Music & More 2009 Season Fall Schedule
NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Throughout the month of September and into October, Music & More continues to present musical and literary events in the newly renovated performance space in the 1839 Greek revival Meeting House located on the village green on Route 57 in New Marlborough.On Saturday, September 5 at 4:30pm, the concert From Mozart to Stravinsky will showcase the union of clarinet with violin or viola and piano. Clarinetist Paul Green, violist and violist Ron Gorevic and pianist Doris Stevenson will perform music by Mozart, Bruch and Milhaud. The highlight of the afternoon will be the performance of Stravinsky’s entertaining theatre piece The Soldier’s Tale - a timely story that warns of the dangers related to the quest for financial gain. Keith Kibler narrates this new version. Tickets are $25 each.
On Saturday, September 12 at 4:30pm the Renaissance band Calliope will perform a concert of music from the 13th century to the present day played on early instruments. For over twenty-five years Calliope has been introducing audiences to Medieval and Renaissance instruments through concerts and recordings. Newcomers to early music will be delighted and surprised by the sense of revelry and fun present in these compositions. Tickets are $25 each.
International jazz vocalist Tessa Souter will appear at the New Marlborough Meeting House on Saturday, September 26 at 4:30pm for an afternoon of contemporary jazz. Of a recent performance the Los Angeles Times said, “a must-see for lovers of world-class jazz.” Ms. Souter will be accompanied by The Jason Ennis Trio. Following the concert in the Meeting House Gallery, there will be a premium wine and food tasting hosted by Domaney’s Wines of Great Barrington. Tickets are $25.
Mitchel Levitas of The New York Times will host an afternoon with prominent American writers Roy Blount Jr., Jayne Anne Phillips and Elizabeth Kolbert on Saturday, October 3 at 4:30pm. Writer and humorist Roy Blount Jr. has authored twenty-one books on everything from the Pittsburgh Steelers to what dogs are thinking. He is a popular panelist on the NPR news quiz show, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me. Of his most recent book, Alphabet Juice Garrison Keillor writes, “Blount is the best. He can be literate, uncouth, and soulful, all in one sentence.” Jayne Anne Phillips’ book, Lark & Termite was reviewed by the New York Times where it was described as an “intricate, deeply felt new novel…” Elizabeth Kolbert has been a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine since 1999. Her book, Field Notes From a Catastrophe chronicles the impact of global warming around the world. Tickets are $20 each.
Music & More is in its seventeenth year of bringing music, film, authors and art to New Marlborough and beyond. All events are held in the newly renovated performance space in the splendid 1839 Greek revival Meeting House on the town green and are followed by a reception in the Meeting House art gallery where attendees can enjoy a glass of wine and meet the featured performers.
Tickets to Music & More events are available in advance or at the door on the day of the event (subject to availability). Please call (413) 229-2785 or visit www.newmarlborough.org for discounts and further information. The New Malborough Meeting House and Gallery are located on Route 57 on the village green in the center of New Marlborough.
Enjoy a 10% discount at the Old Inn On The Green following each event. Advance reservations are required. Call (413) 229-7924.
