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 ...

estate in Stockbridge and Lenox in the Berkshire Hills in western

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. The festival consists of a series of concerts, including symphonic music, chamber music, choral music, musical theater, contemporary music, jazz, and pop music. The

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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"
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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 {{music-festival-stub

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