Events at the Performing Arts Center
SPRING SING!
SPRING SING!
Join us for a Spring Hymn Sing at Arts Empowering Life's new Performing Arts Center in Brewster! Bring the whole family for music and fellowship and sing along with favorites including All things Bright and Beautiful, Morning has Broken, and Amazing Grace, accompanied by strings, harp and piano. Free for all. Light refreshments provided.
Echoes Reimagined: The Evolving Voice of the Flute
Echoes Reimagined: The Evolving Voice of the Flute
Flutist Allison Parramore explores how composers have expanded the expressive and technical possibilities of the flute while remaining connected to its rich heritage. Each piece reflects a moment of transformation, whether through form, harmony, or personal narrative showcasing how the flute has adapted across different musical eras.
Open Auditions to Sing Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony with Gloriæ Dei Cantores
Open Auditions to Sing Mahler's Resurrection Symphony with Gloriæ Dei Cantores
Would you like to sing Mahler’s "Resurrection Symphony" with Gloriæ Dei Cantores this Summer?
Auditions will be at Arts Empowering Life's Performing Arts Center in Brewster.
We look forward to seeing you!
Auditions will be at Arts Empowering Life's Performing Arts Center in Brewster.
We look forward to seeing you!
What Musicians Can Learn About Practicing From Current Brain Research
What Musicians Can Learn About Practicing From Current Brain Research
The author of “Learn Faster, Perform Better: A Musicians Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing” will focus on what scientists have discovered about how our brains learn, and how to make practicing more efficient and effective, leading to enhanced performance ability, enjoyment, and confidence. Topics include: getting rid of bad habits, the role of sleep, and the power of mental practicing.
Turtle Island String Quartet
Turtle Island String Quartet
A singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings and winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover Album, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles, and by devising a performance practice that honors both, the state of the art has inevitably been redefined.
Creare Symphonia Orchestra Concert
Creare Symphonia Orchestra Concert
Join Creare Symphonia for a summer concert of timeless masterpieces at the new Performing Arts Center in Brewster! The program will include J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, and Elgar’s Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20.
Creare Symphonia Orchestra Concert
Creare Symphonia Orchestra Concert
Join Creare Symphonia for a summer concert of timeless masterpieces at the new Performing Arts Center in Brewster! The program will include J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, and Elgar’s Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20.
Brass, Percussion, and Woodwind Residency Program
Brass, Percussion, and Woodwind Residency Program
Arts Empowering Life invites advanced students and emerging artists to attend a one-week immersive experience at the new Performing Arts Center on Cape Cod. This program offers master classes, ensemble rehearsals, and performance opportunities with some of the finest musicians in the field and is designed to challenge and elevate the musical craft of participants in both solo and ensemble settings.
Pyware Visual Design Retreat
Pyware Visual Design Retreat
This Visual Design Retreat offers a wealth of information on Pyware 3D Drill Design, along with the opportunity for refreshment in Orleans, Massachusetts on beautiful Cape Cod. Come away energized and equipped to provide cutting-edge drill instruction for your marching band, drum corps, winter guard, or indoor drumline.
The Art of Groove
The Art of Groove
What makes music irresistibly compelling? In this engaging talk, The Art of Groove, we’ll explore how rhythm and feel come together to create the magic of groove. From the subtle swing of jazz to the driving pulse of rock, the infectious energy of funk, and the syncopated rhythms of samba, we’ll dive into iconic grooves that have shaped music across genres.
Summer Performing Arts Camps: Young Explorers Program (Ages 5-11)
Summer Performing Arts Camps: Young Explorers Program (Ages 5-11)
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9am-11am; 8:45 Registration
Looking for enrichment and fun for the Kids this summer? Immerse them in the Arts!! Arts Empowering Life presents their summer camps in Theatre, Strings, Percussion, Brass & Woodwinds. The Young Explorers Program offers kids a focused opportunity learn, create, and explore the various disciplines of the Performing Arts guided by instructors from Art Empowering Life! General early music development and basic performance skills will be included. Join the fun learning, making music together or acting, and exploring the arts!
9am-11am; 8:45 Registration
Looking for enrichment and fun for the Kids this summer? Immerse them in the Arts!! Arts Empowering Life presents their summer camps in Theatre, Strings, Percussion, Brass & Woodwinds. The Young Explorers Program offers kids a focused opportunity learn, create, and explore the various disciplines of the Performing Arts guided by instructors from Art Empowering Life! General early music development and basic performance skills will be included. Join the fun learning, making music together or acting, and exploring the arts!
