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.
The Birch Festival brings world-leading musicians to work in tandem with local business and cultural partnerships, integrating the Berkshire community into a twice-a-year classical-music festival.
"One harpsichord can achieve many things musically and can create these very large sounds, can create something that's kind of rhythmic and rollicking …" — Caitlyn Koester
"We are committed to deepening our engagement with local residents and community partners by opening the Linde Center’s doors year-round to present programs that enrich and enliven arts and culture in the Berkshires area," says BSO President and CEO Chad Smith.
This year's Fall Jazz Sprawl features the George Schuller Trio, the Tarik Shah Trio, the Paul Ostermayer Quartet, the Lucky 5, Samirah Evans, Wanda Houston, and Grace Kelly.
Castle of Our Skins is a Black arts institution based in Boston that has been curating events centered on Black arts, culture, and history for the last 11 years.
Dalia's shows mix jazz, traditional, and classical music with original stories. And he plays more than one instrument at a time, which you can see him do in his demo reel.
"It's an entire genre that people don't know much about, and we love it, because it features violin naturally, as part of the basic instrumentation." — Luis Villalobos
What could possibly be new in the world of Baroque music? More than you might think. For example, on the 21st, Peter Sykes will perform a newly composed piece of Baroque music by Nicola Canzano.
