Anuna 'Celtic Origins' Concert at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

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TROY, N.Y. – The Grammy Award-winning Irish chorale ensemble, Anuna, will perform Saturday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. Formed in 1987 by Dublin-based composer Michael McGlynn, Anuna combines Irish vocal tradition with movement and staging effects for a contemporary take on the classical choral vernacular. Anuna features a lineup of 10 to 17 young Irish singers who perform in a combination of English, Gaelic, Irish, Breton, Latin and Greek. "The choir continues to amaze, not just for its special sound but also for the imaginative style of presentation with lighting, spatial effects and music," wrote Ireland’s Sunday Tribune. Best known for their performance in the Irish step-dancing sensation Riverdance, Anuna has recorded 10 albums and was featured on the Grammy award-winning soundtrack "Riverdance — The Album." The band’s latest album, "Sensation," was released in 2006 following a six-year break between albums. "The choir simply sounds better in every way," said McGlynn. "Musically, this is the cherry-on-the-cake for Anuna." The band is recording material for a live DVD and album while touring the United States and has begun work on its 11th studio album, tentatively titled "Sanctus." Tickets are $32 and $29, and can be purchased through the box office by calling (518) 273-0038 or online at www.troymusichall.org . The box office opens 90 minutes prior to the performance or at its business office at 30 Second St., Monday through Friday from 10 to 5. The full season schedule can be viewed at www.troymusichall.org
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Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Holds Awards Banquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Friday honored outstanding contributors to the Berkshire County sports scene at its third annual Awards Dinner at the Polish Falcon Club.
 
The foundation supports youth sports throughout the county each year.
 
In 2025-26, those donations totaled more than $30,000 to groups ranging from youth football and cheerleading programs, Pittsfield Little League, Northern Berkshire Softball and the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club Recreation Therapy Program, to name a few.
 
Funds raised by the foundation also go to support its annual Vera Barborotta Memorial Sportsman Scholarship, which this year went to Lee High School graduate Joey Abderhalden and Taconic grad Madeline Harrington.
 
Two other recently graduated high school standout athletes were recognized as winners of the Al Bianchi Memorial Athletes of the Year: Madison McCarthy and Cooper Calvert, both of Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Pittsfield High School girls basketball coach Kristy Conyers and Hoosac Valley boys basketball coach Matt Larabee received the foundation's Coach of the Year Awards.
 
John Castonguay received the Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Living Legend Award. A.J. Ziter took home the Connie Bianchi Memorial Award of Merit. And Mark Moulton rounded out the honorees with the foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award.
 
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