The Colonial Theatre presents INCA SON: Music and Dance of the Andes

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Colonial Theatre will present INCA SON: Music and Dance of the Andes on April 3rd at 8PM. Tickets for the performance are $35-$25 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10-5, performance Saturdays 10-2, by calling (413) 997-4444 or 24/7 online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org.

INCA SON: Music and Dance of the Andes is a Peruvian music and dance ensemble, based in Boston, Massachusetts, with numerous awards and performing credentials, including the 2007 Independent Music Award for “Best World Traditional Song” and the Boston Music Award for “Outstanding World Music Act”. Inca Son (meaning “Sound of the Incas”), dressed in authentic and colorful Inca costumes and Andean attire, introduces and educates audiences to the traditional dances; beautiful melodies and rhythms of Andean and Latin American music; and the riches of their Peruvian Andes culture.

They are one of the few bearers of the Inca musical legacy. With their distinctive sounds on the pan flutes, Inca Son performs both traditional songs, which the musicians rearrange to create a unique style, as well as original compositions on many instruments they make themselves. Each song and dance has a special importance, meaning, or background from many different Andean folkloric periods which are described to the audience as it is performed.

Inca Son was founded in 1988 by multi-talented musician, dancer, composer, and teacher, Cesar Villalobos who is the Creative/Artistic Director for the group. With Cesar Villalobos’ many years of experience, Inca Son has flourished in America and has become internationally renowned. With 12 CD’s to their credit and an emailing list of 50,000+ Inca Son continues to flourish, expanding its huge fan base with each new release. Inca Son is now recognized as one of the world’s best World Traditional Music groups.
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Force 16U Defends Home Field with Tourney Title

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire Force 16U travel softball team Sunday rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh inning to pull away for an 8-4 win in the championship game of their Battle of the Berkshires tournament at the Doyle Complex.
 
Ava McMahon struck out six and gave up just one run after the first inning as the Force completed a 3-0 run through the playoffs after going 1-2 in pool play.
 
Mollie Crawford, Amelia Polidoro and McMahon each drove in a run in the late rally that finally gave McMahon a little bit of breathing room.
 
The Force jumped on top early with three runs in the top of the first, but the Nor’Easters out of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region responded right away, tying the game.
 
In the second, Amaya Alger (3-for-3) singled, moved up on Mackenzie Biros’ sacrifice bunt and scored on a combination stolen base/errant throw to give the Force a 4-3 lead it never relinquished.
 
But Berkshire missed chances to add to that lead in the third, fourth and fifth, leaving runners in scoring positions in each inning.
 
Meanwhile, McMahon was brilliant in the circle after a rough first inning, striking out six, walking just one and allowing three earned runs in a complete-game effort.
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