40th Anniversary Archives
With a history stretching back four decades, Rockport Music, founded as the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, has an incredible archive of past performances to explore. These valuable archives document not only the music, but also the memories, friendships, and community that have been a constant theme throughout the organization’s history. What you’ll find below is a collection of music libraries and program archives that also highlight our strong history of presenting new works and contemporary composers, as well as many of the people who have helped make this organization the world-class presenter of classical, jazz, and folk music it is today. Join us in celebrating 40 years of music, and take a trip back in time with these specially curated archives!
READ 40TH ANNIVERSARY DIGITAL BOOK
Video Library
Watch videos of past performances and interviews
Experience past Rockport Chamber Music Festival performances again or for the first time. Also, this video library includes interviews with the Rockport Chamber Music Festival Founders, volunteers who have been involved for decades, Shalin Liu Performance Center architects, and much more.
Photo: Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Audio Library
Experience the musical magic of past performances
From the 1980s to now, hear performance highlights from the past 40 years! Check back often—we hope to add to our library as they become available.
Photo: Artistic Director Emeritus David Deveau with the Biava Quartet (2008)
Programs
RCMF PROGRAM ARCHIVE
Festivals with co-artistic directors David Alpher and Lila Deis:
1982-1986 | 1987-1991
Festivals with Artistic Director Lila Deis, as well as David Deveau’s first festival as artistic director: 1992-1996
Festivals with Artistic Director David Deveau in the RAA:
1997-2001 | 2002-2006 | 2007-2009
Festivals since opening of the Shalin Liu Performance Center:
David Deveau as artistic director: 2010-2017
Barry Shiffman as artistic director: 2018-21
The Rockport Chamber Music Festival has a strong history of sharing music beyond the traditional classical repertoire. See below for lists of premieres, living composers (at time of performance) and women composers. You can also review highlights of the tremendous accolades the Festival has received in the press over the years.
LIVING AND WOMEN COMPOSERS
FESTIVAL PREMIERES
Photo Galleries
Enjoy visiting our photo galleries culled from over the past years of Rockport Music, including founders, patrons and friends! There are so many wonderful concerts, events and education programs over the years, please visit all our photo galleries!
Photo: Rockport Chamber Music Festival founders–David Alpher, Paul Sylva, Lila Deis
Header photo: A Far Cry with violinist Chee-yun and Artistic Director Barry Shiffman (2019)
