Normal is the New Normal
I am delighted to tell you that we are now able to utilize our 2019 audience numbers, when last we had a full schedule, to compare our current audience attendance numbers and donation results and assess our financial position. The […]
The Celtic Fest brings a touch of Cape Breton
The Rockport Celtic Festival returns this September for its 4th year! We spoke with Co-Artistic Director Maeve Gilchrist about what to expect.
This year, the Festival celebrates the music of Eastern Canada, particularly […]
Linden Tree Society Profile: Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell
Music Is the Soundtrack of Our Lives
Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell both came to Rockport Music as “trailing spouses” says Ruth. Ruth first entered the Rockport Music community when she and her late husband Bill began attending chamber music concerts […]
Education and Community Partnership Programs are Flourishing
This season can be best summed up in the new vision statement for Rockport Music Education: Bridging Artists with the Community and Connecting through Engaging programs with Students on and […]
Bijon Watson Celebrates Iconic Jazz Legacies
Bijon Watson is a time traveler. When curating his Iconic Jazz Legacies music series for Rockport Music, the lauded jazz trumpeter (who just won a Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album with Steven Feifke) doesn’t just want to bring […]
The New & Familiar come together this Festival
For the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Artistic Director Barry Shiffman always makes a point to mix things up programmatically. Yet he also puts great emphasis on developing a broad range generationally, bringing today’s brightest young ascendant stars together with those […]