ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: Family Concert - SONGS BY THE SEA
2024-06-23 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Sydney Baedke, soprano | Terra Quartet
Enjoy a 45-minute family-friendly concert that shares songs inspired by the sea. Featuring vocal sensation Sydney Baedke and the celebrated Terra String Quartet, join us for songs of love and friendship.
Free, reservations encouraged
Sydney Baedke, soprano
Named a “rising star to watch” by Opera Canada, soprano Sydney Baedke has been described as possessing a voice of “exquisite lyricism” (The Guardian). Recent engagements include her Royal Opera House debut in The Rape of Lucretia, for which she was praised for her “unmistakably moving” portrayal of the Female Chorus (Opera Today), role debuts as both Mimì and Musetta in La bohème, and concert appearances with the Aldeburgh Festival and Carnegie Hall. In 2023/24 she debuted with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Bruckner’s Te Deum), Pacific Opera Victoria (Contessa Almaviva, Le Nozze di Figaro), and returns to Montreal’s Maison Symphonique as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Orchestre Philharmonique et Chœur des Mélomanes. The first prize winner of Edmonton Opera’s 2023 Rumbold Vocal Prize Competition, she is a three-time prize winner at the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.
Terra String Quartet
Harriet Langley, violin | Amelia Dietrich, violin | Chih-Ta Chen, viola | Audrey Chen, cello
Prizewinners at both the 2023 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition and 2023 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, the Terra String Quartet is a vibrant young international ensemble based in New York City. They are composed of graduates of The Juilliard School, The New England Conservatory, Harvard University and the Curtis Institute of Music. Praised for their “remarkable maturity and musicality” (Hyde Park Herald, Chicago), has garnered additional wins including the Grand Prize and Gold Medal at the 2022 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Christine and David Anderson Career Development Prize at the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition. TSQ is a member of Le Dimore del Quartetto in Italy and is the first quartet to have been chosen to participate in the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival’s Professional Fellowship Program at East Carolina University.
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ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: TERRA QUARTET & GUESTS
2024-06-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Terra String Quartet | Sydney Baedke, soprano | Barry Shiffman, viola | Colin Carr, cello
A program of romantic chamber music for strings taking us from the infatuation of the young Webern to the nostalgia of late Strauss, via the tragedy of young love from Zemlinsky, and the anguish that drives Mendelssohn’s final string quartet. The all-star ensemble is led by the Terra Quartet, Silver medalist of the Melbourne Chamber Competition.
Program
STRAUSS: Capriccio, Op. 85
WEBERN: Langsamer Satz
ZEMLINSKY: Maiblumen Blühten überall, “Mayflowers Blossomed Everywhere”
MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Terra String Quartet
Harriet Langley, violin | Amelia Dietrich, violin | Chih-Ta Chen, viola | Audrey Chen, cello
Prizewinners at both the 2023 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition and 2023 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, the Terra String Quartet is a vibrant young international ensemble based in New York City. They are composed of graduates of The Juilliard School, The New England Conservatory, Harvard University and the Curtis Institute of Music. Praised for their “remarkable maturity and musicality” (Hyde Park Herald, Chicago), has garnered additional wins including the Grand Prize and Gold Medal at the 2022 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Christine and David Anderson Career Development Prize at the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition. TSQ is a member of Le Dimore del Quartetto in Italy and is the first quartet to have been chosen to participate in the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival’s Professional Fellowship Program at East Carolina University.
Sydney Baedke, soprano
Named a “rising star to watch” by Opera Canada, soprano Sydney Baedke has been described as possessing a voice of “exquisite lyricism” (The Guardian). Recent engagements include her Royal Opera House debut in The Rape of Lucretia, for which she was praised for her “unmistakably moving” portrayal of the Female Chorus (Opera Today), role debuts as both Mimì and Musetta in La bohème, and concert appearances with the Aldeburgh Festival and Carnegie Hall. In 2023/24 she debuted with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Bruckner’s Te Deum), Pacific Opera Victoria (Contessa Almaviva, Le Nozze di Figaro), and returns to Montreal’s Maison Symphonique as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Orchestre Philharmonique et Chœur des Mélomanes. The first prize winner of Edmonton Opera’s 2023 Rumbold Vocal Prize Competition, she is a three-time prize winner at the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.
BARRY SHIFFMAN, viola
Artistic director of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival and classical music at Rockport Music, internationally acclaimed violinist and violist Barry Shiffman is well-respected as a musician, educator and administrator. He was co-founder of the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ), and currently serves as both the Associate Dean and Director of Chamber Music at the Glenn Gould School and Dean of the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. During his 17 years with the SLSQ he appeared in over 2,000 concerts in venues around the globe and recorded several critically acclaimed discs under an exclusive contract with EMI Classics. He has also served in numerous roles at the Banff Centre, including Director of Music Programs (2006-2010), Artistic Director of the Centre’s Summer Music Programs (2010-2016) and Executive Director of the Banff International String Quartet Competition, which he continues to direct.
Colin Carr, cello
Colin Carr appears throughout the world as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and teacher. He has played with major orchestras worldwide, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, The Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, the orchestras of Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Philadelphia, Montréal and all the major orchestras of Australia and New Zealand. As a member of the Golub-Kaplan-Carr Trio, he recorded and toured extensively for 20 years. He is a frequent visitor to international chamber music festivals worldwide and has appeared often as a guest with the Guarneri and Emerson string quartets and with New York’s Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Beauport Hotel Birdseye Rooftop Evenings Access
2024-06-23 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-06-24 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-06-25 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-06-26 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-06-27 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-07-01 18:00 - 22:00 | Beauport Hotel Gloucester, 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Relax and unwind on our Birdseye Rooftop with live coastal acoustic music, hand crafted cocktails and unbeatable sunset views overlooking the Harbor and Downtown Gloucester with our Rooftop Evening Pass starting at 6PM. Make sure to bring your suit if you want to take a dip in the pool or hot tub! This event is 21+ adults only.
Looking for VIP treatment? Splurge on the best seats in the house – our harborside premium lounge tables seat up to four guests and include a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label for $300 (inclusive of tax and gratuity).
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General Admission starts at $20 and does not include food and beverage.
VIP Premium Lounge Tables are $300 and includes a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label (inclusive of tax and gratuity), entry and premium seating for four people.
Tickets are non-refundable. Both ticket options are rain or shine unless the rooftop is closed due to inclement weather – decided upon by Beauport’s management at 12PM day of event and guests will be notified by email.

