Berkshire Bach Society         Berkshires, Massachusetts

Concert Schedules from Previous Years
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2002-2003 1997-1998
2001-2002 1996-1997









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2006/2007 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Sunday
October 8, 2006
6 pm
G. F. Handel:
Water Musick Compleat
BBS Instrumental Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Saturday
November 18, 2006
8 pm
The Roots of Bach and Beyond:
Choral Music of the German Renaissance & Baroque
Berkshire Bach Soloists James Bagwell St. James Church
Great Barrington, MA
Tickets are available at the door; tickets go on sale at 7 pm
Saturday
November 25, 2006
7:30 pm
Messiah Sing-In Open to all;
BBS Instrumental Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper St. James Church
Great Barrington, MA
FREE
Sunday
December 31, 2006
6 pm
BACH at New Year's
Six Brandenburg Concerti
Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Monday
January 1, 2007
3 pm
BACH at New Year's
Six Brandenburg Concerti
Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, MA
Saturday
May 12, 2007
8 pm
G. F. Handel: Israel in Egypt
read the Press Release
Berkshire Bach Singers
and Orchestra
James Bagwell Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
2006/2007 Season Concert Schedule


2005/2006 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Sunday
October 9, 2005
6 pm
VIVALDI Concertifest II:
The Four Seasons
+ more concerti
BBS Instrumental Ensemble
w/Ani Kavafian, violin
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Tickets on sale 10 to 6
Saturday
November 19, 2005
8 pm
HANDEL: Coronation Anthems
BACH: Concerto for Oboe & Violin
Press Release
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Alexandra Knoll (oboe)
Nina Crothers (violin)
Instrumental Ensemble
James Bagwell St. Peter's Church
Great Barrington, MA
Friday
November 25, 2005
7:30 pm
Open Messiah Sing Open to all;
BBS Instrumental Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper St. James Church
Great Barrington, MA
Saturday
December 31, 2005
6 pm
NB: NO CONCERT ON Jan 1 THIS YEAR!!
BACH ConcertoFest:
Violin Concerto in E
Harpsichord Concerto in F minor
Brandenburg Concerto #2
Three Sinfonias for Winds
Double Concerto in D minor
Brandenburg Cto #3
Press Release
Berkshire Bach Ensemble with
Eugene Drucker, Grigory Kalinovsky (violins)
Kenneth Cooper (harpsichord)
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Sunday
February 19, 2006
3 pm
BACH: Works for Organ & Trumpet(Press Release) Allan Dean trumpet
Walter Hilse organ
  First Congregational Church
Great Barrington, MA
Friday
March 24, 2006
BBS Annual Bach's Birthday Bash TBA   TBA; members & guests only
Saturday
May 13, 2006
8 pm
Spring Choral Concert
Bach, Pergolesi
(Press Release)
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble,
Soloists
James Bagwell Stockbridge Congregational Church
Stockbridge, MA
2005/2006 Season Concert Schedule


2004/2005 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Saturday
October 10, 2004
6 pm
VIVALDI Concertifest:
7 Concerti w/Virtuoso soloists
BBS Instrumental Ensemble Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Saturday
November 20, 2004
8 pm
Choral Concert
Tribute to Simon Wainrib
Handel, Carissimi
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble,
Soloists (& program)
James Bagwell St. James Church
Great Barrington, MA
Friday
December 31, 2004
6 pm
BACH:
4 Orchestral Suites
Program
Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Saturday
January 1, 2005
3 pm
BACH:
4 Orchestral Suites
Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Friday
March 25, 2005
6 pm
BBS Annual Bach's Birthday Bash:
Bach Partitas
Richard Stone
lute
  TBA; members & guests only
Sunday
May 8, 2005
3:30 pm
BBS Fundraiser Special Afternoon:
Bach, Mozart, Schubert
Ani Kavafian
violin
Kenneth Cooper
harpsichord
  TBA
Saturday
May 14, 2005
8 pm
BACH +: Choral Concert
Magnificat
Cantata #82
Buxtehude "Der Herr ist mit mir"
Press Release
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble,
Soloists
James Bagwell 1st Congregational Church
Great Barrington, MA
Wednesday
June 1, 2005
7 pm
BBS Outreach Concert Taconic & Pittsfield High Schools   First Methodist Church
Pittsfield, MA
2004/2005 Season Concert Schedule

