See the world famous Count Basie Orchestra at Tanglewood.

The 2010 Jazz Festival at Tanglewood will open with “Radio Deluxe”, co-hosted by John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey. The show, which will be taped live at 2pm and later played on radio stations throughout the nation, will feature the exquisite vocals of Jane Monheit.

Laurence Hobgood and his trio will perform familiar and original compositions on Saturday evening at 8pm at Ozawa Hall. If you have never heard the man Dave Brubeck calls “one of the most incredible pianist I’ve ever heard”, don’t miss this opportunity. The trio will be followed by Kurt Elling – recipient of the 2010 Grammy for Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.

Experience “Broadway Boogie”, the newest Chamber Jazz by Eddie Daniels, Bob James, Peter Erskine and James Genus. They’ll be followed by the Count Basie Orchestra, and then the Julian Lage Group. Pianist and composer Donal Fox will close the festival Sunday evening; he’ll present a new program – “Piazzolla to Bach Project” – along with classical cellist Maya Beiser.

It’s exciting how Tanglewood has grown over the years. The Jazz Festival is just one example of how Tanglewood embraces a wide variety of musical traditions. We look forward to welcoming jazz aficionados at our Lenox bed and breakfast, and to the exciting line-up of the 2010 Tanglewood Jazz Festival.

Herbie Hancock has said, “Music transcends the barriers between people. It utilizes the universal language of music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility” (http://www.herbiehancock.com/). Music fans will be delighted by the talented and diverse line-up of international musicians involved in The Imagine Project.

Don't miss Herbie Hancock and The Imagine Project at Tanglewood.

Once you are comfortably installed in your room at our bed and breakfast Lenox, take some time to explore our wonderful corner of the Berkshires. After an emotionally stirring evening of music by Herbie Hancock and a host of other musicians, spend a quiet day in the woods. Stroll through our gardens, or allow us to recommend a nearby day hike. It’s the perfect way to round out a trip to Tanglewood.

Simon and Garfunkel at Tanglewood, July 27, 2010.

They reunite Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 8pm at the Koussevitzky Music Shed. 20,000 people are expected to attend, so book a room at our Tanglewood lodging soon.

Simon and Garfunkel have played together only a handful of times since 1970, each time drawing enormous crowds. Though their success stems from a relatively short period together (1965-1970), their music is timeless and their fans are dedicated. Their upcoming performance at Tanglewood is part of a month long tour throughout North America.

We still have openings at our Lenox bed and breakfast on July 27, 2010. Plan to stay a few days and explore the Berkshires during the week. Play a round of golf across the street at Greenock Country Club. Go for a day hike in the Bershires. Wander through the charming New England towns of Lee and Lenox. Or simply lounge by the pool and stroll through our gardens.

Garrison Keillor at Tanglewood on June 26, 2010

Opening Night at Tanglewood is July 9, 2010, yet there are events almost every night starting June 26, when Garrison Keillor and A Prairie Home Companion take the stage. This live broadcast is sure to be full of beautiful music, poignant tales, and silliness.

11am Sunday, June 27, marks the start of the String Quartet Marathon at Tanglewood. Fourteen string quartets will perform music by Mozart and Schumann among others. Later that night, the Mark Morris Dance Group takes the stage to perform a Grand Duo, and a new piece set to Beethoven arrangements of traditional folksongs. The Mark Morris Dance Group are currently Tanglewood Music Center Fellows.

Now is the time to peruse the Tanglewood 2010 Schedule and make your picks. Once you do that, you are ready to plan your stay at our Tanglewood Bed and Breakfast, minutes from Lenox, Massachusetts. We’ll make you comfortable, feed you well, and share our shortcut to Tanglewood. It’s time to listen to the music.

James Taylor is returning to Tanlgewood

James Taylor at Tanglewood—
Originally uploaded by Paul Keleher

There are still tickets available for James Taylor’s August 27th performances at Tanglewood, and we still have one room available at our Berkshires bed and breakfast. Be spontaneous!

