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Entries from November 2007

2008 Tanglewood schedule, preseason week, June 26 - July 4, 2008

November 30th, 2007 1 Comment

James Taylor, Mark Morris Dance Group, and A Prairie Home Companion highlight the 2008 Tanglewood preseason week.

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2008 Tanglewood season schedule summary

November 30th, 2007 1 Comment

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the 2008 Tanglewood season schedule, Maestro James Levine’s fourth as Music Director, and it’s a good bet that by the time Levine takes to the podium on July 5 to lead the B.S.O. in the Berlioz opera Les Troyens, 50,000?patrons will have already paraded through the Tanglewood turnstiles during [...]

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Review of Arlo Guthrie concerts in Pittsfield and Springfield, MA

November 26th, 2007 2 Comments

Review of back-to-back Arlo Guthrie concerts in Pittsfield and Springfield, MA.

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Photos of Arlo Guthrie in concert at the Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA

November 26th, 2007 1 Comment

Photos from Arlo Guthrie’s concert at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA.

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Tanglewood Music Center

November 23rd, 2007 No Comments

Tanglewood is located in Stockbridge and Lenox, Mass and is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The Tanglewood Music Festival provides contemporary, jazz and pop concerts as well as chamber and choral music. It is the oldest musical festival in the United States and is held every summer.
Tanglewood also provides musical training for [...]

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Review of Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Sommerville soloist, perform Haydn, Carter, and Mahler

November 20th, 2007 No Comments

Review of Nov. 17, 2008 BSO concert in Symphony Hall, James Sommerville horn soloist, in a concert of music by Haydn, Carter, and Mahler.

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Review of Boston Symphony Orchestra, Christian Tetzlaff soloist, perform Berg and Mahler

November 20th, 2007 No Comments

Review of Nov. 10, 2008 BSO concert, James Levine conducting, Christian Tetzlaff, violin, music of Berg and Mahler.

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Tanglewood 2008 schedule news

November 14th, 2007 No Comments

The Tanglewood 2008 season will introduce new opportunities, discounts and benefits for music lovers in the Berkshires and beyond. As part of an effort to provide broad public access to the Boston Symphony Orchestra to year-round Berkshire residents, Tanglewood is pleased to introduce a series of new initiatives for next summer, including a $75 [...]

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Arlo Guthrie and the Springfield Symphony

November 9th, 2007 No Comments

(Washington, Mass.) Please come and join Arlo Guthrie and guest director-conductor, John Nardolillo, as they perform with the Springfield Symphony, Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 8 p.m. Go to springfieldsymphony.org for ticket purchase and more information.

Last year’s show sold out. The Republican reported that “Arlo Guthrie and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra took a [...]

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Arlo Guthrie — Solo Reunion Tour —Together at Last

November 9th, 2007 No Comments

Berkshires’ resident Arlo Guthrie brings his “Solo Reunion Tour —Together at Last” to the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA on Friday, November 16th at 8PM.

About this performance, the 60 year old Guthrie had this to say, “it’s coming up to 50 years of life on the road and I’d love to have a chance [...]

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