The Mavericks – Moon & Stars Summer Tour ‘24
2024-06-23 19:00 | The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, 01915, United States
Any band that manages to survive three decades, seeing its core members go from young adults to veteran musicians is bound to have its swings and cycles.
The Mavericks, the eclectic rock and country group known for crisscrossing musical boundaries with abandon, has gone through three distinct phases since it was founded in Miami in 1989. An initial period of heady success marked by big hits and critical acclaim in the ‘90s. A long hiatus starting 2003 when the musicians each went their own way. And finally, a triumphant reunion in 2012 which held long enough for them to recently celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary.

Lizzie No
2024-06-23 19:00 - 22:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
6/23/2024
Partial Seating and G.A. Standing. 7:00p Doors / 8:00p Show
21+, Positive I.D. Required. $20-$25
After a dizzying five-year span that saw the release of two stunning, eclectic albums (Hard Won and Vanity, which drew praise from the likes of Billboard and Rolling Stone) — followed by appearances at AmericanaFest, the Newport Folk Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and SXSW, and tours with Iron and Wine, Son Little, and Adia Victoria — Lizzie No found herself at the forefront of a new vanguard of genre-defying artists. Her new album, Halfsies (Thirty Tigers / Miss Freedomland), finds No situated among her peers while still searching for freedom — freedom from the constraints of categorization, sure, but more importantly, freedom from the depths of her own personal despair and from an increasingly violent and nightmarish American cultural and political landscape.

Buffalo Nichols
2024-06-25 19:00 - 23:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
6/25/24
21+, Positive I.D. Required. 7:00pm Doors / 8:00p Show
On his second album, The Fatalist, Carl “Buffalo” Nichols does things with the blues that might catch you off guard. There’s 808 programming, chopped up Charley Patton samples, washes of synth. There’s a consideration of the fullness of the sonic stage and the atmospherics of the music that can only come with a long engagement with electronic music. But this is no gimmicky hybrid or attempt to turn the blues into 21st century music by simply dressing it with skittering hi-hats. Nichols’ vision for the blues is of a form of music that’s intimately tied to everyday life in 2023, something that’s reflected not only in the choice of instrumentation, but in the complexities of the songwriting and the gray areas his lyrics explore. This is music that comes straight from the present, and as such, it’s a reminder that the same shit that drove the first blues singers to pick up a guitar is still present behind the throbs of deep bass hits today. The Fatalist sounds unlike any blues record you’re likely to hear in 2023.

