38TH ANNUAL ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL SUMMER AT ROCKPORT FOLK, JAZZ, WORLD & POP CONCERTS

8TH ANNUAL ROCKPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL

…AND INTRODUCING THE ROCKPORT CELTIC FESTIVAL

SUMMERSUMMER 20192019 rockport music's summer gala 2019 presents TONY, EMMY & GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE MATTHEW MORRISON This summer, during the 38th Rockport Chamber Music an evening of Festival, we will shine a light on the creative process of Source + Inspiration. In a wide range of programs, our broadway audience will follow a journey that peels back the layers, letting us peek into that creative process. Whether it is favorites seeing a drawing, reading a text, hearing a rhythm, or even being enamored with a personality, inspiration abounds. and more The potential for inspiration is around us all every day. While the festival will explore the many sources that inspired composers and performers, the festival itself SATURDAY should also serve as a deep well of inspiration for all who attend. AUGUST 3 Barry Shiffman 6pm artistic director, rockport chamber music festival

Rockport Music’s Summer Gala features Broadway and TV star Matthew Morrison, who became a megastar as Mr. Schuester CONTENTS on the Golden Globe Award-winning TV 4 :: Rockport Chamber Music Festival show GLEE. Currently a Broadway star in EXCLUSIVE June 14 – July 14 Finding Neverland, he will perform an evening REALTOR 15 :: August Annex Concerts of Broadway favorites, and following the August 17 + 31 performance, guests will enjoy a festive OFFICIAL 16 :: Summer at Rockport HOTEL May – September evening of cocktails & dinner under the stars. PARTNER 18 :: Rockport Jazz Festival OFFICIAL August 4 – 11 GALA CONCERT & DINNER TICKETS TRANSPORTATION PARTNER 26 :: Rockport Celtic Festival TABLE SPONSORSHIPS: $20,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 (includes multiple gala tickets) August 23 – 25 INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $1,250 | $1,000 | $750 (a portion of your ticket is tax-deductible) 30 :: Ticket Information Gala tickets available through the Development Office at 978.546.7391 x106. ARTISTS ON FRONT COVER: Avi Avital, Parker Quartet, JCT Trio, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, PLEASE NOTE: ALL PROGRAMS AND HONORARY GALA CHAIRS: Pat Petrou, Deborah & James Pratt, Thi Linh & Peter Wernau Jack DeJohnette-Coltrane-Garrison Trio, Bobby McFerrin, Pat Metheny, Natalie Merchant ARTISTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE SATURDAY, JUNE 15 :: 7:30PM MOZART AND BRAHMS PARKER QUARTET ANTHONY MCGILL, clarinet BARRY SHIFFMAN, viola ANI AZNAVOORIAN, cello The Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet, s currently the Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at 0 Harvard University, joins with the New York 2 Philharmonic’s thrilling principal clarinetist ‘ Anthony McGill, principal cellist of Camerata g Opening Pacifica Ani Aznavoorian, and artistic director n (and violist) Barry Shiffman for a dramatic i night evening of Mozart and Brahms. r MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 "The music one moment a friday, june 14 BRAHMS: String Sextet, No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18 evoked a lilting lyrical 8:00pm TICKETS: $47 | $59 | $65 Fauré and the next a o jaunty rag.” featuring THE NEW YORK TIMES R Parker Quartet Blake Pouliot I C A L S S violin A SATURDAY, JUNE 15 :: 10PM Cristina Zavalloni L soprano Stephen Prutsman C WEIMAR CABARET piano T Cristina Zavalloni, soprano Vera Quartet C E A B A R Stephen Prutsman, piano | Blake Pouliot, violin Cristina Zavalloni, a singer known for her interpretations of jazz, classical and contemporary works, joins with Prutsman and Pouliot for a spectacular cabaret evening upstairs at the hall. Cabaret Song Set BARTOK: Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 87 KREISLER: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 TICKETS: $25 SEATED | $10 STANDING

