photos: Fall vistas and Thanksgiving decorations in Gloucester, Mass., November 2023.
Gold and Copper. Late Autumn in Gloucester.
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Bases readied! Stacy Boulevard Dedication. Generous Gardeners Chris Williams Bronze Suite #GloucesterMA 400+ Legacy Project
Bases readied for Stacy Boulevard Chris Williams public art & commission, four bronze planters, a 400+ Legacy Project, led by Generous Gardeners for Stacy Boulevard landscape design by Ann Gilardi Johnson. Save the date: Saturday December 9, 2023, 3pm
Working with DPW, Ann Gilardi Johnson and Generous Gardeners design enhancements have been incorporated all along the Boulevard. See the plans and read more about that scope in a prior GMG post from 2017 here. The new flower beds and curved bench design astride the Fisherman at the Wheel replaced bench pairs and barrels long present.
Before | prior (no landscaping/flower beds 2019, 2021)
Original concept designs for Stacy Boulevard in 1908 were by Thomas Warren Sears, major 20th century landscape designer and Olmsted student. Recent garden expansions were designed by Ann Gilardi Johnson with DPW for the City of Gloucester and with Generous Gardeners. Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives memorial by Morgan Faulds Pike. Gloucester Fisherman at the Wheel Memorial (Man at the Wheel) by Leonard Craske
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Driving the road to Wingaersheek Beach. Atlantic Street #GloucesterMA
5 short video clips October 2023 vs. November 2023 on Atlantic Street: past #167 Atlantic St. on right; hairpin turn signs; forest and hillside clearing for future town houses; and clearing on left before parking lot entrance. (Mute to silence wind. Adjust video for higher resolution)
caption: 2023 Oct. 7. Driving to Wingaersheek Beach on Atlantic Street. Forest clearing on right.
Along Atlantic St. from Marea to Wingaersheek Parking Lot
2023 Nov. 10. Drive on Atlantic St. past clearing on right to clearing on left #222R, before Wingaersheek Beach parking lot
FALL FOLIAGE | GREAT MARSH
I love this drop hill reveal! Brief video clip fall foliage and Great Marsh near Cape Ann Campgrounds on Atlantic Street, Oct vs November 2023.
You can drive the route BEFORE via GOOGLE MAPS 2019
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Holiday Pops Thanksgiving Weekend
Cape Ann Symphony shares a reminder about its 2023 Holiday Pops concerts Thanksgiving weekend. Two shows Saturday. One show Sunday.
The Cape Ann Symphony’s Annual Holiday Pops Concert, returns to kick off the holiday season on Saturday, November 25 at 2 pm at the Dolan Performing Arts Center at Ipswich High School on 134 High Street, Ipswich, MA; Saturday, November 25 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 26 at 2 pm at Manchester-Essex High School auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. For tickets and information about this Cape Ann Holiday tradition, call 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org
The 2023 Holiday Pops Concert led by CAS Conductor and Music Director Yoichi Udagawa features a program of holiday favorites and welcomes back Boston’s preeminent gospel performer Renese King. King last performed with CAS in 2012. Ms. King’s array of musical talents have taken her from spiritual and gospel singing at the church podium to timpani playing on the Carnegie Hall stage. She has toured internationally as a percussionist, pianist, and vocalist with a number of Massachusetts based choral and orchestral ensembles. But, it is her soulful and unforgettably moving voice that has piqued her national reputation.
“Our Holiday Pops 2023 will feature a lot of great music to get into the spirit of the Holidays for the whole family,” says Maestro Udagawa, ” We are also thrilled to have Gospel sensation Renese King join us at these concerts. She is a remarkable musician who I love working with. Her musical gifts are phenomenal – don’t miss this opportunity to hear her! The orchestra and I love these Holiday concerts! They are always so joyful and fun – a highlight of our concert season! We can hardly wait to make music together and celebrate the holiday season with you!”
Maestro Udagawa has planned a program of holiday favorites for the 2023 Holiday Pops including Anderson’s Christmas Festival , Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Selections from The Nutcracker, Christmas Favorites arranged by Chase, Festive Sounds of Hannukah arranged by Holcomb and a selection of holiday favorites performed by gospel sensation Renese King. A CAS Holiday Pops tradition, all the concerts end with the annual audience Holiday Singalong.