Dueling Pianos!
2024-06-26 19:00 - 22:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
06/26/24
Partial Seating/G.A. Standing 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm show
21+, Positive I.D. Required $20
It has been said that a dueling piano show is quite literally “the most fun one can
have with one’s clothes ON! Two grand pianos are center-stage with a team of outrageously talented pianists that seem to know every song ever written.
Each show is different because it’s all request and you or your friends might even
get called up on stage for a bit of good humored fun and some unforgettable u-
tube moments.Think YOU won’t sing along? Just TRY not too…. I dare ya!
Dueling piano shows are request oriented, interactive sing-a-long shows wherein
two piano players sit across from each other and trade songs. The dueling piano audience is used for the dueling aspect of the show. Audience members are pitted one-side-against-the-other. Examples of rivalries include country vs. rock, men against women, etc.

Bikini Whale with Tsunami of Sound
2024-06-27 19:00 - 22:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
06/27/24
G.A. Standing 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm show
21+, Positive I.D. Required $20
Bikini Whale is Boston’s tribute to the innovative and influential party band legends, The B-52s! Formed by long-time Boston area musicians, Bikini Whale has been paying homage to the B-52s for an impressive 13 years and counting. Just like their inspiration, Bikini Whale strives to bring the interstellar party vibe to every show they perform. Their dedication to capturing the essence of the original band has made them a favorite among fans who appreciate the quirky, fun-loving spirit of the B-52s.

ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: BRIDGET KIBBEY, HARP & Viano Quartet
2024-06-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Demarre McGill, flute | Chris Elchico, clarinet | Jeremy McCoy, double bass
Internationally acclaimed harpist Bridget Kibbey is known for diving deep into baroque music, French Belle Époque, Nuevo Latino traditions and beyond. She is joined by the Viano Quartet, which won First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
Program
DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
RAVEL: Introduction et Allegro
Intermission
DEBUSSY: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Bridget Kibbey, harp
Harpist Bridget Kibbey illuminates the powerful and expressive range of the concert harp to new audiences around the world. Her virtuosic and soulful performances easily crossover classical, global and jazz genres. Her 2023 solo recording with Pentatone Records, Crossing the Ocean, features special guest soprano Dawn Upshaw. Kibbey is a winner of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Premiere Prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition, among others, and is the only harpist to win a place in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program. She has recorded with luminaries including Placido Domingo, Kathleen Battle and Gustavo Santaolalla for SONY Records and Deutsche Grammophon; her own solo debut album, Love is Come Again, was named one of the Top Ten Releases by Time Out New York.
One of her latest touring projects includes a newly commissioned concerto by Brazilian composer João Luiz Rezende, which explores the sounds of Carnaval on the harp. Other powerful collaborations include The Sacred in the Profane that explores French Masterworks of the Belle Époque; Leyenda which celebrates Nuevo Latino Voices; as well as her own adaptations of keyboard concerti and sonatas of J.S. Bach with the Dover Quartet.
VIANO STRING QUARTET
Lucy Wang, violin | Hao Zhou, violin | Aiden Kane, viola | Tate Zawadiuk, cello
Praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet is one of the most sought-after performing young ensembles today and currently in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program from 2024-2027. Since winning First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, they have traveled to nearly every major city across the globe. The quartet was named the inaugural June Goldsmith Quartet-in-Residence for the Music in the Morning series in Vancouver (through 2025), where their focus will be to commission new works and lead extensive community engagement initiatives. Additionally, they also received the Grand Prize at the 2019 ENKOR International Music Competition, second prize at the 2019 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition and the Silver Medal at the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music. Their chief mentors include faculty of the Curtis Institute and Colburn Conservatory, as well as members of the Dover, Guarneri and Tokyo string quartets.
“…hair raising, with bolts of lightning flashing from many pages…” – American Record Guide
DEMARRE MCGILL, flute
Demarre McGill has gained international recognition as a soloist, recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, he is now the principal flute of the Seattle Symphony and previously served as principal flute of numerous symphony orchestras. In August of 2019, he was named Associate Professor of Flute at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and is an artist-faculty member of the Aspen Music Festival and School. A founding member of The Myriad Trio, a co-founder of The Art of Élan and, along with clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Michael McHale, founded the McGill/McHale Trio. A native of Chicago, Demarre received his Bachelor’s degree from The Curtis Institute of Music and Master’s degree at The Juilliard School. Photo Credit: Denver Rispel
Chris Elchico, clarinet
Christopher Elchico joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as second clarinet in March 2022. He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, Kansas City Symphony, and New World Symphony. His principal teachers were Burt Hara, associate principal clarinet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and James Campbell, professor emeritus of clarinet at Jacobs School of Music Indiana University, where Elchico completed a dual master’s degree in clarinet and classical saxophone performance. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles. Elchico is a Buffet Group USA and Vandoren Performing Artist.
JEREMY MCCOY, double bass
For 35 seasons, Jeremy McCoy served as the Co-Principal double bass for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, playing in more than 5,000 performances under music directors James Levine and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He retired from that position in 2020, but continues to be a highly sought after artist in orchestral and chamber settings. McCoy has performed as concerto soloist with the Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic, Classical Tahoe, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and Musica Viva of New York. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with members of the Arditti, Borodin, Cleveland, Emerson, Guarneri, Juilliard and Tokyo string quartets and with many other distinguished artists.
“The Yo-Yo Ma of the harp” -Vogue magazine