SUNDAY, JUNE 16 :: 5PM The 38th Rockport Chamber Music Festival opens with a spectacular evening of music inspired by BARRY DOUGLAS, piano the Roaring 20’s and followed by a celebratory cocktail party with the artists. In addition to works ANI AZNAVOORIAN, cello by Ravel and Milhaud, the Opening Night concert brings an original score by Prutsman performed ANTHONY MCGILL, clarinet in a multi-media presentation of Buster Keaton’s 1927 film College, as well as the tremendous Italian singer Cristina Zavalloni performing standards from the period. The concert highlights how Gold Medalist at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International the 1920’s explosion of jazz inspired classical music and the world around it. Piano Competition, Barry Douglas is currently Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland and the RAVEL: Violin Sonata Clandeboye Festival. For the Brahms Trio, he is Song Set – Second Hand Rose, Stardust, Ain't Misbehavin’ joined by the New York Philharmonic’s principal MILHAUD: Creation du Monde clarinetist Anthony McGill and Camerata Pacifica’s PRUTSMAN: College by Buster Keaton (live performance by Prutsman & Vera Quartet) principal cellist Ani Aznavoorian. TICKETS: $50 | $66 | $72 MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition A CELEBRATORY RECEPTION WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE CONCERT. TCHAIKOVSKY: Seasons (selections) BRAHMS: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 FESTIVAL MEDIA TICKETS: $45 | $55 | $59 CORPORATE PARTNER PRE-CONCERT TALK, 4pm PARTNER A service of WGBH PHONE 978.546.7391 : 5 THURSDAY, JUNE 20 :: 8PM SATURDAY, JUNE 22 :: 7:30PM PHILIPPE GRAFFIN, violin PIETER WISPELWEY, cello HOMAGE TO EUGENE YSAŸE Pei-Shan Lee, piano | Benjamin Bowman, violin Marisa Gupta, piano | Piers Lane, piano Cellist Pieter Wispelwey has enjoyed a long, lauded career Festival Quartet: Barry Shiffman, viola, Tom Wiebe, cello built upon his ease with both period and modern works, Benjamin Bowman, violin, Danny Koo, violin combined with a truly original interpretative ability and Graffin is a champion of discovering and performing lesser-known phenomenal technical mastery. In this concert, he works, which is exemplified in his performance of Ysaÿe’s Sonata collaborates with pianist Pei-Shan Lee (NEC and California for solo violin, a work he discovered, completed, and performed State University faculty) and violinist Benjamin Bowman the world premiere. He joins with a star-studded ensemble for (Metropolitan Opera concertmaster). this performance. BRAHMS: Sonata, Op. 120, No. 2 DOHNÁNYI: Andante rubato alla zingaresca, Op. 32 DEBUSSY: Sonata for cello and piano ENESCU: Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25 RAVEL: Sonata for violin and cello YSAŸE: Sonata posthume, Op. 27, No. 7 US Premiere BRAHMS: Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 CHAUSSON: Concerto for violin, piano and string quartet, Op. 21 TICKETS: $45 | $55 | $59 TICKETS: $45 | $55 | $59

PRE-CONCERT TALK, 7pm

THURSDAY, JUNE 20 :: 2PM OPEN REHEARSAL I C A L PHILLIPE GRAFFIN & FRIENDS S S SATURDAY, JUNE 22 :: 10PM A FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED. L C CABARET: INSPIRED BY BEETHOVEN

T Piers Lane, piano | Andrew Burashko, piano C E A B A R Barry Shiffman, viola FRIDAY, JUNE 21 :: 11AM This all-star ensemble provides a fun and exciting late-night program FILM: MOUNTAIN of music by Beethoven and inspired by Beethoven in an intimate, casual Mountain is a unique cinematic and musical collaboration between setting upstairs at the hall. the Australian Chamber Orchestra and BAFTA-nominated TICKETS: $25 SEATED | $10 STANDING director Jennifer Peedom. Narrated by Willem Dafoe, the 2017 documentary's musical score is inspired by the beauty of the amazing cinematography, including both original compositions and iconic works such as Beethoven's Violin Concerto. SUNDAY, JUNE 23 :: 5PM FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED HOSTED BY GLENN GOULD ART OF TIME ENSEMBLE FRIDAY, JUNE 21 :: 8PM Andrew Burashko, piano | Pei-Shan Lee, piano CHOPIN BY CANDLELIGHT Benjamin Bowman, violin | Danny Koo, violin Barry Shiffman, viola | Pieter Wispelwey, cello PIERS LANE, piano Tom Wiebe, cello London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane stands out as an Led by Artistic Director Andrew Burashko, Art of Time engaging and highly versatile performer. Currently Artistic Director Ensemble transforms the way people experience music. of the Sydney International Piano Competition, he has also served Glenn Gould was known as both a musical genius and a as the Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber great eccentric. In this concert, his perspective is presented, Music. He performs the complete Chopin Nocturnes in a candlelit via screenings of CBC’s Glenn Gould on Television, as stage setting. introductions to live performances of chamber music. “No praise could be high enough for Piers Lane, whose BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata No. 5, Op. 102, No. 2 playing throughout is of a superb musical intelligence, SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 sensitivity, and scintillating brilliance.” GRAMOPHONE “A concert program that satisfies on every level” TICKETS: $47 | $59 | $65 LUDWIG VAN TORONTO PRE-CONCERT TALK, 7pm TICKETS: $45 | $55 | $59

6 : www.rockportmusic.org PHONE 978.546.7391 : 7 THURSDAY, JUNE 27 :: 8PM SATURDAY, JUNE 29 :: 7:30PM AIZURI QUARTET GILAD KARNI, viola The Aizuri Quartet, nominated for a 2019 Grammy for its debut album Blueprinting, Aizuri Quartet | Danny Koo, violin performs two new works featured on that album in this program. After receiving Barry Shiffman, violin | Kevin Ahfat, piano the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, the Quartet has quickly Currently Principal Violist of the Tonhalle Orchestra risen to the top echelon of chamber ensembles Zurich, Gilad Karni has been praised throughout the and recently served as the MetLiveArts world for his tone and interpretation. With first prizes String Quartet-in-Residence at the at multiple competitions, his technique and musicality Metropolitan Museum of Art. have earned him countless honors as well as leadership GABRIELLA SMITH: Carrot Revolution roles in some of the world's finest orchestras. HAYDN: String Quartet in B minor, MOZART: Duo in B-flat major, K.424 Op. 64, No. 2 DVORÁK: Drobnosti, Op. 75a BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 6, PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet Op 18, No. 6 BRAHMS: Viola Quintet in F major CAROLINE SHAW: “Blueprint” TICKETS: $29 | $35 | $39 TICKETS: $29 | $35 | $39

