Written by Seth Rogovoy Photography by Stan Grossfeld/Courtesy the Boston Globe Vintage photos by Henry Diltz, Courtesy James Taylor It’s a gorgeous, early June morning, and James Taylor has just returned from his daily morning row on a nearby lake. Still wearing his wader boots, an old pair of jeans, a plaid, short-sleeve…
The week’s cultural higlights offer eclecticism and diversity, ranging from new avant-garde classical music at Tanglewood as part of the Contemporary Music Festival to avant-garde dance with ping-pong balls at Jacob’s Pillow to avant-pop vocals by Lia Ices at Club Helsinki Hudson to luminous landscapes at Harrison Gallery to neo-Victorianism at Norman Rockwell Museum to…
(LENOX, Mass.) – The Tanglewood Music Center’s 2011 Festival of Contemporary Music, August 3-7, under the direction of Pulitzer Prize-winning Charles Wuorinen, will feature three world premieres, by Wuorinen, John Zorn, and Fred Ho — all three commissions by the Tanglewood Music Center. The 2011 programs will represent a mix of early-, mid-, and late-career…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Tanglewood on Parade, a family-friendly highlight of every summer cultural season – a sort of show-and-tell of all that Tanglewood has to offer, including an easy-listening variety show of classical music greatest hits and a stunning display of fireworks, takes place on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. One of the festival’s most beloved…
(LENOX, Mass.) – This weekend’s highlights at Tanglewood include the Berkshires’ own Peter Serkin, the world-renowned concert artist, joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra for an all-Brahms program on Saturday night. The weekend kicks off on Friday night with pianist Orion Weiss, filling in for the ailing Leon Fleisher, joining the BSO in a program of…
TANGLEWOOD Steely Dan Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Review by Seth Rogovoy (LENOX, Mass.) – It’s hard to believe we had to wait until the year 2011 to see Steely Dan at Tanglewood, but it was worth it, because it was perfect. Which isn’t any surprise, because Steely Dan is all about perfection. If…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Young Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado makes his BSO and Tanglewood debuts Friday, July 22, as he and the orchestra are joined by renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham for an all-Baroque program including vocal excerpts from Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride and arias from Handel’s Alcina and Ariodonte. Handel’s vocal music forms the heart of…
(LENOX, Mass.) – A visit to Tanglewood can sometimes seem like a major financial investment, with Shed seats topping out at over $100 apiece for some concerts. But the kind folks at the Boston Symphony Orchestra make it a point to offer plenty of ways for everyone, especially year-round Berkshire residents and families, to enjoy…
REALIST PAINTING at HARRISON GALLERY Generation II by Judith Solomon The Harrison Gallery will present a group show of realist painting by five masters of the genre – Hale Johnson, John MacDonald, Nick Patten, Judith Solomon, Kim Denise, and Carol Gobin, opening with an artists reception on Saturday, June 4, at 5. The exhibition runs…
(LENOX, Mass.) – The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced a new conductor lineup for five of the BSO’s 21 concerts to take place during the 2011 Tanglewood season. Charles Dutoit will lead the BSO’s July 8 Opening Night Gala Concert — an all-Italian program with excerpts from Bellini’s Norma and Verdi’sI lombardi, plus music of Rossini and Respighi…
