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Tanglewood on Parade - Shakespeare and Company - Olympia and Apollo Dukakis and Tony Simotes

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:35:57 +0000

Artistic Director Tony Simotes and Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis team up to re-envision Shakespeare's The Tempest at Shakespeare & Co. in Lenox. Filled with moving, funny and enchanting moments, the underpinnings in this fantastical world, much like our own, are steeped in mystery, darkness and the unknown. Simotes' take, set in the 1940s, aligns the magic and mystery of the island with the often tumultuous relationships between family — with a twist — Ms.

Tanglewood on Parade - Keith Lockhart

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:12:51 +0000

Keith Lockhart, Conductor of The Boston Pops, joins us for his annual visit and we discuss how he go to where he is - and why he'll always like it.

Tanglewood on Parade - John Williams

Alan Chartock and Joe Donahue — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:44:41 +0000

Composer, John Williams, speaks with us, humbly, about his impact on music and composing and why he loves Tanglewood. He also shares remembrances of Marvin Hamlisch.

Tanglewood on Parade - Director of the Tanglewood Music Center, Ellen Highstein

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:35:12 +0000

One of the largest parts of Tanglewood’s 75-year legacy comes from the hard work and awesome talent on display by the Tanglewood Fellows. As you walk along Tanglewood’s meandering paths, it’s easy to miss a series of small wooden shacks nestled amongst the pine trees. But, it is within those structures the Tanglewood Music Center Fellows hone their craft and learn from the masters. Today we welcome back our good friend Ellen Highstein – the Director of the Tanglewood Music Center – to share the TMC’s participation in tonight’s Tanglewood on Parade events and wrapping up the season.

Tanglewood on Parade - Mark Volpe - Managing Director of the BSO

Alan Chartock — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:12:46 +0000

While Joe slides off to watch a BSO rehearsal, Alan gets down to brass tax - or tries to - with Mark.

Tanglewood on Parade - Stéphane Denève

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:46:29 +0000

Conductor, Stéphane Denève, is incredibly excited to be making his Tanglewood debut this week - and reasonably excited to be on our show again.

Tanglewood on Parade - Lorin Maazel

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:35:34 +0000

For over five decades, Lorin Maazel has been one of the world's most esteemed and sought-after conductors. Maestro Maazel recently completed his seventh and final season as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. He continues, now in his fourth season, as the inaugural Music Director of the spectacular, Santiago Calatrava-designed opera house in Valencia, Spain, the Palau de les Arts "Reina Sofia" and as the founder and Artistic Director of new festival, the Castleton Festival, launched to exceptional acclaim in 2009.

Tanglewood on Parade - Emily Rowe

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:15:45 +0000

BSO principal flutist, Elizabeth Rowe, joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2004 and holds the Walter Piston Principal Flute Chair. Prior to joining the BSO, Ms. Rowe held titled positions with the orchestras of Fort Wayne, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., and was a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida.

SPAC - Food and Wine

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:45:14 +0000

The Hall of Springs offers a seasonal restaurant during the classical performance series here at SPAC in the summer. The Saratoga Wine and Food and Fall Ferrari Festival is SPAC’s largest fundraiser and the fastest growing food and wine festival in the northeast. This year’s festival is just over a month from now - September 7, 8 & 9th. We are joined by Capital Region restaurateur, caterer, and hospitality expert extraordinaire - Angelo Mazzone of Mazzone Hospitality and Shelia Burke, the Wine Director for Mazzone Hospitality.

SPAC - Johannes Moser

Joe Donahue and Alan Chartock — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:12:45 +0000

Johannes Moser is a German-Canadian cellist who has performed with many of the world's leading orchestras and will be making his SPAC debut this weekend with two performances.