THURSDAY, JUNE 27 :: 2PM OPEN REHEARSAL I C A L S S SATURDAY, JUNE 29 :: 10PM A AIZURI QUARTET L C CABARET: MUSICALS FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED. T Stefan Jackiw, violin | Danny Koo, violin | Gilad Karni, viola C E A B A R Allison Eldredge, cello | Andy Milne, piano | Kevin Ahfat, piano This world-class ensemble will perform works of Bruch, Shostakovich and FRIDAY, JUNE 28 :: 8PM arrangements of musicals for cello and piano in an intimate, casual setting TAKE THIS WALTZ upstairs at the hall. ART OF TIME ENSEMBLE TICKETS: $25 SEATED | $10 STANDING Andrew Burashko, piano | Sarah Slean, vocal | Aizuri Quartet Andy Milne, piano | Kevin Ahfat, piano | Danny Koo, violin Allison Eldredge, cello | Rob Carli, saxophone & clarinet Rob Piltch, guitar | Joseph Phillips, bass Led by Artistic Director Andrew Burashko, Art of Time Ensemble SUNDAY, JUNE 30 :: 5PM fuses high art and popular culture in concerts that juxtapose the best JCT TRIO of each genre. This program explores the waltz throughout the last Stefan Jackiw, violin 150 years, including works by Chopin, Brahms, Ravel, Shostakovich, Jay Campbell, cello Liszt, as well as songs by Bill Evans, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Conrad Tao, piano Jacques Brel. Three renowned artists of the next generation "I haven’t enjoyed a concert so much in a long time… combine talents in the piano trio, JCT we shouldn’t miss the opportunity to listen to them (pronounced “junction”) which is hailed for their “bracing technique and jaw-dropping precision…" having so much fun." TORONTO STAR (Aspen Times). Violinist Stefan Jackiw, with a TICKETS: $45 | $55 | $59 tremendous solo career, returns to Rockport with Conrad Tao (composer/pianist who curated and produced the critically acclaimed UNPLAY Festival :: AM SATURDAY, JUNE 29 10 in Brooklyn) and cellist Jay Campbell (member FAMILY CONCERT of JACK quartet). DANNY KOO, violin & KEVIN AHFAT, piano Bring the whole family to enjoy a kid-friendly program! Both with IVES: Trio for violin, cello and piano, Op. 86 outgoing personalities and tremendous musical talent, the artists CHRISTOPHER TRAPANI: Passing Through, Staying Put feel passionately about bringing classical music to a wider, younger DVORÁK: Piano Trio in F minor, No. 3, Op. 65 audience. TICKETS: $35 | $42 | $49 FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED. PRE-CONCERT TALK, 4pm

8 : www.rockportmusic.org PHONE 978.546.7391 : 9 WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 :: 2PM SUNDAY, JULY 7 :: 5PM YOUNG ARTIST SPOTLIGHT MAX LEVINSON, piano SAE YOON CHON, piano SAE YOON CHON, piano | ANDRÉS DÍAZ, cello First prize winner at the 2018 Dublin International Piano Competition, BARRY SHIFFMAN, violin Sae-Yoon Chon has won numerous awards. He performs works Considered one of the finest collaborative pianists of Beethoven, Debussy, Schubert/Liszt, and Rachmaninoff. performing today, Max Levinson is currently the Chair of FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED the Piano Department at the Boston Conservatory and Artistic Director of the San Juan Music Festival. Winner

of the 1997 Dublin International Piano Competition, Levinson joins with 2018 winner Sae Yoon Chon for a 4-hand piano performance of Schubert’s Fantasie, and then joins with cellist Andrés Diaz and violinist Barry Shiffman for the Tchaikovsky Trio. MOZART: Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282 SCHUBERT: Fantasie in F minor, D. 940 TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 TICKETS: $45 | $55 | $59

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 :: 7PM YOUNG ARTIST SPOTLIGHT STUDENTS OF NEC’S MORNINGSIDE MUSIC BRIDGE PROGRAM The New England Conservatory Morningside Music Bridge program seeks to promote outstanding young artists and long-term partnerships between classical music communities. FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED.

