Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning Violinist and producer Johnny Gandelsman developed This is America in 2020, out of a time of rupture and disconnection. Thinking about ways that one person could make a small difference, he brought together commissioning partners across eleven states and territories to commission 22 new works. He invited the composers, […]
Berkshire Lyric presents its young a cappella chamber choir, Ubi Caritas, in three choral concerts to raise money for Berkshire County food pantries on Sunday, August 11. The identical concerts will take place over the course of the same afternoon starting with a 3 pm concert at at St. Mark’s Church in Pittsfield, followed by […]
A.P.I.E. features members from Sunburned Hand of the Man, Pigeons, and SQRM, offering a casual yet sardonic take on country rock reminiscent of the Velvet Underground and The Mekons. Their debut LP, released by Belltower Records' Half a Million Records imprint in 2023, provided a refreshingly humorous antidote to the more contrived elements of Americana. […]
Join us for a celebratory community performance piece devised with local Black community members using the performing arts as a tool to share their joy, fears, triumphs, and what it means to be African American in the Berkshires.
A Tribute to Ukraine in Great Barrington The Stockbridge Sinfonia presents “A Tribute to Ukraine,” a FREE concert here at Saint James Place on Sunday, August 11, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. The program opens with America the Beautiful (a beautiful arrangement by Philip Rothman), and the Ukrainian National Anthem, arranged by Keith Terrett for orchestra and […]
August Jazz Series, Spirits & Live Music for All, 6:30 - 9:30 PM. Featuring “Junk” w/ Will Hudgins on Vibes
Seiji Ozawa Hall
Pamela Z is a composer/performer and media artist working primarily with voice, live electronics, sampled sound, and video. A pioneer of live looping, she processes her voice to create complex sonic layers. Her solo works combine experimental extended vocal techniques, operatic bel canto, found objects, text, digital processing, and wireless MIDI controllers that allow her […]
Berkshire Lyric presents its young a cappella chamber choir, Ubi Caritas, in three choral concerts to raise money for Berkshire County food pantries on Sunday, August 11. The identical concerts will take place over the course of the same afternoon starting with a 3 pm concert at at St. Mark’s Church in Pittsfield, followed by […]
Jude Roberts writes and performs evocative folk songs with authenticity and grace. His music is a melodically rich tapestry of woven language. Jude's song, "Suzanne", written for Holocaust Survivor Tommy Wald, was featured in the 2022 PBS documentary "We Remember: Songs of Survivors"; as was an earlier composition entitled "I Don't Need To Tell You". […]
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