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somehow began to enjoy the process! I On a crisp, beautiful Saturday evening in realized the wonderful freedom of being October, classical music lovers gathered to hear able to play things again and again until you are sure you have a “take” that is Rockport Music Artistic Director David representative of your vision of the piece;

Deveau’s first solo piano recital in the Shalin whereas in a concert, it’s do or die in DAVID DEVEAU’S CD COVER Liu Performance Center since its opening in real time. 2010. The five-year wait was well worth it. After the taping with Andrés, I enjoyed a sense of making music so much that I decided I’d attempt a new solo disc and wanted to record something that had been very infrequently recorded (if at all), along with some other Beginning with the lovely opening piece by Haydn, followed by music I love. The obvious choice was this transcription by Lizst’s Funerailles , and then the pastoral Siegfried Idyll , it was Josef Rubinstein of Wagner’s Siegfried idyll . The Idyll had clear this was to be a special evening. After intermission, the only been recorded once before in this version, long ago, concert continued with two brief but beautiful selections by and when I approached Steinway Records with this project, Brahms, and culminated with the Schumann Fantasy. The they were more than game. For the CD, I wanted to feature concert was predominantly based upon David’s new CD the interconnections (and aesthetic battles) between Wagner, released by Steinway Classics earlier this fall entitled Siegfried Liszt, and Brahms—three titans of the late Romantic age. Idyll . In a review of the CD, Anthony Tommasini of the New York Making the recording at the Shalin Liu Performance Center Times hailed that, “…pianist David Deveau gives a sensitive on our wonderful Steinway was a joy, and I already know account of a fascinating solo piano transcription of Wagner’s ‘Siegfried Idyll’…It’s a revelation to hear this sublime, David Deveau in Solo continues on pg . 07 intimate work played on the piano.” Deveau had not recorded a CD in many years, so I asked him “why now?” Here’s his response: Earlier in my career, I recorded solo works of Liszt and Schumann; and several years later, I recorded music by British composer Peter Child, called “Doubles,” which he composed for me. In each case, I felt real discomfort with the recording process: just me, a producer whose job is to “keep score” (i.e. make notes on what’s good and what’s not in each take), a sound engineer and some microphones. h c t

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(to be released in 2016) of music by Schubert, and I P DAVID DEVEAU PERFORMING A DRAMATIC SOLO RECITAL ON OCTOBER 24, 2015.

ROCKPORT MUSIC 37 MAIN STREET, ROCKPORT, MA 01966 T 978.546.7391 W rockportmusic.org 01 From The Trustee Chair BY SUSANNE GUYER

Latinoamericano, and much I am pleased to serve as the new Board Chair for more. In other music genres, Rockport Music and to work with an impressive group we enjoyed concerts by Mary of Trustees, Council members, staff, volunteers, donors, Chapin Carpenter, Rickie Lee and the Rockport Music community to build upon this Jones, Martin Sexton, Lisa Fischer, and many more. In organization’s remarkable history of achievement October, David Deveau’s first o l l e and growth. solo recital in our new concert i d a T home was a thrilling evening n o J

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in delivering on the Rockport h P in the stunning Shalin Liu Performance Center. Music mission to provide SUSANNE GUYER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR I would like to thank Joe Mueller for his outstanding leadership exceptional musical concerts over the past four years. Under Joe’s chairmanship, Rockport that enrich our lives. Music grew in many ways as he set forth a plan for securing We have so much to be proud of at Rockport Music—exceptional Rockport Music’s future and preserving the Shalin Liu concerts in classical, jazz, folk, and world music, a growing Performance Center. Looking ahead, our job is to work together and vibrant education program for both children and adults, to execute these plans and continue to professional leadership by Tony Beadle and his staff, a com - work as a team in orde r to build on past mitted team of volunteers, and of course, successes. This past year has brought us the truly beautiful Shalin Liu Performance This past year has brought us so many so many beautiful musical Center. This organization would not be the beautiful musical moments that touched moments that touched us, success story it is today without everyone who has contributed his or her time, us, moved us, as well as surprised us. From moved us, as well as surprised us. the Opening Night Gala with Yo-Yo Ma to expertise, gifts, and even their own voices the 12-year-old jazz prodigy Joey Alexander to share their experiences with others. during the Jazz Festival, Rockport Music continues to reach This is an organization with a history of exceeding expectations. even greater artistic heights each year. This year David Deveau The Rockport Music community is unique, and everyone brought the best ever Rockport Chamber Music Festival with involved plays an integral role in our ongoing success. All pianists Emanuel Ax, Marc-André Hamelin, Benjamin of our past achievements would not have been possible Grosvenor, and Peter Serkin, as well as chamber ensembles without your commitment and support. Together we make including the Shanghai Quartet, the Boston Trio, Cuarteto beautiful music!

