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. The long-time editor of Good News, Peter Jones, has retired. The HMC is currently searching for his replacement. If you’re interested, contact:
classical.music.evangelist@gmail.com
Classical Music Events
in the Pioneer Valley
Friday, July 247:30 p.m. Yellow Barn Festival Concert 2. $40 or pay what you can. Various artists. The Big Barn, Putney, VT. https://www.yellowbarn.org/events/2026-summer-festival-concerts SOLD OUT
Saturday, July 2510:30 a.m. Yellow Barn masterclass: Lawrence Lesser, cello. $10 or pay what you can. The Big Barn, Putney, VT. https://www.yellowbarn.org/events/2026-summer-festival-concerts
7:30 p.m. Yellow Barn Festival Concert. $40 or pay what you can. The Big Barn, Putney, Vt. https://www.yellowbarn.org/events/2026-summer-festival-concerts
8:00 p.m. Marlboro Music. Concert 2. $20 - 40. Persons Auditorium, 2582 South Road, Marlboro, VT. https://www.marlboromusic.org/concerts/
Sunday, July 2611:00 a.m. Bus trip to Tanglewood. Westfield Athenaeum, 6 Elm Street, Westfield. https://ticketstripe.com/Tanglewood2026
2:30 p.m. Marlboro Music Concert 4. Persons Auditorium, 2582 South Road, Marlboro, VT. SOLD OUT! https://www.marlboromusic.org/concerts/ SOLD OUT
3:00 p.m. La Mimosa Collective. House concert. $25 general/$15 student/low income. 16 Grinnell Street, Greenfield. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lamimosacollective/2288302
3:00 p.m. Old Deerfield Sunday Afternoon: Bella Voce. $15/8. Memorial Hall, 8 Memorial Street, Deerfield. https://deerfield-ma.org/happenings/events-calendar/
4:00 p.m. Sevenars: The Champlain Trio. Suggested $20. Program. Academy building, 15 Ireland Street, Worthington. https://www.sevenars.org/concerts
Tuesday, July 287:00 p.m. Pioneer Valley Symphony Summer Sing. $20. Rachmaninoff Vespers with Jonathan Harvey. First Congregational Church, 165 Main Street, Amherst. https://www.pvsoc.org/tickets
7:30 p.m. Apple Hill: Quartet Novalis. (Preconcert talk 6:45 p.m.) $35. Louise Shonk Kelley Concert Barn, 410 Apple Hill Road, Nelson, NH. https://applehill.org/concerts/buy-tickets/
Sunday, August 23:00 p.m. Old Deerfield: Ken Forfia and Amy Gates, piano. . $15/8. Memorial Hall, 8 Memorial Street, Deerfield. https://deerfield-ma.org/happenings/events-calendar/
4:00 p.m. Sevenars: Paul-André Bempéchat, piano. Suggested $20. Program. Academy building, 15 Ireland Street, Worthington. https://www.sevenars.org/concerts
This year's annual Summer Serenade will take place Wednesday, August 12, 1:00 pm at the Northampton Senior Center. Our featured performer will be pianist extraordinaire Dick Moulding who will entertain you with an afternoon of ragtime. This event is free and open to the public.
Musical Potpourri takes place on Wednesdays in October at the Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz Street in Northampton starting at 1:00 pm. The sessions combine discussions about different classical music topics with performances and recordings. Each session is $20 or you can subscribe to the whole series for just $60.
OCTOBER 7: Lawrence Newland on the art of conducting
OCTOBER 14: Edward Orgill on the saxophone in classical music
OCTOBER 21: Bella Voce (Teri Lafleur and Lisa Woods) with
Opera — Behind the Scenes
OCTOBER 28: Jay Ducharme on comedy in classical music
You can register in advance by mailing a check (payable to the Hampshire Music Club) to Musical Potpourri, c/o Pat Kapitzky, 59 Pioneer Knolls, Florence MA 01062. Please indicate which session(s) you’ll be attending.
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