Renese King’s array of musical talents has taken her from spiritual and gospel singing at the church podium to timpani playing on the Carnegie Hall stage. Her soulful, moving voice garnered her a Boston Music Award as Gospel/Inspirational Artist of the Year. Often singing her own arrangements, King has performed with many ensembles in the New England area and across the nation. Her voice is featured on the soundtracks of three award-winning PBS documentary films (Emmy, Peabody, and Sundance awards): Freedom Riders(2011), Freedom Summer(2014), and Tell Them We Are Rising(2018). She appears regularly with the Boston Pops, having been a featured and guest soloist in concerts at Symphony Hall and on the Esplanade, in television broadcasts, and on the 2004 CD Sleigh Ride, alongside the Boston Pops Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and Boston Pops Gospel Choir. Renese King is the Executive Assistant to the Vice -President of Berklee College of Music and serves as director of the New England Gospel Ensemble in Boston. She graduated from Berklee in 1990 and from Atlantic Union College in 1987.
Founded in Gloucester in 1951, the Cape Ann Symphony is a professional orchestra of over 70 players from throughout the New England area. They perform a subscription season of four concerts per year plus several Pops and youth concerts. The Symphony Board of Directors named Yoichi Udagawa the Music Director and Conductor of the Cape Ann Symphony in the summer of 2000 after a yearlong search. In addition to his leadership of Cape Ann Symphony, he is Music Director and Conductor of the Melrose Symphony Orchestra, and the Quincy Symphony Orchestra and a cover conductor at the Boston Pops Orchestra. Frequently invited to guest conduct, Mr. Udagawa has worked with many different orchestras including the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Nobeoka Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra, the Indian Hill Symphony, the Garden State Philharmonic, the Brown University Orchestra, the Syracuse Society for New Music, the Boston Conservatory Orchestra, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, the Newton Symphony, the Austin Civic Orchestra, and the Mid-Texas Symphony. Mr. Udagawa is at home in popular and contemporary music as well as the standard symphonic repertoire. He is known for his relaxed manner and ability to speak from the podium which has helped new audiences as well as enthusiasts gain a greater appreciation for symphonic music. His programs often include premieres of new works – some specially commissioned for the orchestra — as well as great orchestral works across the symphonic repertoire and lively Pops programs. He is also an integral part of the Cape Ann Symphony Youth Outreach programs to area schools.
Cape Ann Symphony’s Holiday Pops Concert is Saturday, November 25 at 2 pm at the Dolan Performing Arts Center at Ipswich High School on 134 High Street, Ipswich, MA; Saturday, November 25 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 26 at 2 pm at Manchester-Essex High School auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, . Single ticket prices are $45 for adults, $40 for senior citizens age 65 and above, $20 for Students of any age with a valid student id; $5 for youth 12 years old and under. For tickets and information, call 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org.
- Photo 1: Guest Artist Acclaimed Gospel Singer Renese King
- Photo 2: Cape Ann Symphony Music Director and Conductor Yoichi Udagawa
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Veterans Day Ceremony 2023 program. Plus JROTC History by Dr. Erik Anderson, and an update on Gloucester’s Civil War Era Coat #GloucesterMA
PHOTO BLOCK: program; Emcee Vionette “Vee” Chipperini, Dir. Cape Ann Veterans Services; Cata trolley; lining up for the parade to the Joan of Arc monument and Captain Lester S. Wass Post 3 American Legion following the beautiful Veterans Day Ceremony 2023 at Gloucester High School
PHOTO BLOCK: Gloucester’s Civil War Era Coat
As a result of the pandemic and lobby enhancements at GHS, Gloucester Civil War era coat was covered and stashed in the hallway. The temporary sign with an introduction to the display will soon be replaced by four permanent labels designed for this case. The BEFORE photographs were taken in 2015 by Kim Mimnaugh who after noticing disrepair and mold, sought care of the coat & case, and its forgotten history. A community restoration fundraising effort expanded in order to display the coat in full view. Valerie Marino shared news about possible funding through the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board (MA SHRAB) which was applied for and awarded in 2018 and 2019.
