Dior Quartet Delivers Amusement at Music Mountain
by Kevin T McEneaney The Dior Quartet was formed in the Fall of 2018 at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University under the tutelage of the Pacifica Quartet. They studied with members of the Alban Berg, St. Lawrence, Danish, ...
Daniel Stepner Dazzles with Bach Violin Solos
by Kevin T McEneaney On Saturday evening at St. James Place in Great Barrington, Daniel Stepner of Aston Magna performed J.S. Bach’s three violin solo Partitas on baroque violin to an enthusiastic audience. These partitas were not published until 1802 ...
Arianna String Quartet Electrifies Music Mountain
by Kevin T McEneaney Antoinette Brim-Bell, Poet Laureate of Connecticut, began the Sunday program of Music Mountain by reading a selection of her poems. These poems featured subtle rhythmic use of assonance and alliteration as she provided perspectives on her ...
The Cuckoo’s Nest Sings Again in Kingston
by Kevin T McEneaney Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest addresses the same theme as Tennessee Williams’ play Suddenly Last Summer (1958): mistreatment of people in mental asylums. Kesey had worked the night shift at a ...