School Community Collaborates on Premiere of "Notecard" Cantata

Beverly, MA – The world premiere of Robert J. Bradshaw’s Cantata No. 6 “Notecard” will take place on Friday, May 15 at 7:30 PM at Waring School in Beverly, MA. The “Notecard” Cantata is an all-community collaboration that is part of a yearlong composer-in-residence program at Waring School. The libretto of the cantata was based on the notecard submissions of Waring students.

Bradshaw is a composer of local renown whose compositions have been heard in Lincoln Center and at the Kennedy Center’s International VSA Festival. His commissions include the New England String Ensemble Musical Heritage Initiative, the American String Teachers Association with NSOA, and the opera “.Gabriel” commissioned by the Australian Trumpet Guild and performed courtesy of Opera Australia and the AOBO. You can learn more about Bradshaw at www.robertjbradshaw.com.

Says Bradshaw “The Waring composer-in-residence program and cantata project exemplify the school’s dedication to experiential learning. Although, for more than two decades, I have had the pleasure of working with educators and students creating a wide array of artistic works inspired by curricular activities, never has the work been so intrinsically connected to the greater educational experience across subject and grade level as this cantata. “

The public is welcome to attend the concert on Friday, May 15 at 7:30 PM. Please contact Waring Performing Arts Chair Tim Bakland at tbakland@waringschool.org for more information.

Waring School is a co-educational independent day school for grades 6-12 located on Boston’s North Shore in Beverly, Massachusetts. Waring offers a demanding liberal arts and science program that uniquely combines multi-age groupings, immersion in a foreign language and culture, and analytical rigor. Waring graduates are known for spoken and written mastery, comprehensive preparation for post-secondary studies, and a lifelong love of learning