“I’m proud of our city volunteers, students and residents who came together to help raise awareness of this American artifact that has history to our country and to our local community,” said Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken. “With this SHRAB grant, as well as Awesome Gloucester and online fundraising monies, the education and heritage will live on for years to come.”…The SHRAB program is an extension of grants awarded by the Massachusetts Sesquicentennial Commission of the American Civil War with supporting services from the Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin and Massachusetts Archives Department, which features a rigorous and competitive qualifying process. The program reviewed hundreds of applications across the Commonwealth, but the ten-page application overview designed by two young activists, …was “enthusiastically” selected by Commonwealth Archivist Dr. John Warner and his committee.”
Gloucester’s Civil War-Era Coat
This exhibit tells the story about a noble coat and its cultural significance to Gloucester and American history.
- Title: Gloucester’s Civil War-era Coat
- Designer: Unknown
- Date: American 19th century, about 1860
- Owner: ______ (wearer once known)
- Media: ¾ length coat: linsey-woolsey (linen and wool mix), buttons, repairs & patches
- Dimensions: about 27” x 12” x 49” on the stand
- Credit line: City of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Gift of Roger W. Babson (1875-1967) 1934 and dedicated May 30-31, 1935, GHS; Bequeathed to Babson by Albert W. Bacheler (1842-1929); Gift of wearer(s) once known, enslaved person(s), to Bacheler, December 1864.
Introduction label. Four permanent panels coming soon. Albert Bacheler (1842 Balasore, India -1929 Melrose, MA) was a Gloucester resident, GHS Principal, and community leader for 30 years beginning in 1884 until he retired in 1914. Under Bacheler, GHS acquired accreditation status to provide equal and higher educational opportunities for boys and girls, as well as athletic and extracurricular activities. He used the coat to inspire generations of students. Bacheler graduated from Dartmouth in 1871 where he also played baseball. Bacheler was a Civil War Veteran, New Hampshire 12th Regiment, Company E and POW. He enlisted August 12, 1862 and fought in every battle albeit Cold Harbor including Gettysburg. He was captured and imprisoned in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia. He escaped and received help from enslaved families–including this textile–as he traveled north. The coat afforded Bacheler warmth and camouflage to escape recapture as he made his way. Bacheler eventually reached safety, meeting up with the Eight United States Colored Cavalry. What happened to the people who helped him and the wearer of this coat is unknown. This exhibit honors their agency and Bacheler’s, educators, education, veterans, service and community.
Bacheler established the forerunner of what became the JROTC. I’m republishing this great read by educator Dr. Erik Anderson, a former GHS Principal himself.
JROTC FASCINATING HISTORY AT GHS
read excerpts from The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Gloucester High School: An Interdisciplinary Study of Community Leadership Development Amidst Societal Change by Dr. Erik M. Anderson, ©2015
A lengthy list of former GHS students and JROTC members, mentors, veterans, notables, businesses and organizations mentioned is incredible! Among them are: Leo Alper, Roger W. Babson, Albert Bacheler, Sargeant Barbosa, Melvin Bernstein, Kellogg G. Birdseye, Harry F. Bray, John Buckley, R. Wesley Burnham, Frank T. Chance, Roger Conant, Stephen Dexter, George Dolliver, Donald H. Emero, Saul Feldman, Charles Foster, Major Galbraith, Peter Garrisi, Jane Garrisi, Anthony Gentile, Ron Gilson, William Goodwin, Debbie Goodwin, David Greer, John F. Grillo Sr., Henry Hurwitz, Leslie O. Johnson, Arthur Jones, Benedict Karr, Mark Kennefick, Hilton Kramer, Phil Kramer, Clovis LaFond, Col. McBride, Captain McNerney, Thomas Morris, Morris Pett, David Pistenmaa, William Poirier, Herb Pomeroy, Kendrick Rattray, Henry Rosen, Levi Rudolph, Bob Ryan, Frank C. Shepherd, J. Raymond Silva, Richard R. Silva, Warren Silva, Benjamin A. Smith III, Robert Smith, Roy Spittle, William B. Squillace, Bob Stevenson, Oliver H. Story, Sgt. Tucker, Dick Wilson; and West Point and so many colleges and universities; extensive bibliography, newspapers, city archives and Sarah Dunlap.
