The Classical Beat Tanglewood and Sevenars Celebrate Great Music

By Stephen DanknerSpecial to iBerkshires
03:39PM / Wednesday, August 02, 2023Print Story | Email Story

Master pianist Emanuel Ax performs Brahms Aug. 4 at Tanglewood.

Tanglewood this week shifts into high gear with spectacular musical riches showcasing audience favorite works by time-honored composers.

Tanglewood continues its classical programming in high style with the Danish String Quartet performing Schubert on Aug. 3. The great pianist Emanuel Ax surveys the magisterial Brahms First Piano Concerto on Aug. 4; Berlioz’s out-of-this world "Symphonie Fantastique" will enthrall you on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 6, and to top it all off, Ravel’s insistent "Bolero" and the grandiloquent Symphony No. 2 of Sibelius will take center stage Monday evening, Aug. 8. The certifiably unforgettable performances by the brilliant Fellow/members of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra (TMCO) will assuredly raise the roof in Ozawa Hall.

Adding to the excitement will be two of the not-to-be missed grand and popular celebratory events of the summer music festival season: John Williams’ Film Night on Aug. 5 and Tanglewood on Parade on Aug. 8. Read below for the details.

Tanglewood: in Ozawa Hall, the Shed and the Linde Center, Studio E

• Wednesday, Aug. 2, 1:30 p.m. in the Linde Center, Studio E: TLI Open Oboe and English Horn Workshop with Robert Sheena, BSO English Hornist, and TMC Fellows (joint presentation of TLI and TMC).

• Wednesday, Aug. 2. 8 p.m. in Ozawa Hall: The Danish String Quartet will perform music of Schubert and Anna Thorvaldsdottir ("Rituals").

• Thursday, Aug. 3, 1 p.m. in the Linde Center, Studio E: A TLI In Conversation with the distinguished pianist Andreas Haefliger.

• Friday, Aug. 4, 1:30 p.m. in the Linde Center, Studio E: For the TMC Composers’ Concert, Composition Fellows present works they composed at Tanglewood (free).

• Friday, Aug. 4, 8 p.m. in the Shed: John Adams’s "Shaker Loops" and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 with the stellar frequent Tanglewood guest artist Emanuel Ax the luminous soloist.

• Saturday, Aug. 5, 2:30 p.m. in the Linde Center, Studio E: TLI Presents cellist Astrid Schween and pianist Shai Wosner in recital, performing masterpiece cello sonatas of Debussy, Britten, and Brahms.

• Saturday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m. in Ozawa Hall: The TLI Spotlight Series presents scholar Dr. Saidiya Hartman, who discusses racial justice and equality - central topics from her award-winning book, now newly revised and expanded: "Scenes of Subjection."

• Saturday, Aug. 5, 6 p.m., in the Linde Center, Studio E: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra offer a Prelude Concert, featuring music by Sibelius, Schumann, and Friedrich Cerha, as well as "these intervals matter," a composition by Katherine Balch for soprano solo, crystal glasses, and gravel.

• Saturday, Aug. 5, 8 p.m. in the Shed: John Williams makes the first of his two 2023 Tanglewood appearances, sharing the podium with David Newman to lead the Boston Pops in John Williams’ Film Night, a cherished tradition and highly anticipated event of every summer. The Boston University Tanglewood Institute Chorus also appears in selections from maestro Williams’ unforgettable scores, while clips from blockbusters "Jurassic Park," "Superman," and "Star Wars" are shown on the big screen.

• Sunday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m. in Ozawa Hall: A Tanglewood Music Center chamber music concert, featuring works by Imogen Holst, John Harbison, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and the world premiere of a new work by Annie Nikunen.

• Sunday, Aug. 6, 2:30 p.m. in the Shed: Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada leads the BSO in Mendelssohn’s youthful Concerto in E Major for two pianos and orchestra, featuring the Dutch piano duo Lucas and Arthur Jussen, and concluding with Berlioz’s masterpiece "Symphonie Fantastique."

• Sunday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m. in Ozawa Hall: The Aaron Diehl Trio: pianist Aaron Diehl, drummer Aaron Kimmel, and bassist David Wong—present a jazz program, which will include "24 Preludes" by American composer/pianist Sir Roland Hanna.

TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE

Family-friendly activities begin at 2:00 p.m. and include face painting, lawn games, a hot air balloon, musical fanfares, Bonaparte the Magician, and a collaborative performance with WBUR podcast Circle Round and BSO musicians.

