Miss Hall's Students Chosen for Music Festival

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Six Miss Hall's School musicians and vocalists, including students from Glendale and Pittsfield, have successfully auditioned for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association's (MMEA) Western District Festival Concert to be held in January.

Sophomore Trudy Fadding of Glendale was selected to play cello, and freshwoman Ria Kedia of Pittsfield was selected to play violin in the festival's District Orchestra. Trudy and Ria will be joined in the orchestra by violinists Fah Lohprasert, a senior from Thailand; Meigue Mollaioli, a senior from Italy; and Se Ri Park, a senior from South Korea. Soprano Daisy Zhou, a senior from China, was selected to sing in the District Chorus. This is Meigue's second appearance and Se Ri’s third time performing in the prestigious concert.

The girls successfully auditioned in early November to perform in the Senior Festival Concert, which will be held at 3 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 14 (snow date Jan. 17), at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

MHS has participated for more than 30 years in the festival, which is sponsored by the Massachusetts Music Educators Association, the state division of the National Association for Music Education (formerly the Music Educators National Conference). The MMEA sponsors annual District and State Music Senior Festivals that are open to all secondary school musicians. Hundreds of young musicians audition annually and must score at a certain level to become a member of the District Chorus, Orchestra, Concert Band, or Jazz Band.

 

Pittsfield ZBA Member Recognized for 40 Years of Service

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
12:23PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

Albert Ingegni III tells the council about how his father-in-law, former Mayor Remo Del Gallo who died at age 94 in 2020, enjoyed his many years serving the city and told Ingegni to do the same. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It's not every day that a citizen is recognized for decades of service to a local board — except for Tuesday.

Albert Ingegni III was applauded for four decades of service on the Zoning Board of Appeals during City Council. Mayor Peter Marchetti presented him with a certificate of thanks for his commitment to the community.

"It's not every day that you get to stand before the City Council in honor of a Pittsfield citizen who has dedicated 40 years of his life serving on a board or commission," he said.

"As we say that, I know that there are many people that want to serve on boards and commissions and this office will take any resume that there is and evaluate each person but tonight, we're here to honor Albert Ingegni."

The honoree is currently chair of the ZBA, which handles applicants who are appealing a decision or asking for a variance.

Ingegni said he was thinking on the ride over about his late father-in-law, former Mayor Remo Del Gallo, who told him to "enjoy every moment of it because it goes really quickly."

"He was right," he said. "Thank you all."

The council accepted $18,000 from the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and a  $310,060 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All program.