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    The Art of the String Quartet — The Avalon

    Saint James Place 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA, United States

    The 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 feminist perspective. Composer Stacy Garrop’s (recent commissions from the Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Louisiana symphony orchestras) intent is to remind us “we each possess agency […]

  • “The Golem” – A Vision in Sound and Cinema with the Avalon Quartet

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United States

    Monsters and magic spells! A masterwork of German expressionist cinema meets a live klezmer-infused score in a vibrant feast for the eyes and ears. Paul Wegener’s 1920 pioneering silent horror film, Der Golem, was so popular on its release that it sold out movie houses in both Germany and America for months, inspired Golem-themed operettas, and […]