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The newly formed non-profit, The Boston String Academy, visited both St. John School, and the K-8 Eliot Innovation School this week. Forty-five 1st and 2nd graders at St. John School, and forty-seven 2nd and 4th graders at the Eliot were treated to an interactive instrument demonstration and performance with violin instructors Marielisa and Mariesther Alverez, and [...]
At Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon, Neil Diamond surprised fans by leading a “Sweet Caroline” sing-a-long at the top of the 8th inning. Long synonymous with Boston’s Fenway and Red Sox, the song has been played by many major league ballparks this week, including New York and Chicago, to offer support as the Boston suffered through the [...]
The annual Lantern Ceremony was held at Old North Church on April 14, 2013. This video features the Entrance Procession: Color Guard from USS Constitution Grand Lodge of Masons Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Massachusetts National Lancers Lexington Minute Men Menotomy Minute Men Wilmington Minute Men Watertown Provincial Guard Mr. Michael LePage – [...]
Everyone’s favorite Boston weekend is right around the corner: Marathon Weekend. Bostonians, marathon runners, sox fans and patio hoppers alike know that Boston becomes alive during this holiday weekend. On Saturday April 13 & Sunday 14th, Faneuil Hall Marketplace will add to the Boston vibe with the launch of a Street Theater Spring Showcase Festival. [...]
The final performance of NEMPAC’s Winter Concert Series featured jazz music from the Scott Boni Trio. The free concert was held in the historic Old North Church, a partner in the series, on Friday March 15, 2013. The Scott Boni Trio includes: Scott Boni on Saxaphone – “I find true joy in bridging the [...]
Check out our Spring Course offerings! Music class and more for kids and adults! *Early Childhood Education Offerings* Family Music Makers: Little Music Makers – Toddlers (ages newborn – approx 4) and their caretakers sing, dance and explore a variety of rhythm instruments. Wednesdays: 9:30 – 10:15 am Wednesdays: 10:30 – 11:15 am Wednesdays: 11:30 [...]
Looking for something fun, artistic and exciting for your child to do this April Vacation? Join Theater Week at NEMPAC! April Vacation Play Tuesday April 16th-Friday 19th Registration deadline: April 11th 2013 Age(s): 6-13 Date: Tuesday April 16th 2013- Friday April 19th 2013 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm with a 12:15 performance on Friday 19th Location: Boston Harbor Community Church [...]
A night of live jazz! March 15th, 7:30 pm at the Old North Church! Please join the North End Music and Performing Arts Center and the Old North Church Foundation, for the final concert in their winter concert series! This performance will be an evening of live jazz, from the Scott Boni Trio. Fresh off [...]
New this season is the Blink! Christmas Tree light and sound show at Faneuil Hall Marketplace featuring a recording of the Halleluiah Chorus by the Boston Pops and Tanglewood Chorus. To mix it up, I took some photos and video of the show and used the soundtrack from the December 9th live performance of Handel’s [...]
A highlight of Christmas in the North End is the Concerto di Natale (Christmas Concert) at Sacred Heart Italian Church in historic North Square. Now in its 8th year and organized by the St. Leonard Church Parish, the concert brought together three choirs and over 60 singers to give the performance of the season to [...]
The Old North Church Chamber Choir and Orchestra joined with the NEMPAC Women’s Chorus at Old North’s historic North End church to present Handel’s “Messiah,” ending with the inspiring Hallelujah Chorus. Old North’s Dr. Libor Dudas directed the performance held on Sunday, December 9, 2012. The free Christmas concert featured several soloists and attracted a [...]
They were standing in the aisles at the First Annual Christmas Concert in the North End, a musical kick-off to the season with Italian songs and arias. The event was presented by the Italian Consulate of Boston, represented by Consul General Guiseppe Pastorelli, and the Boston Conservatory. Freshman students from the Conservatory gave solo performances [...]
In one of the most anticipated Christmas concerts of the season, the St. Leonard’s Choral Society presents “Concerto di Natale: Christmas in the North End” at Sacred Heart Church, 10 North Square, on Sunday, December 16, 2012 starting at 4:00 pm. A $10 donated is requested. Tickets are available at the St. Leonard Parish office. [...]
The 87th Annual Saint Joseph Feast kicks off on Friday, July 27, 2012, 5:00 pm with the blessing of San Giuseppe at the Hanover Street chapel along with activities on Battery Street. The festival runs through Sunday, July 29, 2012, featuring a star-studded lineup is scheduled including Marc Antonelli, Sharon “Z”, Frank Zarba, Ray Cavicchio, [...]
News from the North End Music & Performing Arts Center: On Friday, July 13th, after only 4 days of rehearsals, the talented performers of the NEMPAC theatre troupe put together a fabulous production of The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. These gifted youngsters spent each day last week, from 9-4, working on their [...]
Irish tenor, Ronan Tynan, has sold his North End / Waterfront condo at Lewis Wharf, according to Banker & Tradesman. The condo on the front side, near Atlantic Avenue, sold for $890,000. Tynan is one of the “Irish Tenors” and previously sang “God Bless America” during New York Yankees games. He later moved to Boston [...]
