Christmas Lessons & Carols at Lyall Community Church
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday evening, under Music Director Daniel Koch, The Millbrook Community Festival Choir performed its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. They opened with “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” an English Carol from 1760, yet ...
Smithfield Chamber Orchestra Imparts Seasonal Cheer
By Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday, on December 6, the Smithfield Chamber Orchestra, under the musical direction and arrangement by trumpeter Matt Finley, performed its annual Christmas celebration, marking its 20th anniversary at Smithfield Church. Denise Jordan Finley greeted people ...
Crescendo Baroque Chorus Dazzles
by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday and Sunday, Crescendo, under the direction of Christine Gevert, provided an unusual choral program from the Baroque era, the Saturday concert being performed at St. James Place in Great Barrington and the Sunday concert ...
Charming Organ Season Finale to the Millbrook Music Salon
by Antonia Shoumatoff Last Sunday, the “Family Organ Experience,” as it was billed in the program, was attended by young and old alike, with scores of children sitting in chairs around the esteemed Grace Church organ to listen and learn ...