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.
"I've spent my entire life practicing music by white, European composers. It wasn't until later in life that I was awakened to the fact there is a whole world of classical music out there that we don't know anything about and haven't given the respect and play time it deserves."
Other events scheduled for this season include a live taping of the children's storytelling podcast Circle Round on November 20 and a concert featuring violinist Yevgeny Kutik on December 12.
Unlike the work of some of his peers in musical academia, Wheeler's music may challenge you, but you don't have to be a college professor to understand it.
Anyone who ever saw him entertain a room full of children will tell you that he had the magic touch with kids. His PBS television show ”Grover’s Corner” and innumerable community bookings over the decades attest to that.
As the performance marks Cox's BSO debut, it is easy to imagine it being a big break for him. But it could very well be an even bigger break for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Can you play classical music on a saxophone? On Saturday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., Banks will present an unequivocally uplifting concert showing exactly how it's done.
An electrifying performance of Beethoven's Trio for Strings in G Major, Op. 9, No. 1 saw the the crowd jumping to its feet, exploding in the kind of shouting and whistling typically offered up to teen pop idols.
A pandemic and visa complications prevented these artists from appearing at Tanglewood this summer, but now they're on their way to Symphony Hall for performances October 7–16.
"I’ve had a great time working with Matt Nakoa, my uber-talented accompanist," said folk legend Rush. "He’ll be with me at The Guthrie, and if you don’t know him yet, you’ll LOVE him."
