Clark Art Presents Soundings: This Land With Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Soundings: New Music at the Clark, a concert series presented by the Clark Art Institute in collaboration with the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, continues on Sunday, May 22 at 3 pm. 
 
The second concert of the series, Soundings: This Land with Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies, takes place near the Clark's outdoor reflecting pools (rain location: Clark auditorium).
 
Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies draw inspiration from protest music in a performance delivered on the grounds of the Clark from a truck called the Yellow Barn Music Haul. A rousing brass band, Theo Bleckmann and The Westerlies has arranged songs by Joni Mitchell, Woody Guthrie, and Bertolt Brecht, as well as set lyrics by Joe Hill, a Swedish-American immigrant, laborer, and union organizer, to music.
 
The performance is free; no registration is required. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating.
 

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Clark Art Presents Music At the Manton Concert

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute kicks off its three-part Music at the Manton Concert series for the spring season with a performance by Myriam Gendron and P.G. Six on Friday, April 26 at 7 pm. 
 
The performance takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
 
According to a press release:
 
Born in Canada, Myriam Gendron sings in both English and French. After her 2014 critically-acclaimed debut album Not So Deep as a Well, on which she put Dorothy Parker's poetry to music, Myriam Gendron returns with Ma délire – Songs of Love, Lost & Found. The bilingual double album is a modern exploration of North American folk tales and traditional melodies, harnessing the immortal spirit of traditional music.
 
P.G. Six, the stage name of Pat Gubler, opens for Myriam Gendron. A prominent figure in the Northeast folk music scene since the late 1990s, Gubler's latest record, Murmurs and Whispers, resonates with a compelling influence of UK psychedelic folk.
 
Tickets $10 ($8 members, $7 students, $5 children 15 and under). Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. Advance registration encouraged. For more information and to register, visit clarkart.edu/events.
 
This performance is presented in collaboration with Belltower Records, North Adams, Massachusetts.
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