Upcoming Events & Programs

Celebrate Creativity in the Arts!

Outer Cape Winds, a Community Wind Ensemble

Winter Semester begins January 23rd
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

Discover the joy of music in the company of kindred spirits. Outer Cape Winds, a vibrant new wind ensemble, welcomes individuals of all ages and abilities to share in the magic of making music together. Whether you’re a seasoned player or have just begun your musical journey, join us as we create harmonious melodies and forge lasting friendships.

Arts & Entertainment Lecture – Free

95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time
Building Bridges through Music

A Four-Part Lecture presented by Dr. Samuel Adler
Livestream Only, 3:30 PM
April 27—Part 3 (The Eastman and Juilliard Years)
September 28—Part 4 (Music Concepts & Philosophy…For Future Musicians)

Part 1 (from January, 2024) can be viewed HERE
Part 2 (from March, 2024) can be viewed HERE

Dr. Samuel Adler is one of the greatest living composers and conductors of our time. A legendary risk-taker with over 400 published works – he taught for sixty-three years at Juilliard, and Eastman, and has given masterclasses and workshops at over 300 universities world-wide. His recent album, sung by world-renowned Gloriae Dei Cantores won The American Prize, and he has received numerous awards including ASCAP’s “Aaron Copland Lifetime Achievement Award.”

He presents “95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time” and shares his amazing life experiences and brilliant musicianship at the Premiere Season of the NEW Arts & Entertainment Lecture Series. At age ten Samuel Adler narrowly escaped Nazi Germany during Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass.” At age ninety-five, he continues to compose and speak, sharing his prolific musical gifts.

Arts & Entertainment Lecture – Free

The Seventh Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich
A Powerful Story of Hope In Tempestuous Times
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 3:30 PM
Presented by M.T. Anderson
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

National Book Award-winning author M. T. Anderson will tell the story of how Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, trapped inside the city of Leningrad during the brutal siege by the Germans in World War II, wrote his Seventh Symphony (“Leningrad”) as an act of defiance while he was serving as a roof-top fireman watching for incendiary bombs. Incredibly, it was performed by a starving orchestra within the city. Shostakovich’s story is not only an inspiring tale of the power of music — it’s also an important example of how hope can transform spirits and almost miraculously save lives in tempestuous times.

The Music of Armenia: Recital & Lecture by the Boston NOR Trio

Arts & Entertainment Lecture Series – FREE
Saturday, June 15, 2024, 7:30 PM
Sargis Karapetyan, Violin; Nune Hakobyan, Piano; Andrei Sobchenko, Saxophone
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

NOR Trio, which is New Trio in Armenian, is based on a traditional piano trio with a violin, a cello and a piano. In this unique trio, the cello is replaced by a saxophone. Experience the depth and beauty of this rich musical tradition—color, rhythm, melody, nuance brought to life!

Pyware Visual Design Retreat

June 17-21, 2024
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

The Visual Design Retreat will offer you a wealth of information on Pyware 3D Drill Design, along with the opportunity for refreshment in Orleans, Massachusetts on beautiful Cape Cod and overlooking Cape Cod Bay. You will come away energized and equipped to provide cutting-edge drill instruction for your marching band, drum corps, winter guard, or indoor drumline.

Arts & Entertainment Lecture – Free

An Evening of Sonic Exploration
The Musical Fusion of Marimba, Art, Electronics and Voice
Saturday, June 29, 2024, 7:30 PM
Presented by Maria Finkelmeier
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

Named a “one-woman dynamo” by the Boston Globe, Maria is a percussionist, composer, and digital media artist. She will perform her own music featuring marimba, electronics and voice off of her upcoming album. She will share more about her compositional practice when fusing acoustic sounds with electronic capabilities, and stories behind each work. The show will be augmented with digital art projected in the hall, generated from Finkelmeier’s movement as she performs. The immersive experience will be vibrant and energetic, encouraging questions, joy and new possibilities.

Summer Performing Arts Camp

Strings: Tuesdays
Theatre: Tuesdays
Percussion: Wednesdays
Brass/Woodwinds: Wednesdays
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

Workshops for K-12 will be led by artists of Arts Empowering Life, each with years of high-level performance and teaching experience. Instruction will cater to the experience level of each student.