SATURDAY, JULY 6 :: 7:30PM TAKÁCS QUARTET The Takács Quartet is renowned for the vitality of its interpretations. The New York Times recently lauded the THURSDAY, JULY 11 :: 8PM ensemble for “revealing the familiar as unfamiliar, making the most traditional of works feel radical once REIMAGINING FLAMENCO more.” Based at the University of Colorado, the Quartet performs worldwide where they are known to Grisha Goryachev, guitar “show no fear, injecting the music with a heady sense of freedom” (Financial Times). Serouj Kradjian, piano MOZART: String Quartet, K. 465 BARTÓK: String Quartet, No. 4 BEETHOVEN: String Quartet, Op. 59, No. 3 Chee-Yun Kim, violin Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano TICKETS: $47 | $59 | $65 Jamey Haddad, percussion Jeffrey Beecher, bass This all-star cast of musicians bring Reimagining Flamenco to Rockport—a unique opportunity to hear the flamenco-inspired music of Manuel de I C A L S S Falla as well as classically-flavored reinventions A SATURDAY, JULY 6 :: 10PM L of guitar and piano pieces by the old flamenco C CABARET: BRASS SOIRÉE masters. Kradjian describes the program as, T Jens Lindemann, trumpet E “…(a) rare collaboration of flamenco guitar and C A A R B Barry Shiffman, violin | Sae Yoon Chon, piano piano takes the music of Manuel de Falla and Former member of the Canadian Brass and UCLA faculty member, Isaac Albeniz back to their roots, imaginatively trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann leads an evening of masterpieces reconstructing the route these composers including a Bach Air and a Vivaldi trumpet concerti, as well as took in composing their masterpieces.” dramatic works by Piazzolla. TICKETS: $29 | $35 | $39 TICKETS: $25 SEATED | $10 STANDING PRE-CONCERT TALK, 7pm

10 : www.rockportmusic.org PHONE 978.546.7391 : 11 FRIDAY, JULY 12 :: 11AM I C A L S S FRIDAY, JULY 12 :: 10PM A FILM: ITZHAK L C CABARET: TANGO!! A 2019 Grammy Award Best Music Film Nominee, ITZHAK takes T Chee-Yun Kim, violin | Grisha Goryachev, guitar viewers from Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to… E C R Billy Joel. Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere A B A Serouj Kradjian, piano performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Featuring Piazzolla’s Grand Tango, enjoy a tango-inspired evening FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED of music in a close and personal setting on the third floor. TICKETS: $25 SEATED | $10 STANDING

FRIDAY, JULY 12 :: 7:30PM VENICE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA WITH AVI AVITAL, mandolin Recognized as one of the premier baroque ensembles in the world, Italy’s Venice Baroque Orchestra brings an all-Italian program, SATURDAY, JULY 13 :: 10AM celebrating the rich musical history of their homeland. The FAMILY CONCERT Orchestra joins with Grammy nominated mandolinist Avi Avital A FAR CRY MEMBERS who is hailed as “explosively charismatic” (The New York Times). Enjoy a fun and engaging concert by GEMINIANI: Concerto Grosso in D minor after Corelli's 'La Follia,' members of the Grammy-nominated Op. 5, No. 12 ensemble A Far Cry. VIVALDI: Concerto in D for lute, Concerto in G major for mandolin FREE, NO TICKETS REQUIRED and recorder, Concerto in D minor for strings, Mandolin Concerto in C major ALBINONI: Concerto in G major PAISIELLO: Mandolin Concerto in E-flat major VIVALDI: Concerto in G minor, “Summer” from The Four Seasons TICKETS: $50 | $66 | $72

SATURDAY, JULY 13 :: 8PM RICHARD GOODE, piano Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the finest orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he has won a large and devoted following. HAYDN: Sonata in A major HAYDN: Sonata in D major "Every time we hear him, MOZART: Rondo in A minor, K. 511 he impresses us as better than we BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 remembered, surprising us, surpassing JANÁCEK: In The Mist our expectations and communicating DEBUSSY: Preludes, Books I and II (selections) perceptions that stay in the mind.” TICKETS: $55 | $72 | $79 GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 :: 7PM BRANDENBURG CONCERTI HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY Hailed as “magical” (Boston Globe), the internationally acclaimed Handel and Haydn :: Society brings a true event to Rockport with a SUNDAY, JULY 14 5PM performance of Bach’s complete Brandenburg A FAR CRY Concerti. Considered a benchmark of Baroque CHEE-YUN KIM, violin | BARRY SHIFFMAN, viola music, the beloved Brandenburg Concerti The Grammy-nominated A Far Cry, a self-conducted orchestra, stands at the transformed the concerto grosso form to an forefront of an exciting new generation in classical music. In addition to the entirely new height. Criers serving as Chamber Orchestra in Residence at the Gardner Museum, TICKETS: $59 | $79 | $86 the Criers were named by The New Yorker as one of the “Imagination-Grabbing, Trailblazing Artists of 2014.” Immediately following the concert, patrons are invited to a celebratory Festival Closing Reception. LEMBIT BEECHER: The Conference of the Birds SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 :: 7PM TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 DAVID FINCKEL, cello & WU HAN, piano MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major Among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today, David Finckel and Wu TICKETS: $50 | $66 | $72 Han are recipients of Musical America’s Musicians of the Year award and continue to serve as Artistic Directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Music@Menlo. BACH: Adagio (from the Toccata in C major for Organ) SCHUMANN: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 GRIEG: Sonata for Solo Piano in E minor, Op. 7 MENDELSSOHN: Song Without Words CHOPIN: Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 TICKETS: $59 | $79 | $86 “When a pair of

Vera Quartet Sae Yoon Chon Kevin Ahfat genuine artists explodes on the FESTIVAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT stage, exuding not Kevin Ahfat only glamour and VERA QUARTET | SAE YOON CHON, piano | KEVIN AHFAT, piano theatrical flair The Festival continues its highly popular ROCKPORT FELLOWS program, fostering the next generation but also superb of great musicians. musical insight, POP-UP CONCERTS / You may find a Pop-up while you are having your coffee in a local shop or the audience's strolling down Main Street. Music will be heard throughout the town during the Festival. thrill is twofold.”

