Crescendo to present ‘Requiem and Rejoice’
Great Barrington — Music performance organization Crescendo will present a concert entitled “Requiem and Rejoice: A Te Deum and A Requiem for a Prince” on Saturday, November 14 at 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church and on Sunday, November 15 at 4 p.m. at Trinity Lime Rock in Lakeville, Conn. The concert will include works by Pietro Torri and Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel and feature performances by Crescendo’s Chorus, Youth Singers, and Period Instrument Orchestra, and soloists Julianne Baird, Nicholas Tamagna, and Kevin Maynor. Crescendo’s founder and artistic director Christine Gevert will conduct the concerts.
Crescendo’s performance of Torri’s “Missa Pro Defunctis” will be a U.S. premiere. The soloists will be sopranos Julianne Baird and Alicia DePaolo, countertenor Nicholas Tamagna, tenor John Cox, and bass Kevin Maynor. Crescendo’s Period Instrument Ensemble will include baroque trumpets, oboes, strings, timpani and basso continuo. Stölzel’s “Te Deum” will also be performed.
Tickets are $30 for general seating, $50 for premium seating, and $10 for children under 18. There is a special rate of $220 for groups of ten attending the November 14 performance. Pre-show talks will begin 30 minutes before each concert. For tickets and more information, see the Berkshire Edge calendar or call (860) 435-4866.
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“Inside the Met’s Instrument Collection” at the Mount
Lenox — Musical instruments accompany ritual, battle, and work; they entertain and express emotions; they document technological advancements and societal change. Depictions in the visual arts reveal their functions and portray their performers, either accurately or symbolically. The Metropolitan Museum of Art maintains a global collection of more than 5,000 instruments, from 300 B.C.E. to the present, illustrating the development of musical instruments from all cultures and eras. On Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m. at The Mount, Ken Moore, the Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of Musical Instruments, will provide an introduction to the collection and reveal new ways of looking and thinking about these extraordinary sound forms.
“Inside the Met’s Instrument Collection” will be presented by Close Encounters With Music as part of a series of intimate and stimulating conversations about music and ideas, an intrinsic part of the Close Encounters With Music season. Tickets for the event are $15. For ticket information and more, see the Berkshire Edge calendar or call (800) 843-0778. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation.
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Second annual New Marlborough Autumn Social
Southfield — On Saturday, November 14, New Marlborough Fire and Rescue will host the second annual Autumn Social at the New Marlborough Fire House at 205 Norfolk Rd. from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. The event will feature beer, wine, spirits, and other beverage tastings from Les Trois Emme Winery, Big Elm Brewing, Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Hilltop Orchards, and Domaney’s. Food will be provided by Gedney Farm, the Southfield Store, Mario’s, Aegean Breeze, the Meat Market, and Cantina 229. There will also be a silent auction and live music from Kyle Vincent.
There is a suggested donation of $20 at the door. Proceeds will benefit scholarships for the children of New Marlborough’s First Responders andfire department, both of which are all-volunteer organizations.
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SKYWARN® weather spotter training class
Great Barrington — On Thursday, November 12, the National Weather Service’s Albany, N.Y., Forecast Office will present a SKYWARN® weather spotter training class at Fairview Hospital. The class is free and open to the public and will take place in Fairview’s ground floor conference room from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. For more information contact Heather Barbieri at (413) 854-9635.
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St. Francis Gallery art show and reception
South Lee — The current exhibition at St. Francis Gallery is a group show entitled “The Magic of Light and Small Miracles.” The title of the show is a reference to the waning light of autumn and the beginning of the holiday season and the included works play with the eyes’ receptivity to light, color, and pattern and touch upon the mind’s sense of illusion and reality. The participating artists include Christine Goldfinger, Harriette Joffe, Jim Singelis, Maria Kolodziej-Zinco, Beverly Bourassa, Ivor Parry, Erin Potter, Mia Le Comte, Robert Watkins, Jennifer Pazienza, and Grier Horner.
The exhibition is on display through Tuesday, December 22. A reception for the artists will be held at the gallery on Saturday, November 14 from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. and will include food and drink and a holiday performance of Native American flute music by Gregory Getner. Contact the gallery for more information at (413) 717-5199.
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