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 news is heartening – in March 2020, COVID turned our [...]

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 in the early 90s. Bill became a Rockport Music [...]

Celebrating 40 Years of Music! Here at Rockport Music we had the opportunity these last 15 months to think about how we might best celebrate our founding and history during this, our 40th anniversary season. We sorted through hundreds of photos and clippings, listened to and digitized hundreds of concerts, [...]

Teacher, social activist, entrepreneur, adventurer, music lover… all descriptors of Ruth Salinger: a remarkable Rockport Music fan and Linden Tree Society member.  Now a member of Rockport Music’s Planned Giving Committee, Ruth’s passion for music is in her genes.  Growing up in Newton, MA, Ruth’s piano, her father’s saxophone and [...]

ALL DRESSED UP! Even though in-person concerts were at a halt during the pandemic shutdown, Rockport Music was hard at work all year long making several improvements and repairs to the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Some were unexpected while others were planned and needed as a result of 10 years [...]

I’m writing to you as the weather is making its noticeable shift towards the pending winter months—mellow late autumn breezes now compete with brisk, chilly slaps on our nose and cheeks. Normally, this seasonal change also brings the excitement and anticipation of the holidays—sharing time with family while enjoying good [...]