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SUMMARY:Silkroad: Behind the Music (Virtual Artist Talk)
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\nFREE with registration \nRegistration confirmation will be emailed by Fairfield University. A streaming link will be emailed 24 hours prior to the event. If you register within 24 hours of the event\, the streaming link will be sent as soon as possible. Contact 203-254-4010 or quickboxoffice@fairfield.edu for assistance.  \n40-minute streaming talk and Q&A  \nJoin Silkroad artists Wu Man and Sandeep Das—virtuosic performers and composers for “American Railroad”—for a glimpse into the creative process behind this groundbreaking project. “American Railroad” presents a sonic tapestry of the past\, evoking the often-overlooked contributions of Indigenous and African Americans\, as well as Chinese\, Irish\, Japanese\, and other immigrant communities who laid the tracks that transformed a nation. This creative conversation will be moderated by composer and scholar\, Anthony Cheung.  \nWu Man and Sandeep Das will perform as part of Silkroad Ensemble’s “American Railroad” at the Mahaiwe on November 8 (tickets available).  \nPresented in partnership with Colonial Performing Arts Center\, Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts\, and First Works\, through the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). \nAbout Silkroad: A Grammy Award-winning musical ensemble\, Silkroad is a collective of artists representing dozens of nationalities\, traditions and ideas\, who use music and art to demonstrate how great beauty can emerge from great difference. The Ensemble strives to engage difference\, sparking radical collaboration and music with a purpose\, for a more hopeful and inclusive world.  \nAbout Wu Man: Wu Man belongs to a rare group of musicians who have redefined the role of their instruments\, in her case\, the pipa\, a pear-shaped\, four-stringed Chinese lute with a rich history spanning centuries. Not only is she recognized as the foremost pipa player in the United States\, but she is also celebrated as an accomplished composer\, educator\, and one of the most prominent instrumentalists of traditional Chinese music. She has premiered hundreds of new works for the pipa\, while spearheading multimedia projects to both preserve and create awareness of China’s ancient musical traditions. Her adventurous spirit and virtuosity have led to collaborations across artistic disciplines\, allowing her to reach wider audiences as she works to cross cultural and musical borders.  \nAbout Sandeep Das: A Guggenheim Fellow\, Sandeep Das is one of the leading Tabla virtuosos in the world today. Since his debut concert at the age of 17 with legendary Sitar player Ravi Shankar\, Das has built a prolific international reputation spanning over three decades. He has collaborated with top musicians\, ensembles\, and orchestras from all over the world\, and his original compositions have been performed in 50+ countries. Das is the founder of Harmony and Universality through Music (HUM)\, a nonprofit organization in India that has promoted global understanding through music performance and provided learning opportunities and scholarships for visually-impaired children with artistic potential since 2009.  His most recent project\, Transcending Borders One Note at a Time\, launched in 2020 to widespread international acclaim\, and seeks to harness the power of music to create positive social change.  \nAbout Anthony Cheung: (Associate Professor of Music\, Brown University): Composer and pianist Anthony Cheung writes music that explores the senses\, a wide palette of instrumental play and affect\, improvisational traditions\, reimagined musical artifacts\, and multiple layers of textual meaning. Described as “gritty\, inventive and wonderfully assured” (San Francisco Chronicle) and praised for its “instrumental sensuality” (Chicago Tribune)\, his music reveals an interest in the ambiguity of sound sources and constantly shifting transformations of tuning and timbre. His music and commissions have been performed at festivals around the world. He was a co-founder of the Talea Ensemble\, performing as a pianist and serving as artistic director. The recipient of a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship\, he has also received awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Charles Ives Fellowship and Scholarship) and ASCAP\, and first prize in the Sixth International Dutilleux Competition (2008)\, as well as a Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome (2012).  \nFunded in part by
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CATEGORIES:Lectures,Mahaiwe Presents,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Natalie Merchant with Erik Della Penna: Autumn Acoustic Tour