**PLEASE NOTE THE EXCERPTS ARE INCOMPLETE & MAY NOT INCLUDE NAMES LISTED ABOVE. I WILL ADD THE FULL PDF LATER.**
Dr. Erik Anderson 2015 – excerpts from paper about JROTC at GHS its history of Community Leadership incl interviews with Gloucester veterans and notablesDownload
“…as far as I’m concerned, it belongs to Gloucester and there is much, much more that could be researched and written.”
Dr. Erik Anderson. Anderson is an educator and former principal at Gloucester High School, Gloucester, MA, and White Mountains Regional High School, Whitefield, NH.
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Marshall’s Farm Stand expansion means they’re open well past Halloween now! #GloucesterMA
Last spring Marshall’s Farm Stand underwent an extensive remodel that allows them to push out their shoulder season well past Halloween through December 2023. The unassuming door on the right was relocated–broadened into two and centered for the new entrance into an expanded country market with a great selection of fresh produce and fare. An impressive fleet of cold and freezer cases lining the length of one wall are stocked with customer favorites, supermarket standards, and assorted frozen meals, all with a focus on local. I imagine this expansion saves residents in the immediate areas a trip past the rotary. For everyone else on a scenic drive or going for a walk on Wingaersheek Beach, it’s nice to know Marshall’s Farm Stand is open in November and December and worth the trip.
Gloucester small business owners serving Cape Ann.
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You’re not having a bad day… you just need a hair appointment! Salon 127 #GloucesterMA
Gloucester small business owners serving Cape Ann: Salon 127 (978) 283-2555
The stylists at Salon 127 are creative and talented. The salon’s vibe is laid-back and uber professional. There’s no pressure for clients to sign up for more than they bargain for or to purchase products. It’s the kind of beauty parlor where after you go friends will compliment you and want the name. Eventually your spouse books a haircut, then your kids, your mother, neighbors, summer guests visiting or in for a wedding– and all and all everyone is pleased with the results! One day, owner and stylist Meghan Harnish called, “I have an appointment on this day and time. Does that work for you?” She noticed everyone else had cycled through, but I hadn’t taken any time for myself. I grabbed the cancellation, and my hair returned to its natural color :). Great customer service. Walks in are welcome.
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Computer trouble? Don’t fret! Contact PC Repairs by Pete Gelasakis #GloucesterMA
Gloucester small business owners serving Cape Ann: PC Repairs by Pete
My PCs have been rescued more than once by PC Repairs by Pete (and Tiny Planet before). He’s professional, reasonable and responsive!
image: Portrait of Pete, Sept. 2023 ©c.ryan
After 15 years, Tiny Planet Computer closed up the brick and mortar space downtown at the corner of Rogers and Duncan in 2021. Their work continues! Contact Pete Gelasakis if it’s PC issues. Contact Steve Day if it’s Apple.
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Music at Annisquam Church | Chamber Roots: Return of the Wayfaring Stranger. November 11
SPECIAL EVENT. From Lanesville to Annisquam and all around the world: four area creatives who are professional musicians select and perform works that have special meaning on November 11, 2023 in Gloucester’s historic Annisquam Church.
Press release
CHAMBER ROOTS: Return of the Wayfaring Stranger is a globetrotting sonic romp. Strings and voices weave a compelling tapestry of fiery fiddle tunes, forlorn love ballads, and chilling accounts of wayward woe. Virtuosity, sensitive musicianship, and compelling original ideas combine in a dynamic process of genre-bending musical exploration—from the hills and hollers of Appalachia, to the playful and plaintive strains of Celtic and Scandinavian folk, to newly-composed works by members of the ensemble.
Scott Moore, a Kentucky native in his second year as Artist-in-Residence at the Village Church, is joined by a versatile cast of colleagues: Erica Pisaturo (violin), and the Clements Brothers, George (guitar) and Charles (double bass).
“We’ve each spent many years traveling the world playing music—from Carnegie and Symphony Hall, to premier festivals—Greyfox, Big Ears, and Rockygrass—to tours of China, Australia, Europe, the Middle East. And here we all are living in Lanesville. Fantastic!”
Admission is by $35 suggested donation. A reception with the artists will follow the performance.