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14 : www.rockportmusic.org PHONE 978.546.7391 : 15 FRIDAY, JUNE 7 :: 8PM SUMMER AT CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE & TIP CITY One of the most exciting jazz artists of the modern era, ROCKPORT bassist Christian McBride has redefined both his instrument and the perceived boundaries of jazz itself, unafraid to JAZZ CONCERTS dip his toes into R&B, funk, pop, fusion or big band. For this evening, McBride will bring his Tip City band, which includes pianist Emmet Cohen and guitarist Dan Wilson. TICKETS: $49 | $58 | $68

FRIDAY, JULY 5 :: 8PM JENS LINDEMANN MATT CATINGUB CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF NAT KING COLE Featuring award-winning trumpeter Jens Lindemann and the vocal and piano stylings of Matt Catingub, this concert celebrates the music of legendary Nat King Cole. A former member of the Canadian Brass, Lindemann is currently a professor at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

“a world-class talent” LOS ANGELES TIMES TICKETS: $35 | $42 | $49

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 :: 8PM BEN WENDEL A Grammy nominated and award-winning saxophonist, :: bassoonist, and composer, Ben Wendel has received WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 8PM both critical acclaim for his cotemporary takes on THURSDAY, MAY 23 :: 8PM projects like “The Seasons,” inspired by Tchaikovsky’s PAT METHENY SOLO work. He is a founding member of the Grammy nominated The iconic jazz guitarist, winner of 20 Grammy Awards group Kneebody and has received multiple awards and and the youngest member of the prestigious DownBeat accolades as a composer. Hall of Fame, makes his Rockport debut in a rare solo TICKETS: $29 | $35 | $39 concert. Still at the top of his game, Metheny continues to redefine the genre, constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of his instrument. :: PM TICKETS: $85 | $105 | $115 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 8 MIKARIMBA Mika Stoltzman, marimba | Richard Stoltzman, clarinet Steve Gadd, drums | Eddie Gomez, bass Duke Gadd, percussion SATURDAY, JUNE 1 :: 8PM Special Guest: Hamilton de Holanda GLENN CRYTZER’S SAVOY SEVEN Jazz mirambist Mika Stoltzman brings her world-renowned, boundary-defying Mikarimba ensemble back to Rockport! Glenn Crytzer’s Savoy Seven bring their “vintage Along with her musical partner (and husband), famed American jazz” to Rockport for their Shalin Liu clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, Mika takes the audience Performance Center debut! Their superlative on a wild, invigorating musical journey that expertly blurs musicianship and unbridled swing is fueled by the lines of jazz and classical music. each musician’s genuine love for playing pre-war jazz, bringing to life the music of this bygone age “High-wire jazz marimbist... an amazing, with stunning authenticity. energetic performer ready for major TICKETS: $29 | $35 | $39 exposure.” LOS ANGELES TIMES TICKETS: $45 | $56 | $61

16 : www.rockportmusic.org PHONE 978.546.7391 : 17 FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 :: 8PM 8TH ANNUAL AARON DIEHL An acclaimed pianist equally at home with straight ahead ROCKPORT jazz and classical music, Diehl creates a sophisticated soundscape that has critics like the New York Times lauding JAZZ his “melodic precision, harmonic erudition, and elegant restraint.” Recent projects have found the pianist running the gamut from Gershwin to Philip Glass, and from Jelly Roll FESTIVAL Morton to Mozart, keeping delighted audiences on their toes. TICKETS: $38 | $45 | $52 AUGUST 4–11, 2019 SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 :: 8PM HOT SARDINES New York City’s Hot Sardines perform a particularly jubilant take on the “hot jazz” style of the early 20th century (think Fats Waller, Django Reinhardt, etc.). Fronted by the sweet and sassy vocals of Elizabeth Bougerol and bandleader/ SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 :: 5PM pianist Evan Palazzo, the Hot Sardines are redefining vintage JOHN SCOFIELD TRIO swing for the new age. TICKETS: $38 | $45 | $52 One of the most influential and stylistically adventurous SUBS T CR jazz guitarists of the modern era, John Scofield comes to ES I F P T Z SAVE Rockport for the first time, bringing his trio for an intimate I :: Z O SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 2PM

