Berkshire Chapter AGO Event Year 2022 -2023

Dalcroze workshop for choir and organists – Thomas Parente
Saturday, November 5th, 2022 at 2 pm
The Common Room at Zion 
74 First Street, Pittsfield, MA

Dalcroze Eurhythmics is a complete education involving movement, solfege and piano improvisation. It is particularly exciting and enriching because it both promotes and allows the vital creative aspects of music making to be physically explored, honed and internalized while enhancing the rigor of the musicianship training you and your students will need to become complete musicians.

You will be awakened to the realization that you can hear with greater depth and clarity. Participation in Dalcroze eurhythmics helps you to see your way to a greater understanding of the multiple manners in which music connects to the body.

This class will involve movement so wear clothes conducive to getting up and going!

 
General Membership Meeting 
January: Location, date and time TBA
 

Saturday, February 11, 2023, 2pm

THE ORGAN MASTERS-I:
RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE
plays the historic Johnson Organ

GEORGE STAUFFER, PhD
provides commentary on Bach’s Music, Life, & Times

Co-sponsored by the Berkshires Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

The UU Meeting House
1089 Main Street | Housatonic, MA

Tickets on sale January 3, 2023 | Berkshire Bach Member discounts apply

https://berkshirebach.org 

Audience comments about Renee Louprette and George Stauffer last season

"I thoroughly enjoyed the Renée Louprette organ concert and was thrilled to be able
to meet and chat with the artist and the scholar, Mr. Stauffer, afterwards. This was
my introduction to the BBS, and I will become a member and attend as many concerts
as I can.” —New Audience Member

 
Tim Pyper in Recital: Music of Bach and Howells 
Tim Pyper is Lecturer in Music & College Organist at Williams College and serves as Director of Music at Church of the Holy Apostles in New York City. 
Saturday, March 4th, 2023  3 pm
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
67 East Street, Pittsfield, MA
 
 
Pedals, Pipes and Pizza 
May 6th 10:30 am - Noon      
South Congregational Church
110 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 

The Berkshire Chapter hosts their annual Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza event which introduces the organ to beginning piano students ages 8-14.  The event allows students to have an initial encounter with a pipe organ.  Demonstrations are provided and all participants get an opportunity to sit at the console and make music. A visit to the pipe chamber is also included. Join us for this fun time!
 

Annual Meeting
June: Location, Date and time TBA