CHAMBER ROOTS: Return of the Wayfaring Stranger · Saturday, November 11 @ 7:30pm Annisquam Village Church · 820 Washington Street · Gloucester MA
Annisquam Church Evening Program, Nov. 11
Chamber Root photo clockwise from the top left are:
Erica Pisaturo (violin)
Scott Moore (violin)
George Clements (guitar)
Charles Clements (double bass)
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Cap off the season of gratitude and kick off the sounds of the season! Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops Thanksgiving weekend
Extend the family and friend celebrations with good music and great times Thanksgiving weekend! Three chances to experience Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops 2023 Gloucester 400+ special program. Gobble Gobble Gobble HO HO GO!
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spooky Festive!
Happy Halloween!!
Beautiful at Feather & Wedge
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Gloucester Fishermen Boys Varsity soccer update
Gloucester for the Win! Final score 8:2. GHS Boys Soccer (Div. 3) beat Malden (Div. 1) October 28, 2023.
photos: snapshots of the Senior Celebration — 11 players!–and pregame scenes from the stands.
The Fishermen were led by six seniors in the starting line up: Gino and Dom up front (both scored hat tricks); Cole and Brendan in the middle; and Leo and Benji in back. Looks like the Fishermen are going to the playoffs! The last game of the 2023 season is an away game* on Monday October 30th against Saugus. Heading into that final game, GHS Boys Varsity Soccer 2023 season is 13-3-1. Northeast ranking reflects the success of the team’s defense and offence. A proud parent explained, “Goals allowed is huge. The 2023 team only let up so many goals vs. how many goals we scored all season. In 8 of the games only 1 goal was allowed. There were 3 shutouts by the defense and goalie.”
*This often means the varsity girls soccer should be at the home stadium. The JV team had a game at the same time on another field. Good luck to all the GHS Fishermen fall sports teams!
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Gorgeous day for a home game! GHS Boys Soccer Game. New Balance Field. Newell Stadium. #GloucesterMA vs. Malden. 1:45pm
See you at the stadium 1:45PM! Game at 2! Come on Down!
Gloucester Fishermen boys soccer game is at 2pm. Come early for the ‘Senior Celebration’ honoring the Gloucester Fishermen Boys Varsity Soccer members of the class of 2024. Congratulations boys on your hard work and youth soccer career 🙂
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Little buddy joined the walk
We had some company on a beautiful day! Did you see a praying mantis, too?
photos| video clip: praying mantis walking, Long Beach walkway Oct. 27, 2023
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Long Beach Dairy Maid and Surfside closing up for the season on Sunday
ETA Last call for 2023: Sunday Oct. 29
There’s still time 🙂
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Saturday Eve! Halloween program by Musicians Unleashed Cape Ann Symphony at UU Church #GloucesterMA
Heidi Dallin shares a reminder for an original Halloween themed concert on Saturday. DANSE MACABRE at Gloucester’s Unitarian Universalist Church features the four principal string players from the Cape Ann Symphony.
🎻🦇🕸️What will they play? 🎻🦇🕸️
Cape Ann Symphony’s Musicians Unleashed Series celebrates Halloween with a spooky concert of ghostly music featuring a quartet of Cape Ann Symphony’s principal string players: Seth MacLeod, Cello; CAS Concert Master Scott Moore, violin; Erica Pisaturo, violin; and Brandon White, viola; playing a program of creative and varied compositions ranging from Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14: Death and the Maiden to a pop medley of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition, Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy and Michael Jackson’s Thriller to Spooky Waltz, a piece written by CAS violinist & Concert Master Scott Moore.
“Our program for October 28 features an adventurous variety of music, which really showcases the talent and versatility of the Cape Ann Symphony’s principal string players,” explains Moore. “From cheeky, spooky fun, to the truly tragic; from Schubert and Shostakovich to Doc Watson and Gnarls Barkley…there’s something here for any music lover, and it’s all bound together by the theme and title piece, Danse Macabre.”
Scott Moore
The Danse Macabre concert program includes: Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8: Largo & Allegro Molto; Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre; Penderecki’s Tanz; Scott Moore’s Spooky Waltz; A Pop Medley of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition, Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy and Michael Jackson’s Thriller; the classic traditional pieces: Jenny on the Railroad and Go Dig My Grave; Sibelius’ Valse Triste; Satie’s Gnossienne No.1; Purcell’s When I am Laid in Earth and Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14: Death and the Maiden.
