New York-based pianist Umi Garrett performs works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, J.S. Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Florence Price, Gabriel Kahane, and works composed by Williamstown resident and established classical composer, Stephen Dankner. Garrett recently released her debut chamber album of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Five Sonatas for Piano and Cello with Emily Mantone. She is […]
Spring Recital! Giuseppe Verdi, the composer of La Traviata, was a man of incredible passion and creativity who transformed the world of Italian opera. And he did it while writing some of the world’s most captivating and beautiful music! Join a few of opera’s up-and-coming stars, along with BOF’s Artistic Director and Co-Founder Brian Garman, […]
Rescheduled from February 16. Join us for Schubert’s psychologically-gripping song cycle, Winterreise, featuring acclaimed baritone Philip Lima accompanied by M@TL’s Artistic Director, pianist Noah Palmer. Schubert paints a musical portrait of a Romantic Wanderer who, spurned by his lover, descends into despair and existential madness. $35 suggested donation. Tickets only available at the door.
Alongside Beethoven’s Quartet No. 1 Op. 18 and Mendelssohn’s Op. 80 Quartet, this program is infused with striking Latin repertoire: Sonia Morales-Matos’ Divertimento Caribeño No. 3 (dance suites of Caribbean merengue sandwiched around a Cuban bolero) and Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Ballet, a work that paints pictures through rhythms and melodies. The Dalí Quartet is Chamber […]
An award winning multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer and bandleader, G Rockwell has performed and competed on stages across the country. He is the only musician to have won three Freshgrass competition awards. A virtuosic and diverse player on three instruments, G has toured as guitar player with Jacob Jolliff Band, sat in as banjo player with […]
Jazz Nights – Combos presents talented student groups. Outstanding musicians showcase their interpretations of standards alongside premieres of original works. The first evening of a two part event, don’t miss the next night of jazz with the Williams Jazz Orchestra. In Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall.
Benjamin Hochman presents a solo piano recital centered around brilliant American composer Matthew Aucoin’s The tracks have vanished, a work inspired by Aucoin’s forthcoming opera, Demons, itself based on Dostoyevsky’s eponymous novel. The recital program as a whole draws on an intricate web of interconnected themes, including nihilism and life under Russian totalitarianism (Ustvolskaya’s Preludes) […]
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning Isaiah J. Thompson is the winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz of the American Pianists Association. Originally from West Orange, New Jersey, the pianist, bandleader, and composer began studying at the Calderone School of Music from an early age. […]
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Jazz Nights – Williams Jazz Orchestra offers a performance that mixes superb modern interpretations of old big band favorites along with new works, all featuring talented student jazz improvisors. Incredibly, the whole band manages to bunch itself onto the modestly proportioned stage of Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, recalling the days of a more intimate big band […]
Born and raised in Boston, Talia Rose has been writing songs with her guitar for as long as she can remember. Her writing combines intricate guitar accompaniment and a complex understanding of harmony with carefully crafted, deeply personal lyrics. Talia’s songs reflect elements of the music she grew up with; from the melodic sensibilities of […]
Headline weekend for the Pittsfield CityJazz Festival kicks off with the remarkable vocalist Dawning Holmes, appearing with Grammy winner Jeff Holmes on piano and trumpet, and special guest Avery Sharpe on bass.
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