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Life In the Berkshires

Reflections while participating in Yo-Yo Ma’s Day of Action

Yo-Yo Ma selected the Berkshires as one of 36 locations around the world on his tour, where he performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s six suites for solo cello … Alongside each concert, Ma has led a Day of Action, a series of conversations and collaborations to explore how culture can help us imagine and build a better future.

by Hannah Van Sickle
Posted on August 10, 2019
Arts & Entertainment

REVIEW: BUTI tuba recital at Trinity Church in Lenox

After watching these guys suck up gallons of air and force it through all those yards of brass tubing, “Ride of the Valkyries” will never be the same.

 

by David Noel Edwards
Posted on June 28, 2019
Arts & Entertainment

Circa at Jacob’s Pillow: Gravity-defying virtuosity on the edge of possibility

Opening night performance of Circa at Jacob’s Pillow left reviewers Carolyn and Eli Newberger awestruck and moved.

by Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Posted on June 22, 2019
Arts & Entertainment

Aston Magna opens 45th season with ‘Music for Forbidden Dances’

The program blends the magic of tango, chacanas and sarabands – tracing the dance forms’ origins in Latin America from baroque times to the present — with early music selections that are the hallmark of Aston Magna.

by Hannah Van Sickle
Posted on June 16, 2017
Arts & Entertainment

REVIEW: Virtuosity of Los Angeles Guitar Quartet on display at Close Encounters with Music

Members of the LAGQ certainly know how to put a concert program together. They’re as good at this as they are at playing their instruments.

by David Noel Edwards
Posted on May 13, 2017
Arts & Entertainment

REVIEW: At Close Encounters with Music, an intimate evening with Bach

Enjoying Bach in full-blown glorious detail is something both Yehuda Hanani and Kivie Cahn-Lipman have been doing as a matter of course all their lives. They revel in it.

by David Noel Edwards
Posted on February 28, 2017
Arts & Entertainment

DANCE: Alonzo King’s ‘LINES,’ sinuous exploration of existence

It was heartfelt, honest, and original expression by strikingly beautiful, muscular, tall, linear humans to music of depth and profundity. Notably absent were rote patterns, fixed poses, and showy acrobatics.

by Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Posted on July 23, 2015
Arts & Entertainment

Apollo’s Fire to light up Tanglewood with ‘Night at Bach’s Coffee House’

Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichordist and passionate conductor of Apollo’s Fire, considers “the most distinctive thing about our style is that we are really focused on the concept of Affekt, the idea that the music is there to move the emotional mood of the listeners.

by Peggy Daniel
Posted on June 26, 2015
Viewpoints

Lulu ‘n’ Hershey

Lulu and Hershey — The back story: As a young poodle, Lulu demonstrated discriminating taste in music and art.

by Robert Ayers
Posted on May 28, 2015
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