Tag Archive for classical

Choral Group to Tackle Jenkins’s ‘Requiem’

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Berkshire Lyric, a choral performance and education organization that will celebrate a half-century next year, will present Karl Jenkins’s iconic choral powerhouse, Requiem, on Sunday, May 20, at 3 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Church on North Street. Requiem is one of the 21st century’s most recognizable choral pieces, and also one of…

Turtle Island Quartet to Play Jimi Hendrix at the Colonial

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Classical/jazz fusion ensemble Turtle Island Quartet will celebrate the music of Jimi Hendrix with their dynamic Have You Ever Been…? program on Friday, February 17, 2012, at 8 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre. Through its exploration of jazz, classical, American vernacular and world music styles, the Turtle Island Quartet has taken its…