Summer Performing Arts Camps: Young Artists Program (Ages 12-18)
Summer Performing Arts Camps: Young Artists Program (Ages 12-18)
Tuesdays and Thursdays
10am-2pm
Hone your craft at Arts Empowering Life’s fifth annual summer camp in Theatre, Strings, Percussion, Brass & Woodwinds! The young artists program offers students an avenue to continue to develop their skills and artistry throughout the summer months! Continued music development, theory, music history, and performance skills will be included. From the beginner to the aspiring top flight performer, instruction will be specifically catered to the level of each student by world class instructors. Experience the joy of making music or acting at a whole new level in this inspiring new Performing Arts space!
10am-2pm
Hone your craft at Arts Empowering Life’s fifth annual summer camp in Theatre, Strings, Percussion, Brass & Woodwinds! The young artists program offers students an avenue to continue to develop their skills and artistry throughout the summer months! Continued music development, theory, music history, and performance skills will be included. From the beginner to the aspiring top flight performer, instruction will be specifically catered to the level of each student by world class instructors. Experience the joy of making music or acting at a whole new level in this inspiring new Performing Arts space!
Outer Cape Winds Retreat
Outer Cape Winds Retreat
Outer Cape Winds and the Woodland Park Wind Symphony collaborate to host a “Wind Band Retreat,” offering a fantastic opportunity for musicians from these ensembles and from the local community to come together and create beautiful music. The retreat includes band rehearsals, sectionals, and performances led by distinguished guest conductor, Ray Cramer, as well as sightseeing excursions and delicious food!
Chara Percussion in Concert: Creation
Chara Percussion in Concert: Creation
Join Chara Percussion on an illuminated journey through the story of Creation! From the dark void of nothingness, through the seven days of creation, experience in new dimensions the glorious creation of Light, the order of times and seasons, the separation of the heavens, the creation of the oceans, all sea creatures, plant life, animals, and finally, mankind. This story will come to life through an immersive theatre setting, with reflective poetry, and featuring works by James Tenney, Philip Glass, Michael Burritt, Alejandro Viñao, and featuring movements from Saint-Saën’s Carnival of the Animals.
Chara Percussion in Concert: Creation
Chara Percussion in Concert: Creation
Join Chara Percussion on an illuminated journey through the story of Creation! From the dark void of nothingness, through the seven days of creation, experience in new dimensions the glorious creation of Light, the order of times and seasons, the separation of the heavens, the creation of the oceans, all sea creatures, plant life, animals, and finally, mankind. This story will come to life through an immersive theatre setting, with reflective poetry, and featuring works by James Tenney, Philip Glass, Michael Burritt, Alejandro Viñao, and featuring movements from Saint-Saën’s Carnival of the Animals.
Music, Memory, and Meaning: How creativity helps us belong
Music, Memory, and Meaning: How creativity helps us belong
Join oboist and author Merideth Hite Estevez for a performance and talk exploring the profound ways art connects us. Featuring works of Barber, Debussy, Clara Schumann, and more, this unique concert and discussion invites you to find resonance in the power of music to spark joy and deepen our understanding of the human experience.
Reflecting the Glory: The Gilded Encaustic Art of Sandra Bowden
Reflecting the Glory: The Gilded Encaustic Art of Sandra Bowden
Acclaimed visual artist Sandra Bowden will take us behind the scenes to the biblical roots of her signature gilded encaustic art, particularly the understanding of Glory and how that pertains to her work as an artist. She will take us on a journey of the art’s development, showing how the stunning crosses that hung above the altars of medieval churches launched her quest and how the glorious altarpieces from these churches prompted many of the pieces in her collection.
Aesthetic Reverberations across the Arts: Exploring the Life and Music of Claude Debussy
Aesthetic Reverberations across the Arts: Exploring the Life and Music of Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy once told an American journalist, “I am called a revolutionary, but I haven’t invented anything. (…) There is nothing new in art.” In an Arts Speak lecture with Professor Marie Rolf, trace the artistic growth of Debussy from early compositions to his mature works. Encounter some of the most important friends and patrons, fellow composers, writers, visual artists, and aesthetic ideas that shaped Debussy throughout his life.
Paris, Boston, the Trombone, and Bolero: Joannès Rochut (1881-1952)
Paris, Boston, the Trombone, and Bolero: Joannès Rochut (1881-1952)
Douglas Yeo, who was bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 2012, has been researching the life, work, and influence of trombonist Joannès Rochut for over 40 years. This lecture will include a slide presentation, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 1930 recording of Bolero, and Yeo’s own performance of several pieces arranged by Rochut, for both unaccompanied trombone and with piano accompaniment.
Carol Sing
Carol Sing
During the darkest time of the year, let’s come together to celebrate the Light and Joy of Christmas at the Annual Carol Sing! Bring the whole family to enjoy a delightful mix of traditional and modern carols with ensembles of Arts Empowering Life, join in singing your favorites, and make lasting new Christmas memories. Refreshments provided; FREE admission for all!
Tickets & Information:
508-240-2400 | artsempoweringlife.org
All events are subject to change.