WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's First Sundays Free program continues on Sunday, Nov. 5. offering free admission from 10 am–5 pm.

 

The day also features a series of music-themed special activities from 1–4 pm, including a classical music performance by the JAK Duo and Daniel Temkin.

 

According to a press release:

 

Engage with music throughout the Clark. Move your body and join artist and educator Molly Hess for all-ages dance workshops at 1 and 2 pm. These workshops incorporate rhythm, pulse, and the visual elements of music. Then, embark on a guided soundscape experience at 3 pm, and add your own chorus of sounds to the galleries, activating the artworks. Construct miniature instruments with friends and family and enjoy additional activities throughout the day, including a performance with musicians Ariana Kim, Ieva Jokubaviciute, and Daniel Temkin. The performance includes multiple works by celebrated German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven and takes place at 3 pm in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.

 

The Beethoven Effect Concert

 

One of classical music's most iconic voices, Beethoven endures today—his lyrical melodies, incisive rhythms, and crisp surprises are as bold and vital now as ever. This program, featuring two works for violin and piano, reveals Beethoven's contrasts in spirit, as the relatively brief and serenely beautiful "Romance in F" stands opposite the epic "Kreutzer" sonata, a large, tense work of great virtuosity and emotional depth. Paired as a modern foil on this program is American composer Daniel Temkin. His colorful trio "Maksimal" for violin, piano, and percussion reflects and illuminates particular elements of Beethoven's own sensibility, as short motivic cells, fiery rhythms, poignant melodies, and bold textural shifts coalesce to form large-scale architectures and sound worlds. Heard together, these pieces show emotional depths and a sense of musical organicism that speaks across time, genres, and place.

 

Additionally, visitors can see Elizabeth Atterbury: Oracle Bones, a special installation in public areas at the Clark, on view through January 21, 2024.

 

Free. Advance registration for the dance workshops encouraged; sign up at the welcome table day-of. 

 

Family programs are supported by Allen & Company.