1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (410+ words) Pittsfield — The Brentano String Quartet will perform an all-Classical program of Mozart and Beethoven at South Mountain Concert Hall at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 20. The program includes Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1; Mozart’s String Quartet in D…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (214+ words) The Berkshire Edge News and Ideas Worth Sharing Berkshire Bach Harpsichord Festival: Kenneth Weiss plays the Bach Partitas Kenneth Weiss is Professor of Chamber Music at the Paris Conservatoire and BBS principal harpsichordist for Bach at New Year’s. On September…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (562+ words) The Berkshire Edge News and Ideas Worth Sharing LEONARD QUART: My hobbling days Today I am getting my blood drawn at the local New York University clinic. It means that I must walk more than usual. Today the 10 blocks I…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (251+ words) Critics and festival presenters consistently praise É.T.É for treating Quebec’s traditional music as a living, evolving art form. Rather than simply recreating centuries-old songs and dance tunes, the trio blends traditional repertoire with original compositions and arrangements influenced…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (834+ words) Queer supergroup CRICKETS and Bearded Ladies Cabaret at Kaatsbaan Tivoli, N.Y.— On Saturday, September 5th at 7 p.m., Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, as part of its annual festival, presents Queer supergroup CRICKETS opened by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret’s “AAAHHHHHH,” a sing-scream-shout-along, and followed by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1716+ words) Larry Wallach is the Livingston Hall Chair in Music at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, where he has taught for five decades. He is a performer, composer, musicologist, and educator whose interests span the history of Western music up…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (466+ words) Pittsfield — South Mountain Concerts opens its 2026 season at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, with an all-star ensemble of musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, assembled by new artistic co-directors Wu Han and David Finckel, who have served as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (443+ words) Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Tanglewood Lenox— On Friday, September 4th at 7 p.m., Tanglewood Popular Artist Series continues with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with special guest Patty Griffin. Isbell has released multiple critically-acclaimed albums, appeared in the Academy Award-nominated…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (796+ words) Saturday, August 29: It is the second of two sold-out Tom Rush shows at the Guthrie Center. Walking to the music hall, the only soundtrack is the sound of dampened footsteps against pavement; late-summer peepers; tires on soft ground as the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (236+ words) The Berkshire Edge News and Ideas Worth Sharing LenoxLovesMusic! Outdoor Concert Series Returns to Lenox Historic Village The Lenox Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the return of the beloved LenoxLovesMusic! outdoor concert series for the 2026 season. Live performances…...