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Master Class: Piano with Gila Goldstein
Join us for this piano master class with Gila Goldstein. Berkshire High Peaks Festival offers master classes to its students; they are free and open for the public to attend. […]
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Find out moreMaster Class: Viola with Anthony Devroye
Join us for this viola master class with Anthony Devroye of the renowned Avalon Quartet. Berkshire High Peaks Festival offers master classes to its students; they are free and open […]
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Find out moreMaster Class: Violin with Peter Zazofsky
Join us for this violin master class with Peter Zazofsky (Boston University). Berkshire High Peaks Festival offers master classes to its students; they are free and open for the public […]
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Find out moreMain Stage at Berkshire Busk!
Our talented students take the Main Stage on Saturday, July 26 at 6:30pm at Berkshire Busk! during Festival Latino—a joyful, high-energy evening of music in downtown Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Berkshire […]
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Find out moreMusic from High Peaks at Chesterwood
Come enjoy this Berkshire High Peaks Festival student ensemble performance at Chesterwood, the former summer home of American sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931). Beautiful music in a beautiful setting! Tickets […]
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Find out moreWhat is chamber music?
Chamber music sounds like a lively conversation between a small group of friends – not with words, but with musical notes. The spotlight moves from player to player. Each stands out as an individual with a musical opinion, but their statements weave together into a sublime and lively sound.
In some ways, chamber music is a precursor of jazz; it features the same spontaneity, the give and take of urgent dialogue (as in passing a ball at a sports event), arguments and resolutions, humor and camaraderie.
A concert usually consists of three to eight players, combining different string instruments and often includes a piano, vocalists or winds.
Close Encounters With Music chamber programs are framed in intriguing themes with illuminating introductions to each concert, designed to extend the pleasure of the music itself.
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