WELCOME SUMMER!

Can you believe it? The first full day of summer is today, and Mother Nature has decided to throw us a bit of every kind of weather summer has to offer! Bright sun, cloudy skies, heavy downpour rain and thunder! Our first full house of the season, with many more to come.

The Rockport Chamber Music Festival is in full swing, and we have had some fabulous musicians staying with us. The Linden Tree Inn has always been a haven for the performers and patrons of the festival, as this is where pianist/composer David Alpher and soprano Lila Deis were staying when they mentioned to Penny and Larry, the owners of the Linden Tree, that Rockport would be a lovely place for a music festival. Larry put them in touch with Paul Sylva, a Rockport businessman, and as they say, the rest is history! David Deveau the festival's Artistic Director, and pianist extraordinaire has been staying with us on the weekends. We are looking forward to hearing him, along with Andres Cardenes and Anne Martindale Williams on Sunday June 24. They are all unbelievable, and we always try to get to at least one of Andres, Anne's and David's concerts during the Festival season. Other fine musicians that have stayed with us this year to date have been pianist Sally Pinkus, pianist Anton Kuerti, and the trio Time for Three. We were able to get to Time for Three's performance, and they are so incredibly talented, I was just amazed at their skill, and the sound they produced! At times I thought for sure there were more than 3 musicians on that stage. They were so full of fun, had amazing stage presence to match their virtuosity, and I am certain we will be seeing them again at the festival in the future. We still have lots more musicians lined up to stay with us this year, next week we have the Miami String Quartet coming, and the Adam Birnbaum Trio who will perform a bonus Jazz concert on July 2nd! And we are so looking forward to hearing the Atlantic Brass Quintet! There is still some time left to catch a concert, but hurry, as the tickets are selling like hotcakes, and rooms are filling up quick at the inn! And if you miss it this year, then start planning for next year! The concerts sell out quickly once the program is announced. We'll keep you posted on our website and the blog!