Tanglewood's third week of orchestral concerts in 2002 features the final performances of Kurt Masur as New York Philharmonic Music Director, flutist Sir James Galway performing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and BSO Assistant Conductor Federico Cortese, singer-songwriter James Taylor joining John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the start of the 2002 Festival of Contemporary Music.
Tanglewood favorite James Taylor returns to the Koussevitzky Music Shed on Wednesday, July 17, at 8:30 p.m. for a special program with conductor John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Taylor will join the orchestra for several of his classic hits, including "Fire and Rain" and "Carolina in My Mind," and selections from his upcoming album "October Road," scheduled for release in August.
Williams will lead the orchestra in some of his own music as well, including his Liberty Fanfare and "Summon the Heroes," and Mr. Taylor will also be featured as narrator for Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait."
Making his first appearance at Tanglewood since 1997, flutist James Galway joins BSO Assistant Conductor Federico Cortese and the Boston Symphony on Friday, July 19, at 8:30 p.m. in the Shed as soloist in William Bolcom's Lyric Concerto, for flute and orchestra, on a program with the overture to Rossini's The Siege of Corinth and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. This performance of Bolcom's concerto is the BSO's contribution to this year's Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood.
On July 20 and 21, Tanglewood welcomes Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic back to the Berkshires for their first Tanglewood concerts since 1990 and Masur's final concerts as Music Director of the Philharmonic. On Saturday July 20, at 8:30 p.m. in the Shed, New York Philharmonic principals Glenn Dicterow, concertmaster, and Carter Brey, cello, join Mr. Masur and the New York Philharmonic as soloists in Brahms' Double Concerto, on a program with Mahler's Symphony No. 1. Masur's final concert with the New York Philharmonic, on Sunday, July 21, at 2:30 p.m. in the Shed, will be an all-Beethoven program featuring the composer's Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor, with soloist Yefim Bronfman, and the Symphony No. 3, Eroica.
Prior to the BSO concert on Friday, July 19, composer and pianist William Bolcom joins Boston Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Malcolm Lowe in a Prelude Concert in Ozawa Hall. This concert is free to ticketholders for that evening's BSO concert.
2002 Festival Of Contemporary Music
The Tanglewood Music Center, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer academy for advanced music study, opens its annual Festival of Contemporary Music on July 19 with Sir James Galway's performance of William Bolcom's Lyric Concerto, for flute and orchestra, with Federico Cortese and the Boston Symphony. Directed by Chinese-American composer-conductor Bright Sheng, this year's Festival will focus on American music of the last 15 years, including works by John Adams, Elliot Carter, John Harbison, Leon Kirchner, George Perle, Steve Reich, and Joan Tower, and the world premiere of For Aaron, commissioned by the TMC from American composer Lukas Foss, a member of the first Tanglewood Music Center (then the Berkshire Music Center) class in 1940, who celebrates his 80th birthday this year.
The Tanglewood Music Center pays tribute to renowned soprano and longtime TMC faculty member Phyllis Curtin on Saturday, July 20, at 2:30 p.m. in the Theatre with "A Celebration of American Art Song," a program of music Ms. Curtin premiered or had close ties with during her esteemed career. The program, featuring performances by Vocal Fellows from this year's TMC class, includes Make Our Garden Grow from Leonard Bernstein's Candide; John Cage's The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs; Virgil Thomson's Susie Asado; Theodore Chanler's The Midget and Thomas Logge; Ned Rorem's The Serpent, I am Rose, and Some Trees; Roger Sessions' On the Beach at Fontana, Aaron Copland's Vocalise, Bernstein's Two Love Songs, and selections from Copland's Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, Carlisle Floyd's The Mystery: Five Songs of Motherhood, and William Schuman's Five Rounds on Famous Words. This program also includes the world premiere of Vignettes: Letters from George to Evelyn, a Tanglewood Music Center commission from TMC faculty member Alan Smith written especially for this concert.
The Festival salutes some of the giants of 20th century American composition in a 10 a.m. concert Sunday, July 21, in Ozawa Hall, including John Cage (Credo in Us), Jacob Druckman (Valentine and Tromba Marina), Aaron Copland (Sextet), Morton Feldman (Extensions IV), George Crumb (Madrigals, Book 1), Stefan Wolpe (Piece for trumpet and seven instruments), and Charles Ives (The Innate, Largo Risoluto No. 2, and Hallowe'en). Later that day, at 8:30 p.m. in Ozawa Hall, the FCM presents the first of four programs of American Music of the Last 15 Years, including Frank Zappa's G-Spot Tornado, Milton Babbitt's Triad, Evan Chambers' Cold Water, Dry Stone, Leon Kirchner's Triptych, John Adams' Chamber Symphony, and songs of William Bolcom - Twilight After Haying, The Clearing, Oh to be a Dragon, and September 1, 1939.