Matt Jenson Live! Latin night
2024-06-27 20:00 - 22:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Matt Jenson is an inspired keyboard player and singer who’s toured and recorded with the internationally known jazz-fusion reggae band Groundation and teaches piano and a class on Bob Marley at Berklee College of Music.
Afro-Cuban quartet playing ROOTS salsa styles and Latin-jazz
mattjenson.com

Open Mic Night!
2024-06-27 20:00 - 22:30 | Off Cabot Comedy & Events, 9 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
We are excited to announce the Off Cabot Open Mic Night on the last Thursday of every month!
This show-and-go open mic will serve as one of the best places in New England to hone your comedic craft and showcase your talent in front of The Cabot Theater and John Tobin Presents teams! The list and the house will fill up quickly so get there early!
Free Admission!
4-minute spots
List available at 7:00pm
SHOW UP — SIGN UP — GO UP!

ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello CONNIE SHIH, piano
2024-06-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
World renowned British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a distinguished career as soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster. He is joined by pianist and 1993 Sylva Gelber Awardee Connie Shih, to perform works by Beethoven, Fauré, Boulanger and Adès.
PROGRAM
BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1
BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
NADIA BOULANGER: Trois pièces
FAURÉ: Sonata No. 2, Op. 117
ADÈS: Lieux retrouvés
“No cellist alive can match the eloquent intent of Steven Isserlis’s line. Every phrase he threads through the warm embrace of Connie Shih’s pianism is articulated.” – BBC Magazine”
STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello
Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a distinguished career as soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster.
As a concerto soloist he appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, including the Berlin Philharmonic, National Symphony and London Philharmonic orchestras, and plays with many of the world’s foremost chamber orchestras. His interest in authentic performance has included collaborations with period-instrument ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.
He has recorded the Chopin Cello Sonata with Dénes Várjon for Hyperion using one of Chopin’s own pianos. Recent seasons have featured a performance with Sir Andras Schiff at the Beethovenhaus in Bonn, using Beethoven’s own cello; and performances and recordings with Robert Levin (selected for the Deutsche SchallplattenPreis) of Beethoven’s complete music for cello and piano using original or replica fortepianos. With harpsichordist Richard Egarr, he has performed and recorded the viola da gamba sonatas of J.S. Bach as well as sonatas by Handel and Scarlatti.
Mr. Isserlis is also a keen exponent of contemporary music and has premiered many new works including John Tavener’s The Protecting Veil, Thomas Adès’s Lieux retrouvés, and Stephen Hough’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, Left Hand (Les Adieux). In 2016, he gave the UK premiere of Olli Mustonen’s Frei, aber einsam at the Wigmore Hall.
His recording of J.S. Bach’s complete Solo Cello Suites for Hyperion met with the highest critical acclaim and was Gramophone’s Instrumental Album of the Year and Critics’ Choice at the Classic BRITS. Other recent releases include a Grammy-nominated album of sonatas by Martinů, the Brahms Double Concerto with Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and concertos by Haydn and C.P.E. Bach, with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. His recent recording Cello in Wartime is a WWI-inspired disc performed on a travel cello (now known as “the Trench Cello”) like the one played in the trenches by WWI soldier Harold Triggs.
Mr. Isserlis’s many honors include a CBE in recognition of his services to music, and he is one of only two living cellists featured in Gramophone’s Hall of Fame. He gives most of his concerts on the Marquis de Corberon (Nelsova) Stradivarius of 1726, kindly loaned to him by the Royal Academy of Music.
CONNIE SHIH, piano
The Canadian pianist Connie Shih is considered one of Canada’s most outstanding artists. In 1993 she was awarded the Sylva Gelber Award for most outstanding classical artist under age 30. At the age of nine, she made her orchestral debut with Mendelssohn’s first Piano Concerto with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
​As soloist, she has appeared with orchestras throughout Canada, the U.S. and Europe. She has performed countless solo recitals worldwide as well as chamber music performances with many world-renowned musicians. To critical acclaim, she appears regularly in recital with cellist Steven Isserlis and has performed at concert venues across Germany with the cellist Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, with whom she recorded the first-ever CD of the Sonatas for Piano and Cello by Carl Reinecke and the complete Beethoven sonatas.
Ms. Shih’s performances are frequently broadcast via television and radio on CBC, BBC, SWR, NDR and WDR, as well as on other various television and radio stations in North America and Europe.

