Fund for the Future: Old Post Road launches Capital Campaign

Submitted by danryan on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:26am

Spurred by a $250,000 challenge from The Furumoto Research Foundation, Old Post Road has begun a two-year capital campaign this Fall to create an endowment for the organization. This fund will provide the financial foundation for Old Post Road to sustain and enhance its artistic and educational activities and to undertake compelling long-range musical projects.

The endowment will provide critical annual support for the organization’s operations. Through this Capital Campaign, the organization will be better positioned to focus its efforts on continued artistic development and contributions to cultural enrichment through increasing research that uncovers fascinating neglected repertoire, developing concert programs that highlight this repertoire, and preserving the repertoire through recordings and published editions.

The organization’s educational outreach work will also be enhanced through this fund. In addition to continuing the Kids Come Free program for Old Post Road’s subscription concerts, plans include the expansion of the Old Post Road website to offer cross-disciplinary curricular materials that make use of its research for social studies, mathematics, language skills, and music teachers, among others. A worldwide audience will be served through podcasts, audio recordings, videos, articles, and interactive content.

The Fund for the Future campaign aims to raise $750,000. To date $220,000 has been pledged or donated. All forms of gifts—cash, pledges (customized, multi-year, if desired), bequests, and stock/securities donations—are welcome and appreciated. To support this effort, click here.

Nightingale Soars on YouTube

Submitted by danryan on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:27am

During Old Post Road’s recording sessions for the Roman Handel CD last spring, another artist was busy with a parallel creative pursuit: filmmaker Bob Giordani was recording footage for making short documentary films about the ensemble. The first of his projects—a film of the nightingale aria from Bononcini’s cantata Fuori di sua capanna was completed in the early Fall and posted on YouTube soon after. Bob’s atmospheric, clever, and artful insider’s view of the performance has garnered praise and considerable attention, with over 1,000 hits already in its relatively short posting time.

Campaign Launch Party

Submitted by danryan on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:29am

On September 19, Old Post Road inaugurated its Capital Campaign with a party and concert at the home of Artistic Directors Suzanne Stumpf and Daniel Ryan. The party honored those who have made leadership gifts to the Campaign and included a short concert by the ensemble. Pictured above: Old Post Road’s Treasurer John Carey converses with Danforth Museum Director Katherine French.

Canons with two “n’s” not three: Outreach Program in Boston Continues

Submitted by danryan on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 11:28am

Third grade students at the Hurley School in Boston were treated to a performance and educational presentation about canons, scales, and other musical topics by the ensemble on Thursday, November 10. Music of Bach and Marais from the ensemble’s Riddle Me This program provided excellent material for demonstration.

A participatory singing of the familiar round “Row, row, row your boat” was used as launching point to explain the canon form (“canon with only two n’s, not three,” explained co-Artistic Director Suzanne Stumpf.) Students were next charmed by Sarah Darling’s demonstration of how to sing the song in inversion (upside down) and in retrograde (backwards). The inverted parts of Bach’s Goldberg Canons 3 and 5 were then introduced and combined. Bach’s crab canon from the Musical Offering (which uses a retrograde voice) was also performed.

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  • Feliz Navidad: Christmas from Spain and New Spain
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    Includes Concerto in E Minor for traverso and recorder with Musicians of the Old Post Road
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    Groudbreaking debut album, now reissued!
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We extend our heartfelt thanks to the many supporters who have contributed to Old Post Road’s 2011 Annual Appeal.

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Many concertgoers are not aware that ticket sales pay for less than half of the costs of bringing concerts to you. Please consider making a charitable contribution. The support of Friends of Musicians of the Old Post Road is essential to the life and future of the concert series and outreach initiatives of Musicians of the Old Post Road. Gifts of all amounts to our Annual Fund are gratefully received and truly make a difference.

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  • Patron ($200 +)
  • Sponsor ($100 +)
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Musicians of the Old Post Road Board and Staff

Board of Directors

William Wolk, President • Charles Hall, Vice President • John Carey, Treasurer
Eric Hall Anderson • Thomas Hollocher • Susan Vogel • Ruth Westheimer

Artistic Directors

Daniel Ryan and Suzanne Stumpf

The Ensemble

Suzanne Stumpf, flutes • Sarah Darling, violin • Marcia Cassidy, viola
Daniel Ryan, cello • Michael Bahmann, harpsichord and fortepiano

General Manager

Melissa Foster

Concert Managers

Jeffrey Dodds and Gabrielle Fougere

Publications Consultant

Marc Young

Our Major Corporate, Foundation, and Government Supporters

Furumoto Research Foundation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Bear Charitable Foundation
Bose Corporation