Cape Ann Symphony 2023/2024 Season laid out! Who are the special guest artists?

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Heidi Dallin reminds us to mark down these upcoming dates and special performances announced for Cape Ann Symphony’s beautiful 72nd Season, “A Season of Exploration”:

Oct. 1 – THE FRENCH SPECTACULAR

Performance: Sunday, October 1, 2023: 2:00 PM: Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

Cape Ann Symphony kicks off the 72nd season 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.

nov. – THE HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT

Performances:

  • Saturday, November 25, 2023: 2:00 PM Dolan Performing Arts Center, Ipswich High School. Ipswich,MA
  • Saturday, November 25, 2023: 7:30 PM Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
  • Sunday, November 26, 2023: 2:00 PM Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

The Holiday Pops Concert, Cape Ann Symphony’s joyful holiday tradition, features a program of holiday favorites and welcomes back guest artist gospel sensation Renese King. King last appeared 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.

March 2024 – KNOWN (AND UNKNOWN) GREATS

Performance: Sunday, March 17, 2024: 2:00 PM Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

Cape Ann Symphony welcomes back world renown pianist Janice Weber to play Beethoven’s show stopping Emperor Piano Concerto . The concert program also includes the CAS premieres of esteemed composers: Louise Farrenc and William Grant Still. The orchestra will play Farrenc’s Overture No .1 and Still’s Woodnotes.

May 2024 – THE THREE B’S: BEETHOVEN, BIZET AND BRAHMS

Performance: Sunday, May 19, 2024: 2:00 PM Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

BSO violinist and a favorite CAS guest artist Lucia Lin returns for The Three B’s: Beethoven, Bizet and Brahms to play Brahms’ monumental Violin Concerto.  The orchestra plays Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Bizet’s Symphony in C.  

Janice Weber photo by Liz Lender
Lucia Lin
Yoichi Udagawa
Renese King

Read more about Cape Ann Symphony’s 72nd season: A SEASON OF EXPLORATION

Cape Ann Symphony proudly announces the launch of the orchestra’s 72nd concert season on Sunday, October 1 at 2:00 PM at Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium. “After a terrific summer Pops Concert playing for thousands in Stage Fort Park , we are so thrilled to be back on stage for our 72nd season!” says Cape Ann Symphony Board President Fran White. “This season of exploration is especially exciting for our audiences and our orchestra. We will be playing pieces that CAS has never played over the orchestra’s 71 seasons and we celebrate three amazingly talented and world-renowned guest artists: pianist Janice Weber, gospel vocal sensation Renese King and BSO violinist Lucia Lin. You will want to hear every note this season! I highly recommend getting your season subscription NOW so you will not miss a concert !”  


Cape Ann Symphony Music Director and Conductor Yoichi Udagawa is eager to open the CAS 72nd Season, “The musicians of the Cape Ann Symphony and I are very excited about the upcoming season. We are starting off with a French Spectacular featuring the works of Lili Boulanger, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. The New World Chorale will be joining us in the Debussy Nocturnes, and the concert will close with Ravel’s ever popular and exciting Bolero. Holiday Pops will feature all the favorites of the season, and this year we have a special guest – Gospel Sensation Renese King. In March, pianist Janice Weber will be playing Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto and in May, audience favorite violinist Lucia Lin will return to play the Brahms Violin Concerto. ”  

This Season of Exploration features a season of firsts for Maestro Udagawa and the orchestra. “Our season opening French Spectacular Concert includes three pieces that we have never performed: Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin printemps;  Debussy’s Nocturnes and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite.Our March concert: Known (and Unknown) Greats includes two composers making their CAS debut Louise Farrenc and William Grant Still. We have played Still’s music in Musicians Unleashed, our popular chamber series, but never with a full orchestra! On a personal note, this season is especially exciting, I will be conducting Boulanger’s  D’un matin printemps, Debussy’s  Nocturnes; Ravel’s Mother Goose and William Grant Still’s Woodnotes for the first time in my career. The musicians and I can’t wait to begin this journey of exploration with our audiences!”

Cape Ann Symphony preview announcement for the 2023/2024 season

SINGLE TICKET PRICES FOR CONCERTS

Adult/$45.00

Senior Citizens/$40.00

Students (of any age)/$20.00

Youth (Age 12 and Under)/$5.00

Season Subscriptions are Available.