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
Scott Moore was born and came of age in rural Kentucky. He began his career as a violinist and composer as a four-year-old in New York. He’s been a soloist with a number of orchestras, played Mozart for the Archduke of Austria, and has given an impromptu recital in Carnegie Hall for an audience of ghosts. In 2018, he began performing, from memory, the complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by J. S. Bach. A composer as well, he has composed six adventurous new scores for the Louisville Ballet, including As You Like It in August 2022. This native Kentuckian is now a resident of Gloucester. He and his wife violinist Erica Pisaturo, also a member of CAS, moved to New England in the fall of 2019.
Violinist Erica Pisaturo is a native of New England, where she began her violin studies at the age of four. After earning a BA in Music and Art History from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, she went on to earn an MFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. While in the South, Ms. Pisaturo played violin in a number of professional symphony orchestras, including the Hilton Head Symphony and Savannah Philharmonic, both of which she also served as Orchestra Librarian. She has toured and traveled the world extensively including studying architecture in Italy, making music on tour in China and Japan. She and her husband, CAS violinist Scott Moore moved to Gloucester in 2019 and Ms. Pisaturo now plays with the Cape Ann Symphony and Symphony By The Sea.
Cellist Seth MacLeod earned his Bachelor of Music in cello performance from Boston University, where he studied with George Neikrug who dedicated to Seth a cadenza he composed for the Dvořák Cello Concerto. In September Mr. MacLeod joined the Cape Ann Symphony as Principal Cellist. He has performed as a soloist with the Wellesley Symphony, Lincoln-Sudbury Civic and the Metrowest Symphony Orchestras. Mr. MacLeod is also the principal cellist of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra, and he is a member of Symphony By The Sea. He is a versatile chamber musician and string instructor at area schools.
Violist Brandon White made his CAS debut in March 2022’s Musicians Unleashed Concert, the Virtual Clarinet Quintet Concert. Originally from New York and now residing in the Boston area, Brandon White has enjoyed a varied career as a violist. A classically trained violist, Mr. White has been recognized as an analytical, and forward-thinking musician with a love of all viola music and new compositions. He holds degrees from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam where he studied under Shelly Tramposh and earned his BM in Viola Performance, as well as The Boston Conservatory at Berklee where he studied under Lila Brown and earned his MM in String Performance. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Jordan Hall, and Sanders Theater and played with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Hamptons Festival Orchestra and the Choral Society of the Hamptons. Mr. White currently performs in the Rivers Symphony Orchestra and is also a member of the contemporary viola duo Waterhouse Row alongside Emilie Catlett.
Danse Macabre is Saturday, October 28 at 3:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Church Street, Gloucester. Ticket prices for Danse Macabre are $40 for Adults and $15 for Youth. Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go to www.capeannsymphony.org for tickets.
The Cape Ann Symphony’s Musicians Unleashed programs were launched in 2019 and have become a wonderfully popular series with an overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience response.
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Sun breaks and clouds over Long Beach #RockportMA #GloucesterMA
photos: C. Ryan, Oct. 2023. Fall Long Beach photo block.
