Monthly Archives: April 2020

Month: April 2020

Rockport Music’s Virtual Gala 2020

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 [...]

2021-04-21T13:11:42-04:00April 22nd, 2020|Classical, On Screen|

Holding Up Our Musical Elders

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 [...]

2021-04-21T13:11:42-04:00April 21st, 2020|Folk-Pop-World, Jazz|

A Silver Lining for Educators

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 [...]

2021-04-21T13:11:42-04:00April 21st, 2020|Education, Free Events, Rockport Music|