Freda World Music
2024-06-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Freda World Music has a composition repertoire that consists of a diversified style of music that has taken them from the colosseums of Europe to the stage of Carnegie Hall.
Brothers Joseph and Anthony Freda began their musical endeavor as children growing up in Italy. Inspired by both classical and contemporary music, Joe and Tony came to the United States to continue their education and have continued to compose, arrange, perform and conduct both nationally and internationally.
Siblings Ryann Murray and Christopher Murray joined Joe and Tony and are thrilled to be a part of the group.
Freda World Music today comprises Pop-Opera Crossover, Pop, Instrumental music and more.

EDM Dance Party with DJ Dougy Bread
2024-06-28 20:00 - 2024-06-29 00:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
DJ Dougy Bread hails from the North Shore of MA bringing you a night of non-stop electronic music and dancing. Spinning underground house and Drum and Bass to guarantee a high energy night of spectacles and movement.
21+ / Doors @ 8p Music @ 9p / $10

The Last DJ EDM Dance Party with DJ Dougy Bread
2024-06-28 21:00 - 23:59 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States

Almost Queen: A Tribute to Queen
2024-06-29 08:00 - 20:00 | The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, 01915, United States
They don’t just pay tribute to the legendary band, Almost Queen transports you back in time to experience the magic and essence of Queen themselves.
This deliberate four piece band is “guaranteed to blow your mind” with iconic four-part harmonies and expertly executed musical interludes. Almost Queen’s impressive tribute to Queen is nothing short of breathtaking. The band’s authenticity shines through in their impeccable attention to detail and genuine costumes, while their live energy and precision will leave music fans of all ages with an unforgettable concert experience.

ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: MAHAN ESFAHANI & Viano Quartet featuring Bach's Brandenburg No. 5
2024-06-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Viano String Quartet | Demarre McGill, flute | Barry Shiffman, violin | Jeremy McCoy, double bass
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani was the first and only harpsichordist to be a BBC New Generation Artist (2008-2010), a Borletti-Buitoni prize winner (2009), and a nominee for Gramophone’s Artist of the Year (2014, 2015, 2017). He is joined by the Viano Quartet, which won First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and an all-star ensemble for a concert featuring the East Coast premiere of Gavin Bryars new work and Bach’s Brandenburg No. 5.
Program
CPE BACH: Sanguineus/Melancholicus
GULLIVER: Suite of Telemann for Two Violins
GAVIN BRYARS: Quintet for harpsichord and string quartet (co-commissioned by Rockport Music)
Intermission
CPE BACH: Sonata in G Major, “Hamburger” Wq: 133
J.S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
Mahan Esfahani has established himself as the first harpsichordist in a generation whose work spans virtually all areas of classical music-making from critically-acclaimed performances and recordings of the standard repertoire to working with the leading composers of the day to pioneering concerto appearances with major symphony orchestras on four continents. He was the first and only harpsichordist to be a BBC New Generation Artist (2008-2010), a Borletti-Buitoni prize winner (2009), and a nominee for Gramophone’s Artist of the Year (2014, 2015, 2017. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with major symphonies and chamber orchestras and contemporary music ensembles around the world.
Esfahani’s work with new and modern music is particularly acclaimed, with high-profile solo and concertante commissions from composers such as George Lewis, Brett Dean, Bent Sørensen and other contemporary voices. His commitment to exploring the contemporary voice for the harpsichord is reflected in his 2020 Hyperion release ‘Musique?’ – a compilation of electronic and acoustic works including the modern revival of Luc Ferrari’s 1974 Programme commun for harpsichord and tape. In recognition of his contributions to the classical music field, Mahan Esfahani was awarded the 2022 Wigmore Hall Prize.
His richly-varied discography for Hyperion and Deutsch Grammophon – including an ongoing series of the complete works of Bach for the former – has been acclaimed in the press with a Gramophone award, two BBC Music Magazine Awards, a Diapason d’Or, ‘Choc de Classica,’ an ICMA, as well as numerous Editor’s Choices including a spot in the Telegraph’s compilation of essential classical music and the New York Times List of Top Recordings. He can be frequently heard as a commentator on BBC Radio 3 and Radio. Born in Tehran, Esfahani grew up in the United States and studied musicology and history at Stanford University before completing his studies in Prague with the celebrated Czech harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková. He now makes his home in Prague.
Viano String Quartet
Lucy Wang, violin | Hao Zhou, violin | Aiden Kane, viola | Tate Zawadiuk, cello
Praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet is one of the most sought-after performing young ensembles today and currently in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program from 2024-2027. Since winning First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, they have traveled to nearly every major city across the globe. The quartet was named the inaugural June Goldsmith Quartet-in-Residence for the Music in the Morning series in Vancouver (through 2025), where their focus will be to commission new works and lead extensive community engagement initiatives. Additionally, they also received the Grand Prize at the 2019 ENKOR International Music Competition, second prize at the 2019 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition and the Silver Medal at the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music. Their chief mentors include faculty of the Curtis Institute and Colburn Conservatory, as well as members of the Dover, Guarneri and Tokyo string quartets.
“…hair raising, with bolts of lightning flashing from many pages…” – American Record Guide
Demarre McGill, flute
Demarre McGill has gained international recognition as a soloist, recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, he is now the principal flute of the Seattle Symphony and previously served as principal flute of numerous symphony orchestras. In August of 2019, he was named Associate Professor of Flute at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and is an artist-faculty member of the Aspen Music Festival and School. A founding member of The Myriad Trio, a co-founder of The Art of Élan and, along with clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Michael McHale, founded the McGill/McHale Trio. A native of Chicago, Demarre received his Bachelor’s degree from The Curtis Institute of Music and Master’s degree at The Juilliard School. Photo Credit: Denver Rispel
Barry Shiffman, viola
Artistic director of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival and classical music at Rockport Music, internationally acclaimed violinist and violist Barry Shiffman is well-respected as a musician, educator and administrator. He was co-founder of the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ), and currently serves as both the Associate Dean and Director of Chamber Music at the Glenn Gould School and Dean of the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He also serves as Executive Director of the Banff International String Quartet Competition.
Jeremy McCoy, double bass
For 35 seasons, Jeremy McCoy served as the Co-Principal double bass for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, playing in more than 5,000 performances under music directors James Levine and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He retired from that position in 2020, but continues to be a highly sought after artist in orchestral and chamber settings. McCoy has performed as concerto soloist with the Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic, Classical Tahoe, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and Musica Viva of New York. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with members of the Arditti, Borodin, Cleveland, Emerson, Guarneri, Juilliard and Tokyo string quartets and with many other distinguished artists.

