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.
When you present the New England premiere of a work by Leonard Bernstein, you owe it to everyone to ensure that the music is performed at the highest level by world-class players.
"The Song of Mary" is among the most ancient canticles of the Christian tradition, having provided inspiration to innumerable composers over many centuries.
Eleven days of events will include a swing dance, jam session, jazz crawl, jazz prodigy concert, jazz brunches, and performances from world-renowned headliners.
The group is determined to update a few antiquated concepts of concert etiquette, even as they perform the works of composers who helped promulgate them.
Joanne Shaw Taylor's biggest break was finding herself living next door to blues titan Joe Bonamassa 15 years ago, which led to a two-album collaboration and a lifelong artistic partnership.
