Tuneful Trio to Play Spoon in the Moon Coffeehouse

The Vineyard Playhouse will transform into Spoon in the Moon Coffeehouse on Friday, April 2, with the assistance of a musical trio whose harmonies and arrangements inject new life into familiar traditional songs.

Cindy Kallet, Ellen Epstein and Michael Cicone perform both a cappella and with simple accompaniment from guitar and hammered dulcimer. The material is drawn from both contemporary and traditional works from America and the British Isles, with an occasional sea shanty thrown in. Their live performances are engaging for audiences of all ages.

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Spirituals Enlightenment

Spirituals Enlightenment

The songs sung by slaves to send messages to each other will be decoded by the teaching choir led by Jim Thomas, president of the U.S. Slave Song Project, on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs. The concert, Songs from the Field: The Mystery of Spirituals, with guest Lavert Stuart, is family-friendly. Tickets are $15.

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Three More Shows at Spoon in the Moon

Three More Shows at Spoon in the Moon

Night falls in Tisbury, and the Vineyard Playhouse again becomes the Spoon in the Moon Coffeehouse.

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Opera Dramaturg Finds Mozart’s Funnybone

Sure, Mozart created some of the most beautiful music ever written, but he also was a master of comic theatre. New York City Opera dramaturg Cori Ellison will talk about the composer’s collaborations with some of the funniest guys in the (18th century) business when she presents All Things Mozart, a lecture and discussion at The Yard, on Tuesday, August 3, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

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Valentine’s Haiti Benefit

Valentine’s Haiti Benefit

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Art and Music

Art and Music

You know it’s summer in Edgartown when you hear the music ringing out from the porch of the Eisenhauer Gallery. This is the gallery’s 10th year, and it continues its summer concert series with the Mike Benjamin Band’s return to the courtyard on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Musical Shabbat

Musical Shabbat

All are invited for a special shabbat today, April 2, when Rosalie Gerut, musician, singer, songwriter, cantor, recording producer and director leads a joyful and spiritual musical service at 5:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center on Center street in Vineyard Haven.

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Arias Over iPhones for Stunning Singers
Megan Dooley

Experiment: Put 17 teenagers together under one roof. Take away their cell phones and send them to their rooms at 10 p.m., lights out at 11. Sketch out a detailed daily itinerary that includes intense workouts, short breaks for meals and absolutely no beach time.

What might they do? Throw temper tantrums? Band together and stage a full-scale revolt?

In this case, they sing. Arias.

This is OperaFest, a two-week, summer camp-like program for some of the youngest and most dedicated opera enthusiasts in the country.

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Klezmer Duo With Clout Create Workshop, Concert

The success of the recent music jams hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center have provided proof positive that the Island loves klezmer music. So it makes sense that this weekend, the center will ramp up the game with instruction, dancing and performance, with the guidance and expertise of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, a pair of musicians and teachers of international renown, specializing in klezmer and Yiddish music and dance.

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Chappaquiddick Summer Music Festival

The Chappaquiddick Summer Music Festival> > opens its 15th season on August 5 with a concert by the Amerigo Trio, featuring longtime New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, violist Karen Dreyfus and cellist Inbal Segev. The performance begins at 8 p.m. at the Chappaquiddick Community Center.

The program includes a Beethoven serenade, Kodaly’s Intermezzo for string trio, and Leo Weiner’s string trio in g minor. A reception follows the concert and everyone is invited to attend.

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