An Evening of Song with Notescape

Notescape brings together the American Songboook with 5 accomplished Cape Cod based men’s voices singing close-harmony arrangements from nearly every decade of the last century.   Although much of the Notescape repertoire is presented a cappella, many of their arrangements feature guitarist Bob Vander Pyl and the instrumental additions of Tom Goux on guitar or ukulele.

"Whether you’re among the Greatest Generation, a Baby Boomer or a Millennial, if you want Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Mills Brothers, Elvis Presley, Doo-Wop, BB King, Beatles, Beach Boys, or the Manhattan Transfer, we sing it," says Notescape director and basso Tom Goux, a Smithsonian/Folkways recording artist. His fellow singers are local physicians Doug Mann and Peter Hopewood, retired Falmouth school superintendent Peter Clark, and scientist Joe Hackler. This performance will include American Songbook favorites and novelty tunes featuring keyboard stylist Oliver Muldoon and veteran jazz clarinetist Henry Duckham. Henry, known locally for tasteful renditions of jazz repertoire from the 1920s through the 1940’s, is also recognized in classical music circles, having performed with the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra and various chamber ensembles.

Their repertoire includes favorites of the early jazz era, swing classics from the 1930s and ’40s, and close-harmony settings of pop hits from mid-century through to the present. Tickets, $20, are available at the Library during normal hours of operation, at Eight Cousins, at the Bank of Woods Hole, on-line, and at the door.