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2003/2004 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Saturday
October 11, 2003
8 pm
INDOOR & OUTDOOR: Harpsichord Recital Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord   Congregational Church
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
November 22, 2003
8 pm
BACH: Cantata #
HANDEL: Chandos Anthems

Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
James Bagwell St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Wednesday
December 31, 2003
6 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Thursday
January 1, 2004
3 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Sunday
February 15, 2003
3 pm
Organ Concert
Program
Peter Sykes , organ   St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Friday
March 19, 2004
8 pm
BACH: Birthday Bash
Members Only
TBA   TBA
Saturday
June 12, 2004
8 pm
BACH: Choral Concert
Program
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
Bradley Wells St. James Church
Great Barrington, MA
Sunday
June 13, 2004
3 pm
BACH: Choral Concert
Program
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
Bradley Wells First Congregational Church
Williamstown, MA
2003/2004 Season Concert Schedule

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2002/2003 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Saturday
October 12, 2002
8 pm
BACH: Violin & Keyboard Sonatas Ani Kavafian, violin
Kenneth Cooper, fortepiano
  Congregational Church
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
November 16, 2002
8 pm
BACH: Cantata #150
HANDEL: Chandos Anthems

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Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
James Bagwell St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Tuesday
December 31, 2002
6 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Wednesday
January 1, 2003
3 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Sunday
February 16, 2003
3 pm
Organ Concert:
BUXTEHUDE, BACH, HILSE
Walter Hilse, organ   St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Friday
March 21, 2003
8 pm
BACH: Birthday Bash
Members Only
TBA   TBA
Wednesday
June 4, 2003
7 pm
BBS Outreach Program Concert: FREE Pittsfield and Taconic High Schools orchestra and chorus Paula Nuss &
Alla Zernitskaya
Seiji Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
Saturday
June 7, 2003
8 pm
BACH: B Minor Mass Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
Penna Rose Seiji Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
2002/2003 Season Concert Schedule

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2001-2002 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Saturday
October 6, 2001
8 pm
BACH'S Excellent Mediterranean Adventure
Baroque Music & Dance
Thomas Baird & Paige Whitley-Baugess
BBS Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Saturday
November 17, 2001
8 pm
BACH: Cantatas of Solace & Consolation Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Scott Metcalfe St. James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Monday
December 31, 2001
6 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Tuesday
January 1, 2002
3 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Sunday
February 17, 2002
3 pm
Organ Concert:
BUXTEHUDE and BACH
Walter Hilse, Organ   St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Saturday
March 23, 2002
8 pm
BACH: Birthday Bash
Members Only
TBA   TBA
Saturday
June 8, 2002
8 pm
BACH: Cantatas Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Bradley Wells Seiji Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
2001-2002 Season Concert Schedule

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2000-2001 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Friday
October 6, 2000
8 pm
BACH at Zimmerman
Baroque Music & Dance
BBS Ensemble Kenneth Cooper DeSisto School
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
October 7, 2000
8 pm
BACH at Zimmerman
Baroque Music & Dance
BBS Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Congregational Church
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
November 11, 2000
8 pm
BACH: PASTORAL BACH Cantatas Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper
Andrea Goodman, Choral Director
Congregational Church
Salisbury, CT
Sunday
November 12, 2000
3 pm
BACH: PASTORAL BACH Cantatas Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper
Andrea Goodman, Choral Director
St. James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Sunday
December 31, 2000
6 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Congregational Church
Salisbury, CT
Monday
January 1, 2001
3 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Sunday
February 18, 2001
3 pm
Organ Concert:
Bach Organ Mass
Peter Sykes, Organ
BBS Singers
  St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Saturday
March 24, 2001
7 pm
BACH: Birthday Bash
Members Only
TBA   De Sisto School
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
June 9, 2001
8 pm
BACH: ASCENSION ORATORIO Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Penna Rose Seiji Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
2000-2001 Season Concert Schedule

