David Noel Edwards is a writer, composer, and recording artist from Canaan, New York. He has been writing for the Berkshire Edge since 2015, mainly about music, but also about books, birds, and reptiles.
Audiences describe concerts where dancing is almost inevitable, the performers appear to be enjoying themselves as much as the crowd, and the sense of community is as memorable as the individual songs.
"Bach in Potsdam, Telemann in Paris" brings together works by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and Georg Philipp Telemann on July 23 at Brandeis University and July 25 at Saint James Place.
Historic-instrument ensemble Aston Magna returns to the Berkshires and Greater Boston with four programs spanning the French Baroque, Bach and Telemann, global musical traditions, and 17th-century Venice, as Executive Director Jacques Lee Wood looks to broaden the festival's reach and welcome new audiences.
Bernstein is credited with bridging the gap between the concert hall and the Broadway stage, Sondheim with elevating the musical into a sophisticated dramatic art form.
The Naumburg Competition winner and former Detmold Hochschule professor will perform a free solo piano recital June 27 in New Marlborough, closing Music at the Southfield Church's 10th season.
Ahead of his June 26 Mahaiwe appearance, the French-born guitarist discusses jazz tradition, film scoring, and why Django Reinhardt remains a source of inspiration and discovery.
The annual Tanglewood fundraiser brings young Berkshire musicians together with an acclaimed jazz educator while supporting tuition-free music instruction.
Yacht Rock Revue’s June 21 performance at Seiji Ozawa Hall celebrates the enduring appeal of impeccably crafted pop from the late ’70s and early ’80s.
The acclaimed pianist will perform with Kids 4 Harmony students, present a "Jazz 101" talk at Tanglewood, and lead a quintet tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