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Ooh-La-La-La: Lili Boulanger! Debussy! Ravel! New World Chorale! Cape Ann Symphony’s French Spectacular sounds Magnifique
Cape Ann Symphony’s 2023/2024 72nd season opens with an incredible program, FRENCH SPECTACULAR. Buy your tickets now! The Cape Ann Symphony performs at Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. For tickets or information, call 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org
From Cape Ann Symphony:
| “Cape Ann Symphony kicks off the 72nd season at 2:00 PM on October 1, 2023 with a musical trip to France featuring CAS premieres of Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin printemps; Debussy’s Nocturnes with a special appearance from the New World Chorale; and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite. The concert finale is Ravel’s popular and thrilling Bolero. The orchestra opens the concert with the musical prodigy Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin printemps followed by Claude Debussy’s innovative Nocturnes featuring the New World Chorale in their CAS debut; Maurice Ravel’s colorful and playful Mother Goose Suite and to close the concert Ravel’s dramatic Bolero. “”We are very excited about the French Spectacular concert which features the music of Lili Boulanger, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel,” says CAS Conductor and Music Director Maestro Yoichi Udagawa, “All the pieces are gorgeous, and full of color and emotion. The Debussy features a woman’s chorus from the New World Chorale. Their voices represent the mysterious song of the Sirens from within the midst of the sea with its innumerable rhythms. The concert will finish with Ravel’s ever popular and powerfully exciting Bolero. The musicians and I are honored to play the D’un matin printemps, Nocturnes and Mother Goose Suite for the first time in CAS history! We can’t wait for the concert!” The Cape Ann Symphony has played works by French composer and teacher Nadia Boulanger, but this is the first CAS performance of a work by Nadia’s younger sister, Lili. “Lili Boulanger was known for her lush harmonies and elegant instrumentations,” points out Maestro Udagawa,” D’un matin printemps was first composed as a duet for violin and piano. The work was then adapted by Ms. Boulanger as a trio for violin, cello, and piano and then as a duet for flute and piano. In January 1918, she was very ill and dictated her orchestral version to her sister Nadia. Her D’un matin printemps was the last work composed by Lili Boulanger before her untimely death in March 1918 at the age of 24, caused by a case of bronchial pneumonia at the age of two which left her immune system weakened for the rest of her life. Lili Boulanger was born into a musical family on August 21, 1893. The influential French composer, organist, pianist and teacher Gabriel Fauré – a friend of the family – discovered 2 year old Lili had perfect pitch. A musical prodigy, Ms. Boulanger was a vocalist, played piano, violin, cello, harp and organ. In 1913, at age 19, she became the first woman to win the Prix de Rome with her cantata Faust et Hélène which she wrote for a full orchestra in 4 weeks, conforming to the 4 weeks rule of the competition. Among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Claude Debussy was born to a family of modest means. He showed such musical talent that at age 10, he was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris. He originally studied piano, but he found his musical passion in innovative composition. Composition of the Nocturnes began in 1892 under the title Trois Scènes au Crépuscule (“Three Scenes at Twilight”). In 1894, he began a rewrite of the Trois Scenes, renaming the new version Nocturnes. Debussy scored the orchestral part of the first of the three nocturnes for strings alone; the second for three flutes, four horns, three trumpets, and two harps; and the third for the two groupings together. By 1897, he decided to rewrite all three movements for full orchestra. He worked for the next two years on the Nocturnes. A full score of the manuscript of the Nocturnes was signed with the completion date of December 15, 1899. The complete work, including a choir of Sirènes, premiered on October 27, 1901. The New World Chorale makes their Cape Ann Symphony debut as the Sirènes in Debussy’s Nocturnes. The New World Chorale was founded in 1999 by Holly MacEwen Krafka and John Zielinski with the mission of performing the best choral music and the goal of performing with many of the finest orchestras in New England. NWC’s membership comprises some of the Boston area’s most experienced choral singers and soloists who have performed both locally and internationally with the world’s major orchestras. The New World Chorale (NWC) is one of the most in-demand choruses for hire in the greater Boston area. NWC has performed major choral works with Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society, Boston Ballet, Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony Orchestra, Melrose Symphony Orchestra, Mercury Orchestra, MIT Symphony Orchestra, New England Brass Band, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Symphony New Hampshire, Symphony Pro Musica, and Wellesley Symphony Orchestra. During its 2017-18 season, the New World Chorale experienced a new type of performance when it provided the chorus for The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, a touring multimedia production presenting over 30 years of music from The Legend of Zelda™ video game franchise by Nintendo®. The production was performed on October 21, 2017 at the Wang Theatre in