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Since 1981, Rockport Music has been
committed to one enduring purpose: enriching lives through great
music. Located in the scenic seaport village of Rockport, Massachusetts,
Rockport Music presents exceptional musical performances and events
year round, including the acclaimed Rockport Chamber Music Festival,
now celebrating its 29th season with 20 performances during June
and July 2010. Rockport Music also presents classical, jazz, folk
and world music – as
well as opera and theater simulcasts and film series. Educational
enrichment programs reach over 7,500 youth and adults annually
and include school outreach programs, family concerts, lectures,
open rehearsals, and master classes.
Rockport Music was founded
in 1981 as the Rockport Chamber Music Festival by soprano Lila
Deis and pianist/composer David Alpher (artistic directors from
1981-1994) and local businessman Paul Sylva. Under the artistic
leadership of renowned pianist and MIT faculty member David Deveau
since 1995, Rockport Music has grown steadily in stature and reputation
and is now a nationally recognized organization. In July 2008,
the Board of Trustees voted to adopt the name Rockport Music to
represent the expanding organization. Rockport Music’s commitment to presenting the world’s
finest music performed by internationally acclaimed musicians continues
to be a defining characteristic. Its programs, noted for their
musical breadth, depth, and range, draw near-capacity audiences
throughout the year.
The Rockport Chamber Music Festival presents some of today’s
foremost classical musicians and ensembles, as well as the rising
stars of tomorrow. Its concerts are heard by an estimated audience
of over 2 million on broadcasts on WCRB, National Public Radio,
and the BBC. Rockport Music has commissioned works from major contemporary
composers including Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, Fred Lerdahl,
and Charles Wuorinen. Festival performers include pianists Richard
Goode, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Wu Han, Anton Kuerti, Garrick Ohlsson,
Peter Serkin and Dubravka Tomsic; cellists Andres Diaz and David
Finkel; clarinetist Richard Stoltzman; harpist Nancy Allen; and
violinists Midori, William Preucil, and Jennifer Frautschi. Ensembles
include Anonymous 4, eighth blackbird, Eileen Ivers, and Immigrant
Soul; the Brentano, Borromeo, Juilliard, Miami, St. Lawrence, and
Ying string quartets; and the Boston, Eroica, and Triple Helix
piano trios.
This summer Rockport Music celebrates a major milestone:
the inaugural season of its new home, the Shalin Liu Performance
Center, a world-class venue designed by lead architects Alan Joslin
and Deborah Epstein of Epstein Joslin Architects and acoustician
R. Lawrence Kirkegaard. Situated between the Atlantic Ocean and
Rockport’s Main Street,
the new 330-seat performance center features a state-of-the-art
concert hall with a two-story stage window with direct ocean views;
a third-floor reception room offers concertgoers an unmatched panorama
of the coastline. Named in honor of the generous lead donor to
our $20 million building campaign, the center is unique in New
England, combining intimacy, extraordinary acoustical quality,
and a matchless natural setting, which attract and inspire artists
and audiences alike.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2009-2010
OFFICERS
Thomas Burger, Chairman
Philip Cutter, Vice Chair
Mary Malone, Vice Chair
Janice Cane, Treasurer
John Sparks, Secretary
TRUSTEES
James Barker, Trustee Emeritus
William Bagley
Nina Fieldsteel
Amnon Goldman
Beth Graham
Susan Gray
Mary-Jo Grenfell
Dawn Grohs
Mimi Harper
William Hausman
Mary Hintlian
Joseph Mueller
Michael Pardee
Jean Rees
Ruth Shane
Cameron Smith
Kate Van Demark
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