For Information call 978-281-0543 or Visit www.capeannsymphony.org

Images:

Photo 1: Guest Artist for Known and (Unknown) Greats, the March 2024 Concert: Janice Weber,  world renowned pianist and best selling novelist  Photo Credit: Liz Linder

Photo 2: Guest Artist for The Three B’s: Beethoven, Bizet and Brahms, the May 2024 Concert: Lucia Lin, acclaimed BSO violinist

Photo 3: Cape Ann Symphony Conductor and Music Director Yoichi Udagawa

Photo 4: Guest Artist for 2023 Holiday Pops Concert: Renese King, gospel vocal sensation

Fall FUN! theatre acting and singing classes at the Cape Ann Y #GloucesterMA 🍁🎤🎶🍂

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Heidi Dallin has a fall update about this amazing opportunity for professional acting and singing classes in Gloucester at the Cape Ann YMCA.

Sign up now!

Acting 101 with Heidi Dallin and Singing 101 with Heidi Dallin and Marina Gallo

Printable PDF here:

Fall2023Theatre at Cape Ann YMCA – Heidi DallinDownload

For more information, please contact Heidi Dallin at dallinh@northshoreymca.org, 978.283.0499

Building inspector Form | If you call, don’t forget to fill out the form. #GloucesterMA

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Helpful tip! Did you know if you have a question or concern about a property in Gloucester (construction, zoning, demo, abutter, safety, compliance, etc.) and you call the building department, there is no record until you fill out a form? Any concern is noted when this form is filled out, dropped off, and emailed.

Gloucester Building Department. Building inspector. complaint formDownload

Freedom Fitness in Gloucester MA just $50 a month

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Sign Up Today Directly Online at www.freedomfitma.com

-24 Hour Access-Easy Join Feature-No Join Fees-Clean and Safe-Interactive Training-Free Welcome Gift14 Lexington Ave Gloucester MA 01930

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Just a Few More Schooners

Posted on by Nichole S.

Just a few more schooners….. while Gloucester pages have been full of beautiful Schooner Festival photos… and just maybe you’ve seen enough, it seems silly to not share mine.

525 In Magnolia For a Cozy Dinner

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We decided to go back the 525 on Lexington Ave in Magnolia for dinner recently. It’s one of the places we like to go for a cozy, friendly, neighborhood atmosphere. There is seating inside and outside, though I usually prefer indoor seating. The food is consistently good and the service always efficient and friendly. I had chicken piccata and Jim tried the garlic shrimp pizza. It was a lovely relaxing dinner and I look forward to going back. Maybe we’ll see you there!

15 Years! LOVE THESE GUYS! Tradition: MIT’s Phi Kappa Sigma Banging Out The Lobsters For Rush Week @Captjoelobster and We Got The Receipts

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September 4, 2023 the Boys Got A Sweet Van

Sept 6, 2022 Another Year-Another Batch Of Lobsters For MIT Skulls

The Boys are Back September 7th, 2021-

It’s the first week of September and that means the Boys From Phi Kappa Sigma Are Back For Their Rush Week Lobsters

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Past Years-

Posted on September 3, 2013
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Its gotta be a dozen or more years running the men from Phi Kappa Sigma come down to Captain Joe’s for Rush week lobsters.

Tradition. Gotta love it!
If you’re a prospective pledge and you don’t go with PHI KAPPA SIGMA you really need to reevaluate your whole college existence.
Just drop out and become a garbage man already because you’re not college material.
Here they are back in 2008-

Rush Phi Kappa Sigma At MIT!

The boys from Phi Kappa Sigma at MIT come every year for rush week to pick up a ton of lobsters to serve prospective rushees.

I thought MIT was primarily an engineering school but apparently they have their marketing down pretty good too!

Personal Schooner Festival — pat morss

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With so much great coverage of the Labor Day Weekend events, here’s a personal take on our enjoyment of the schooners.

