Classical Pianist Performs at the Adams Theater

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ADAMS, Mass. — Pianist and conductor Lucas Huang Amory, a Juilliard graduate student and 2024 PianoArts First Prize winner, will perform works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Mozart at the Adams Theater on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. 

Amory has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the 92nd Street Y. To the Adams Theater, he will bring works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Mozart to The Adams Theater.  said, “windows into their particular flavor of tenderness.”

When not at the piano, Amory is an active conductor and baritone. He is the outgoing Music Director of Harvard's Bach Society Orchestra and has contributed to numerous opera and musical theater productions in both directorial and répétiteur roles.

The son of acclaimed violists Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, Amory grew up in intensive music education, attending the Special Music School in New York City as a child, with many hours of practice and private lessons. At Harvard, he ventured into conducting and found he had a love and a feel for it, conducting orchestras, opera pieces, and musical theater, as well as singing in the University Choir. 

As a complement to the show, local artist, Adams Theater Board Member, and culinary expert Joe Wheaton will be catering a family style dinner at the theater before the show. 

See a full lineup of events at www.adamstheater.org/present

The Adams Theater participates in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program, in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program, and the Mass Health Connector.

EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders receive free admission to our shows and events by presenting their cards at our Box Office. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBTWIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

 

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Cardinals' Affiliate Releases Koperniak

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The St. Louis Cardinals' AAA affiliate in Memphis, Tenn., Monday released Hoosac Valley graduate Matt Koperniak, according to Koperniak's minor league baseball profile page.
 
Koperniak, a 2016 graduate of the Cheshire school, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cardinals organization in 2020 after four years at Connecticut's Trinity College.
 
He is a career .284 hitter with more than 2,300 at-bats in the minors, all as an outfielder in the St. Louis farm system. He has 76 career home runs and 356 runs batted in with a .358 on-base percentage.
 
This summer with Memphis, he was hitting .253 with three home runs and 33 RBIs, including a walkoff RBI single in the 11th inning of a game on July 5.
 
He was named a post-season all-star in the AAA International League after his 2024 season with the Memphis Redbirds.
 
Koperniak also played in 2023 and 2026 in the World Baseball Classic for Great Britain, the land of his birth.
 
As a collegian, Koperniak played a summer with the North Adams SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in 2018.
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