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \nSOLD OUT\nTo join the waitlist call or visit the Box Office\, 413-528-0100\, open Wednesday through Saturday\, from noon to 4pm.  \n$71 – $81\nMahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event \nPublic Sale:\nThursday\, June 26 at 10am online / noon through the Box Office \n$71 Reserved\n$81 Premium \nMembers receive $5 off each ticket \n$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100\, Wed – Sat\, 12-4pm)  \nOver her 40-year career Natalie Merchant has earned a reputation for being a songwriter and recording artist of rare quality\, a captivating stage performer\, and a skilled producer. She has also distinguished herself as a social justice and environmental activist through her work with a wide-variety of non-profit organizations\, and by creating documentary films and large-scale community arts projects.   \nNatalie began her musical career as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the pop music band 10\,000 Maniacs in 1981 and released two platinum and four gold records with the group. She left the band in 1993 and has subsequently released nine albums as a solo artist with combined sales of seven million copies.   \nIn 2007\, Merchant was appointed by Governor Elliot Spitzer to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts\, and in 2022 Senator Chuck Schumer appointed her to the board of trustees of The American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress. Merchant’s awards for artistic excellence and philanthropic work include: the ASCAP Champion Award\, The Library Lion Award from the New York Public Library\, and The John Lennon Real Love Award. In 2025 the National Head Start Association made Natalie their national artist-in-residence. 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/natalie-merchant-with-erik-della-penna-autumn-acoustic-tour-2/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
CATEGORIES:Mahaiwe Presents,Music
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SUMMARY:Natalie Merchant with Erik Della Penna: Autumn Acoustic Tour
DESCRIPTION:[/fusion_text]TICKETS \n  \nSOLD OUT\nTo join the waitlist call or visit the Box Office\, 413-528-0100\, open Wednesday through Saturday\, from noon to 4pm.  \n$71 – $81\nMahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event \n$71 Reserved\n$81 Premium \nMembers receive $5 off each ticket \n$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100\, Wed – Sat\, 12-4pm)  \nOver her 40-year career Natalie Merchant has earned a reputation for being a songwriter and recording artist of rare quality\, a captivating stage performer\, and a skilled producer. She has also distinguished herself as a social justice and environmental activist through her work with a wide-variety of non-profit organizations\, and by creating documentary films and large-scale community arts projects.   \nNatalie began her musical career as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the pop music band 10\,000 Maniacs in 1981 and released two platinum and four gold records with the group. She left the band in 1993 and has subsequently released nine albums as a solo artist with combined sales of seven million copies.   \nIn 2007\, Merchant was appointed by Governor Elliot Spitzer to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts\, and in 2022 Senator Chuck Schumer appointed her to the board of trustees of The American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress. Merchant's awards for artistic excellence and philanthropic work include: the ASCAP Champion Award\, The Library Lion Award from the New York Public Library\, and The John Lennon Real Love Award. In 2025 the National Head Start Association made Natalie their national artist-in-residence.  \n\n[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
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SUMMARY:Close Encounters With Music: “The Golem” - A Vision in Sound and Cinema with the Avalon String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n  \n$35 Balcony / $60 Orchestra\nMahaiwe Member Discount Event\n \nMahaiwe Member Sale: \nFriday\, September 5 at noon  \nPublic Sale: \nWednesday\, September 10 at noon \nMahaiwe Members receive $5 off each ticket \nMonsters and magic spells! A masterwork of German expressionist cinema meets a live\, klezmer-infused score in a vibrant feast for the eyes and ears. Paul Wegener’s pioneering 1920 silent horror film Der Golem was so popular on release that it sold out movie houses in both Germany and America for months\, inspired Golem-themed operettas\, and became a critical influence on the 1931 film Frankenstein. Drawn from a medieval Jewish legend\, Der Golem tells the tale of the Jews of 16th-century Prague\, who create a giant figure out of clay to protect themselves—only to see it turn on them with violence. To heighten the atmosphere\, Israeli-born composer Betty Olivero weaves together traditional Yiddish folk tunes and Jewish liturgical music into a haunting score for clarinet and strings. Colorful\, ominous\, and electrifying\, the experience of hearing live musicians accompany the action on the big screen promises to be unforgettable.  \nThe Avalon String Quartet: Blaise Magnière\, violin; Marie Wang\, violin; Anthony Devroye\, viola; Cheng-Hou Lee\, cello\nSaerom Kim\, clarinet; Jonathan Yates\, conductor  \nThe Avalon String Quartet “—an ensemble that invites you—ears\, mind\, and spirit—into its music.” — Chicago Tribune  \n 
URL:https://mahaiwe.org/event/close-encounters-with-music-the-golem-a-vision-in-sound-and-cinema-with-the-avalon-string-quartet/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230
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