WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Sept. 4, at 4 pm, the  Knights Orchestra returns to the Clark as part of its programming to highlight Norwegian culture in celebration of its Nikolai Astrup: Visions of Norway exhibition. 

 

This free outdoor concert on the Clark's Fernández Terrace features a new arrange­ment by Colin Jacobsen of traditional Norwegian folk music as well as Edvard Grieg's "Holberg Suite, Op. 4," Anna Clyne's "Within Her Arms," and Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Lark Ascending."

 

This event is free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for outdoor seating. Inclement weather postpones this event until Sunday, Sept. 5 at 4 pm. Visit clarkart.edu/events for more information.

 

According to a press release,  the Based in New York City based collective of musicians dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience. The collective was founded and is directed by violinist Colin Jacobsen and conductor and cellist Eric Jacobsen, who, together, also founded the Brooklyn Rider string quartet. The Knights' roster boasts musicians of remarkably diverse talents, including composers, arrangers, singer-songwriters, and improvisers, who bring a range of cultural influences to the group, from jazz and klezmer to pop and indie rock music. Since their founding in 2007, they have toured and recorded with prominent soloists including Yo-Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Béla Fleck, Itzhak Perlman, and Gil Shaham, and have performed at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, and the Vienna Musikverein.

 

This performance is presented through the support of Mela and Paul Haklisch, the Asbjorn Lunde Foundation, and the Norwegian Consulate, New York.