Saturday, May 17, 10 AM
Instrument Petting Zoo
Shalin Liu Performance Center, 3rd Floor Reception HallIf you have ever wanted to experience playing the instruments seen and heard on the stage of the Shalin Liu Performance Center, now is your chance! Experienced professionals and students will be on hand to guide you with the correct way to hold and make music on many of the instruments of the string family, as well as instruments of the brass and woodwind families, and a Celtic harp. It is sure to be a cacophony of sound, but great fun! Free, no tickets required. Click here to view a flyer of Rockport Music-related events at Motif #1 Day.
Saturday, May 17, 12 PM
Wenham Street Brass
Shalin Liu Performance CenterJustin Stanley, french horn Matthew Baker, trumpet Joseph Walsh, trombone
Created in 2010, the Wenham Street Brass is a trio of young professionals dedicated to engaging audiences through performance and education. They are the ensemble-in-residence for the A Street Music Education, a music school in Quincy, MA. All holders of graduate degrees from the New England Conservatory, the members of Wenham Street Brass have a wide variety of experience, and their programs reflect an interest in music of many time periods and genres. Free, no tickets required
Motif No. 1 Day is a Rockport, MA town festival, and is a celebration of the arts inspired by Rockport Music’s iconic red fish shack, Motif No. 1. Festival events also include a sidewalk chalk drawing contest, live music, local food, and a 5K road race along Rockport’s scenic shore. Click here to view a flyer of Rockport Music-related events at Motif #1 Day.