Quintessential Singers Performing Benefit Concerts10:49AM / Wednesday, September 16, 2009
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The group Quintessential will perform two benefit concerts, "Quintessential: The First Thousand Years," for the Berkshire Music School.
The events will be held Friday, Oct. 9, at the Christian Science Church, Wendell Avenue, and Saturday, Oct. 10, at First Congregational Church, Main Street, Stockbridge. Both concerts begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free for children and $15 for adults. Call 413-442-1411 for reservations.
The men of Quintessential, tenors Al Thorp, Jay Wise and Jim McMenamy and bass/baritones John Miner and David Anderegg, are all former members of the Berkshire Bach Society. They are also veteran performers who have appeared with several other local musical groups, including the Stockbridge Festival Chorus, Earth Angels, the Berkshire Concert Choir, Great Barrington Performing Arts, the Berkshire Opera, Shaker Mountain Festival, and the Lorien Ensemble.
Since its debut performance at the Memorial Day 2003 celebration in Stockbridge, Quintessential has gone on to appear in a wide variety of music venues. It has made regular holiday appearances at the Red Lion Inn and performed love songs for Valentine's Day at the Norman Rockwell Museum and at Ventfort Hall. Appearances at churches throughout the area have featured the group's original psalm settings and Christmas carols and old-time gospel favorites.
The group also has sung gospel and blues at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, barbershop favorites at classic baseball games at Wahconah Park, and the national anthem for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. |
