CIAO! concert benefits ROPE

The ROPE (Rites of Passage and Empowerment) program is an initiative of the Women of Color Giving Circle, based in Pittsfield, MA.  Since 2010, ROPE has supported more than 200 girls of color from Berkshire County in pursuing their educational goals, personal development, global citizenship, and civic responsibility. The founder, Shirley Edgerton, recognized the need for adolescent girls of color to develop their voices and inner selves in a single-sex setting and desired to provide 8an opportunity for them to transition into womanhood in a nurturing and supportive environment and to interact with professional women of color in school and other settings in Berkshire County. 

CIAO! musicians are honored to perform in support of this important work in our community and are especially excited for the opportunity to collaborate with ROPE participants on an arrangement of "Stand Up," co-written by Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo and performed in the newly-released film, Harriet.

Free string quartet concert by Williams students

Free chamber music concert

Free chamber music by Williams students

Music by Bach, Wienawski, Brahms.

Program

Bach: Cello Suite No. 5

Wieniawski: Scherzo Tarantelle, for violin and piano

Brahms: Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 87

Performers

Rebecca Christainsen, viola

Christopher Chung, violin

Dalton Yu, piano

Messiah Sing-Along Sunday Nov 24 at 4:00 pm

Join vocal soloists Kerry Ryer-Parke, Emily Ham ('22), Kurt Pfrommer ('18) and Keith Kibler in the Christmas section and Hallelujah Chorus of Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, November 24 at 4 pm at St. John’s. 

Audience members are invited to sing the choruses – bring your vocal score (the church will have some on hand). 

If you’d like to come and just listen, that’s fine too! 

Jimmy Bergin will conduct an orchestra consisting of local professionals, Williams students, and CIAO! (Community Intergenerational Action Orchestra).  

Free will donations will be gratefully accepted to benefit Berkshire Food Project and the Friendship Center Food Pantry. 

A wonderful way to kick off the holiday season before the rush!

Folk-gospel-American concert Friday, Nov 2 at 8 pm

Piper Higgins (Williams '21) and Bill Reyburn perform gospel, Americana, folk music
Suggested donation $10
All donations benefit the Berkshire Immigrant Center

Free piano recital Monday, August 19th at noon

The 16th annual free Summer Noontime concert series concludes this Monday, August 19th, with a performance by pianist Mo Xu.  The program includes Beethoven: Sonata No. 6, Op. 10/2; Robert Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2; and the towering and monumental Sonata in B Minor of Franz Liszt.

New to our series, Mo Xu has performed at many prestigious venues, including Weill Recital Hall at the Carnegie Hall, Benzanson Recital Hall, Kemp Recital Hall, ISU Center for the Performing Arts and Sweeney Concert Hall. 

Mo received second prize at the American Protégé International Concerto Competition, second prize at the "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition and honorable mentions at the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition and the Paderewski International Piano Competition in Connecticut.

free violin and viola duo recital

The 16^th annual Summer Noontime concert series continues with a performance by violinist Emily Kalish and violist James Bergin.The program features music by Morley and Mozart, as well as new works written for the duo by Gary Philo and Amy Reich. 

Emily Kalish has performed annually on the St. John's Summer Noontime Concert Series since its inception in 2004. She is a member of the Binghamton Philharmonic and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. She produces chamber music concerts for and performs with the Dream Unfinished, an activist orchestra dedicated to engaging audiences with issues related to racial and social justice.

James Bergin is a member of the Berkshire Symphony, founder and conductor of the Community Intergenerational Action Orchestra (CIAO!) based in Williamstown, MA, a composer, and the executive director of the Boston Microtonal Society. He directs the music program at the Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter School (BART) in Adams and is a teaching artist with Eighteen Degrees/Kids 4 Harmony in North Adams. He co-directs the Williamstown Orchestra Workshop (WOW) with Emily Kalish