Festival Days: Aug 20-22, Stockbridge, MA


BITA Festival Weekend
sponsored by the Berkshire Institute for Theology and the Arts

Friday Evening, Aug. 20:
6 p.m. Exhibition, Lecture and Reception at the Frelinghuysen House & Studio
  Tour of House and Paintings by Suzy Frelinghuysen and George L.K. Morris
  Lecture by Richard Nunley “The Best Tonic is the Housatonic; A Literary Overview”
contribution: $10

Saturday Morning, Aug. 21:
Lectures with Musical Interludes and Discussion: N.E. Composer Charles Ives on the Housatonic
Held at the Congregational Church, Main Street, Stockbridge
  Stuart Feder, Author of The Life of Charles Ives
  Denise Von Glahn, Author of The Sounds of Place, chapter on Ives and the Housatonic.
contribution: $10

Saturday Afternoon, Aug. 21, 4 p.m.
Celebrating the Housatonic with Sound and Brush
Held at the Congregational Church, Main Street, Stockbridge
  Part 1. "Places of the Spirit: Refelctions on the Housatonic" with Paula Robison, flutist, and Jim Schantz, artist
  Part 2. Premier: New, Commissioned Composition for strings, piano and chorus in celebration of the river, by Larry Wallach
    (Special Donors: Loet Velmans and Mary Crowell)
  Part 3. Festival Chorus, Tracy Wilson, Conducting
  Part 4. Unconfirmed
contribution: $10

Sunday Morning, Aug. 22:
Ecumenical Service with Special Music
Congregational Church, Main Street, Stockbridge
  Marylou Speaker Churchill: Ives, 4th Violin Sonata, last movement
  Jack Brown, Baritone: Ives, “At the River.” (possibly Copland version also)
  Rev. Max Stackhouse: Homily: “Water is Thicker than Blood”
  Rev. Steve Bridges: Dedication of Plaque honoring Ives

Detailed brochure with fully confirmed schedule, directions, and registration form available in early April. Leave name and address for a mailed copy at 413-274-1423.