The Rogovoy Report: Berkshire and Hudson Valley Cultural Preview
Apr 13-20, 2023
With so much going on culturally speaking in our greater Berkshires/Hudson Valley region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising upcoming events …
ANDREW VICTOR BRINGS GENTLE ORIGINAL FOLK to SHEFFIELD
Singer-songwriter Andrew Victor brings his gentle, intimate, original folk music to Down County Social Club at Race Brook Lodge in Sheffield, Mass., on Thursday, April 13, at 8pm. Victor reminds a listener of Jeff Buckley and Sam Smith. (Thu, Apr 13)
JOAN OSBORNE BRINGS ROOTSY SOUNDS to MAHAIWE
Singer-songwriter Joan Osborne brings her diverse blend of sounds, including pop, rock, soul, R&B, blues, roots, gospel, funk, and country, to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., on Friday, April 14, at 8pm. Husband-and-wife roots-music duo Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams will warm up the crowd for Osborne. (Fri, Apr 14)
CHAMBER PLAYERS BRING BEETHOVEN, SCHUBERT to STOCKBRIDGE LIBRARY
The Berkshire Chamber Players play works by Beethoven, Puccini, and Schubert at the Stockbridge Library in Stockbridge, Mass., on Saturday, April 15, at 7pm. (Sat, Apr 15)
TED ROSENTHAL HEADLINES GERSHWIN CELEBRATION at SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY
The Ted Rosenthal Trio headlines a Gershwin Extravaganza at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., on Saturday, April 15, at 7pm, presented by Berkshires Jazz. The Rosenthal trio will explore jazz interpretations of George Gershwin compositions and conclude with an orchestral performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. (Sat, Apr 15)
DUO PLAYS PIAZZOLLA, BEETHOVEN, JOPLIN at SPENCERTOWN
Violinist Joana Genova and pianist Gili Melamed-Lev play works by Astor Piazzolla, Beethoven, Scott Joplin, Arvo Pärt, Amy Beach, and others at Spencertown Academy in Spencertown, N.Y., on Saturday, April 15, at 3pm. (Sat, Apr 15)
RORY BLOCK BRINGS BLUES to VALATIE, N.Y.
Rory Block, the Hudson Valley’s First Lady of the blues, performs at the Valatie Community Theatre in Valatie, N.Y., on Saturday, April 15, at 8pm. The seven-time Blues Music Award-winner taps deep into the Mississippi Delta country-blues tradition, and is a virtuoso guitarist, singer, and songwriter. (Sat, Apr 15)
RICK WAKEMAN BRINGS PROG-ROCK SOUNDS & STORIES to BEARSVILLE
Legendary prog-rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman brings his music and his stories to the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, N.Y., on Saturday, April 15, at 8pm. A former member of the Strawbs and Yes, Wakeman is probably best known for his solo projects including Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. (Sat, Apr 15)
SEXTET PERFORMS BRAHMS, PROKOFIEV, SHAW at TANGLEWOOD
A sextet of Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians will perform works by Brahms, Prokofiev, and Caroline Shaw’s Limestone & Felt, for viola and cello, at the Tanglewood Learning Institute in Lenox, Mass., on Sunday, April 16, at 3pm. Players include Sheila Fiekowsky and Lisa Kim on violins. (Sun, Apr 16)
BERKSHIRE OPERA BRINGS FRENCH SOUNDS to GREAT BARRINGTON
Berkshire Opera Festival presents its spring concert, To Paris with Love: Opera in the City of Light, at St. James Place in Great Barrington, Mass., on Sunday, April 16, at 2pm. The ensemble features soprano Amanda Batista, who makes her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in Aida later this month. (Sun, Apr 16)
MODIGLIANI QUARTET PLAYS BEETHOVEN at UNION COLLEGE
The Paris-based Modigliani Quartet will perform a 20th anniversary program featuring works by Beethoven, Smetana, and Schulhoff, at Memorial Chapel at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., on Sunday, April 16, at 3pm, presented by Capitol Region Classical. (Sun, Apr 16)
BROAD STREET PLAYERS BRING DEBUSSY, FAURÉ to KINDERHOOK
Works by Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, and Frank Bridge will be performed by Broad Street Chamber Players for the fiftieth performance of Concerts in the Village (CITV) at Van Buren Hall in Kinderhook, N.Y., on Sunday, April 16, at 3pm. (Sun, Apr 16)
DUO to PLAY SCHUBERT, BOULANGER, STRAUSS in SAUGERTIES
The Tong & Sheppard Duo, featuring violinist Jessica Tong and pianist Michael Sheppard, will perform duets by Schubert, Poulenc, Boulanger, and Strauss in a free concert at the Saugerties United Methodist Church in Saugerties, N.Y., on Sunday, April 16, at 3pm, presented by Saugerties Pro Musica. (Sun, Apr 16)
TELEGRAPH QUARTET BRINGS HAYDN, BEETHOVEN, FRANK to STAMFORD, N.Y.
The Telegraph Quartet performs works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Haydn, and Beethoven at First Presbyterian Church in Stamford, N.Y., on Sunday, April 16, at 3pm, presented by Friends of Music Stamford. (Sun, Apr 16)
MOUNTAIN GOATS BRING WHIMSICAL INDIE-FOLK to ALBANY
Indie-folk artists the Mountain Goats bring their rootsy, laid-back, serio-comic aesthetic and plainspoken harmonies to Upstate Concert Hall in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, April 18, at 8pm. (Tue, Apr 18)
LITTLE FEAT BRINGS CLASSIC AMERICANA to TROY
Little Feat, still featuring Bill Payne on keyboards and vocals and Fred Tackett on guitar, bring their funky blend of American roots-rock to Troy [N.Y.] Savings Bank Music Hall on Tuesday, April 18, at 7:30pm. (Tue, Apr 18)
RICHARD LLOYD BRINGS NEW YORK PUNK to EGREMONT BARN
The Richard Lloyd Group, led by the titular founding member of punk-rock legends Television, brings its New York City style of rock ‘n’ roll to the Egremont Barn in South Egremont, Mass., on Wednesday, April 19, at 7:30pm. (Wed, Apr 19)
JAZZ VIBES QUARTET PLAYS FREE CONCERT at HUDSON LIBRARY
The Michael Benedict Jazz Vibes Quartet entertains at Hudson Area Library in Hudson, N.Y., on Wednesday, April 19, at 6pm. The band will perform both straight-ahead and Latin-influenced jazz. (Wed, Apr 19)
Roll Call: Founding Members
Anne Fredericks
Anonymous (5)
Erik Bruun
Benno Friedman
Richard Koplin
Steve and Helice Picheny
Rhonda Rosenheck
Elisa Spungen and Rob Bildner/Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook