Promoting classical music in the Pioneer Valley
The Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra
“Good News About Classical Music” is a weekly email delivered to you every Friday morning. It features upcoming classical music events, along with profiles of area figures in the classical music world and interesting facts and links.
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Classical Music Events
in the Pioneer Valley
Saturday, June 73:00 p.m. Voice Recital. Students of Lois Sayers Smith. Free. Amherst Woman’s Club, 35 Triangle Street, Amherst. https://www.amherstwomansclub.org/event-6209972
4:00 p.m. Illumine Vocal Arts Ensemble. “The World Too Beautiful.” Grace Episcopal Church, 14 Boltwood Avenue, Amherst. https://illuminechoir.org/
Sunday, June 82:30 p.m. Juno in June. Music of Bach, Mozart, Haydn. $20/25. Marlboro Music Center, Potash Hill, Marlboro, VT. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bmcvt
4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong with music by Herbert Howells Mendelssohn and others. Noah Horn, conductor; Dick Damon, organ. Grace Episcopal Church, 14 Boltwood Avenue, Amherst. https://www.gracechurchamherst.org/calendar/2025-06-08/
Thursday, June 127:00 p.m. In Stile Moderno. Love Songs from 17th Century Italy. $20/25. Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bmcvt
Friday, June 136:30 p.m. Music in the Vineyard. Free, donations accepted. Black Birch Vineyard, 108 Straits Road, North Hatfield. http://pvsoc.org/tickets
7:00 p.m. Espressivo! $30. Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bmcvt
Saturday, June 142:00 p.m. Maestro Melodies. Faculty recognition concert. Ann Werry, Evelyn Harris. Northampton Community Music Center, 139 South Street, Northampton. https://ncmc.net/so/22PNyULY6?languageTag=en&cid=911a59ae-d5c0-4628-98b4-6116400418c1
5:00 p.m. Mohawk Trail: Amy Burton, soprano; John Musto, piano. Suggested $25. Charlemont Federated Church, 175 Main Street, Charlemont. https://www.mohawktrailconcerts.org/2024-season
Thank you to all in the full house who joined us at the Florence Community Center for Kara and Clifton J. Noble’s wonderful presentation on the music of Thomas “Fats” Waller.
We hope to see you again at this season’s Musical Potpourri in October!
This year’s Potpourri will be held at the Northampton Senior Center on Conz Street in Northampton, Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., October 2 through October 30. The presenters will be:
OCTOBER 2: Two Sides of the Trombone with Ben Smar
OCTOBER 9: Stories from a Collaborative Pianist with Scott Bailey
OCTOBER 16: Schubert’s Song Without Words with Ron Gorivic
OCTOBER 23: “This is supposed to be fun, right?” with Marc Winer
OCTOBER 30: The Greatest 8 Minutes of Classical Music
with E. Lary Grossman
Each presentation is $15, or you can subscribe to the entire series for just $60. Refreshments will be served. See you there!
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