Concerts

Classical concert, tour at Clark

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Sunday, April 21, at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a classical music performance. Acclaimed new music ensemble Yarn/Wire plays the US premiere of “Three Lines of Flight,” by composer Patrick Higgins, a multi-movement work of adventurous new classical music written for...

Session Americana with Eleanor Buckland.

Session Americana with Eleanor Buckland.

Join in the fun at a big jam session

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present roots and folk/rock quintet Session Americana with Eleanor Buckland, plus singer/songwriter Sam Robbins at Next Stage on Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 pm.
Session Americana is a rock band in a teacup, or possibly a folk band in a whiskey...

Free performance with Kevin Parry

Guitarist and singer Kevin Parry performs at The River Garden Marketplace, 157 Main Street, Brattleboro, on Friday, April 19, from 7 to 9 pm. This event is free. Parry, who is well known as the host of the River Garden’s Monday Night Open Mic, loves to play his interpretations of blues and rock...

Lio Kuok-Wai is a classical concert pianist.

Lio Kuok-Wai is a classical concert pianist.

Pianist performs to benefit music scholarships

BRATTLEBORO - Pianist Lio Kuok-Wai performs at the Brattleboro Music Center on Monday, April 15, at 1 pm in a concert benefiting BMC Music School scholarships.
Admission is by donation. The program will include Robert Schumann’s “Kinderszenen Op.15,” “Kreisleriana Op.16,” and “Fantasie Op....

Evening inspired by climate crisis

PUTNEY - Join Next Stage for an evening of discussion and music inspired by the climate crisis and environmental activism. New York Times bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley and environmentalist and author Bill McKibben will talk about their writings on climate action and...

Trio performs dynamic range of music

BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro-based band Eloise & Company is joined by Rachel Aucoin in a performance at the Brattleboro Music Center on Friday, April 12, at 7 pm.
Eloise & Company is a shapeshifting ensemble, often a duo and, at other times, a trio with piano or guitar. With Becky...

Louisiana-based Ordinary Elephant (above) will perform with Putney-based Early Risers.

Louisiana-based Ordinary Elephant (above) will perform with Putney-based Early Risers.

An evening of acoustic folk music

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of acoustic folk music from far and nearby Louisiana-based Ordinary Elephant and Putney-based Early Risers at Next Stage on Friday, April 12, at 7:30 pm.
Mesmerizing folk duo Ordinary Elephant has spent the better part of the...

Thistle is a chamber folk trio that performs the original music of harpist and singer Thistle Jemison.

Thistle is a chamber folk trio that performs the original music of harpist and singer Thistle Jemison.

Chamber folk trio to perform during eclipse

BRATTLEBORO - On Monday, April 8, arrive at the front entrance of Epsilon Spires at 2 pm, to receive a pair of solar eclipse glasses, enjoy some celestial-inspired refreshments, and wander around downtown Brattleboro to enjoy viewing the partial eclipse. The eclipse begins at 2:14, peaks at 3:38...

Concert celebrating Black artistry

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Music Center’s Chamber Series presents “Castle of Our Skins: Love and Justice,” Saturday, March 30.
This portrait concert, set for 7 pm at the BMC, features the music of Adolphus Hailstork, and includes such works as “Deep River Rhapsody” for string quartet, “...

The Espirales Project brings together five top graduates of Cuba’s Instituto Superior de Arte performing across several genres — Cuban, jazz, world, and chamber music.

The Espirales Project brings together five top graduates of Cuba’s Instituto Superior de Arte performing across several genres — Cuban, jazz, world, and chamber music.

Quintet performs several genres

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts presents Cuban quintet Espirales Project on Friday, March 29, at 7:30 pm, at Next Stage Arts, located at 15 Kimball Hill.
Newly emerging on the Cuban music scene in 2023, the Espirales Project brings together five top graduates of Cuba’s Instituto Superior de Arte...