Tanglewood on Parade Schedule - Tuesday, Aug. 8

• 2:00 PM - GATES OPEN – BU Tanglewood Institute Fanfares (Main Gate)

• 2:00 PM – Face painting by Bria (Visitor Center Porch: occurs throughout the afternoon)

• 2:30 PM – BU Tanglewood Institute Chamber Music (Chamber Music Hall)

• 2:30 PM – Circle Round performance of three never-before-heard stories featuring Rebecca Sheir, Eric Shimelonis, and a quartet of BSO musicians (Ozawa Hall)

• 3:15 PM – The Strolling Magic of Bonaparte (Roaming the Lawn)

• 3:30 PM – TMC Chamber Music (Tappan House Porch)

• 3:30 PM – Steinway Spirio Player Piano Recital (Studio E & Linde Center Lawn)?

• 4:00 PM – The Magic of Bonaparte (Visitor Center Lawn)

• 4:00 PM – BU Tanglewood Institute TOP Young Artists Orchestra and Chorus Concert

• 5:00 PM– Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Music (Ozawa Hall)

• 5:15 PM – The Strolling Magic of Bonaparte (Roaming the Lawn)

• 7:30 PM– Tanglewood Music Center Brass Fanfares (Shed)

• 8:00 PM– Tanglewood on Parade Concert (Shed)

• 10:00 PM– Fireworks Display (Lawn)

For tickets for all Tanglewood/BSO concerts (lawn and Shed seating) and for special events call (617) 266-1200. TDD/TTY: (617) 638-9289. Online: tanglewood.org.

Sevenars Music Festival

Sevenars welcomes back two Festival favorites - cellist Sara Sant'Ambrogio and pianist Judith Lynn Stillman. The duo will perform Rachmaninoff's soul-stirring Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano Op. 19, Beethoven's Sonata in A Major Op. 69, Debussy’s Sonata for Cello and Piano and shorter works by Astor Piazzolla and Gaspar Cassadó.

For Sevenars tickets, and general contact information, call: (413) 238-5854 (please leave a message for return call). On the Web: www.sevenars.org. Email: Sevenars@aol.com. Admission is by donation at the door (suggested $20). Refreshments are included. Sevenars Concerts is located at the Academy in South Worthington, MA, located at 15 Ireland Street, just off Route 112.

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Ventfort Hall: Baseball in the Berkshires

04:11PM / Friday, July 12, 2024

LENOX, Mass. — Larry Moore, Director of the nonprofit Baseball in the Berkshires, and a retired Physical Education Specialist, will tell about the history of baseball in the Berkshires at Ventfort Hall on Tuesday, July 16 at 4 pm.

A tea will be served after the presentation.

According to a press release:

The game of baseball has a long and storied history in the Berkshires. From the broken window by-law of 1791 and the first college game ever played in 1859, there were 60 years of minor league teams calling the Berkshires their home. There are 40 major league players coming from the Berkshires and two of them are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Over 220 minor league players were born, raised or settled in the Berkshires. Just when you think you have a grasp on those stories someone asks about women's baseball and black baseball in the Berkshires. Going back to the late 1800's both the history of women and people of color have strong roots here. The long list of famous baseball visitors that left parts of their stories here contains the names of "Say-Hey Kid," "Joltin' Joe," "The Iron Horse" and of course, "The Babe."

Larry Moore worked as a Physical Education Specialist in the Central Berkshire Regional School District for 37 years. He taught a popular yearlong unit about the history of baseball for 25 years, along with his regular Physical Education program, to his fifth graders culminating with a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He now volunteers at the National Baseball Hall of Fame as an Outreach Educator. Nine years ago he, along with Tom Daly, Jim Overmyer and Kevin Larkin, established a group of baseball enthusiasts who established the nonprofit organization, Baseball in the Berkshires. Its mission is to tell the fascinating stories of baseball in the Berkshires through exhibits and educational programming.

As director of this group he, and his fellow volunteers, have created numerous exhibits and educational programs throughout the Berkshires. He co-authored the book "Baseball in the Berkshires: A County's Common Bond."

He is a resident of Lenox and has spent many years working with the young people of the Berkshires, as an educator, coach, official, and business owner.

Tickets are $40 for members and with advance reservation; $45 day of; $22 for students 22 and under. Ticket pricing includes access to the mansion throughout the day of this event from 10 am to 4 pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged as seats are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows. For reservations visit https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or call at (413) 637-3206. Please note that all tickets are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox.

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