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Margaretta Hausman TRUSTEES EMERITI Gregory R. Bover Olivia Parker Susanne Guyer, Chai r Steve Lindo James Barker Lois Brynes Melvin Rosenblatt Stephen M. Bell, Mary Malone Thomas Burger Andrew Calkins David W. Scudder Vice Chair Joseph Mueller Mollie Byrnes J. Robert Cassady, M.D. Mary Ann Sherry Garth Greimann, Irving H. Plotkin Janice Cane Stephanie Connaughton Arnold Shore Vice Chair Frank E. Previte Susan Gray Michael Costello Hinda Simon Allan H. Cohen, Ruth S. Shane Mimi Harper Deborah Epstein Kathleen Skrabut Treasurer Naomi R. Stonberg William Hausman S. Frank Fritsch Helen Soussou Jeannie McIntyre, William E. Taylor Sherwin Greenblatt Barbara Sparks Secretary ROCKPORT MUSIC Frank G. Berson Richard Tennant COUNCIL Lorraine B. Horn Andrew Spindler David Deveau Peter Wernau William J. Kneisel Bruce D. Sunstein Artistic Director Philip Cutter James Bacon, Chair Nina D. Fieldsteel Margaret Ziering Dianne Anderson Edward Lowenstein, M.D. Paul Sylva Tony Beadle Philip Goldsmith, M.D. Patricia Bertero Michael J. Mazzini Susan Wagner Executive Director Everett (Michael) Morss

FALL 2015 NEWSLETTER 02 Jazz Chats: A Look into the Jazz Journey BY RICH TENNANT

It’s a hot night at a jazz club in Philadelphia. The young trumpet player is taking a particularly strong solo on an up-tempo tune. His friend, sitting in the audience, calls someone on his smart phone and holds it up so the recipient can hear the music.

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Jones did not return that call for 2 long years. He felt in his t o h heart that he just wasn’t ready. There was first the job of P continuing to hone his craft, of playing and learning from other RICH TENNANT PRIGHTQ INTERVIEWING SEAN JONES IN A JAZZ CHAT, AUGUST 2015. more experienced musicians, and of completing his Masters Degree from Rutgers University. When he did return the call, his beginnings, early struggles, lucky breaks, and the people who audition resulted in being offered a permanent position as lead inspired them along the way. Through this we found our trumpeter in the Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) Jazz Orchestra. common thread as human beings and a context for the music we were about to listen to. Today, Sean Jones is one of the world’s most renowned and accomplished jazz trumpeters/composers/educators/activists. The Jazz Chats are designed to reveal an intimate look into the After six years with the JALC Orchestra, he left life and work of each artist. Fundamental to pursue his own unique contribution to the “Hearing the musician at questions of home and upbringing are legacy of jazz as a leader. Something he calls, discussed as well as inspirations and defining Sean 2.0. the Jazz Chat beforehand musical moments. Some of my guests over really changed the way I the past few years have been Christian Chattin’ it Up heard his music on stage” McBride, Anat Cohen, Julian Lage, and The This story was revealed to me, in Sean’s Yellowjackets. own words, during a Jazz Chat interview I “Hearing the musician at the Jazz Chat conducted with him at this year’s Rockport Jazz Festival. beforehand really changed the way I heard his music on The story, as told by Sean, was longer and filled with more stage,” one audience member told me. personality and warmth than I’ve written here. It revealed a man who is both humble and fearless, Behind the Music thoughtful and passionate , with a quick There’s a story behind each artist that can sense of humor and a deep understanding surprise and delight both listener and of what it means to be a performer, an interviewer. Vocalist Alicia Olatuja, found educator, and a leader. In a few minutes, “instant” fame from a 1-minute solo with this mild-mannered musician would the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s performance step onto the stage with his group and of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” at the deliver a 2-hour musical high-wire act of 2013 presidential inauguration of President blistering hard-bop jazz standards, ballads , Obama; Regina Carter became the first and original compositions leaving those jazz musician to perform on Paganini’s audience members who weren’t at the legendary Guarneri violin in Genoa, Italy Jazz Chat to wonder to themselves, (with armed guards watching her every “Who IS this guy?” move); and pianist Christian Sands Our Jazz Chats, which I conducted explained how a jazz quartet he was throughout the festival, have provided a with gave a TED talk about the art of wonderful opportunity to get closer to improvisation to an audience of behavioral the artists appearing at our jazz festival. financial managers . We heard stories about modest ANAT COHEN AND RICH TENNANT IN A JAZZ CHAT, AUGUST 2015. Jazz Chats continue s on pg . 04