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1999-2000 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Saturday
October 9, 1999
7:30 pm
BACH: Well-tempered Clavier (Bk 1) Kenneth Cooper, Larry Wallach, & Friends Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Saturday
November 27, 1999
8 pm
The Sun-King Dances Baroque Dancers Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Friday
December 31, 1999
6 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Saturday
January 1, 2000
3 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Sunday
February 20, 2000
3 pm
Organ Concert:
In Peace and Joy
Cambridge Bach Ensemble
Peter Sykes, organ
Scott Metcalfe St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Saturday
March 25, 2000
7 pm
BACH: Birthday Bash
Members Only
TBA   TBA
Saturday
June 11, 2000
8 pm
BACH: Easter Oratorio
BWV 249
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
Penna Rose Seiji Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
1999-2000 Season Concert Schedule

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1998-1999 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Saturday
October 9, 1998
7 pm
Bach at Zimmermann Berkshire bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper DeSisto School
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
October 10, 1998
8 pm
Bach at Zimmermann Berkshire bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper 1st Congregational Church
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
November 28, 1998
8 pm
BACH: Cambridge Bach Ensemble Scott Metcalfe St. James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Thursday
December 31, 1998
6 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Friday
January 1, 1999
3 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Sunday
February 14, 1999
3 pm
Organ Concert:
All BACH
Peter Sykes, Organ   St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Saturday
March 20, 1999
7 pm
BACH: Birthday Bash
Members Only
    TBA
Saturday
June 12, 1999
8 pm
BACH: 3 Cantatas
BWV #8, 49, 111
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
Penna Rose Seiji Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
1998-1999 Season Concert Schedule

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1997-1998 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Saturday
October 12, 1997
8 pm
Goldberg Variations Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord   Congregational Church
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
November 29, 1997
8 pm
BACH:Christmas Oratorio
parts 4, 5, 6
Berkshire Bach Singers
Berkshire Bach Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper Congregational Church
Salisbury, CT
Sunday
November 30, 1997
8 pm
BACH:Christmas Oratorio
parts 4, 5, 6
Berkshire Bach Singers
Berkshire Bach Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper St. James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Thursday
December 31, 1997
6 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Friday
January 1, 1998
3 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Sunday
February 14, 1998
3 pm
Organ Concert:
BUXTEHUDE and BACH
Walter Hilse, Organ   St James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Saturday
March 20, 1998
7 pm
BACH: Birthday Bash
Members Only
    TBA
Saturday
June 13, 1998
8 pm
Mozart: Grand Mass in C minor Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
Penna Rose Seiji Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
1997-1998 Season Concert Schedule

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1996-1997 Season Concert Schedule
Date Program Artists Conductor Location
Saturday
October 18, 1996
7 pm
Bach at Zimmermann
The Musical Offering
Berkshire bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper DeSisto School
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
October 19, 1996
8 pm
Bach at Zimmermann
The Musical Offering
Berkshire bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper 1st Congregational Church
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
November 30, 1996
8 pm
BACH:Christmas Oratorio,
Parts 1, 2, 3
Berkshire Bach Singers
Berkshire Children's Chorus
Berkshire Bach Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper Congregational Church
Salisbury, CT
Sunday
December 1, 1996
8 pm
BACH:Christmas Oratorio,
Parts 1, 2, 3
Berkshire Bach Singers
Berkshire Children's Chorus
Berkshire Bach Ensemble
Kenneth Cooper St. James Church
Gt. Barrington, MA
Thursday
December 31, 1996
6 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Consolati Arts Center
Sheffield, MA
Friday
January 1, 1997
3 pm
BACH: Brandenburg Concerti Berkshire Bach Ensemble Kenneth Cooper Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy, NY
Sunday
February 14, 1997
3 pm
Early Music Eve Legene, recorder
Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba
John Gibbons, harpsichord
  Congregational Church
Stockbridge, MA
Saturday
March 22, 1997
7 pm
BACH: Birthday Bash
Members Only
    TBA
Saturday
June 24, 1997
8 pm
BACH: Cantatas #21, 35
Magnificat BWV #243
Berkshire Bach Singers,
Instrumental Ensemble
Soloists
Penna Rose Seiji Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
1996-1997 Season Concert Schedule

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