Virtue and Virtuosity
The words are intricately related but diverge. Virtuosity: music that glorifies the possibilities of the instrument and the prowess of the performer—that titillates and stuns the audience in the Romantic […]
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United States
Nocturne — Night and Dreams
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesNuances of the night are explored in this multi-faceted program. Release from the brightness of daylight, from consciousness into sleep and dreaminess, the night’s seductive, mysterious potion-like allure has fascinated […]
The Art of the String Quartet — The Avalon
Saint James Place 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesThe notable Avalon String Quartet returns with another Berkshire premiere, “For Such a Time as This,” a retelling of the biblical Esther story for string quartet and vocalist, from a […]
A Bach Family Concert — Celtic Baroque Band Makaris
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesIn his dance suites, J. S. Bach ventures into Spanish sarabandes, French bourrées and British gigues. He and family members delighted in arranging Celtic and Scottish folk music. They will […]
Something Borrowed, Something Blue — Cross-Cultural Synergy
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesThe Romans appropriated the entirety of classical Greek culture, and the Renaissance rediscovered and revitalized it. Then came Rodin and Greek Revival in American architectural style. An Egyptomania craze gripped […]
Piano Duo, Four Hands Annual Luncheon Musicale Benefit
Experience the elegance of the Gilded Age Salon at a private Berkshires club! Our Annual Luncheon Musicale Benefit, "Piano Duo, Four Hands," features pianists Anthony Zerpa-Falcon and Jong-Gyung Park performing […]
Café Vienna — Nervous Splendor
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesThe imperial “City of Song” has played an essential role as a leading European cultural center, hosting major personalities in the development of music, as well as literature, painting, psychiatry […]
Great Quintets — Dvořák and Brahms
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesDvořák’s sublime Piano Quintet in A Major occupies a lofty place in the chamber music canon, at the same elevation as Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34. Simply […]
Master Class with Gila Goldstein, Pianist
Bard College at Simon's Rock The Kellogg Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, United StatesBerkshire High Peaks master classes are free and open to the public! All master classes are at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. _____ Gila Goldstein A […]
Opera Talk with Jay Lesenger
Bard College at Simon's Rock The Kellogg Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, United StatesJoin us for a fascinating Opera Talk with opera director/conductor Jay Lesenger. Berkshire High Peaks talks are free and open to the public! All events are at Bard College at […]
Master Class with Ida Bieler
Bard College at Simon's Rock The Kellogg Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, United StatesBerkshire High Peaks master classes are free and open to the public! All master classes are at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. _____ Ida Bieler Described […]
Moonlight Sonatas Concert
Bard College at Simon's Rock The Kellogg Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, United StatesThis Moonlight Sonatas concert features Berkshire High Peaks Festival Residents on Monday, July 22 at 7:30pm at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington. This performance is free and […]
“All About Rhythm” with Arti Dixson
Bard College at Simon's Rock The Kellogg Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, United StatesJoin us for "All About Rhythm," a talk with Jazz percussionist, author, clinician Arti Dixson. Berkshire High Peaks talks are free and open to the public! All events are at […]
Master Class with Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson
Bard College at Simon's Rock The Kellogg Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, United StatesBerkshire High Peaks master classes are free and open to the public! All master classes are at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. _____ Danielle Talamantes “It’s […]
Moonlight Sonatas Concert
Bard College at Simon's Rock The Kellogg Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, United StatesThis Moonlight Sonatas concert features Berkshire High Peaks Festival Residents on Tuesday, July 23 at 7:30pm at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington. This performance is free and […]
Master Class with Diego Fainguersch
Bard College at Simon's Rock The Kellogg Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, United StatesBerkshire High Peaks master classes are free and open to the public! All master classes are at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. _____ Diego Fainguersch After […]
