | No Man’s LandFRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 7 PMBolshoi Ballet in HD | NutcrackerSATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 7 PMHoliday Community Sing FREE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2 PMMet Opera Encore | The Magic FluteSUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 6 PMNational Theatre in HD | HamletTUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 7 PMNational Theatre in HD | FrankensteinTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 7 PMNational Theatre in HD | The Audience

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 12:55 PMMet Opera in HD | Nabucco

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 8 PMMelissa ManchesterSATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 12:55 PMMet Opera in HD | Roméo et JulietteSATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 8 PMMarc BroussardWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 8 PMBrooklyn RiderSATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 8 PMBettye LaVetteSUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 12:55 PMBolshoi Ballet in HD | Sleeping Beauty

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 7 PMNational Theatre in HD | AmadeusWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 7 PMBeantown Swing Orchestra SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 12:55 PMBolshoi Ballet in HD | Swan LakeSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 8 PM Amy Black-Muscle Shoals Music RevueSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 3 PMChristian Tetzlaff, violin & Lars Vogt, pianoTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 7 PMNational Theatre in HD | St. JoanSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 12:55 PMMet Opera in HD | Rusalka

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 7 PMArgus Quartet FREE

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 8 PMRockapella FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 8 PMJesse Colin Young

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NEED A SPACE?Keep the Shalin Liu PerformanceCenter in mind the next time you arelooking for an exceptional location tohost a meeting or event. The Center,with its extraordinary views of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as professionalquality audio-visual equipment (inboth the concert hall and receptionhall) provide a truly unique space foryour next event!

CORPORATE MEETING SPACE

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Want to know more?Visit rockportmusic.org/rental-information/

for more details or contact Amy Rich at [email protected]

or 978.546.7391 x.111.

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