Griffin Hall opens season with Bach harpsichord concertos
Griffin Hall Concerts at Williams College begins the 1974 75 season with three Bach harpsichord concerti performed by Victor Hill and a string quartet. The D major and A major concertos plus a D minor piece will be heard at 8 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. door, admission free. The program features Williams faculty and local musicians including Stuart Macdonald Carolyn Bond Susan St Amour and Douglas Moore.
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Williams College
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Leipzig
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Berkshire Symphony
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Albany
Guarneri String Quartet Opens UMass Chamber Series
The Guarneri String Quartet will headline the University of Massachusetts Chamber Music Series on Oct 1 at Bowker Auditorium in Amherst. The group, famed for virtuosity, performs Mozart K.157, Berg Lyric Suite, and Beethoven Op.59 No.3. tickets cost $3 to $4, half price for UMass students.
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Herter Hall
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Ben Gazzara Returns to Broadway in Hughie Comeback
Ben Gazzara plans a Broadway return in Eugene O Neill Hughie after a decade away from New York stages. He recalls career highs on stage and in film and TV, notes the thrill of live immediacy, and vows to mix stage work with movies and television, saying he will never stay away from the stage again.
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Berkshire Ballet to Hold Nutcracker Auditions in Pittsfield
Berkshire Ballet invites boys and girls with dance experience and adults with acting interest to audition Saturday at 2 PM at 73 North Street studios in Pittsfield for December Nutcracker. The production seeks a cast of about 60 to augment the corps de ballet, says artistic director Madeline Cantarella Culpo.
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Mass
Symphonic Sleep and Beethoven Reign in 20th Century Recordings
New York critics note the symphony remains vital despite changes in form. Colin Davis conducts Beethoven cycles No. 5 and No. 7 and No. 8 with the BBC and Royal Philharmonic, while Berlioz Fantastique and Solti with the Chicago Symphony receive praise for vitality.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Record highlights Brahms Saint-Saens and Shostakovich symphonies
The disc notes survey Brahms four symphonies? Boult with London Philharmonic on No. 2 for Angel S-37032, Janet Baker sings Brahms Alto Rhapsody. Saint-Saens three symphonies with No. 3 well recorded. First stereo for Nos 1 and 2 by Jean Martinon with National Orchestra of the French for Angel S-36995. Also Haydn with Bernstein, Bruckner 8 with Klemperer, Elgar 1 with Barenboim, Shostakovich 3 and 11 with Kondrashin completing Angel Melodiya set.
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Otto Klemperer
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Kiril Kondrashin
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Fair weekend forecast for New England from NWS
The National Weather Service Outlook predicts showers Friday followed by fair weather Saturday and Sunday in New England. Temperatures will peak in the 60s with overnight lows in the 40s or low 50s.
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Gatsby at Harte displays glossy period excess
The Great Gatsby film earns praise for performances and fidelity to upper class opulence but suffers from excessive length and a static Gatsby. At Harte on Main Street, it plays alongside brief local doubles and other cinema options.
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Ogden Heads Sculpture Show in Washington
Danby Vermont sculptor Sam Ogden Jr. will lead a four artist group at the Woman's National Democratic Club in Washington DC. The exhibit directed by Barbara Fiedler runs Sept 4 to Oct 2 with a 6 to 8 pm opening reception and features Chris Muhlert David Waters Dorothy Schieder and Judy Rottenberg alongside Ogden.
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Chris Muhlert
Corcoran Art School
David Waters
State Department
Dorothy Schieder
Judy Rottenberg
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