The Tanglewood Music Festival is a music festival held every summer on the
Tanglewood
Tanglewood is a music venue in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the T ...
estate in
Stockbridge and
Lenox in the
Berkshire Hills
The Berkshires () are a highland geologic region located in the western parts of Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut. The term "Berkshires" is normally used by locals in reference to the portion of the Vermont-based Green Mountains that ex ...
in western
.
The festival consists of a series of concerts, including symphonic music, chamber music, choral music, musical theater, contemporary music, jazz, and pop music. The
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, ...
is in residence at the festival, but many of the concerts are put on by other groups. It is one of the premier music festivals in the United States and one of the top in the world.
Anthony Tommasini: "Review: Tanglewood Orchestra Celebrating Its 75th"
''New York Times
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'', August 10, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016
See also
*Boston University Tanglewood Institute
The Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) is a summer music training program for students age 10 to 20 in Lenox, Massachusetts, under the auspices of the Boston University College of Fine Arts.
History
BUTI was envisioned in 1965 when E ...
*Tanglewood Jazz Festival
The Tanglewood Jazz Festival, was a summer music festival, featuring contemporary jazz artists. In 2012, the event was cancelled. It was held every year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, in Lenox, Massachusetts. The festival wa ...
References
External links
Tanglewood Music Festival home website (BSO)
Music festivals in Massachusetts
Lenox, Massachusetts
Tourist attractions in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Performing arts in Massachusetts
Festivals established in 1937
1937 establishments in Massachusetts
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