Promoting classical music in the Pioneer Valley
The Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra
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Classical Music Events
in the Pioneer Valley
Friday, May 37:00 p.m. Deerfield Academy Women in Music Concert. Free. Hess Center Concert Hall, 7 Boyden Lane, Deerfield. https://deerfield.edu/students/music-department-calendar
7:30 p.m. UMass Student Recital. Simon Hwang - Carlos, piano. Free. Bezanson Recital Hall, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. https://www.umass.edu/music-dance/student-recitals-performances
7:30 p.m. Pioneer Valley Cappella. Niccolò Jommelli Requiem. Free will donation. Edwards Church, 297 Elm Street, Northampton. https://pioneervalleycappella.net/
Saturday, May 44:00 p.m. UMass Choirs and Orchestra. Mozart’s Requiem. $15/5/UMass students free. Tillis Performance Hall, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. Tickets online at FAC Box Office. https://fac.umass.edu/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=MusicAndDanceDepartment&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=&menu_id=D3A0B978-0A21-4D61-ACB1-05DFFCC83A71
7:00 p.m. Amherst Symphony Orchestra. Mahler Symphony No. 3. Free. Buckley Recital Hall, 53 College Street, Amherst. https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/music/events/node/894960
7:30 p.m. Pioneer Valley Cappella. Niccolò Jommelli Requiem. Free will donation. All Saints Episcopal Church, 7 Woodbridge Street, South Hadley. https://pioneervalleycappella.net/
Sunday, May 53:00 p.m. Holyoke Civic Symphony. “Bone Appetit.” Annual Benefit Concert. General $10, Children under 12 $5. Leslie Phillips Auditorium, Forum Building, Holyoke Community College, 303 Homestead Avenue. Holyoke. https://holyokecivicsymphony.org/
3:00 p.m. Frederick Historical Concert. Ivan Gusev, Bösendorfer ca. 1830 piano. $15. New Dawn Arts Center, 84 Main Street, Ashburnham. https://frederickcollection.org/events.html
4:00 p.m. Pioneer Valley Symphony Youth Ensembles Spring Concert. Free. Turners Falls High School, 222 Turnpike Road, Montague. https://www.pvsoc.org/
Monday, May 64:00 p.m. Amherst College Performance Workshop Recital. Music of Poulenc, Schumann, Beethoven, & Kodály. Free, Buckley Recital Hall, 53 College Street, Amherst.
8:00 p.m. Studio Recital. Voice students of Junko Watanabe. Free. Arms Music Room 3, 53 College Street, Amherst.
Tuesday, May 710:30 a.m. TMMC Opera and Broadway Concert and Annual Meeting. $10. Asbury Hall, Trinity United Methodist Church, 361 Sumner Avenue, Springfield.
Wednesday, May 87:00 p.m. Studio Recital. Voice students of Tom Oesterling. Arms Music Room 3, 53 College Street, Amherst.
7:30 p.m. UMass Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band. Matthew Westgate & Lindsay Bronnenkant, conductors Featuring Husa's Music for Prague 1968. $15/$5/UMass students free. Tillis Performance Hall, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. Call 413-545-2511 or https://fac.umass.edu/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=MusicAndDanceDepartment&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=&menu_id=D3A0B978-0A21-4D61-ACB1-05DFFCC83A71
Thursday, May 93:30 p.m. Studio Recital. Piano student of Chonghyo Shin. Free. Arms Music Room 3, 53 College Street, Amherst.
5:00 p.m. Studio Recital. Flute students of Jacqueline DeVoe. Free. Arms Music Room 3, 53 College Street, Amherst.
Friday, May 102:00-4:00 p.m., Mus 372 Composition Seminar Concert. New works by students. Free. Buckley Recital Hall, 53 College Street, Amherst.
4:30 p.m. Studio Recital. Horn students of Jean Jeffries. Free. Arms Music Room 3, 53 College Street, Amherst.
7:00 p.m. Illumine. “Ein deutsches Requiem (London version). Buckley Recital Hall, College Street, Amherst. https://illuminechoir.org/
Saturday, May 111:00 p.m. Hampshire Young People’s Chorus. 25th Anniversary Concert. Wesley United Methodist Church, 98 North Maple Street, Hadley. https://www.hampshireypc.org/calendar
7:00 p.m. Pioneer Valley Symphony and Chorus. “Visions of Hope.” Brianna J. Robinson, soprano; Nicholas Lagesse, baritone. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield. https://www.pvsoc.org/tickets
7:30 p.m. Da Camera Singers. “For the Love of Singing.” First Congregational Church of Amherst.165 Main Street, Amherst. https://dacamerasingers.org/
Sunday, May 123:00 p.m. Da Camera Singers. “For the Love of Singing.” Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew, 8 Church Street, Greenfield. https://dacamerasingers.org/
3:00 p.m. Frederick Historical Concert. Jessica Gould, soprano; Gail Olszewski, Streicher 1896 piano. $15. New Dawn Art Center, 84 Main Street, Ashburton. https://frederickcollection.org/concerts/spring2024/FredColl%20240512%20Gould-Olszewski%20progr%20V2.docx/FredColl240512GouldOlszewskiprogrV2.docx.html
3:00 p.m. Springfield Chamber Players, First Church Children’s Choir. “Johnny Appleseed.” General $25, Students $5. First Church of Christ, 763 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/johnny-appleseed-tickets-784786837557?aff=oddtdtcreator
Thank you to all who came out for the 2023 edition of Summer Serenade! Michael Nix and his fleet of banjoes (and of course his Banjar) were warmly received.
Our 2024 installment will feature Jerry and Kara Noble presenting music of the great Fats Waller. Watch this space for more information!
Thanks to all of you who attended the 2023 installment of Musical Potpourri, our series of lectures and performances on a variety of musical topics. Watch this space for updates on the lineup for our 2024 series.
In the meantime if you missed our series this year, here is Jay Ducharme with his presentation on the Craft of Composing. It will give you an idea of what Musical Potpourri is all about.
The Hampshire Music Club was launched in 2012 by a local group of classical music lovers. It’s an educational organization whose mission is to sponsor music appreciation classes for adults and promote music appreciation (particularly classical music) in the Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden counties of Massachusetts. The organization is run by a volunteer Board of Directors.
Membership is open to anyone. Dues are $15 each calendar year, payable to the Hampshire Music Club, c/o 59 Pioneer Knolls, Florence MA 01062. The membership form can be printed from the link below. Your support is greatly appreciated and helps to spread the word about classical music events. If you’re interested in joining the Board, you can write to the above address. If you have any questions, feel free to email the Classical Music Evangelist:
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION