A Berkshires Marathon – Part I
Well, it wasn’t quite the endurance test of June’s Bang on a Can Marathon, but over the course of 29 hours this weekend, I managed to pack in five
Classical
Cosi @ Tanglewood
This is from Act II of yesterday’s performance of Cosi Fan Tutte at the Tanglewood Theater, with James Levine conducting an all-student orchestra and cast from the Tanglewood Music Center.
Tanglewood Open Rehearsal
I forgot the USB cable for my camera, but I did manage to snap a couple of pics yesterday on my camera phone. This one is of yesterday’s open rehearsal
Tanglewood Sunset
The rainclouds broke while I was in Ozawa Hall for tonight’s prelude concert of Mozart and Dvorak string quintets, such that I was able capture this remarkable sunset on my
Back In the Saddle
Apologies to regular readers for my relative scarceness over the past week, but I have been dealing with the recent passing of my grandmother, with whom I was very close.
Sunday Afternoon in Vermont
57th Annual Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, VT, 7/29/07 "Marlboro was the place where I decided to become a musician…The four summers I spent there were great formative experiences. It
No Smiles This Summer Night
Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) "Intimations of divinity can be found in classical music, in which I think there is a sort of human holiness.” (from "Bergman Island," 2006) "His use of
Hallowed Ground
The weather held up yesterday, and the picnickers were out in force at Tanglewood, the storied summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and home of the Tanglewood Music Center,
Up to the Mountains
The weather’s not looking so hot for my trip up to the Berkshires this weekend, but fortunately there will be plenty of indoor activity to keep anyone heading up there