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4 days 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.
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1 week ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Chatham, N.Y. — The PS21 Center for Contemporary Performance will present on May 30 and 31 “Hatched Ensemble,” an autobiographical dance piece conceived and choreographed by South African performance artist, dancer, and choreographer Mamela Nyamza.
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3 weeks ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Great Barrington — Close Encounters with Music will present “A Tale of Two Salons,” a program of works connected to Parisian socialite and arts patron Winnaretta Singer and novelist Marcel Proust at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Sunday, May 18. Winnaretta Singer (1865–1943) was a wealthy American-born heiress, arts patron, and influential cultural figure in Paris.
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1 month ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Great Barrington — The full title is “Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo,” Italian for “Portrayal of the Soul and the Body.” Widely regarded as the first opera—or perhaps the first oratorio—it will be performed by the Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra and vocal ensemble on Saturday, May 10, 6 p.m., at Trinity Church in Lakeville, Conn., and again on Sunday, May 11, 4 p.m., at Saint James Place in Great Barrington.
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1 month ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Great Barrington — If you don’t know who Del McCoury is, you are likely also unfamiliar with the high lonesome sound, Vince Gill’s bluegrass roots, the pioneering legacy of Bill Monroe, and the traditions of the Grand Ole Opry. But you can change all that at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on May 10 at 7 p.m.—and you will be glad you did.
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1 month ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Great Barrington — No violinist on Earth is more conspicuously animated in performance than Ari Isaacman-Beck, first violinist of the Dali String Quartet, which brought both standard and contemporary works to life at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on April 27. When things get hot and heavy, he just barely manages to stay in his chair.
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1 month ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Lenox — Cantilena Chamber Choir will give its season-ending performance on Sunday, May 4, at Trinity Church. Joining the group will be the award-winning youth choir from Boston Arts Academy, The Spirituals. Featuring prominently on Sunday’s program will be Ronald Perera’s “Golden Door,” a seven-movement cantata scored for speaker, SATB chorus, and chamber ensemble.
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1 month ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Great Barrington — Violinist Ronald Gorevic and harpsichordist Larry Wallach will present a free recital on Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m., at the Kellogg Music Center on the campus of Bard College at Simon’s Rock. This performance will be the second and final concert in a series featuring six of J.S. Bach’s lesser-known sonatas. The program for Sunday is as follows:Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020Sonata no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018Sonata no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014Sonata no.
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1 month ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Lenox — If you were fortunate enough to hear the John Pizzarelli Big Band in December, then you have heard Isaiah J. Thompson play jazz piano at a mind-boggling level of excellence. Mr. Thompson shone so brightly as a member of Pizzarelli’s band that you longed to hear more of this young man’s playing.
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1 month ago | 
theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards
Hudson, N.Y. — You needn’t know a thing about opera to love R.B. Schlather’s production of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” (JOO-lyo CHAY-zah-reh), playing at Hudson Hall until May 2. Everything about this production delivers on director R.B. Schlather’s promise of a “wild ride packed with intrigue, danger, seduction, sharp wit, and gut-wrenching drama.” The staging—with cast members regularly descending a runway and mingling up close with the audience—keeps the focus squarely on the characters.
