Concerts

John Doyle and Mick McAuley will perform traditional Irish music

John Doyle and Mick McAuley will perform traditional Irish music

An evening of holiday music by Irish duo

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music celebrate the season with an evening of traditional Irish, British Isles, and original holiday music by John Doyle and Mick McAuley on Thursday, December 19, at 7 pm, at Next Stage.
Both natives of Ireland and each from musical families, Doyle...

The Rasa String Quartet

Quartet invites audiences to reconnect with past

BRATTLEBORO - Rasa String Quartet presents “Journey and Transformation” at the Brattleboro Music Center, on Friday, December 13, at 72 Blanche Moyse Way.
The 7 pm concert will feature a program that evokes longing and nostalgia for distant places and cherished memories. From William Grant...

Annie Landenberger and T. Breeze Verdant make up the duo Bard Owl.

Annie Landenberger and T. Breeze Verdant make up the duo Bard Owl.

Eclectic band performs at pizza night

TOWNSHEND - Bard Owl plays the West Townshend Country Store’s pizza night Friday, December 13, from 5 to 7 pm. Enjoy great pizza, with no cover, in a relaxed and happy setting.
Bard Owl is T. Breeze Verdant on guitar, vocals, and stomp box, and Annie Landenberger on vocals and percussion....

The Windham Philharmonic

Philharmonic performs Beethoven with a treat

BRATTLEBORO - The Windham Philharmonic, under the direction of Hugh Keelan, presents “Beethoven in December: with Holiday Treats.”
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 is the centerpiece of this delightful program; holiday treats include Victor Herbert’s “Babes in Toyland,” Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh...

Festive concert kicks off holiday season

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—The Clark Art Institute kicks off Williamstown’s 41st Holiday Walk Weekend with a festive concert featuring one of Berkshire County’s favorite singers, Wanda Houston and the Wanda Houston Project. The concert begins at 6 pm on Friday, December 6, in the Manton Research Center...

Chamber music concert inspired by fall

WILMINGTON - Local musicians Robin Matathias, flute; Bekka Eowind, violin; Pedro Pereira, cello; Kathleen Loomis-Ward, soprano; and Barbara Lipstadt, piano; will present a Red Door chamber music concert entitled “Music for a Fall Afternoon” at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 13 East Main Street, on...

Album release show for country musician

BRATTLEBORO - JP Harris and his band will perform at The Stone Church on Saturday, November 16, at 8 pm, touring for his Bloodshot Records debut, “JP Harris Is A Trash Fire,” produced by JD McPherson. Featuring the guest vocals of Erin Rae, The Watson Twins, Shovels & Rope, and producer...

Left, Oleg Kruglyakov on the balalaika, and right, Terry Boyarsky on piano

Left, Oleg Kruglyakov on the balalaika, and right, Terry Boyarsky on piano

Duo celebrates cross-cultural creativity

BRATTLEBORO - Celebrating cross-cultural creativity, and exploring the range of possibilities for balalaika, piano, and voice is Duo Balalaika, performing Sunday, November 10, at the Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way.
The 4 pm performance will feature Oleg Kruglyakov on the...

James Mastro

Singer-songwriter releases new album

BRATTLEBORO - Hoboken-based rock/Americana singer-songwriter-guitarist James Mastro (The Bongos, Health & Happiness Show, Ian Hunter) will perform at the Stone Church on Thursday, November 14 to play songs from his recent full-length debut solo album, “Dawn of a New Error.” Mastro will open...

The world-renowned JACK Quartet

Public performance by quartet

MARLBORO - Next Stage Arts and Potash Hill present a public performance by world-renowned JACK Quartet, on Friday, November 8, at 7 pm in Ragle Hall, 2582 South Road.
This fall, the world-renowned JACK Quartet and its cadre of musical collaborators will descend upon Potash Hill to...