For Sarah Fachada, joining the Cape Symphony faculty is a kind of homecoming. She taught here in her early years on the Cape, and also at Cape Cod Academy for 25 years. Following a hiatus during the pandemic, “I felt a hole in my soul… I knew I had to go back to music.” Today she teaches and music directs productions at Cape Cod Community College, and is accepting new voice and piano students at our West Barnstable campus.
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Concertmaster's Corner with Jae Cosmos Lee: Meet Alyssa Wang
Before each Masterpiece performance in the Cape Symphony Orchestra’s 2024/25 concert season, I’ll introduce our guest conductor and Music Director candidate here in the Concertmaster’s Corner. Today we chatted with Alyssa Wang, who will conduct Fantastique on November 16 & 17, 2024.
Donor Spotlight: Mark Hennessy Foundation
The nonprofit Mark Hennessy Foundation was founded in 2023 to support and provide opportunities to music students, established musicians, and those seeking to further their music careers through education, empowerment, innovation, and celebration. MHF believes that music transforms the lives of youth, families, and communities by empowering those who wish to express themselves through a creative outlet.
Student Spotlight: Meet Grace Callahan
In her first voice lesson, five-year-old Grace Callahan declared “I’m going to be an opera singer.” “This was a first for me in 45 years of teaching,” recalls Cape Symphony teaching artist Angela Poirier. “Grace was an unusual student at a young age.” Now entering 6th grade, Grace’s seriousness of purpose has not wavered, and she’s about to begin a exciting new chapter in her training.
Donor Spotlight: Meet Maria Trozzi and Peter Cook
Cape Symphony patrons Maria Trozzi and Peter Cook happily made Cape Cod their full-time home after having been longtime summer residents. They were very involved in music and culture in Boston, and it delighted them to discover an outstanding professional orchestra right here on Cape Cod.
Sal Viviano on "Perfectly Frank: A Century of Sinatra"
Your Cape Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Frank Sinatra at the Cape Cod Melody Tent on Sunday, August 10 at 8:00 PM. Award-winning Broadway star, hit concert headliner, and recording artist Sal Viviano will join the Orchestra to pay tribute to the music that defined a generation. “I am so looking forward to sharing this program with my good friend Maestro Francisco Noya, an intuitive and masterful interpreter of music of all kinds,” he says. “To have the pleasure of surveying these exquisite songs under his baton with the Cape Symphony is such a rare gift!” We caught up with Sal to talk about all things Frank:
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