Rockport Music Jazz Festival

Rockport Music and the Rockport Chamber Music Festival present some of today’s foremost musicians and ensembles, as well as the rising stars of tomorrow. Past chamber music programs have featured pianists Richard Goode, Marc-André Hamelin, and Garrick Ohlsson; the Brentano, Borromeo, Juilliard, and St. Lawrence string quartets; the Boston, Eroica, and Triple Helix piano trios; violinists Christian Tetzlaff and Midori; and many other esteemed instrumentalists. Recent jazz, pop, and folk concerts have featured Bill Charlap, Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, Phil Woods, Celtic fiddler Hanneke Cassel, A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Livingston Taylor, The Kingston Trio, and Roger McGuinn. Concerts are heard on 99.5 FM Classical New England and Performance Today on National Public Radio. Recent commissions include Granite Coast (Scott Wheeler), Song Without Words (David Alpher), and Adagio (Charles Wuorinen).

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Rockport Music and the Rockport Chamber Music Festival present some of today’s foremost musicians and ensembles, as well as the rising stars of tomorrow. Past chamber music programs have featured pianists Richard Goode, Marc-André Hamelin, and Garrick Ohlsson; the Brentano, Borromeo, Juilliard, and St. Lawrence string quartets; the Boston, Eroica, and Triple Helix piano trios; violinists Christian Tetzlaff and Midori; and many other esteemed instrumentalists. Recent jazz, pop, and folk concerts have featured Bill Charlap, Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, Phil Woods, Celtic fiddler Hanneke Cassel, A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Livingston Taylor, The Kingston Trio, and Roger McGuinn. Concerts are heard on 99.5 FM Classical New England and Performance Today on National Public Radio. Recent commissions include Granite Coast (Scott Wheeler), Song Without Words (David Alpher), and Adagio (Charles Wuorinen).

Rockport Music is the recent recipient of various awards and distinctions. North Shore Magazine’s 2011 reader’s poll named the Shalin Liu Performance Center “Best Live Music Venue.” The Boston Globe’s “Best of 2011” issue listed Rockport Music in two of ten categories:“Best New Music Performance” and “Most Creative Programming.” The Boston Society of Architects bestowed a “2011 Honor Award” on both the Shalin Liu Performance Center and Epstein Joslin Architects.

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