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Photos and reviews from the BSO European tour 2007
From August 25 - September 9, the Boston Symphony Orchestra embarked on its first European tour under the musical direction of James Levine. The tour, with stops in Switzerland, Germany, France, and England, was a tremendous popular and critical success, reflected in the glowing reviews the BSO received in each of the seven cities where [...]
Review of The Flight of the Earls, Albany Symphony at The Colonial Theatre
September 29, 2007 performance reviewed by Dave Conlin Read.
The Albany Symphony Orchestra traveled to The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield for a program that included the world premiere of The Flight of the Earls, a concerto for Bagpipe and Orchestra. Robinson McClellan, the composer, introduced the piece as an interpretation of a watershed event in the [...]
Review of The Gravity of Honey at Chester Theatre Company
October 5, 2007 performance reviewed by Frances Benn Hall.
Bruce E Rodger’s “The Gravity of Honey” now rotating in repertory at the Chester Theatre Company with Jerome Kilty’s “Dear Liar,” is a strange play and one in which this reviewer found the acting more fascinating than the script.
The play begins with Honey Leon (Bairbre Dowling), a [...]
Review of Women in Jazz at Pittsfield CityJazz Festival 2007
October 6, 2007 performance reviewed by Ronald K. Baker.
A touch of autumn was in the night air as thundershowers ushered in some needed rain to the parched Berkshire Hills Saturday night. The celestial fireworks seemed to lend excitement to an already much anticipated evening of jazz at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church located on Park [...]
Review of Winnard Harper at Pittsfield City Jazz Festival
October 4, 2007 performance reviewed by Ronald K. Baker.
There were no pedestrians crossing South Street in Pittsfield at 7:45 PM. There was a parking spot open in front of the Masonic Temple. This did not portend well for the kick-off of the 3rd annual Pittsfield City Jazz Festival concert series.
Ed Bride, chairman and moderator, thanked [...]
