Our Gift of Music to the Community In the best interest of the health and safety of our patrons, staff and musicians, we are transforming our in-person Summer Gala (originally planned for June 5, 2020) into a virtual event to be held on Saturday, June 27 at 5 pm. In [...]
Tony Beadle, President and CEO One day in February 2010, as the new Executive Director of Rockport Music, I donned a construction hat for my first tour of the 50% completed Shalin Liu Performance Center with Tom Burger, then the Chair of the Board of Trustees. While pointing out some [...]
by Christopher Blagg These days, perhaps more than ever, we need to honor and protect our aging artists, the ones most vulnerable to Covid-19. A couple weeks ago we got word that one of our Rockport Music mainstays, the iconic folksinger Tom Rush, had contracted the virus. Thankfully, it seems [...]
Thomas Kerans, 6th grader in the Rockport Middle School orchestra, gets some well-deserved creative-time and stress relief from his weekly virtual cello lessons with teacher Ben Swartz. by Josue Gonzalez, Director of Education & Outreach The past few weeks have displayed an incredible resilience and a renewed passion [...]
THE FESTIVAL MOVES TO 2021 From Barry Shiffman, artistic director As we look ahead to the summer, cherished memories come to mind of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival’s tremendous musical performances from past years, comingled with a deep sense of homecoming as friends return to Cape Ann. With these thoughts, [...]
by Nina Doggett, Rockport Music Board of Trustees Chair Cultivating a deep well of goodwill over time has been the singular strength of Rockport Music. For almost 40 years, our Cape Ann community of generous supporters has shared a passion for live musical performance, beginning with chamber music performances in [...]
