David Noel Edwards is a writer, composer, and recording artist from Canaan, New York. He has been writing for the Berkshire Edge since 2015, mainly about music, but also about books, birds, and reptiles.
"I always try to center my playing around the emotions that these composers were trying to express. I like to think of it from a very personal side," Joshua Brown told The Berkshire Edge.
"Learn how Bach’s music and method are embedded in surprising places in the music world today—and marvel anew at the amazing staying power of one of the greatest musical minds of all time." — Berkshire Bach Society
These works show how modern composers have expanded holiday music for concert band, blending sacred and secular traditions, folk roots, popular culture, and classical craft into a repertoire that continues to evolve.
Christmas songs and carols evolved over more than a millennium, shaped by religious tradition, folk customs, and popular culture. The audience will be invited to join Crescendo Chorus in singing several familiar favorites.
"We cut up in rehearsal sometimes, and we hang out together afterwards. We're all really close, really good friends, and we've been there for each other through good times and bad." — Boston Pops trumpeter Michael Martin
When he appeared at the Mahaiwe a year ago, anyone in the audience could see why The Seattle Times has called Pizzarelli “a rare entertainer of the old school.”
Many people hearing Cole’s singing for the first time—including her own producer—are immediately struck by the rare beauty of her phrasing, her remarkable control, and, above all, her tone.
The program will feature carols and instrumental works from ancient to contemporary, including music for handbells and choral works by Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds.
Members of Orpheus, Sejong, and The Knights unite for a Close Encounters With Music program featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Britten, and Bruch.
In Berkshire Bach’s annual "Messiah" Sing-Along, the audience becomes the chorus, joining the Berkshire Bach Players in favorite movements from Handel’s beloved oratorio.
Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians Catherine French and Daniel Getz reflect on performing Charles Ives’ String Quartet No. 1 and Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet.
