Voices Will Be Heard At Berkshire Music School
Voices will be heard at Berkshire Music School Thursday, December 18. Students from the studio of Jack Brown will present a free vocal concert at 7 p.m. Selections include everything from Chaplin and Sondheim, to Schumann and Bach.Students will be accompanied by Harriet Rothstein and Jean Stackhouse. The event takes place upstairs at the school’s Edgar B. Taft Recital Hall, 30 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield. Free parking. For information call 413-442-1411.
Participating students are Kathryn Burgner, Liz Butler, Avery Forget, Kim Gritman, Sandra Hays, Shea Kelly, Elaina Pullana, Katie Russett, Caroline Sinico, and Natalie Vanino.
Jack Brown is Artistic Director of Berkshire Lyric Theatre. An active concert singer and conductor, he serves on the faculties of Simons Rock, The Hotchkiss School, and Berkshire Music School. He has been vocal instructor at BMS since 2006.
Harriet Rothstein earned a MM with Distinction and completed Doctoral studies at Temple University. Her active career as a collaborative pianist also includes more than 25 years of teaching. She joined BMS in 2005.
Jean Stackhouse served as director of education and piano department chair at the New England Conservatory. She was part of the N.E. Conservatory Preparatory, and has taught piano at BMS since 2005.
