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The PRISM Quartet at TurnPark, West Stockbridge, MA

Saturday, September 18, 2021, 5 PM http://www.cewm.org/ Close Encounters With Music presents, in collaboration with TurnPark Art Space: The PRISM Quartet’s popular program, Hit Parade, features a cross-section of traditional and contemporary…

End-of-Summer Celebration and Auction

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Saturday, September 18, 2021, 12-4 PM http://www.cewm.org/ Please join Close Encounters With Music for an End-of-Summer Celebration and Auction. You will enjoy beautiful vistas, a scrumptious lunch, an appearance by the PRISM quartet…

Music Undefeated! Close Encounters With Music and the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Present The Sebastians Baroque Ensemble—from the Historic Mahaiwe Stage to Your Screen. Plus Sneak Preview into the Future…. Saturday, April 3, 2021, 7:30 PM EST

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021 Fresh, unpredictable and uninhibited—these are some hallmarks of the Baroque. For its next virtual presentation, Close Encounters With Music presents the acclaimed ensemble The Sebastians, lauded for their ability to connect…

“Forever Bach: The Celestial Suites for Cello”—from the Historic Mahaiwe Stage to Your Screen

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021 -- Did J. S. Bach foresee a pandemic, that would keep musicians apart from one another, when he conceived of and wrote the Unaccompanied Suites for Cello? According to Close Encounters With Music artistic director Yehuda Hanani, the six suites are the most divine music that you can play alone. “Bach has been my constant companions over the past ten months."

Music Undefeated! Close Encounters with Music and the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Present a Virtual Winter/Spring Series – Three Concerts, from the Historic Mahaiwe Stage to Your Screen

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JANUARY 12, 2021 -- Close Encounters With Music, now in its 29th year, announces a completely new winter/spring season of concerts that will be recorded on the Mahaiwe stage and made available for viewing online. With these concerts, Close Encounters continues its tradition of chamber music with lively commentary, even in the age of COVID-19.

“How To’s” for the Age of Zoom, Videos and Distancing: Morale Boosts and Tips for Professional Growth Amidst the Isolation from Wellness Specialists

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DECEMBER 8. 2020 -- Ring in the New Year with a three-day session for pianists, string players, vocalists and lay audiences, sending a message of fortitude and meeting the challenges of COVID-19 with optimism and purpose.

Music Undefeated! Close Encounters with Music and the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Presents a Virtual Autumn Series – Three Concerts, from the Historic Stage to your Screen

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 -- A new season of chamber music treasures and discoveries, world-renowned musicians and extraordinary new faces, original programming of classical, contemporary and cutting-edge music—streamed online throughout the fall to meet the challenges facing live performing arts. The continuation of the regular in-person Season 2021 is pending COVID-19 developments.

Photograph of Eliot Fisk and Yehuda Hanani Playing Music

Close Encounters with Music and Mahaiwe Present Virtual Recital

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JULY 27, 2020 -- Free virtual recital, From Bach to Bachianas, with guitarist Eliot Fisk and cellist Yehuda Hanani, Sunday, August 2 at 5:30pm. The performance will be streamed live from the Mahaiwe stage to Facebook. Information can be found on mahaiwe.org.