FALL 2015 NEWSLETTER 03 An Interview With Council Chair Jim Bacon

Q. How did you become involved with Rockport Music? corporate and non-profit boards, A. My wife Gale and I had a seasonal home in Rockport for 36 including the Rockport Music Council. years. One Friday night after dinner we stopped in at the RAA Q. As the new Council Chair, what do you to check-out paintings and heard this string quartet playing out envision as the role of the Council? back in the “Barn.” Curious, we snuck in and were immediately A. I see the Council as an extension of the confronted by the hushed and scolding stares of about 100 Trustees and the professional staff— people. We started attending in the late 1990’s, then in 2009, I with an emphasis on development. We was asked to join the Investment and Audit Committees, and are a cross-section of the community, in 2014 the Council. JAMES BACON, COUNCIL CHAIR and knowledgeable as to the history Q. What makes you passionate about music, and specifically, and priorities of Rockport Music. Therefore we are uniquely Rockport Music? positioned as advocates. The opportunity today is for the A. For our family, we think great music synthesizes all the qualities Council to elevate its value to the organization. of human experience—sound, visual, and emotion—through the The heavy lifting, building Rockport Music, has been accomplished expression of a genius or prodigy. Music can stir all the senses, by others . The mission now is to sustain it, and take it to the and epitomizes intellectual curiosity around a cultural or historic next level . The challenges we have are two-fold—financial and moment in time. geographic reach. Like many arts organizations we The Rockport Music venue is totally unique. It Music can stir all the senses, depend on about half of our support from voluntary, offers serious, world-class music, but in an year-to-year donations. Additionally , ours is from unpretentious, user-friendly setting—even with and epitomizes intellectual a narrow slice of local communities which have a sense of humor. The attraction is magnetic. It is curiosity around a static populations. Thus, our financial priority is super-friendly— with fun people you could know cultural or historic to assist with the plan to raise a permanent all your life, in a stunning, intimate venue. There endowment, as well as supporting the Annual Fund you can listen to the best talent on the globe and moment in time. and Spring Gala. The Council can best leverage gaze out to sea all year long! this effort by expanding our reach throughout the North Shore, introducing new patrons, donors, and Council I am incredibly proud to be associated with the organization, and members to Rockport Music. Why go to Boston or New York, especially with the dedicated members of the Council. if you can drive 20 minutes to see the same artists—with that Q. What is your favorite style of music or artist? glistening Sandy Bay right behind them? A. We enjoy classical piano, traditional Irish, and folk/ballads of The Council members have also committed to become more the 1970’s and 80’s—our ‘vintage.’ active with Rockport Music’s outreach in music literacy . Educating children and adults will expand our audience and Q. Tell me about your professional background. reinforce Rockport Music as the center of great music in this A. I was in senior management for a global investment business region. The Council members believe deeply that we can in Boston, retiring in 2005. I am currently a Principal with a 104 reinforce the Council’s role as an adjunct to the organization, year-old North Shore family trust office, and serve on several and contribute more actively to its new priorities.

Jazz Chats continue d from pg . 03 A Life in Jazz For me, preparing for a Jazz Chat is part of a long affair I’ve had I've discovered a lot of interesting things from the musicians with this music. My father was a jazz pianist so I grew up to the I've interviewed, but most of all, I’m struck by the genuine music of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Duke Ellington. I studied humility and candor of each artist. This isn’t a music that piano and emulated my heroes, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, and launches superstars. There are no divas in jazz. These are Herbie Hancock. Even during the 70s, with rock and roll, the people who are committed to the music they play and willing British invasion, and folk music dominating the airwaves, my to talk about it intelligently, passionately, with perspective and heart was firmly planted in the sounds of jazz. Today , researching humor. And I’m just the lucky guy on the other stool asking the the music and life of those I’m about to interview is just a bonus Jazz Chat questions and enjoying the answers with every and a joyous part of a journey I’ve been on all of my life. member of our audience.

