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Issue date: 3/12/08 Section: News
Discovery Day March 15
Bard College at Simon's Rock is holding an open house Discovery Day on Saturday, March 15 at 9:30 a.m. The Discovery Day is an opportunity for prospective students and their families to visit the campus and learn about Simon's Rock.
The Discovery Day starts at 9:30 a.m. in Blodgett House, and includes a welcome reception, an opportunity to meet the deans, interviews and tours.
Pre-registration is required for the Discovery Day. For information and reservations, call 413-528-7312 or visit the Bard College at Simon's Rock Admissions website at http://www.simons-rock.edu/admission/application
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein makes Berkshire Debut in South Berkshire Concert
On Saturday evening, March 15 at 8 p.m., MusicWorks in the Berkshires and the South Berkshire Concert Series at Simon's Rock will present "American Classics," featuring chamber works of pivotal American composers of the 20th century and recent compositions by their students. The program will conclude with the world premiere of David Post's Quintet for Piano and String Quartet dedicated to pianist Simone Dinnerstein and the Hawthorne String Quartet. Participating in the pre-concert panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. will be composers Daron Hagen and David Post, flautist Fenwick Smith, MusicWorks director Mark Ludwig and Simon's Rock Professor Laurence Wallach.
The concert will take place in the McConnell Theater. MusicWorks in the Berkshires, Inc. is a not-for-profit, music performance and music education organization founded in 1985 by Boston Symphony Violist Mark Ludwig. Its mission is to present outstanding chamber music from every period, including contemporary composers, and to provide music education, awareness and appreciation.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. and is part of the South Berkshire Concert Series. The pre-concert panel discussion begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $25, $20 for seniors (over age 62); all students and youth are admitted free.
Two Upon Two Viols, a demo concert
Viol players Lucy Bardo and Marie Dalby will perform at the Kellogg Music Center on March 16 at 3 p.m.
Bardo, Collegium Director at Simon's Rock, and Marie Dalby formed the duo Two For Two Viols in 2006 in order to explore the rich repertoire of the l7th and 18th centuries for two bass viols. They will perform music of Sainte-Colombe, Johannes Schenck and Daniel Pinkham, as well as pieces from 17th century England, and will be joined by members of the Simon's Rock Collegium in a Pavan by Anthony Holborne.
Bardo and Dalby will discuss the music and their instruments and talk about how viol playing became an important part of their lives. The concert will be free and open to the public.
To submit a news brief, send it to news@llamaledger.com.
Bard College at Simon's Rock is holding an open house Discovery Day on Saturday, March 15 at 9:30 a.m. The Discovery Day is an opportunity for prospective students and their families to visit the campus and learn about Simon's Rock.
The Discovery Day starts at 9:30 a.m. in Blodgett House, and includes a welcome reception, an opportunity to meet the deans, interviews and tours.
Pre-registration is required for the Discovery Day. For information and reservations, call 413-528-7312 or visit the Bard College at Simon's Rock Admissions website at http://www.simons-rock.edu/admission/application
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein makes Berkshire Debut in South Berkshire Concert
On Saturday evening, March 15 at 8 p.m., MusicWorks in the Berkshires and the South Berkshire Concert Series at Simon's Rock will present "American Classics," featuring chamber works of pivotal American composers of the 20th century and recent compositions by their students. The program will conclude with the world premiere of David Post's Quintet for Piano and String Quartet dedicated to pianist Simone Dinnerstein and the Hawthorne String Quartet. Participating in the pre-concert panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. will be composers Daron Hagen and David Post, flautist Fenwick Smith, MusicWorks director Mark Ludwig and Simon's Rock Professor Laurence Wallach.
The concert will take place in the McConnell Theater. MusicWorks in the Berkshires, Inc. is a not-for-profit, music performance and music education organization founded in 1985 by Boston Symphony Violist Mark Ludwig. Its mission is to present outstanding chamber music from every period, including contemporary composers, and to provide music education, awareness and appreciation.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. and is part of the South Berkshire Concert Series. The pre-concert panel discussion begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $25, $20 for seniors (over age 62); all students and youth are admitted free.
Two Upon Two Viols, a demo concert
Viol players Lucy Bardo and Marie Dalby will perform at the Kellogg Music Center on March 16 at 3 p.m.
Bardo, Collegium Director at Simon's Rock, and Marie Dalby formed the duo Two For Two Viols in 2006 in order to explore the rich repertoire of the l7th and 18th centuries for two bass viols. They will perform music of Sainte-Colombe, Johannes Schenck and Daniel Pinkham, as well as pieces from 17th century England, and will be joined by members of the Simon's Rock Collegium in a Pavan by Anthony Holborne.
Bardo and Dalby will discuss the music and their instruments and talk about how viol playing became an important part of their lives. The concert will be free and open to the public.
To submit a news brief, send it to news@llamaledger.com.
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