The Williams College Department of Music presents Zafarán. This event is free and open to the public. Zafarán crosses time and boundaries, and incorporates musical traditions from around the Mediterranean, weaving together such diverse threads as Southern Italian chants, Sephardic love songs, Romani laments, and Turkish and Greek folk tunes. With driving rhythms, virtuosic improvisation, […]
Williams Chamber Players opens the concert season with a concert featuring great works performed by outstanding music faculty. The Williams Chamber Players is a faculty chamber ensemble that presents concerts for the college and community throughout the academic year. Repertoire for concerts is drawn from the standard chamber music with special attention to music of […]
In a Race Brook first, we are proud to announce a three concert residency featuring The Bobby Previte Pocket Orchestra’s re-alchemizing of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew. In each of these singular nights of music, Mr. Previte and his ensemble will use Miles’ iconic album as a jumping off place to explore a large-scale sonic conversation, […]
Every Sunday Dottie’s serves up Domingo Brunch; a mix of delicious food, live music and extraordinary drinks. This Sunday join us to be entertained by Eli Elkus. Eli is a traveling musical storyteller, songmaker, and folk activist. He began sculpting his craft as a young troubadour fishin' for songs by the riversides and busking in […]
The Williams College Department of Music presents Sona Jorbateh & Band on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public. Sona Jobarteh is the first professional female Kora virtuoso to come from any of the West African Griot dynasties. Her lineage […]
MASS MoCA Member Pre-Sale: Wednesday, November 20, noon General Public On-Sale: Friday, November 22, 10am Gemelo, the new record from the beguiling Mexican-Salvadoran American sonic experimentalist Angélica Garcia, is a vibrant, prismatic hybrid-pop masterpiece that channels the sounds and moods of Kali Uchis, Rosalía, and Kate Bush. It follows her 2020 breakthrough Cha Cha Palace, […]
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA Bracha Malkin and Bonnie Bewick, violins Danny Kim, viola Mickey Katz, cello DOHNÁNYI Serenade in C, Op. 10 Oleg PONOMAREV (Arr. Bonnie BEWICK) Polonez, for string quartet TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11
Two monumental works, two Russian ex-pats of the same aristocratic background—and two divergent extremes. One, a master of nostalgia and a formidable pianist, follows in the footsteps of Chopin. The other, a trailblazer, scandalizer and collaborator of Picasso delights in breaking old molds—though harking back to traditional Russian folk material—and ushers in a new age […]
Indie-folk singer-songrwriter/guitarist José González is in a class by himself. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “someone whose subtle, carefully crafted music delivers rewards to listeners who know how to wait,” González’s stellar career can only be described as a dream. From selling out tours on virtually every continent to headlining prestigious festivals around the world […]
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning Celebrating their 16th season as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine), the Akropolis Reed Quintet comprises five reed players and entrepreneurs unbounded by limits or categorization. Described by The Wire as a “collective voice driven by […]
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning Alfredo Rodriguez’s ability to “play stories” on the keys allows him to connect with his listeners on a deeply personal level. His albums, including The Invasion Parade, Tocororo, and Duologue reflect his memories of Cuba, his experiences as an immigrant, and his journey of self-discovery through music. […]
Peter Sykes plays the Great Roosevelt Organ in a program that displays the remarkable versatility of this cultural treasure. Mr. Sykes is intimately familiar with the Roosevelt Organ and brings out the full beauty of the instrument in every style of music, from Baroque to 20th century repertoire. Tickets: $45 Nonmembers | $40 BBS Members […]
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