Tanglewood Learning Institute Announces Year-Round Programming in the Berkshires, Oct. 2024-May 2025

The Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) is pleased to announce a full calendar of musical events to take place throughout the year at the Linde Center for Music and Learning on Tanglewood’s campus in the Berkshires. A goal since the launch of the Institute in 2019, robust, year-round programming fosters engagement and connection between Tanglewood and the Berkshires community that extends beyond the busy summer months of the Tanglewood Music Festival. Programs feature both BSO musicians and guest performers, bringing classical, jazz, Latin, and pop influences to the intimate and welcoming venue of the Linde Center’s Studio E. Tickets may be purchased online at bso.org or by calling the BSO Box Office at 888-266-1200.

BSO musicians will present five hourlong TLI Chamber Concerts between this October and April 2025, beginning with Schubert’s spirited Octet in F on October 20. Additional concerts feature music for combinations of strings and piano by John Williams, Mozart, and Shostakovich (Nov. 24), Korngold and Beethoven (Feb. 2), Dohnányi, Oleg Ponomarev, and Tchaikovsky (March 23), and Mozart and Weiner (April 13). These concerts will serve as a platform for a new initiative highlighting local service organizations, raising awareness about areas of need in the community, including food insecurity, housing insecurity, children’s services, combatting social injustice, and access to affordable health care. In addition to the TLI Chamber Concerts, BSO brass players will also perform two special family-friendly holiday concerts on December 14 and 15, with festive food, decorations, and lots of good cheer. 

A variety of exciting guest performers and ensembles visit the Linde Center for TLI Presents programs, beginning with the vibrant Arcis Saxophone Quartet on November 9, bringing the energy of popular nightclub music to Tanglewood in “Quirky Nightclub Chronicles.” The following week, trailblazing jazz musician Nicole Zuraitis performs music from her Grammy-winning vocal album, How Love Begins (Nov. 15). A sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works, the Akropolis Reed Quintet joins on March 29, followed by Cuban-born pianist Alfredo Rodriguez, whose unique fusion of Latin, pop, timba, jazz, tango, and funk celebrates the diverse Latin community (April 4). Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Isaiah J. Thompson premieres his recent suite entitled The Book of Isaiah in a faith-inspired program Modern Jazz Ministry on May 2, and innovative flutist Claire Chase presents a concert of works from her ongoing 24-year commissioning initiative, Density 2036, on May 10. In addition to performing at the Linde Center, Arcis Saxophone Quartet and Akropolis Reed Quintet will visit with students at local schools. More program details are listed below. 

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Statement from Chad Smith, BSO President and CEO:

“The ability to offer a variety of musical and humanities programs throughout the calendar year was foundational to the mission of the Linde Center when it opened five years ago. Now, with the disruptions of the pandemic finally behind us, we are pleased to announce a rich menu of events from fall through spring, with more programs to come as they are finalized. We are committed to deepening our engagement with local residents and community partners by opening the Linde Center’s doors year-round to present programs that enrich and enliven arts and culture in the Berkshires area.” 

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