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.
"A Complete Unknown," directed by James Mangold, portrays Bob Dylan during the years 1961 to 1965, focusing on his cataclysmic transformation from folk singer to rock icon.
At the heart of the program is J.S. Bach's fifth cantata of his Christmas Oratorio “Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen,“ BWV 248, first performed on January 2, 1735, in Leipzig.
Anglade's talent extends far beyond singing jazz. She knows how to incorporate the best ideas from each player into an arrangement that serves both the song and the singer.
Joining the 85-voice Berkshire Lyric Chorus will be the young women’s ensemble Melodious Accord and the Lyric Children’s Chorus. Lily Lothrop, Rich Geiler, and John Demler will perform as soloists.
The program for both performances consists of popular tunes for every age, delivered with all the verve and precision you get in one of the BSO’s GRAMMY-winning Shostakovich performances.
Conductor James Bagwell joins the Berkshire Bach Players and a heavenly choir that includes you in a free sing-along of Handel’s "Messiah" at First Congregational Church.
If you hate most Christmas albums because they are boring, pretentious, or in poor taste, then you might like the CD located at the back of Boynton's book.
"What you can expect … is music in styles portrayed true to form ... We are really digging deep into all the subdivisions that are in that world. Same thing with South American styles." — Natalia Bernal