Dubtone Orchestra Fiesta Party
2024-06-29 19:30 - 22:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
06/29/24
G.A. Standing 7:30pm doors / 8:30pm show
21+, Positive I.D. Required $30
The DubTone Orchestra is not your typical 17-piece Big Band! It’s New Orleans meets the
Caribbean: the big, brassy horns of the French Quarter colliding with the Rocksteady beat of
early Jamaica! It is Reggae and Ska, Calypso and Dancehall, Latin and Jazz, all in one! Their
eclectic mix of covers (from Bob Marley to Paquito D’Rivera!) and original compositions will
put the beat in your feet and have you dancing all night!
The band was formed in the summer of 2020 with the intent of bringing together as many of
the musicians in the Northeast who were professionally active in the Jamaican and
Afro-American music scene.
This is the Northeast’s premier New Orleans and Caribbean fusion Orchestra! The performers
featured in the group have collectively recorded over 40 albums and toured 67 countries
across 6 continents with artists like Toots Hibbert, The Skatalites, The Toasters, The Mighty
Mighty Bosstones, Morgan Heritage, Steel Pulse, 10 Ft. Ganga Plant, The Elovators, Heavy
Metal Horns, Groundation, Rebel Tumbao, Liquid Revolution, Westbound Train, Big D and The
Kids Table, The Slackers, The Void Union, Attractors, Mile 21, and many more!
The group features Carlos Menezes Jr, vocals/trombone (Jambalaya Horns, Cape Ann Big
Band, Mile 21); Matt Jenson, keyboards/vocals (Groundation, Rebel Tumbao, Liquid
Revolution, Thaddeus Hogarth Band); Thaddeus Merritt, bass (Westbound Train); Jake
Pardee, guitar (ROJI, various artists); Jesse Hayes, drums (Void Union, The Attractors); Rich
Graiko, trumpet (Westbound Train, Void Union, The Attractors); Mark Berney, trumpet
(Skatalites, 10 Ft. Ganga Plant, The Elovators); Dan Fleury, trumpet (Cape Ann Big Band,
Jambalaya Horns, Various artists); Shawn Lowe, trumpet (Cape Ann Big Band); Henley
Douglas Jr, baritone sax (Heavy Metal Horns, HDRnB, Krewe De Groove); Josh Cohen, tenor
sax (Void Union, The Attractors, Westbound Train); Nick Capello, tenor Sax (Cape Ann Big
Band); Jared Holaday, alto sax (Madeline Peyroux, Eli “paperboy” Reed, D-Tension and the
Secrets); Chris Rhodes, trombone (various artists); Logan LaBarbera, trombone (Big D And
The Kids Table); Buford O’ Sullivan, trombone (solo, various artists); Trevor McCoy, bass
trombone (various artists); Riki Rocksteady, lead vocals and guitar (solo, Void Union).

Dubtone Orchestra Fiesta Party
2024-06-29 19:30 - 23:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
06/29/24
G.A. Standing 7:30pm doors / 8:30pm show
21+, Positive I.D. Required $30
The DubTone Orchestra is not your typical 17-piece Big Band! It’s New Orleans meets the Caribbean: the big, brassy horns of the French Quarter colliding with the Rocksteady beat of early Jamaica! It is Reggae and Ska, Calypso and Dancehall, Latin and Jazz, all in one! Their eclectic mix of covers (from Bob Marley to Paquito D’Rivera!) and original compositions will put the beat in your feet and have you dancing all night! The band was formed in the summer of 2020 with the intent of bringing together as many of the musicians in the Northeast who were professionally active in the Jamaican and Afro-American music scene.This is the Northeast’s premier New Orleans and Caribbean fusion Orchestra! The performers featured in the group have collectively recorded over 40 albums and toured 67 countriesacross 6 continents with artists like Toots Hibbert, The Skatalites, The Toasters, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Morgan Heritage, Steel Pulse, 10 Ft. Ganga Plant, The Elovators, Heavy Metal Horns, Groundation, Rebel Tumbao, Liquid Revolution, Westbound Train, Big D and The Kids Table, The Slackers, The Void Union, Attractors, Mile 21, and many more! The group features Carlos Menezes Jr, vocals/trombone (Jambalaya Horns, Cape Ann Big Band, Mile 21); Matt Jenson, keyboards/vocals (Groundation, Rebel Tumbao, Liquid Revolution, Thaddeus Hogarth Band); Thaddeus Merritt, bass (Westbound Train); Jake Pardee, guitar (ROJI, various artists); Jesse Hayes, drums (Void Union, The Attractors); Rich Graiko, trumpet (Westbound Train, Void Union, The Attractors); Mark Berney, trumpet (Skatalites, 10 Ft. Ganga Plant, The Elovators); Dan Fleury, trumpet (Cape Ann Big Band, Jambalaya Horns, Various artists); Shawn Lowe, trumpet (Cape Ann Big Band); Henley Douglas Jr, baritone sax (Heavy Metal Horns, HDRnB, Krewe De Groove); Josh Cohen, tenor sax (Void Union, The Attractors, Westbound Train); Nick Capello, tenor Sax (Cape Ann Big Band); Jared Holaday, alto sax (Madeline Peyroux, Eli “paperboy” Reed, D-Tension and the Secrets); Chris Rhodes, trombone (various artists); Logan LaBarbera, trombone (Big D And The Kids Table); Buford O’ Sullivan, trombone (solo, various artists); Trevor McCoy, bass trombone (various artists); Riki Rocksteady, lead vocals and guitar (solo, Void Union).
Stick around after the show for a set from DJ Cklokwīze!