Chara Percussion Ensemble in Concert

Passage to An Unchartered World
July 25 & 26, 2024, 7:30 PM
Performing Arts Center
Brewster, MA

Featuring music from across the globe, the journey begins with refined masterpieces of European impressionists, and gradually moves through Spanish and African dance rhythms, to contemporary works that are evocative of nature and beauty. The concert is brought to life by mallet percussion instruments and ethnic drums, and features composers including Dvorak, Ravel, Steve Reich and Michael Burritt.

Arts & Entertainment Lecture – Free

Celebrate Percussion!
Hands On Drum & Keyboard Workshop and Concert
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Morning Workshop for All Ages! (10am-Noon)
Evening Lecture/Concert, 7:30 PM
Presented by Ian Hale
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

Opera Gala

with Soloists and Orchestra
August 10 & 11
Performing Arts Center
Brewster, MA

Selections from beloved operas the world over come alive with passion and virtuosity at the NEW Performing Arts Center, under the direction of Richard K. Pugsley. Featuring Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Wagner’s Tannhäuser, Verdi’s Don Carlo, Bizet’s Carmen, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Puccini’s Turandot, and Verdi’s La Traviata, this special event will evoke the transformative power of musical storytelling that is Opera.

Annual Carol Sing

December 23, 2024
Performing Arts Center
Brewster, MA

Come Sing Beloved Carols with Arts Empowering Life Artists

Tickets & Information:

508-240-2400 | artsempoweringlife.org
All events are subject to change.

Recent Events

Arts & Entertainment Lecture – Free

Music for Everyone
Improvisation for Young and Old
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Workshop – 10 AM – 12 PM
Lecture – 3:30 PM
Presented by Christopher Azzara, PhD
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

This interactive lecture will explore the fundamental nature of music in our lives, and include the relationships among music listening, improvising, music reading, and composing. With an understanding of how these skills are related, participants gain a deeper understanding of music and have inspiration for creative music making.

A morning workshop will provide fun and fascinating opportunities for hands–on and in–the–moment improv – conversations and spontaneous expressions of musical ideas—for all ages.

Arts & Entertainment Lecture

Low Brass Master Class & Trombone Recital
Where Words Leave Off, Music Begins
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Master Class – 10 AM – 12 PM for All Ages and Abilities
Lecture – 3:30 PM
Presented by Mark Kellogg
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

The Master Class is an opportunity for low brass musicians of all ages and abilities from the Cape Cod community to come and perform for one another and be coached by Mark Kellogg
in a positive, supportive environment, where participants are encouraged to be the best possible version of themselves. Players (young and old!) may bring instruments, or just come for the opportunity to observe and to gain insights from a seasoned brass pedagogue.

This lecture will begin with a performance by Mark Kellogg of a six-movement piece he composed for unaccompanied trombone entitled Where Words Leave Off, Music Begins. Following this, Mark will lead a discussion on ways for musicians to develop deeper listening skills, offering his unique perspective combining professional expertise with a passion for nurturing musicians’ growth.

Arts & Entertainment Lecture

95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part II
Building Bridges through Music
Saturday, March 2, 2024, 3:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler

Dr. Samuel Adler is one of the greatest living composers and conductors of our time. A legendary risk-taker with over 400 published works – he taught for sixty-three years at Juilliard, and Eastman, and has given masterclasses and workshops at over 300 universities world-wide. His recent album, sung by world-renowned Gloriae Dei Cantores won The American Prize, and he has received numerous awards including ASCAP’s “Aaron Copland Lifetime Achievement Award.”

He presents “95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time” and shares his amazing life experiences and brilliant musicianship at the Premiere Season of the NEW Arts & Entertainment Lecture Series. At age ten Samuel Adler narrowly escaped Nazi Germany during Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass.” At age ninety-five, he continues to compose and speak, sharing his prolific musical gifts.

Annual Carol Sing

December 23, 2023, 1:00 PM
Free Admission for All
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

Arts & Entertainment Lecture

Trumpet Function & Fashion
From the Earliest Sounds to the High Baroque Era
Saturday, November 18, 3:30 PM
In-Person & Livestreamed
Presented by Jared Wallis, DMA
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

Arts & Entertainment Lecture

Sound the Trumpet
Tracing the use of the Trumpet through the Bible
Friday, September 15, 4:30 PM
Livestreamed
Presented by Paul Tingley, DMA
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

Summer Performing Arts Camp

(Grades K-12)

July 10-August 17, 2023
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

CAROL SING

December 23, 2022, 3:00 PM
Free Admission for All
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA

CHARA PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT

Saturday, June 11, 2022, 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 12, 2022, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA