The 2nd Annual Gift of Music: a Gala Fundraiser to Benefit Genesis Chamber Singers

The Genesis Chamber Singers will come to your home or place of business to present a 60-minute private performance for friends, family, guests, colleagues, or just YOU!

Value: $1,000

Dates and venues negotiable

For you a basket of good things to eat

From places that are both nearby and far

You'll see they are both savory and sweet  

I hope you'll find it is a tasty treat

...or a haiku:

This is my basket

Made especially for you

I hope you like it

(We're not all Shakespeare, you know...)

In case you didn't know this

Certain poems have a modus. 

Even plain ones for the novice.

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Can messages covert

Representing what's overt

Even mask the mixed up message? 

All it takes is one good clue. 

Maybe vertical... see it?  Go you!

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If you need another round...

Can I describe it? 

Emphatically, yes!

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Creamy and dreamy,

Rich, royal, and preeny.

Edible, unforgettable

Arctic, and delectable.

Made at home from the finest.

From the ends of the Earth (as well as the Alpha quadrant),

a selection of literature and libations

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Contents:

Cachaca

limes to muddle (add to cachaca to make caipirinha)

Romulan Ale

serving glasses for above

Book of Paulo Coelho - Warrior of the Light: A manual

Book of Ezra Pound  - poetry

Original watercolor by Suzanne Thorin.  Pelican; 15"x18", framed.

Original framed watercoloring painting by Suzanne Thorin.  Chrysanthemum, yellows with dark blue background.  15x19".

Young lion, watercolor by Suzanne Thorin. Framed, 24x20 inches.  Signed by artist. Value: $500.

Black Ugg boots, size 8, with Swarovski crystals.  New!  Tags still on the boots.

Made by Maine artist Anne Pecocoa, this twelve inch high vase is a beauty in solid maple.

Antiques brass candlestick, 11 inches high

Estimated value: $200

Glass cat, 8" high. Value: $50.

Kosta Boda glass candlestick, 11 inches high.  Royal blue and clear glass.  Kosta Boda is the top of the line Swedish glass.

Estimated value: $300

Production of porcelain began at Meissen near Dresden in the 18th century.  All authentic pieces have a logo of crossed swords.  This porcelain is considered by many to be the very best china there is.

The Christmas bell stands at 3 1/2 inches tall and is 2 1/2" wide.

Estimated value: $150

Made by a Maine artist, this beautiful vase with separate top is beige with a navy glaz at the bottom.  14 1/2 inches high.

Five Swedish wooden Dala horses.  A Dala Horse is a traditional carved, painted wooden horse statuette originating in the Swedish provence of Dalama.  These were children's toys and now are a symbol of Dalama.  Traditional colors are a body of red with a harness of white, green yellow, and blue.  Many other styles exist. About 2" to 4" high.

Value: $400.

Private Voice or Piano Lesson, valued at $50, either at winner's home, Wholetone Music Academy in Somerville, or a place of mutual agreement.

Von Bringhurst (alto) completed a Master of Music in Vocal Performance degree in 2012 at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, MA. He is a native of Pocatello, Idaho, where he also attended Idaho State University, graduating with honors in 2009. In Idaho, he was a soloist with the annual Messiah Sing-In and the Camerata Singers. He has toured to Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Peru with his college Chamber Choir.

Von was Music Director for the Opera House Theater Company in Philipsburg, MT in the 2008 season and was Music Director and Cremona Player for the Illustrious Virginia City Players of Virginia City, MT for their 2010 season. He regularly sings with the choir of St. Paul’s Harvard Square in Cambridge. Von has performed with Metro Stage Company's production of Chicago, Harvard Early Music Society's Dido and Aeneas, the Video Game Orchestra, as part of the Iberica Early Music Festival, and been a Messiah soloist in performances in the Boston area. He is increasingly in demand as a soloist and ensemble member, often singing with Xerces Blue Ensemble.

Six potted unusual hosta lillies (quart size pots) and a $25 gift certificate to the Cohasset Village Greenery, 805 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy.

Estimated Value: $50

Oriental rug, 2'7" x 4'4", deep reds, black, and light blue.

Waterford boudoir lamp. Value: $100.

Ruby-colored dyed druzy with freshwater pearls and rubelitte briolette, 14Kt gold filled accent beads, chain, and clasp.

Design by Claire Hannafin. (studioHannafin)

Value:

2 tickets for Red Sox vs. Yankees on Sunday, July 16 at 8:05pm.

Grandstand 13 (first base side), Row 2, Seats 9 & 10.

Face value: $158. Plus $50 for parking!

Don't miss this chance to follow the Sox as they chase history with another World Series run!

Tickets compliments of Granite Group Realtors | Jim McGue, Owner/Broker

The Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jin Kim, is a south shore treasure! You will get a certificate redeemable for two free adult tickets to three concerts of your choice. Value: $270

2017-18 Symphonic Concert Dates

Opening Night: Saturday, October 14 @ 7:30 pm 

Joyful Noise!: Saturday, December 2 @ 7:30 pm 

Masterworks: After-Hours: Saturday, January 27 @ 7:30 pm 

Season Finale: Pops!: Saturday, April 28 @ 7:30 pm

Two reserved seating subscriptions for Blue Heron's 19th season, including five concerts at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational. Estimated value: $475.

The vocal ensemble Blue Heron has been acclaimed by The Boston Globe as “one of the Boston music community’s indispensables” and hailed by Alex Ross in The New Yorker for the “expressive intensity” of its interpretations. Combining a commitment to vivid live performance with the study of original source materials and historical performance practices, Blue Heron ranges over a wide repertoire, including 15th-century English and Franco-Flemish polyphony, Spanish music between 1500 and 1600, and neglected early 16th-century English music, especially the unique repertory of the Peterhouse partbooks, copied c. 1540 for Canterbury Cathedral.

For more information, please visit http://www.blueheron.org/

Two 2017-18 season tickets (3 concert series), valued at $150.

Genesis is innovating the concept of musical performance by integrating the audience into the experience. We want to remove the formal barriers people often feel between themselves and classical musicians.

Our singers are professional musicians who seek to share their passion and knowledge with the Genesis audience. Our performances provide opportunities for audience members to discuss the music with the singers --- before, after, and even during the performance. And at select concerts, our featured composer will be present and available to answer questions about how a classical choral piece is created.

Two vouchers for one concert each of the Handel & Haydn Society | Harry Christophers, Artistic Director.

Concerts include:

Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Bach Christmas, Bach Mass in B Minor, Mozart & Beethoven, Mozart & Haydn, Purcell The Fairy Queen, Handel Messiah, Bach Brandenburg Concertos, and Handel Hercules.

Value: $148 ($74 each voucher)

New England's Professional Male Vocal Chamber Ensemble offers two season tickets, valued at $250.

Four lawn tickets for any concert at the South Shore Conservatory's 'Evenings Under the Stars' series.

Dates include:

July 8 - Out of This World With Mozart (EUS Festival Orchestra)

July 15 - A Celtic Sojourn with Brian O'Donovan

July 22 - Jon Abrams and His Billy Joel Band - A Tribute

July 29 - Beguiled Again - The Songs of Rodgers & Hart

This certificate entitles the bearer to a pair of Shed tickets to a Boston Symphony Orchestra or Boston Pops concert, at Tanglewood, during the 2017 summer season.

Estimated value: $248