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Franklin County Community Chorus Spring 2024 Concert
21 Barr Ave. Greenfield MA 01301 21 BARR AVENUE, Greenfield, MA, United StatesThe 10th Anniversary Spring concert of the Franklin County Community Chorus, taking place at 3:00 PM on May 5th at Greenfield High School, will showcase the talents of a very special guest — 1995 GHS graduate and Broadway-show veteran Kevin Duda. Paul Calcari, who founded and directs the FCCC after teaching music at GHS for 27 years, is thrilled to welcome his talented former student back to Greenfield. An original Broadway cast member of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and The Book of Mormon, Duda has gone on to form a production company, has served as Executive & Creative Producer for the Hallmark Channel and has developed fresh and forward-thinking entertainment for Regent and Norwegian Cruise Lines. Duda will perform a set of solo selections in the concert, and will join the FCCC on Billy Joel’s The Longest Time and You Will Be Found from the Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen. The 60-member Franklin County Community Chorus has been a mainstay of the local choral scene since 2013. In addition to the pieces featuring Duda, the May 5th concert spans a wide variety of musical delights from the Broadway, pop/rock, folk, and classical genres, including the rousing spiritual “Ride the Chariot,”…
Book to Movie Club: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
21 Barr Ave. Greenfield MA 01301 21 BARR AVENUE, Greenfield, MA, United StatesJoin the Greenfield Public Library, in collaboration with Greenfield High School, for the “Book to Movie Club” on Friday, March 1, at 5:30 pm. We will be showing the movie “Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret”, based on the novel by Judy Blume at the Greenfield High School Cafeteria and Auditorium (go in through the rear entrance, the same as you would for voting). Which is better, the book or the movie? You be the judge. Our current read is Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” by Judy Blume. Check out the book at Greenfield Public Library and then join us to watch the movie at the high school with student members of Library Club, high school librarian Jessica Pollock and Greenfield Public Library Teen Librarian Francesca Passiglia. This program begins at 5:30 with pizza and a meet and greet. The movie will begin promptly at 6 pm followed by a brief discussion. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. Fr more information, contact Teen Librarian Francesca francesca.passiglia@greenfield-ma.gov
Home for the Holidays: Holiday Pops for the Whole Family
21 Barr Ave. Greenfield MA 01301 21 BARR AVENUE, Greenfield, MA, United StatesThis delightful, kid-friendly annual tradition unites the 150+ musicians of the PVS Orchestra, Chorus, and Youth Orchestra on stage for a big holiday sound and big holiday fun! This year we feature many of our seasonal favorites such as Sleigh Ride and Jingle Bells, and new delights like the music of Polar Express and Home Alone. Plus, the premiere of a new commissioned work from local composer, pianist, and writer Clifton "Jerry" Noble which plays on the humorous Hanukkah in Santa Monica by Tom Lehrer. Come early from 12-4PM to pick up all your holiday gifts from talented local artists and makers at our first Artisan Holiday Fair! FREE and open to the public. Sponsored by Greenfield/Northampton Cooperative Bank
Pioneer Valley Symphony Holiday Artisan Market
21 Barr Ave. Greenfield MA 01301 21 BARR AVENUE, Greenfield, MA, United StatesGet your holiday gift shopping done and celebrate the spirit of the season with talented local artists and makers at our inaugural Artisan Market. Music, tasty treats, activities for kids, and high-quality locally handmade crafts, including jewelry, pottery, soaps, paintings, and much more! Entry is FREE, and all are warmly welcomed. Bring your appetite! Treats from Stone Soup Cafe will be sold to support their amazing work providing food and mutual aid to the greater Greenfield area. At 4pm, attend the PVS’ annual singalong Holiday Pops concert, just steps away in the GHS auditorium. Concert tickets are sliding scale $15-35, $5 for youth and college & trade school students. Learn more and RSVP at https://www.pvsoc.org/event-details/home-for-the-holidays-holiday-pops-for-the-whole-family Enter GHS through the AUDITORIUM entrance on the side of the building facing Federal Street. FREE PARKING is available in all of the lots attached to the school, on Cleveland Street to the South, and on Summer and Harrison Streets to the North (across Silver Street).
Pioneer Valley Symphony Youth Concert
21 Barr Ave. Greenfield MA 01301 21 BARR AVENUE, Greenfield, MA, United StatesThe Youth Ensembles of the PVS present a FREE concert in Greenfield. All are welcome! Youth Orchestra, Chamber Ensemble, and Strings for Kids will perform popular classical pieces, a pasodoble, folk medleys, and more. Tickets not required. Nell Wiener, Youth Orchestra Director; Julie Carew, Strings for Kids Director; Rafe Wolman, Strings for Kids Faculty; Hannah Smeltz, Chamber Ensemble Coach.
MOZART’S MASS IN C MINOR
21 Barr Ave. Greenfield MA 01301 21 BARR AVENUE, Greenfield, MA, United StatesClosing the Pioneer Valley Symphony’s 84th season, “For the Love of Music,” the PVS presents the overture to Coleridge-Taylor’s Song of Hiawatha, a work that was immensely popular at the turn of the 20th century yet unjustly has been rarely performed for nearly 100 years, and Mozart’s Great Mass, in the 240th anniversary year of its premiere, featuring complex harmonies sung by the PVS Chorus and a quartet of world-class vocal soloists. Pre-concert talk at 6PM with resident musicologist David Schneider. Face masks are required in the auditorium.
Pioneer Valley Symphony Spring Choral Festival
21 Barr Ave. Greenfield MA 01301 21 BARR AVENUE, Greenfield, MA, United StatesSPRING CHORAL FESTIVAL Saturday, April 1 at 4PM Greenfield High School Auditorium 21 Barr Avenue Greenfield, MA A gathering of regional choirs, celebrating choral music through a shared performance. 150 singers from across the Valley gather to celebrate the joy of community singing. This concert features the Brattleboro Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Jonathan Harvey; the Mount Holyoke Glee Club, directed by Rachel Feldman; and the Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus and Chamber Chorus, directed by Dr. Allegra Martin. Proceeds will benefit the Stone Soup Café. Face masks are required in the auditorium. Price $5.00 to $25.00 Visit Event Website Event Contact admin@pvso.org (413) 773-3664