David Noel Edwards

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Great Barrington — Longtime Simon’s Rock music educators Anne Legêne and Larry Wallach will present their final faculty concert at Bard College at Simon’s Rock on Sunday, June 22. The program for cello and piano will feature personal favorites, with a special emphasis on French composers. Admission is free. Legêne has taught at Simon’s Rock for more than 30 years; Wallach has been a member of the music faculty since 1972.

2 weeks ago | theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards

West Stockbridge — The West Stockbridge Historical Society continues its Jazz Series on Saturday, June 21, with a performance by a quartet led by saxophonist, composer, and educator Felipe Salles. Joining Mr. Salles on Saturday will be pianist Nando Michelin, bassist Keala Kaumeheiwa, and percussionist Bertram Lehmann. All members of Salles’ quartet are distinguished educators based in the New England area. Mr. Salles has taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 2010.

2 weeks ago | theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards

Great Barrington — You may have first heard them opening for The Blasters or The Clash—bands that helped shape Los Angeles’ early-1980s punk and roots rock scene. But more likely, you know them from their Billboard-topping 1987 cover of Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba.” Mexican American rock group Los Lobos will appear in concert at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 20—the third stop on a 44-city tour. The genre-defying band formed in East Los Angeles in 1973.

2 weeks ago | theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards

Ancramdale, N.Y. — PUBLIQuartet will perform on Saturday, June 14, at 3 p.m., as part of Clarion Concerts’ annual benefit event held in a historic 18th-century barn in Ancramdale, N.Y. A reception with light bites and drinks will follow the performance. You will be hard pressed to find another ensemble that calls itself “an improvising string quartet.” Such groups do exist, but they are far from the norm—and that is exactly what the New York-based PUBLIQuartet (PQ) is known for.

3 weeks ago | theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards

Great Barrington — Close Encounters With Music (CEWM) will conclude its 33rd season on June 8 with a program themed around romantic love, highlighted by the world premiere of a new clarinet trio by composer Seth Grosshandler titled “L’Amour Toujours; Miniatures on 853-4542.” Immediately following the concert, CEWM’s annual Gala Dinner will take place at the Stockbridge Golf Club.