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It’s Tanglewood Season

Library Staff — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:18:15 +0000

It’s Tanglewood Season again! We have pulled many CDs from the library’s music collection that correspond to the summer concert schedule. They are located on the fireplace mantle near the computers in the Music Department. We kindly ask that you only check out five of these CDs at a time so that others can have a chance to listen as well. To view the complete concert schedule for Tanglewood this summer, click here and you will be redirected to the official website of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Season brochures are also available at the Library.

May 8th is VE Day

Amy — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:57:09 +0000

Soldiers of U.S. Army Europe’s 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will march through Moscow’s Red Square in Russia’s 65th Victory Day parade on May 9. The event marks the first time a serving, active-duty U.S. Army unit, carrying the American flag and representing the United States, will march in the parade. What does this have to do with music? It’s not that kind of parade. But it did remind me of the efforts of Serge Koussevitzky on behalf of our “Russian Ally” during World War II. When I first found this postcard in the Lenox Library’s Tanglewood Papers, I remember being struck by the reminder that we were not always Russia’s enemy.

Indigenous instruments on display at the Lenox Library

Amy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:12 +0000

On display…

Indigenous instruments from around the world (but mostly from Africa). These instruments were collected by Phyllis and Walter Loeb, who generously donated the instruments to the Lenox Library this fall. Mangbetu harps with carved heads, gourd rattles and sistrums, monkey drums and a thumb piano are included in this display. The creativity in making music out of found objects is inspiring.

The display is located on the second floor, just before the entry to the Dome Room.

Area Chorus Information

Amy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:34:54 +0000

It’s that time of year again…when our area choruses resume rehearsals after a summer hiatus. An excellent source of information on meeting times, concert repertoire, fees, etc. can be found at the Berkshire-Hudson Singing website:

http://bhsinging.info/index.html

“Berkshire-Hudson Singing serves Directors, Singers and Audiences with one central place to find out who is singing what, when, and where.” It lists eleven choruses in Berkshire County alone, plus choruses from the surrounding tri-state area, for the really intrepid. Proof that area music goes on after the Tanglewood season has ended!

Tanglewood Music for Season 2009

Michelle — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:04:38 +0000

Our music librarian and senior librarian assistant have been hard at work searching for sound recordings of the music that will be featured this summer at Tanglewood. Amy and JoAnn have pulled many CD’s that correspond to this Tanglewood Season. The Tanglewood CD’s are located on the fireplace mantle near the computers in the Music Department. They are neatly labeled with a green T (for Tanglewood) and the date of the Tanglewood concert that the CD was pulled for. To view the complete concert schedule for Tanglwood this summer click this link to be redirected to their official website.