On August 4, 2011 The Quartet San Francisco held a string and tango workshop in Sandwich at the Riverview School. The Riverview School serves adolescents and young adults with complex language, learning and cognitive disabilities. A group of these students spent four weeks prior to the workshop learning to dance tangos. They worked with their movement teacher and with two professional tango dancers. Their class culminated with a talk by Jeremy Cohen, first violinist of the Quartet San Francisco, about the history of tango followed by an opportunity to practice their tango dancing to live music performed by the quartet.  Also in attendance was the entire school population as well as a  number of local string players interested in the techniques used when playing tangos, particularly on violin. The event was both fun enriching for everyone involved. This workshop was supported by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank.

Read a kind and fitting tribute to our friend, the late Bernard Greenhouse, in the Cape Cod Times.

Bernard Greenhouse was a man for all seasons.

Wellfleet’s “first citizen” – so named on his 95th birthday last January – was the founder of the Beaux Arts Trio, concertizing for many years all around the world.

After his retirement from the Trio, Bernie continued his world-wide travels until just last year, giving master classes and anything else?– speaking, writing, selective performances, etc.? In addition, a particular delight for him, he continued coaching students at his home in Wellfleet; a myriad of cellists, in every corner of the globe, gratefully call him “teacher.”

Bernie was more than generous with his time and expertise, coaching and playing with many chamber music groups all over the Cape. For many years, he played at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival’s annual concert in his honor – or he cheered the group from the front of the hall in the audience. That annual concert will continue; this summer the Borromeo String Quartet will be playing in Wellfleet on August 12, with special guest, cellist Laurence Lesser.

We loved his wife “ Rory” (Aurora) almost as much as he did and, after her death seven years ago, Festival supporters joined many other folks with Cape connections at the annual concert in her honor to benefit the Outer Cape Health Services.

We will miss him, but his memory will never be forgotten– and his distinctive musical legacy will be readily accessible through his extensive recordings.

The New York Times lists the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival in its exclusive directory of summer classical music throughout the US.

See the entire list at the New York Times

Visit Outer Cape Health Services to purchase tickets.