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Photo Credit: Michael J. Lutch Photo Credit: Jon Tadiello EDUCATION Takin’ It on the Road…

Rockport Music’s school outreach programs have regularly were free and open to the public in an effort to reach out to new brought visiting musicians to elementary, middle, and high audiences in the Essex County area. Make sure you plan ahead schools in Rockport, Gloucester, Manchester, Essex, and to participate in more off-site outreach events this year, including Salem for musical education experiences. a free public concert by the Mile Twelve Bluegrass Band at the Additionally, Rockport Music has worked with Pathways for Hive in Gloucester on April 15. Children in Gloucester and the Pediatric Psychiatric Program at Union Hospital in Lynn, as part of its HARP program for several years. Later this winter and spring, Rockport Music’s HARP programs will also bring Music of the Caribbean at the Supportive Living, Inc. in Lexington. This past October, Rockport Music’s Education and Outreach went on the road with free public concerts, hosting the first of its off-site concerts with n e the Aeolus String Quartet h o C

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Opera on the Rise! Opera lovers have much to be excited about. In addition to focused on the Italians. Composers such as Bellini, Donizetti, another strong slate of Metropolitan Opera HD broadcasts at Verdi, and Puccini were discussed, and arias by each composer the Shalin Liu Performance Center this winter, a loyal group of were presented by the Boston Conservatory Opera Department. In opera enthusiasts have enjoyed the increasing number of the spring of 2016, Dr. Seitz will feature the German s— Mozart, Rockport Music adult education opportunities. Beethoven, Weber, Wagner, Strauss, and Berg. The acclaimed pre-opera lectures by musicologist, author, and In addition to the Opera 101 series, a full oper a— La Traviat a— Boston Conservatory faculty Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, as well as the will be presented by the Boston Conservatory at the Shalin Liu Aprés Opera discussions which follow certain broadcasts, remain Performance Center on Valentine’s Day, complete with a popular during the Met Opera season, but they now have been chamber orchestra of 17 players, semi-staged and costumed. joined by another opera education initiative. Spurred on by an Don’t think students have been left out of the opera education offer from Dr. Phil Cutter (“If you give a series of classes on opera mix—second and third graders from Rockport, Gloucester, and I will sponsor them…”), Opera 101 was born. In the winter of 2015 , Manchester are treated every year to a condensed version of an a whirlwind history of opera was presented, and it was soon opera from the standard repertoire, presented by students of the clear that the class was popular and filled a need. Opera lovers New England Conservatory—this year, it is Cinderella ! clamored for more. Opera 102, which was just completed, FALL 2015 NEWSLETTER 06 Opening Your Home to Music

Harry and Mary Hintlian started hosting musicians in their his mother—an orchestra Julia and Emily Brushkin home for the Rockport Chamber Music Festival about 14 teacher in inner-city Harlem— who was the subject of the of the Claremont Trio years ago. Over the years, they have hosted such artists as movie Music of the Heart refer to the Hintlians’ pianist Gilles Vonsattel, Nick Tsavaras of the Shanghai Quartet, played by Meryl Streep. home as their “North Richard and Mika Stoltzman (clarinet and marimba), Trio con Mary remembers a young Shore home.” brio Copenhagen, Julia and Emily Brushkin of the Claremont African American female Trio, violinist Stefan Jackiw, and many more. The longtime violinist who stayed and shared the tremendous story Cape Ann residents started hosting artists because they of growing up in the depressed southside of Chicago by a single thought it would be “fun to be around the musicians…” mother. From the age of two, the violinist said she dreamed of Pianist Gilles Vonsattel was the very first artist the Hintlians playing the violin and after finally convincing her mother, how ever hosted and Mary says that “now my own children say that she not only learned to play, but made it her career. Mary says ‘Gilles is like my favorite son.’ You learn that these amazing that it is just wonderful to see how music manifests itself in musicians are just normal people. I remember returning from these young people and how it influences their lives. a concert Gilles gave that was Mary adds that they have “never truly spectactular and he ‘comes had a bad experience” and really home’ to the house, grabs a beer appreciates how “it’s provided a and turns on the World Cup to peek behind the scenes into the catch up on the games!” It’s lives of the musicians…The obvious the Hintlians’ warmth dedication, the perseverance and and generosity has not been lost sacrifice of these musicians makes on their guests. Julia and Emily me appreciate even more what Brushkin of the Claremont Trio they do. The debt of school loans refer to the Hintlians’ home as and sacrifice of these young their “North Shore home.” musicians to succeed in their Some other fun memories of career is quite remarkable. In our artists that have stayed with society, we don’t appreciate the them often involve learning about arts enough. We’ve developed the artists and what brought such friendships with these them to their careers. For musicians…The more we host, example, Nick Tsavaras of the the more we want to host!” HARRY PLEFTQ AND MARY HINTLIAN PINSIDE RIGHTQ WITH DAUGHTER LAUREN Shanghai Quartet told Mary about PINSIDE LEFTQ AND FRIEND JOE TORCIVIA PRIGHTQ AFTER THE DAVID DEVEAU CONCERT.