Boston. French composer, pianist and conductor Maurice Ravel wrote and dedicated his piano duet, Mother Goose Suite, to Mimi and Jean Godebeski, ages 6 and 7, just as he had dedicated an earlier work, Sonatine, to their parents. The Mother Goose stories date back centuries and Ravel wrote pieces. based on the centuries old well known nursery rhymes said to have been authored by Mother Goose. Ravel’s work was originally written as a five-movement piano duet in 1910. The first public performance of the work was given at the Société Musicale Indépendante on April 20, 1910. In 1911, Ravel orchestrated the suite. The five nursery rhymes which Ravel choose to put to music are: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant: (Pavane of Sleeping Beauty); Petit Poucet: (Little Tom Thumb); Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes: (Little Ugly Girl, Empress of the Pagodas); Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête: (Conversation of Beauty and the Beast) and Le Jardin Féerique: (The Fairy Garden). In the 1920’s Ravel was commissioned to provide a score for Ida Rubinstein’s ballet company, and this resulted in what is now one of his most famous works – Boléro. Ravel declared the work was “one long, very gradual crescendo.” In the 1920’s Ravel was commissioned to provide a score for Ida Rubinstein’s ballet company, and this resulted in what is now one of his most famous works – Boléro. Ravel declared the work was “one long, very gradual crescendo.” Founded in Gloucester in 1951, the Cape Ann Symphony is a professional orchestra of over 70 players from throughout the New England area. They perform a subscription season of four concerts per year plus several Pops and youth concerts. The Symphony Board of Directors named Yoichi Udagawa the Music Director and Conductor of the Cape Ann Symphony in the summer of 2000 after a yearlong search. In addition to his leadership of Cape Ann Symphony, he is Music Director and Conductor of the Melrose Symphony Orchestra, and the Quincy Symphony Orchestra and a cover conductor at the Boston Pops Orchestra. Frequently invited to guest conduct, Maestro Udagawa has worked with many different orchestras including the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Nobeoka Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra, the Indian Hill Symphony, the Garden State Philharmonic, the Brown University Orchestra, the Syracuse Society for New Music, the Boston Conservatory Orchestra, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, the Newton Symphony, the Austin Civic Orchestra, and the Mid-Texas Symphony. Maestro Udagawa is at home in popular and contemporary music as well as the standard symphonic repertoire. He is known for his relaxed manner and ability to speak from the podium which has helped new audiences as well as enthusiasts gain a greater appreciation for symphonic music. His programs often include premieres of new works – some specially commissioned for the orchestra — as well as great orchestral works across the symphonic repertoire and lively Pops programs. He is also an integral part of the Cape Ann Symphony Youth Initiative. Yoichi Udagawa, the son of a nuclear physicist father and singer/artist mother, was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. His family immigrated to the United States soon thereafter. He began playing the violin at age four and made his conducting debut at age fifteen. After receiving a music degree from the University of Texas at Austin, he continued advanced studies in conducting with Gunther Schuller, Seiji Ozawa, Morihiro Okabe, and Henry Charles Smith. A fan of many different styles of music, Mr. Udagawa also enjoys performing gospel music in addition to his conducting activities. He is also an accomplished violinist and an avid fan of exercise and yoga. The Cape Ann Symphony’s 72nd Season Opening Concert, French Spectacular, is Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium is handicapped accessible. Ticket prices are $45 for adults, $40 for senior citizens, $20 for Students of any age, $5 for Youth (12 years old and under). For information, call 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org |
Images Attached:
Photo 1: Composer Lili Boulanger
Photo 2: Composer Claude DeBussy
Photo 3: Composer Maurice Ravel
Photo 4: Cape Ann Symphony Conductor and Music Director Yoichi Udagawa
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Save the date: Robert J. Anderson Works On Paper at Jane Deering Gallery. Reception Sept. 30th
Solo exhibition featuring Robert J. Anderson (1934-2016) is opening this weekend at Jane Deering Gallery with a Reception Sept. 30 from 4-6pm. This show delves into his pursuits in drawing.
“I’m excited about this upcoming show. My thanks to Meredith Anderson (daughter of Robert J. Anderson) and Peg Anderson (widow of Robert J Anderson) for their expertise and passion in organizing this exhibit.”
Jane Deering. Jane Deering Gallery
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Youth Soccer players walk on New Balance Field at Newell Stadium with the GHS Fishermen Boys Soccer team
As promised: enjoy a few photos from the special home game opening ceremony for the GHS Fishemen Boys Varsity game vs. Lynn on 9/25/2023. FYS players walked out on the field with the high school players. What a beautiful and dedicated soccer program in Gloucester, MA. and sweet gesture on this occasion.
**courtesy photos**
GHS Boys Varsity Soccer tied Lynn St. Mary’s yesterday. Read more about the game here: Gina Ingrando, Gloucester Boys Soccer Stays Undefeated After Tie with St. Mary’s (Lynn), Gloucester Daily Times story.
Good Morning Gloucester 