Video: Acts III and IV of Bizet’s Opera, Carmen, presented by NEMPAC at Christopher Columbus Park. (See Acts I and II in this previous video post.) Watch it in HD! An awe-inspired outdoor audience gave an enthusiastic response to the Sunday afternoon opera performance of Bizet’s Carmen by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, [...]
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center, NEMPAC, presents the 2012 Summer Concert Series on the Prado – Paul Revere Mall in Boston’s North End. The series is on Tuesdays in July and Thursdays in August. Sponsored by My Summer in the City and North End Against Drugs, NEAD. More information on NEMPAC at [...]
Video: Acts I and II of Bizet’s Opera, Carmen, presented by NEMPAC at Christopher Columbus Park. (Acts III and IV can be viewed here.) Watch it in HD! An awe-inspired outdoor audience gave an enthusiastic response to the Sunday afternoon opera performance of Bizet’s Carmen by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, NEMPAC, at [...]
An awe-inspired outdoor audience gave an enthusiastic response to the Sunday afternoon opera performance of Bizet’s Carmen by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, NEMPAC, at Christopher Columbus Park. Starring NEMPAC performers Alexandra Deitrich as Carmen, Fred VanNess as Don Jose, Laura Hansen as Micaela and Jeff Barth as Escamillo, along with a 20+ [...]
Hundreds of local residents and tourists from around the country came out on Saturday for the 4th of July Family Fun Day Celebration at Christopher Columbus Park organized by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park. The special event kicks off a week of Tall Ships, Harborfest and War of 1812 Bicentennial commemorations on the waterfront. [...]
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center, NEMPAC, held its Annual Spring Music Student Recital on Saturday, June 9, 2012 to a large and enthusiastic audience gathered on the Prado, also known as the Paul Revere Mall. The musicians that performed were students of NEMPAC instructors Sarah Glenn, Rachel Carpenter, Rebecca Rapoport-Cole, Jeremy Sarzana, [...]
By popular demand, I put together a couple more video clips from the Memorial Day music performance by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. The surprise mini-concert happened right here in the North End at the Paul Revere House courtyard in North Square. Martin came up with the idea to perform his hit song, [...]
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers entertained an enthusiastic impromptu audience in the courtyard at the Paul Revere House with their recent hit song, “Me and Paul Revere” on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012. In town to play with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, Martin decided to make a brief stop at the [...]
Video: Nazzaro Center Youth Band performs the “Nazzaro Theme” and “Pipeline.” This week was the annual music concert by the Nazzaro Center’s Youth Program Band, led by Music Director Jeremy Sarzana and Assistant Band Director Christopher Romano. The event was coordinated with the NEAD Scholarship Awards and Family Dinner. Also speaking to the audience was [...]
Video: Irish Folk Music – Alex Duval (Violinist) and Elise Kopesky (Clarinetist) “An Evening of Chamber Music” on March 23, 2012 as the North End Music & Performing Arts Center presented a string quartet concert at the Old North Church. View more from NEMPAC’s Evening of Chamber Music at Old North Church The Chamber Music [...]
Video: Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, read by Stacey Lucchino of the Boston Red Sox Foundation, followed by The Sweetness of Mary, performed by 1st Michigan Colonial Fife and Drum Corps, in memory of Mary Lodgson. (Fife & Drum starts at 6:40 in video.) Old North Church hosted the Annual Lantern Ceremony on [...]
L.V. Beethoven String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18 Beethoven wrote this piece between 1798 and 1800 and published it in 1801. The string quartet is in the key of F Major and consists of four movements. The second movement was said to have been influenced by the tomb scene from William Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet. [...]
Video: Excerpts from Paul Revere’s Letter to Jeremy Belknap, read by Joe Kearns Goodwin, U.S. Army Veteran and Victoria Bonney Goodwin. When Johnny Comes Marching Home by Lambert Willhousky, Performed by Old North Chamber Choir under Dr. Libor Dudas, Organist and Director Old North Church hosted the Annual Lantern Ceremony on Sunday, April 17, 2012. [...]
When: Saturday, April 28, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Where: West End Museum, 150 Staniford Street, Suite 7, Boston, MA 02114 (map) Line-up: Garrison Fewell (Guitar) [...]
Friday, April 20, 8pm-12am @ West End Museum “April 20th the Doors of the Howard Open Again” with a night of burlesque featuring the lovely Kristen Minsky along with the John Licata Sextet For information please call (617) 610-7267 Please join us for a night of burlesque, with vintage costumes, live music, handcrafted cocktails, and appetizers. Find out why the [...]
NEMPAC presents Italian Opera Performance! When: Friday February 17, 2012 at 7:00PM Where: Old North Church, 193 Salem Street, Boston (North End) Winter Concert Series opening with Italian Opera Night North End Music & Performing Arts Center Winter Music Series presents Italian Opera Concert Event is FREE and open to the public. Suggested donation is [...]
Fans of acappella quintet “Street Magic” will enjoy this video as the hometown group took the stage at this year’s Fisherman’s Feast in the North End. More coverage of the Fisherman’s Feast.
On May 23, 2011, the Nazzaro Community Center presented “An Evening of Music” with performances by the Youth Program Band, instructed by Jeremy Sarzana and assistants John Romano and Zachary West. Click on the video above to view and listen to some of the band’s performances. After the Youth Program Band performance, North End Against [...]