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what my next solo project will be. (But I’m not telling!) blend and overlap…. The artist, local boy made good now The Boston Musical Intelligencer critic David Moran hailed, in his early 60s, showed that he had climbed to the peak of the piece and walked down the other side. Graciously, On the basis of Saturday night’s performance at the Shalin thoughtfully, he shared his experience of the climb, having Liu Performance Center, though, notably for his profound accumulated the experiences, having learned, having seen way with Schumann’s Fantasy in C Major, Deveau is well the view. Older, wiser, he returned to the plain. worth seeking out by solo-piano aficionados. The evening was a wonderful culmination of David’s 20 years as I cannot help going on further about it (the Schumann artistic director of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival. The Fantasy). The gripping voicings, gripping harmony, long-awaited performance confirms to all that he is first and mesmerizing bass both chords and lines, entrancing foremost a musician—but fortunately for Rockport Music, he modulations: all were abetted by Deveau’s marvelous is also our classical music curator. pedaling, discrete and discreet. It made for perfect sonic

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 3 & 8 PM Met Opera in HD | Turandot $20-$32 A Class: Opera 103 $25 M Cape Ann Big Band $19-$34 N A SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 12:55 PM J SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 12:55 PM Bolshoi Ballet in HD SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 12:55 PM & 7 PM Bolshoi Ballet in HD Taming of the Shrew $15-$22 Met Opera in HD | Madama Butterﬂy $20-$32 Lady of the Camellias $15-$22 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 7:30 PM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 7 PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 8 PM Class: Opera 103 $25 Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea $29-$39 National Theatre in HD | Jane Eyre $15-$22 SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 8 PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 12:55 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2 PM Hot Club of San Francisco $28-$46

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2 PM I Class: Opera 103 $25 E B R D Live Opera Event | $20-$25 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 7 PM E La Traviata

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Bolshoi Ballet in HD A | Nutcracker $15-$22 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 7 PM Hermitage Piano Trio $25-$39 National Theatre in HD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 7 PM As You Like It $15-$22 SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 12:55 PM Holiday Community Sing-Along Free FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 8 PM Met Opera in HD | Roberto Devereux $20-$32 Jasper String Quartet SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 3 & 7 PM $19-$34 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 7:30 PM The Manhattan Transfer $40-$85 Class: Opera 103 $25 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 7 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 7:30 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 8 PM National Theatre in HD | Hamlet $15-$22 Ezekiel’s Wheels $15 We Banjo 3 $25-$39 THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 8 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 12:55 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2 PM Danú $28-$46 Met Opera in HD | Elektra $20-$32 National Theatre in HD | Hamlet $15-$22 SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 12:55 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 12:55 PM Met Opera in HD | Manon Lescaut $20-$32 Met Opera in HD | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 8 PM H TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 8 PM

C The Waifs $27-$49

Y Les Pêcheurs de Perles $20-$32

R Jorma Kaukonen $30-$42 R

A SATURDAY, MAY 7, 8 PM A SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 3 PM M U Vadym Kholodenko, piano $25-$39 FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 8 PM Members of the Handel & N Jesse Cook $39-$58 Y Haydn Society $19-$34 A WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 7 PM A J Beantown Swing Orchestra $15-$20 TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 7 PM M THURSDAY, MAY 12, 7 PM Bolshoi Ballet in HD | Spartacus $15-$22 Choro das 3 Free THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 7 PM National Theatre in HD SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 3 PM SATURDAY, MAY 14, 3 PM Les Liaisons Dangereuses $15-$22 Juilliard String Quartet $49-$68 Boston Children’s Chorus $15

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