Berkshire Music School Announces 2022 Group Classes

10:53AM / Saturday, September 17, 2022Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Music School has announced expanded offerings for its 2022 Fall Season.

For the start of the new school year, BMS will continue to offer a wide variety of private lessons and group classes ranging from classical training in all band and orchestral instruments, to Introduction to Music for children (offered in English and Spanish), Intergenerational Chamber Music, to performance groups like the BMS String Orchestra and Flute Ensemble, as well as our new offering: Music for Munchkins.

BMS's Community Group Classes are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis. Students may register for BMS's Community Group Classes using suggested tuition at www.berkshiremusicschool.org, or they may register with another amount by calling 413-442-1411.

BMS will also offer private lessons in voice, theory/solfege, and all band and orchestral instruments with sessions available either in-person or online. Private lessons may be arranged in 30-, 45- or 60-minute intervals, and may be scheduled by contacting the BMS's Registrar Sandy Moderski at 413-442-1411 or via email at smoderksi@berkshiremusicschool.org.

For more information, call 413-442-1411 or visit www.berkshiremusicschool.org.

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Pittsfield Council Revisiting DEI Office Rename

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
04:11PM / Tuesday, October 13, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The conversation about the DEI office renaming that was halted by a charter objection will resume on Tuesday.

The City Council will discuss a request from Mayor Peter Marchetti to rename the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

It proposes to rename the DEI office to the Office of Equity, Access, and Opportunity and merge the Human Rights Commission and Affirmative Action Committee into an Equity, Access and Opportunity Commission.

The Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee supported the changes in August, and in September, Ward 2 Councilor Cameron Cunningham delayed the vote with a charter objection.

Pittsfield's City Code prohibits charter states that "if a single member present objects to the taking of the vote, the vote shall be postponed until the next meeting of the city council." It also stipulates that at least four members must object if it is an emergency measure.

Cunningham also submitted a petition, which was referred to O&R under Rule 27, to replace the DEI Office and the Human Rights Commission with an equity, access, and opportunity coordinator in the Department of Community Development, with formal complaints and Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action functions assigned to Human Resources.

At the last meeting, he spent more than an hour querying the mayor and chief diversity officer about functions and effectiveness of the department, wanting more quantitative data. Cunningham proposed an ordinance that he says keeps Pittsfield's commitment to equity, access, and opportunity, "refocuses it on measurable results for our residents, and delivers it at a fraction of the current cost."

Under this petition, the equity, access, and opportunity coordinator would be a $60,000 to $80,000 per year position.

The DEI Office's fiscal year 2027 budget was about $200,000 after cuts during budget season; $106,700 for the chief diversity officer and $58,000 for the administrative assistant. The coordinator would be appointed by the director of community development and the mayor.

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