evening of jaw-dropping six string virtuosity. The multiple A N Grammy Award-winning guitarist, who draws equally from J 15% ULYSSES OWENS, JR. blues, funk, rock and R&B just as much as post-bop jazz, PURCHASE ALL 7 An artist “who takes a backseat to no one” (The New York is fresh off his acclaimed latest release Combo 66. JAZZ FEST Times), Ulysses Owens, Jr. is one of today’s premier TICKETS: $55 | $72 | $79 CONCERTS drummers. Admired for his sensitive, fiery and complex playing, he has earned two Grammy’s for recordings with Kurt Elling and Christian McBride. Named a Downbeat Rising Star, Owens has released multiple albums of his own and is co-leader of the New Century Jazz Quintet. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 :: 8PM “a legitimate jazz triple threat... Ulysses ETIENNE CHARLES Owens Jr. is indeed the real deal.” — CRITICAL JAZZ CREOLE SOUL TICKETS: $36 | $42 Trinidadian jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles, recent winner of a coveted Guggenheim Fellowship Award, brings the jubilant Afro-Caribbean sounds of Carnival to Rockport! Blending jazz with the spirit of his creole heritage and the myriad traditions of the American South (especially New Orleans), Charles has :: PM created a singular, infectious hybrid. SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 8 TICKETS: $35 | $42 | $49 JACK DEJOHNETTE COLTRANE-GARRISON One of the most heralded drummers in the history of jazz, NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award winner THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 :: 8PM Jack DeJohnette has established an unchallenged KAT EDMONSON reputation as one of the greatest drummers in the A delightfully quirky and wholly original jazz singer, Edmonson history of the genre. Twenty years ago, DeJohnette fuses vintage Brill Building pop with 60’s lounge, and a hefty brought Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison dose of sophisticated, timeless sounding originals for a style together to perform the music of John Coltrane. that is uniquely her own. The Texas native is touring off her Representing the prestigious lineage of today’s critically-adored new record Old Fashioned Gal. great jazz families, this Trio explores open improvisation in addition to their own compositions. “fresh as a spring bouquet” NEW YORK TIMES TICKETS: $55 | $72 | $79 TICKETS: $26 | $32

18 : www.rockportmusic.org SUMMER AT FRIDAY, MAY 17 :: 8PM ROCKPORT ROCKPORT FOLK SUMMIT: TARBOX RAMBLERS & JESSE DEE FOLK :: POP For this iteration of our biannual Rockport Folk Summit we are veering into the bluesier side of WORLD CONCERTS the roots spectrum, presenting the gritty hill country groove of the Tarbox Ramblers and the sweet soulful sounds of Jesse Dee. TICKETS: $20 | $26

SATURDAY, MAY 18 :: 8PM JOHNNY A One of the most revered guitarists working the scene today, Boston’s own Johnny A. has created a decade-spanning career built on his virtuosic playing, compositional fortitude and distinctive style. On top of putting out his acclaimed new record, Driven, Johnny was just recently asked to play lead guitar in the legendary supergroup The Yardbirds. TICKETS: $29 | $35 | $39

SUNDAY, MAY 19 :: 8PM SUNDAY, MAY 5 :: 7PM BALLROOM THIEVES MARI BLACK TRIO The Ballroom Thieves return to Rockport on the heels A genre-crossing fiddling sensation, Boston-based of their most recent release, the 2018 EP Paper Crown, Mari Black has created a devoted following founded which finds the trio mining immense melodies and on the strength of her remarkable playing, infectious hypnotic hooks from personal stories. compositions and stylistic shapeshifting that covers everything from Scottish reels to jazz to klezmer to “Their melodic landscapes are full of natural American string band music. She’ll be making her realism steeped in the beauty of New England.” Rockport debut! WGBH TICKETS: $18 | $20 TICKETS: $24 | $29

:: SUNDAY, MAY 12 :: 5PM SUNDAY, JUNE 2 5PM LEO KOTTKE BOBBY MCFERRIN The ten time Grammy-winning vocal virtuoso combines A two-time Grammy nominee, legendary acoustic elements of jazz, classical, world and pop music to guitarist Leo Kottke is known for his signature create his own wholly original and singular style. fingerpicking style drawing from blues, jazz and folk World-renowned for his hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” music, along with his syncopated, polyphonic melodies. he’ll be making his Rockport debut, bringing his Widely recognized as a master of his instrument, he jaw-dropping vocal flights, otherworldly improvisations has collaborated on records with legends such as and mix of re-imagined covers and original compositions. John Fahey, Chet Atkins and Lyle Lovett. TICKETS: $75 | $110 | $130 | $150 TICKETS: $45 | $55 | $59

20 : www.rockportmusic.org PHONE 978.546.7391 : 21 SATURDAY, JUNE 8 :: 8PM THURSDAY, JULY 25 :: 8PM MOUNTAIN MAN FRIDAY, JULY 26 :: 8PM "ROAD TO NEWPORT" PAULA COLE The acclaimed vocal-based indie-folk trio (Sylvan Rockport’s own Paula Cole has won Grammy’s and Esso’s Amelia Meath, Molly Erin Sarlé and Alexandra played sold-out arenas, but always returns to her home- Sauser-Monnig) make their Rockport debut, touring town for a memorable night of smash hits like “I Don’t on the strength of their lauded sophomore record Want to Wait” and “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” Magic Ship. On stage, the trio meld timeless, as well as tunes from her most recent records—7 and intimately sung melodies, beautifully spare yet Ballads. inventive arrangements and a warm, joyous spirit for an unforgettable musical evening. “… A feisty poet with a soaring voice and a TICKETS: $36 | $42 funky groove.” ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY TICKETS: $47 | $59 | $65

