The Rogovoy Report: Berkshire & Hudson Valley Cultural Preview

Jan 18-25, 2024

Jan 16, 2024

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 …

Lizzie No (photo Cole Nielsen/courtesy artist)

LIZZIE NO BRINGS INDIE FOLK-PROTEST to MASS MoCA

Lizzie No brings her singular fusion of Americana, indie-rock, and folk-protest to Club B10 at MASS MoCA in North Adams on Saturday, January 20, at 8pm. The concert will celebrate the release of No’s new, genre-defying album, Halfsies. Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Eliza Edens, a native of nearby Williamstown, Mass., will warm up the crowd for No. (Sat, Jan 20)

Conrad Tao (photo Brantley Gutierrez/courtesy Unison Media)

PIANIST CONRAD TAO PLAYS OLD and NEW WORKS at EMPAC

Trailblazing pianist and composer Conrad Tao combines repertoire from the Western canon as well as provocative contemporary works showcasing his sensitive artistry and performative dynamism in “Poetry & Fairy Tale,” a program featuring works by Johannes Brahms, Todd Moellenberg, David Fulmer, Rebecca Saunders, and Maurice Ravel, in EMPAC Concert Hall at RPI in Troy, N.Y., on Friday, January 19, at 8pm. (Fri, Jan 19)

Goldmund Quartet (photo Nikolaj Lund/courtesy CRC)

GOLDMUND QUARTET PLAYS SCHUMANN, WEBERN, BORODIN at UNION COLLEGE

Germany’s Goldmund Quartet performs works by Webern, Borodin, and Schumann in the Memorial Chapel at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., on Sunday, January 21, at 3pm, in a concert presented by Capital Region Classical. Listeners might recognize the source material for “And This is My Beloved” and “Baubles, Bangles, and Beads” from the Broadway musical Kismet in Borodin’s D-major Quartet. (Sun, Jan 21)

Mark Morris Dance Group (courtesy The Egg)

MARK MORRIS DANCE BRINGS NEW WORKS to THE EGG

Mark Morris Dance Group will perform a program of new works and Morris classics, including Excursions,Candleflowerdance, A Wooden Tree, and Water, performed to both live and pre-recorded music, at the Egg in Albany, N.Y., on Thursday, January 25, at 7:30pm. The Morris company was founded in New York City in 1980. (Thu, Jan 25)

Also of note:

Comedian Ilana Glazer brings laughs to UPAC in Kingston, N.Y.. on Thursday, January 18, at 8pm. (Thu, Jan 18, 8pm)

The Black Legacy Project’s touring band will perform at the Stationery Factory in Dalton, Mass., on Saturday, January 20, at 7:30pm. (Sat, Jan 20, 7:30pm)

Bob Logan and Julian Müller will perform works for piano and cello by Haydn, Bartok, Schumann, Beethoven, and Paradis at Spencertown [N.Y.] Academy, on Sunday, January 21, at 3pm. (Sun, Jan 21, 3pm)

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