John Snyder will perform at Down County Social Club on Thursday, April 17th. Snyder’s performances are on the edge of wild free-form musical imagination. His improvisatory sound art brings into play electrifying noise generation, sound projectors, tape machines, loopers, and atmospheric electric guitar work. The performance is as much a daring session of experimental music […]
5 Pound Horse has created a regional and international buzz around electric live performances where anything’s on the table — French-language songs, banjos, marimbas, melodies from Africa and Ireland and anywhere else they draw inspiration. They’ve graced Berkshires institutions like The Dream Away Lodge and MASS MoCA’s FreshGrass Festival, appeared at Pittsburgh venues like the […]
A Dynamic Quartet Featuring Rhythm, Blues, Jazz & Soul from the 30s through the 70s. Wanda Houston is a professional singer, actress, and song stylist who has traveled the stages of the world searching for the perfect song and performance. Her travels brought her to The Berkshires in 2001 where she has continued to “search” […]
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Williams College Percussion Ensemble and New Music Williams presents a their fall concert. In programs featuring cutting-edge new music and important works of the twentieth-century, the Williams Percussion Ensemble (WiPE) surveys a vast terrain of sound and rhythm. The ensemble employs all manner of percussion instruments, found sounds, and electronics to create music that resonates […]
Today, concert halls and international tango festivals like in Amsterdam, Berlin und Paris and even Buenos Aires, the US and Canada can no longer be imagined without these four musicians who have always been able to inspire both concert-goers and tango dancers. They have won several prizes at international music competitions in Klingenthal (Germany), Trani […]
Hello everyone, I am Mark Vincent, the Lighting Designer from The Stationery Factory in Dalton Ma. We have an incredible schedule this year, and many performers are tribute bands. I have decided to throw my hat into that ring and do a tribute to one of my favorite bands, and a band that hasn't had […]
Rest Within the Wake is a 50-minute orchestral jazz composition that anchors a session of somatic listening. This work invites you to turn away from the frantic pace of the modern world and slow down. Intimately tethered to the seminal text In the Wake by Africana Studies scholar Christina Sharpe, Rest Within the Wake celebrates the […]
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Eva Salina is a groundbreaking interpreter of Balkan Romani songs. Her rich, supple voice moves effortlessly through the intricate and demanding expression of Romani songs, intertwining vintage pop songs with her singular interpretations. Peter “Perica” Stan is a Serbian/Romanian Roma accordionist known for his playful innovation and soulful, intuitive improvisations. In their collaboration, Eva Salina […]
The Williams College Department of Music presents Kate Liu, piano as part of the Visiting Artist Series. Pianist Kate Liu gained international acclaim after winning the Bronze Medal and Best Mazurka Prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland. She was also awarded the audience favorite prize voted by the Polish public […]
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