THURSDAY, JULY 18 :: 8PM SATURDAY, JULY 27 :: 8PM FRIDAY, JULY 19 :: 8PM QUEBE SISTERS TOM RUSH WITH MATT NAKOA An innovative Progressive Western Swing band, the In what has become a delightful, much-anticipated Quebe Sisters are a five-piece band presenting a unique Rockport tradition, folk legend Tom Rush returns to the Americana blend of Western Swing, country, and Shalin Liu Performance Center. Rush’s wry, poignant Texas-style fiddling with gorgeous three part sibling songwriting made him a star of the 60’s urban folk harmonies. The band’s stripped-down acoustic revival with timeless originals like “No Regrets” and instrumentation breathes new life into seasoned “Galveston Flood”. sounds creating a distinct Americana style all its own. TICKETS: $24 | $29 TICKETS: $49 | $62 | $69

SATURDAY, JULY 20 :: 8PM MARTIN SEXTON Owning one of the most powerful and dynamic voices in American popular music, Martin Sexton straddles the worlds of folk, soul, country, and rock and roll with ease. For the last 25 years, he has created a cult following over the course of eleven records, his most TUESDAY, JULY 30 :: 8PM recent being the acclaimed Mixtape of the Open Road. NATALIE MERCHANT “his unpretentious heartiness helps him focus A revered singer-songwriter and musical icon of on every soul singer’s goal: to amplify the sound the 90’s known for her time fronting 10,000 Maniacs of the ordinary heart.” THE NEW YORK TIMES (“These Are Days,” “Trouble Me”) as well as her TICKETS: $49 | $62 | $69 subsequent multi-platinum solo career (“Carnival,” “Jealousy”), Natalie Merchant makes her long- awaited first appearance in Rockport. Her latest release is a 10 CD box set The Natalie Merchant SUNDAY, JULY 21 :: 7PM Collection. SIERRA HULL ON-SALE & TICKETING DETAILS COMING SOON! An exceptionally gifted mandolin player as well as a rapidly emerging singer-songwriter, Sierra Hull has taken the bluegrass and country world by storm. Considered one of the leading lights of roots music, her recently released Weighted Mind only confirms her gigantic talent and appeal. “I think she’s endless. Talent like hers is so rare, and I don’t think it stops.” ALISON KRAUSS TICKETS: $19 | $29 | $36

22 : www.rockportmusic.org PHONE 978.546.7391 : 23 THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 :: 8PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 :: 7PM FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 :: 8PM DELLA MAE BÉLA FLECK & Forging a vibrant and wholly distinct path in ABIGAIL WASHBURN today’s bluegrass circuit, Della Mae has quickly become one of the most sought after roots “The king and queen of the banjo” (Paste music ensembles in the country. The all-female Magazine), Béla Fleck is a fifteen-time bluegrass supergroup from Nashville (via Grammy Award winner who has taken the Boston) blend tradition with a boundary-defying instrument across multiple genres, and sound, able to recall vintage string band sounds Abigail Washburn is a singer-songwriter and while folding in elements of rock, soul, folk clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized and country. it by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. They are touring off their newest “arresting, defiant” NPR record, Echo in the Valley. TICKETS: $24 | $29 TICKETS: $62 | $88 | $94

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 :: 8PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 :: 8PM DARRELL SCOTT 1964: THE TRIBUTE One of Nashville’s most beloved songwriters, Darrell Since the early 80’s, “1964” The Tribute has been Scott’s tunes have been covered by the likes of the thrilling audiences all over the globe with what Rolling Dixie Chicks (”Long Time Gone”), Brad Paisley and Tim Stone magazine has called the “Best Beatles Tribute McGraw among many others. Though lauded for his on Earth.” “1964” takes their audiences on a musical songwriting, Scott’s a powerful and soulful singer in his journey to an era in rock history that will live in all of own right, as well as a nimble multi-instrumentalist, our hearts forever. releasing a handful of solo and duo recordings with DICK CLARK bluegrass hero Tim O’Brien. “1964 creates the magic of the Beatles” TICKETS: $45 | $56 | $61 TICKETS: $26 | $32

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 :: 7PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 :: 8PM JIM BRICKMAN CHELSEA BERRY A tremendously talented Grammy-nominated OPENING ACT: PRATEEK PODDAR songwriter and pianist, Jim Brickman has created Chelsea Berry is a singer-songwriter with the edge, an ever-growing, devoted fanbase on the strength power, and finesse of legends. Her presence has been of beloved, platinum-selling hits like “Angel Eyes” described by listeners as “compelling… she draws the and “Valentine (with Martina McBride). With several entire house into her world like moths to a flame.” Billboard-charting albums and Top 20 singles under As a vocalist and performer, she evokes the style of his belt, as well as two Grammy nominations, a Dove artists such as Sheryl Crow, Eva Cassidy, KD Lang, and Award, two SESAC Songwriter of the Year Awards, and Melissa Etheridge. Her music transcends its indie rock a Canadian Country Music Award, Brickman continues roots and touches listeners with its poetic lyrics, bold his musical ascent with his Rockport debut. melodies, and pure, clear, powerful vocals. TICKETS: $55 | $72 | $79 TICKETS: $19 | $29 | $36

