Tag: Cape Ann

  • Dogtown Music

    Marina is excited to partner with musician Bernardo Baglioni in launching Dogtown Music, a music studio on Cape Ann offering lessons in voice, guitar, ukulele, bass, mandolin, beginner piano, and songwriting. Dogtown Music offers private lessons with seasoned, professional musicians whose passion for music is contagious. With decades of experience as teachers, artists, and touring…

  • Cape Ann Song: A Ballad for my Salty Hometown

    Ahoy! It’s a new month, so it’s time for another new song – and this one hits (quite) close to home. Please enjoy my love song to Cape Ann, written while far from home… Click to listen to Cape Ann Song! As many of you know, in recent years I have spent a lot of time…

  • Now Teaching @ Marblehead/Salem School of Music!

              Marina is excited to be joining the team at the Marblehead/Salem School of Music this winter! She will be giving lessons in voice, guitar, songwriting, and ukulele. Study with Marina while she’s home — she will only be in the States until the early spring, so catch her while you…

  • SONGS FOR THE ANGELS on September 10!

                              During National Recovery Month, the Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI) is hosting an exciting benefit concert featuring Cape Ann’s favorite singer/songwriters. Songs for the Angels will showcase Cape Ann’s vibrant music scene — represented by singer/songwriters Fly Amero, Allen Estes,…

  • Schooner Serenade: Concert aboard Adventure

                    Friday, August 12: Marina & Bernardo are so excited to be the third concert in the songwriter series Schooner Serenade! Held aboard the stunning Schooner Adventure as she is docked in her home port of Gloucester, MA, this series features New England songwriters lending their tunes to…

  • Harness the Wind to Escape the Land: Concert Aboard the Schooner Adventure

                    On a sultry summer evening, a hot breeze blows off the land over the cool Atlantic, bringing with it the cries of seagulls and the smells of an industrious downtown. It’s just before 5pm, and already the streets are jammed with workers eager to make an early…

  • Homeward Bound: Stateside Summer Shows

                    It’s that time of year again – when I fly across the Atlantic from Italy to Cape Ann, Massachusetts, only to hit the ground running (& singing!) for a summer tour across New England. And I couldn’t be more excited! This summer, it’s quite the mix: solo…

  • Schooner Serenade: Summer Songwriter Series

            BIG NEWS! I am so excited to be collaborating with the Schooner Adventure on producing Schooner Serenade, a summer songwriter series to benefit this historic ship! Join us for a unique and intimate musical experience as the sounds of strings and voices mingle and echo from bow to stern, as the…

  • Singing for Pathways: Volunteer Appreciation

    Singing for Pathways: Volunteer Appreciation

    Over the past few years, Marina has been volunteering at Pathways for Children, a local non-profit organization providing care, support, and services to children & families in need. Visiting a few times per week, Marina has worked with the kids at Pathways in music & movement classes. “I was very fortunate growing up to have…

  • Cape Ann Divas Benefit Concert

                    This Saturday, January 23, I am honored to join an all-star lineup for a benefit gala & concert for the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce! Hosted at the stunning Shalin Liu Performance Center, one of the premier performance spaces north of Boston, this concert is not to…