The main draw for this show was countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, who delivered exactly what the crowd had come to hear: a vocal sound of inexplicable beauty combined with equally remarkable interpretive skill.
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Bits & Bytes: W.E.B. Du Bois 150th anniversary celebration; ‘A Close EnCountertenor’; community poetry night; ‘The Global Impact of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony’
UMass professor Whitney Battle-Baptiste and Du Bois’ great-grandson Jeffrey Peck will emcee the event, which will also include a short film of the dedication of the W.E.B. Du Bois National Historic Site, a spoken-word performance and a dance piece.
PREVIEW: Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen – February 24, 2018
A countertenor’s full-bodied vocal timbre is distinctive and immediately recognizable even if you don’t know what to call it.
Bits & Bytes: ‘Fiddler OFF the Roof;’ Williams interfaith conference; Monument Girls Write On; Matt Tannenbaum book talk; Robert Kopelson in Egremont; Hotchkiss one-acts; Camphill Ghent art opening
Bishop Gene Robinson is an advocate for full rights and marriage equality for gay, bisexual, and transgender people at the state, national and international levels.