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Rockport Jazz Workshop inspires creativity and curiosity in students by developing their musical skills through customized, high-quality instruction from nationally acclaimed jazz educators and performers. AGES: 10–18 with 1–2 years experience FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 SESSION 1: JULY 22–26 BRIAN O’DONOVAN’S Rockport SESSION 2: JULY 29–AUGUST 2 ROCKPORT CELTIC FESTIVAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2019 EXPLORING CELTIC ROOTS & BRANCHES CONTACT: [email protected] Jazz 978.546.7391 / rockportmusic.org/jazzworkshop For over three decades, Brian O’Donovan has been hosting A Celtic Sojourn on WGBH, a program exploring traditional TUITION: $300/week and contemporary music from around the Celtic world. He’s also well-known for his live concert series A Christmas Workshop COMMUNITY CONCERTS Celtic Sojourn. Working in close collaboration with A ROCKPORT MUSIC – ADMISSION IS FREE, NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Edinburgh-born harpist/composer Maeve Gilchrist, ROCKPORT SCHOOLS Brian will launch the Rockport Celtic Roots and Branches ALEXA TARANTINO QUARTET COLLABORATION Festival in 2019. Featuring a wide variety of new and WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 :: 7PM familiar musicians, singers, dancers, and storytellers ALEXA TARANTINO, DIRECTOR Location: Shalin Liu Performance Center the weekend will focus on the genre’s broad and vibrant range with a strong emphasis on crossover and JAZZ WORKSHOP FACULTY collaborative work with musicians from other genres WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 :: 7PM including classical, jazz, and American Traditional. Location: Shalin Liu Performance Center This will be a dynamic and interactive weekend featuring mainstage concerts, workshops, intimate salon JAZZ WORKSHOP STUDENT SHOWCASE performances in our third floor space, and much more. FRIDAY, JULY 26 :: 11AM Plan on being a part of it! Location: Rockport High School Auditorium Details to follow soon! FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 :: 11AM Location: Shalin Liu Performance Center

The Rockport Jazz Workshop is generously sponsored in part by Mary and Frank Fritsch and The Cressey Cares Charitable Fund.

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TUESDAY, MAY 7 :: 7 PM SATURDAY, MAY 11 :: 12 PM NATIONAL THEATRE IN HD: DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES ALL ABOUT EVE Coriolanus TICKETS: $20 | $29 | $32 Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production stars Gillian Anderson and Lily James. MONDAY, JULY 8 :: 7 PM TICKETS: $22 ADULTS | $15 SENIORS/STUDENTS | $5 YOUTH ROMÉO ET JULIETTE TUESDAY, JUNE 18 :: 7 PM TICKETS: $15 STRATFORD FESTIVAL IN FILM: MONDAY, JULY 22 :: 7 PM CORIOLANUS The Stratford Festival’s “riveting” and “exhilarating” (The New York LA BOHÈME Times) production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, has been called TICKETS: $15 “the show of the decade…” (The Globe and Mail). TICKETS: $15 MONDAY, JULY 29 :: 7 PM MONDAY, JULY 1 :: 7 PM All About Eve IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA STRATFORD FESTIVAL IN FILM: TICKETS: $15 THE TEMPEST SUMMER ENCORES SUMMER “Magic is in the air” (Broadway World) in the Stratford Festival’s latest MONDAY, AUGUST 5 :: 7 PM production of Shakespeare’s final masterpiece, The Tempest, “an elaborate AIDA production with eye-popping costumes” (The New York Times). TICKETS: $15 TICKETS: $15 Roméo et Juliette TUESDAY, JULY 16 :: 7 PM NATIONAL THEATRE IN HD: SMALL ISLAND Based on Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel, it takes a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948. Rating: PG-13 TICKETS: $22 ADULTS | $15 SENIORS/STUDENTS | $5 YOUTH Small Island

LIVE EVENT: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 :: 2:30 PM THURSDAY, MAY 30 :: 7 PM ENCORE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 :: 7 PM BOLSHOI BALLET IN HD: MARGARET ATWOOD: LIVE IN CINEMAS CARMEN SUITE TUESDAY, JUNE 4 :: 7 PM PETRUSHKA GREAT ART ON SCREEN: On September 10th, the wait will be over…. The passionate one act ballet Carmen WATER LILIES OF MONET: The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s highly will captivate audiences alongside the THE MAGIC OF WATER AND LIGHT anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, new creation for the Bolshoi Petrushka. Voyage through the masterpieces and is revealed. The momentous literary event obsessions of the genius and founder will be celebrated with an exclusive live TICKETS: $22 ADULTS of Impressionism, Claude Monet. cinema broadcast, as Fane Productions $15 SENIORS/STUDENTS $5 YOUTH present an evening with the Canadian TICKETS: $15 ADULTS $12 SENIORS/STUDENTS novelist, poet, literary critic and inventor. $5 YOUTH TICKETS: $15

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