Upcoming Performances
“Overtures and More”
The Stockbridge Sinfonia presents three amazing overtures: Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”, Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Festive Overture”, and “Roman Carnival Overture” by Hector Berlioz. The orchestra is also proud to perform “Insidiodyssey” by local composer Joan Devoe, about the emotional and personal upheavals of the 2020 Covid pandemic. Finally, the Sinfonia brings you the powerful “Symphony No. 8” by Antonin Dvořák. All concerts are free and open to the public.
Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School, Lenox MA
Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield MA
Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Saint James Place, Great Barrington MA
Stockbridge Sinfonia Chamber Players
Join members of the Sinfonia woodwind section and guest conductor David B. Diggs for a very special set of concerts featuring some of the best classical pieces for winds. Enjoy a full performance of Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 in Bb, the “Gran Partita”, which was featured in the movie “Amadeus”, as well as the delightful “Petite Symphony” by Charles Gounod. The concerts are free and open to the public.
Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield MA
Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at Church on the Hill, Lenox MA
Berkshires’ Community Orchestra
Tracy Wilson, Music Director
Christine Singer, President
We are a 53-year-old community orchestra of some 65 players who get together in the spring and summer to rehearse and perform classical music. We perform several free concerts throughout Berkshire County each August.
The Stockbridge Sinfonia originated in the summer of 1972 at a home in Lenox as an informal chamber group. Among the founders were flutist Joy Robin Dronge (pictured here), violinist Teresa Furtado Ouellette, and conductor Leonard Marcus. In 1972, the group moved rehearsals to a classroom at the Stockbridge Plain School and then to Procter Hall in the Stockbridge Town Hall.
The Stockbridge Sinfonia is a unique multi-generational full symphony orchestra that undertakes ambitious orchestral works. It is the largest and longest operating community orchestra in the Berkshires. The Stockbridge Sinfonia uses music as a tool to develop the leadership of youth, recognize the talents of adults and build community across Berkshire County. All of this is accomplished through our mission of “classical music for the love and fun of it!”
