Day: August 5, 2023

Vanishing Point…

Shakespeare’s Songs: A Concert-Lecture, featuring the music of the Bard’s plays, with singer-storyteller Jack DesBois and pianist Joe Mulholland

Friday, August 11 @ 3:30 pm

Tickets Adults $30.00 Students $20.00

Saturday, August 19 @ 3:30 pm

Tickets Adults $30.00 Students $20.00

Come enjoy this behind-the-scenes exploration of the musical world of Shakespeare’s plays.

William Shakespeare was not only the English language’s greatest poet, but also one of its most enduring songwriters. The songs he wrote for his plays baffle scholars and delight musicians—because, for the most part, nobody knows exactly how the original music sounded. Composers over the centuries have written new music for the Bard’s words, while scholars have sought out Elizabethan-era tunes that fit the words well and therefore just might have been the original settings.

Singer, actor, and Shakespeare scholar Jack DesBois draws from both approaches in this program. He pairs art song settings of Shakespeare’s most enduring songs—by Schubert, Quilter, Finzi, Stanford, and Coleridge-Taylor—with the same songs sung to their conjectured original Elizabethan tunes. Drawing from his time studying at the American Shakespeare Center and Mary Baldwin University’s Shakespeare and Performance master’s program, Jack explores the plays containing the songs, the characters who sing
them, and the circumstances surrounding the songs’ original performances. The result is an evening of immersion in the captivating music of Shakespeare through the centuries.

Shakespeare’s Songs is an educational enrichment program of DesBois Tutoring & Enrichment. Learn more at: www.desboistutoring.org/shakespeares-songs.html

Takes place under the Windhover tent.

Pat D’s Photos will be at Festival By The Sea at Reed Park in Manchester today Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm. We will be featuring our double sided flags, giclee prints, glass prints, nightlights, suncatchers and more! Reed Park is adjacent to Masconomo Park by the railroad tracks. There are many vendors scheduled to be there. Maybe it’s time to start thinking about the holidays (I hear you groaning!). Stop by and say hello! Mention GMG for a discount!

I had a hankering for the BEST wings on the Cape a few days ago so we went to Fleur Cuisine on the T Wharf in Rockport. We were greeted by smiles from Daphnee and Wanddy welcoming us back. It’s that kind of hospitality that is one of the aspects that makes Fleur Cuisine stand out. Erin was our informative and friendly server and she hit the mark recommending a spicy margarita for me (Margarita Monday). We enjoyed a lovely relaxing meal and look forward to returning. I had the Caribbean Spice Wings; Jim had plantains and coconut shrimp . We also splurged on dessert. The food was fresh and delicious. There was a gentleman picking up a take out order raving about the quality of the wine list. He had apparently been in the wine business and made time to comment on the well curated wine list, so if you’re a wine fan perhaps check it out! Indoor, outdoor and bar seating is available so take your pick. It’s a relaxing and flavorful experience.

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