Free Chamber Orchestra Performance at Berkshire Music School

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Join Berkshire Music School for an evening with strings attached as students present a free chamber orchestra concert Tuesday, December 16th at 5:30pm.  Under the direction of Norman Thibodeau, students will bid the fall semester adieu. The program includes Little Baroque Suite by Kirnberger, and Concerto in D Major by Vivaldi. The event takes place at the school’s Edgar B. Taft Recital Hall, 30 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield. Free parking. For information call 413-442-1411. The BMS Chamber Orchestra is supported in part by the Gia Cox Caird Scholarship Fund.

Norman Thibodeau holds MMus degrees in Flute and in History of Music from Peabody Conservatory. He recently served as assistant principal flute of the Orquest Sinfónica del Estado de México. He plays flute with the Albany-based St. Cecilia Orchestra, and has recorded the music of Anthony Holland for Albany Records. He directed the flute ensemble of the Empire State Youth Orchestra. He also composes, and is published by ALRY Publications. Norman first joined the BMS faculty in 1990.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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