On Saturday our daughter Christina joined me for a sail around the harbor.
Adventure and Denis Sullivan were docked flanking City Hall, beyond.
This could be a Winslow Homer painting – Ardelle near Ten Pound Island
Up close and personal with Isabella.
Later downtown, rest and quiet on Ernestina Morrissey after the deck tours closed.
Thomas E Lannon and Alert sailing guests along the waterfront before sunset.
Seafood and live entertainment on the deck at Blue Collar Lobster Company.
Sunday Race Day, waiting for the schooners, on the breakwater at Eastern Point.
A family watches American Eagle, part of the Parade of Sail.
Foredeck crew on Adventure, rounding Dog Bar Breakwater.
And her “afterguard,” traditionally the decision makers on the race course.
Denis Sullivan’s complex sailplan mixing with today’s motors.
Makes you appreciate the fishing fleet’s Old Days of Sail.
Past the breakwater and out to the starting line.
Milling around, dodging spectator boats, waiting for the starting guns.
Congestion in the haze at the start, with Adventure in the foreground
American Eagle, winner of the Mayor’s Cup, returning to port; Boston beyond.

Together Gloucester, Inc.’s initiative to help students with sneakers for back to school was a HUGE success …. BIGGER than we could have ever imagined!  

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Hi Joey 

Can you please share this “thank you“ and update with the GMG readership?  Your support and the generosity of your followers was an important part of our success. 

Kristin 

Together Gloucester, Inc.’s initiative to help students with sneakers for back to school was a HUGE success …. BIGGER than we could have ever imagined!  

❣️Not only were we able to help our local students start the school year off on the right foot, we were able to help a wide population of adult neighbors thanks to a donation of 355 pairs of sneakers from a generous friend at PUMA. 👟❣️👟❣️👟❣️👟❣️👟

A special thank you to the individuals that donated to our Venmo campaign!  We purchased new youth sneakers with those funds.  We also received a donation of 2 dozen pairs of new youth sneakers from PUMA. 

We were able to support our community partners at Wellspring House, Pathways for Children, Gloucester Police Department (Official), West Gloucester Trinitarian Congregational Church, and Gloucester Schools with new sneakers for children and students from pre-school to high school.  We also helped our local teachers and school resource officers Kops-n-Kids, Sro Brendan Chipperini, and SRO_Gaming_ with backpacks, a lunch box, new clothes, and school supplies. 👟🎒📓🧦👖✏️

Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of PUMA, we have also distributed several pairs of adult sneakers to the following organizations and community advocates over the past few weeks and hope to continue as needs arise 

🫶Grace Center of Gloucester

☀️Adult Foster Care of the North Shore

🇺🇸Cape Ann Veterans Services

⛹️‍♂️Cape Ann Special Olympics

🙏Twin Lights Recovery

🛑Onestop Harm Reduction Program

💙Tito Rod

💟Suzanne Kirvan

💚Children’s Friend & Family Services

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Salty Kids, Update

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Received some information on these cuties, their names are Margaret Danger, love the middle name and Calypso.  Love the fact that these kids are so confident on their schooners.  These kids were on the Alert.

Lobster Cove String Quartet debuts at historic Annisquam venue

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Lobster Cove String Quartet:
“To Paint the Night”

Saturday, September 16 @ 7:30pm

Annisquam Village Church .
820 Washington Street . Gloucester MA

Lobster Cove String Quartet

The Lobster Cove String Quartet makes its debut Saturday evening, September 16 at 7:30pm. The white walls of the historic Annisquam Village Church will become the canvas for a soundscape of swirling tone-colors, as the Gloucester-based group presents To Paint the Night: a diverse bill of fare showcasing the richness and versatility of the string quartet format.

The program opens with Astor Piazzolla’s fiery Four for Tango, before probing the dark night of the soul which is Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8—dedicated by the composer “to the victims of fascism and war.” Thelonious Monk’s ‘Round Midnight, newly arranged for quartet by violinist and composer Scott Moore, is all blues and purples and grays: lush, playful, and mysterious. The concert closes with the sensual Impressionism of Claude Debussy’s radiant String Quartet in G minor.

The Lobster Cove String Quartet is the latest creation of Moore, Artist-in-Residence at the Annisquam Village Church. Moore is joined by members Erica Pisaturo (violin), Brandon White (viola), and Alex Fowler (cello). Admission is by donation ($35 suggested), and a reception with the artists will follow the performance.

Want To Look At This Waterfront Property With Dock Space and 4 Units? Contact My Beautiful Wife Katelyn 978-473-0922

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