Moondance
2024-06-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
Get ready to rock with the ultimate Van Morrison tribute concert – Moondance! Experience the magic of Van the Man’s timeless classics like never before. From the iconic Brown Eyed Girl to the soulful Moondance, and the infectious energy of Domino, this show has it all. Join us for a night filled with unforgettable hits including It Stoned Me, Tupelo Honey, Wild Night, Into The Mystic, Caravan, and more. Don’t miss out on this electrifying journey through the legendary Van Morrison’s greatest hits!
“An incredible recreation of the Irish legend.” – LA Times​
“If Van Morrison isn’t coming to your town, Moondance is the next best thing!” – Dallas News
https://www.thelarcom.org/moondance

ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: MOZART & FAURÉ
2024-06-30 17:00 - 18:30 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Stella Chen, violin | Matthew Lipman, viola | Brannon Cho, cello | Evren Ozel, piano
Violinist Stella Chen, winner of Gramophone’s 2023 Young Artist of the Year and First Prize of 2019 Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition, returns to the Festival with a star-studded quartet of artists to perform Mozart’s Divertimento and Fauré’s Piano Quartet, Op. 45.
PROGRAM
MOZART: Divertimento in E-flat Major, K563
Intermission
FAURÉ: Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
STELLA CHEN, violin
Gramophone 2023 Young Artist of the Year Stella Chen garnered worldwide attention with her first-prize win at the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition, followed by the 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award. Since then, Stella has appeared across North America, Europe, and Asia in numerous concerto, recital, and chamber music performances. She appears frequently with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center both in New York and on tour.
Stella has appeared as a chamber musician in festivals including the Ravinia, Seattle Chamber Music and several others. Chamber music partners include Itzhak Perlman, James Ehnes and Matthew Lipman. She is the inaugural recipient of the Robert Levin Award from Harvard University, where she was inspired by Robert Levin himself. She received her doctorate from the Juilliard School where she now serves as teaching assistant to her longtime mentor Li Lin. Stella plays the 1720 General Kyd Stradivarius, on generous loan from Dr. Ryuji Ueno and Rare Violins in Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative, and the 1708 Huggins Stradivarius courtesy of the Nippon Music Foundation.

Roomful Of Blues
2024-06-30 18:00 - 22:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
21+, Posiive I.D. Required. 6:00pm Doors/7:00pm Show
Even though Roomful of Blues’ lineup has changed over the years, the band has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. Singer Phil Pemberton brings his sweet and soulful vocals and adds another bright new dimension to the jazzy, jump- blues musical roots. Their winning combination of jump, swing, blues, R&B and soul remains their calling card, as does their ability to fill the dance floor. Along with bassist John Turner, trumpeter Carl Gerhard, drummer Mike Coffey, keyboardist Rusty Scott, baritone and tenor saxophonist Alek Razdan, tenor and alto saxophonist Rich Lataille, Roomful keeps on rockin’ into 2024.

Kenny G
2024-06-30 19:00 | The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, 01915, United States
That’s not necessarily a revelation, but more like a huge understatement, and it really comes into focus at this point in Kenny’s amazing career. This is a musician who has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, owns the best-selling instrumental record of all time with 1992’s 12-times-platinum Breathless, has the number one Christmas record of all time with 1994’s 8- times platinum Miracles, and whose song “Going Home” has, improbably, become the official end-of-work-day anthem in China. At the heart of those achievements is Kenny’s ability to convey deep emotional resonance with his saxophone, a skill never more apparent than on Innocence, his 20th studio album and fifth for Concord Records.
The 12-track project’s theme is lullabies, which have existed for thousands of years not only as a means of soothing babies to sleep but also to impart cultural and familial traditions. “Lullabies are very special to me,” says Kenny, who has been mulling an album with this musical focus for several years and even mentioned the idea in passing in Penny Lane’s acclaimed 2021 HBO documentary on him, Listening to Kenny G. “They hold a special place in my heart. It’s the melodies. They are beautiful and timeless and whenever I hear them, wonderful memories start rushing back to me.”

Beauport Cruiselines Sunset Dinner Cruise
2024-07-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Beauport Cruiselines, 6 Rowe Square, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Sail into the sunset aboard Beauport Cruiselines!
Kickoff the 4th of July week on our Sunset Dinner Cruise on Tuesday, July 2nd from 6:00PM – 9:00PM.
Enjoy stunning harbor sunset views, indulge in a dinner buffet, sip on seasonal cocktails, and enjoy live entertainment on our magnificent cruise ship!
Purchase tickets now through this link:
https://bit.ly/3KRcl6z