Tanglewood Music Center Concerts
The Tanglewood Music Center, the BSO's advanced music academy for young performers and composers, continues its new series of Saturday-evening TMC Prelude Concerts on Saturday, July 20, at 6 p.m. in the Theatre. This program is free to ticketholders for that evening's BSO concert.
Tanglewood Ticket Information
Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is located in Lenox, Mass. The 2002 season continues through September, concluding with the annual Tanglewood Jazz Festival over Labor Day Weekend. Tickets for the July 17 Boston Pops concert featuring James Taylor are priced from $27 to $88, with lawn tickets available at $15.50.
Tickets for the New York Philharmonic concert on July 20 are priced from $17 to $78, with lawn tickets available at $14.50. Tickets for the New York Philharmonic's all-Beethoven program on July 21 - Kurt Masur's final concert as New York Philharmonic Music Director - are priced from $27 to $88, with lawn tickets available at $15.50.
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra tickets are $20 for inside Ozawa Hall and $10 for lawn tickets (please note: prices are for Ozawa Hall TMCO concerts only). Other TMC concerts and recitals in Ozawa Hall are priced at $10.
To charge tickets to a major credit card, call SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200. Tickets are also available for purchase in person at the Tanglewood Box Office at Tanglewood's Main Gate on West Street in Lenox, Mass. American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, Discover, personal checks, and cash are all accepted at the Tanglewood Box Office. The Box Office is open every day at 10 a.m. (9 a.m. for Open Rehearsals) and closed at 6 p.m. on non-concert evenings; at intermission on Shed concert evenings; and one-half hour after the start of concerts on Ozawa Hall concert evenings.
Tickets may also be purchased online through the Tanglewood website, www.tanglewood.org. There is a service charge for each ticket purchased on line or by phone. Tanglewood concerts are broadcast live on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons in Boston on WCRB 102.5 FM, in Albany on WAMC 90.3 FM, and in Connecticut on WMNR 88.1 FM; in addition, Sunday afternoon concerts are broadcast in Boston on WGBH 89.7 FM. Tanglewood is handicapped-accessible.
In consideration of all patrons, Tanglewood continues to offer a smoke-free environment this season. Designated smoking areas are marked outside the Tanglewood entrance gates.
All programs and artists are subject to change. For further information on Tanglewood, including complete concert programs, call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 413-637-5165. Tanglewood is on the Internet at www.tanglewood.org.
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Berkshire County Homes Celebrating Holiday Cheer
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
There's holiday cheer throughout the Berkshires this winter.
Many homeowners are showing their holiday spirit by decorating their houses. We asked for submissions so those in the community can check out these fanciful lights and decor when they're out.
We asked the homeowners questions on their decorations and why they like to light up their houses.
In Great Barrington, Matt Pevzner has decorated his house with many lights and even has a Facebook page dedicated to making sure others can see the holiday joy.
Located at 93 Brush Hill Road, there's more than 61,000 lights strewn across the yard decorating trees and reindeer and even a polar bear.
The Pevzner family started decorating in September by testing their hundreds of boxes of lights. He builds all of his own decorations like the star 10-foot star that shines done from 80-feet up, 10 10-foot trees, nine 5-foot trees, and even the sleigh, and more that he also uses a lift to make sure are perfect each year.
"I always decorated but I went big during COVID. I felt that people needed something positive and to bring joy and happiness to everyone," he wrote. "I strive to bring as much joy and happiness as I can during the holidays. I love it when I get a message about how much people enjoy it. I've received cards thanking me how much they enjoyed it and made them smile. That means a lot."
Pevzner starts thinking about next year's display immediately after they take it down after New Year's. He gets his ideas by asking on his Facebook page for people's favorite decorations. The Pevzner family encourages you to take a drive and see their decorations, which are lighted every night from 5 to 10.
In North Adams, the Wilson family decorates their house with fun inflatables and even a big Santa waving to those who pass by.
The Wilsons start decorating before Thanksgiving and started decorating once their daughter was born and have grown their decorations each year as she has grown. They love to decorate as they used to drive around to look at decorations when they were younger and hope to spread the same joy.
"I have always loved driving around looking at Christmas lights and decorations. It's incredible what people can achieve these days with their displays," they wrote.
The Wilsons' invite you to come and look at their display at 432 Church St. that's lit from 4:30 to 10:30 every night, though if it's really windy, the inflatables might not be up as the weather will be too harsh.
In Pittsfield, Travis and Shannon Dozier decorated their house for the first time this Christmas as they recently purchased their home on Faucett Lane. The two started decorating in November, and hope to bring joy to the community.
"If we put a smile on one child's face driving by, then our mission was accomplished," they said.
Many homeowners are showing their holiday spirit by decorating their houses. We asked for submissions so those in the community can check out these fanciful lights and decor when they're out.
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