The season at Tanglewood continues into September. On the fourth is the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival: An evening with Paquito d’Rivera. There is a full night on the fifth with the Regina Carter Quartet “Reverse Thread” and “Dreaming the Duke” with Nnenna Freelon, Harolyn Blackwell and Mike Garson.

Tanglewood

We tend to be busy here at our Lenox MA bed and breakfast when Tanglewood is in full swing. People travel from all over the country, and indeed from around the globe, to experience Tanglewood and the Berkshires. It gives us great pleasure to host our guests during this time, when the arts flourish more than ever in Massachusetts.

“Tanglewood on Parade” is a favorite tradition at the Tanglewood Festival. July 28, 2009, will be a full day of music, family events and fun. The grounds open at 2PM with the first event, Music and Astronomy Under the Stars: Dr. Donald Lubowich from Hofstra University will train his telescope on the heavens while participants celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo using a telescope for astronomy with music and a variety of fun activities.

From 3PM to 7:30PM, the Visitors Center offers free Tanglewood tours. Throughout the day, Ozawa Hall will be open: TMC Piano Repetoire at 2:30, TMC Instrumental Fellows at 4:30, and TMC Instrumental and Vocal Fellows at 5:30.

The day culminates at 8:30PM in the Kousseitzky Music Shed, with performances by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the TMC, and the Boston Pops. Five conductors will share the podium: James Levine, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos and Leonard Slatkin. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture will fill the air, fireworks will fill the sky, and you will be thrilled to be there.

We look forward to seeing you at our Tanglewood lodging in the Berkshires this summer.

Those of you who plan on attending more than one performance during the 2009 Tanglewood season should consider purchasing a Tanglewood Lawn Pass Book. There are eleven tickets per book, which are valid for all Boston Symphony and Pops concerts in the Koussevitzky Music Shed and Ozawa Hall. Our Lee MA Bed and Breakfast is close enough to Tanglewood to make using your Lawn Pass a cinch – especially once we show you the secret route we use to get there. Enjoy all our amenities before and after the concert: relax by the pool or take a dip; fill yourself with an amazing, home cooked breakfast in the morning, and enjoy a glass or wine in the parlor in the evening.

Weekends fill up at Tanglewood. Consider staying at our Tanglewood lodging during the week, when the crowds are a bit thinner. The music is delightful any day of the week.

Hailed as “one of the most important violinists of his generation” (Tanglewood website), Christian Tetzlaff will delight music aficionados with several performances at Tanglewood. Hear him play Stravinsky and Brahms on July 5, and Beethoven’s complete sonatas for violin and violin July 6, 7 and 9, when he is joined by Alexander Lonquich on the piano.

July 14 and 15, Le Concert des Nations offers listeners the chance to hear Jacobean Masque and Stage Music, Locke’s music for The Tempest and Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, as well as Lully’s Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. The two performances are both directed by Jordi Savall, but each one is unique and engaging in its own right.

We are thrilled that the 2009 Tanglewood season is at last upon us, and hope to see you here soon.

It is a great honor for Tanglewood to be the site of two world premiers by Mark Morris. This talented choreographer from Seattle has created works for ballets and operas around the world. Yet perhaps it is no surprise that he chose the Tanglewood Festival to unveil two new performances; he is known for his musicality, and according to the Tanglewood website, “has been described as undeviating in his devotion to music.”

We at our Bed and Breakfast Lenox, MA are thrilled that the Mark Morris Dance Group will be at Tanglewood this August. We look forward to the performance.

B.S.O. and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in "The Trojans" at Symphony Hall. (Hilary Scott)

The program with be Tchaikovsky that evening, beginning with Symphony No. 6, Pathétique, followed by his Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by Yefim Bronfman. The Koussevitzky Music Shed is less than 6 miles from our Lenox Bed and breakfast .

The piano soloist, Yefim Bronfman, popularly known as Fima, is one of today’s most outstanding virtuoso pianists. He is a Grammy – Award winner and was a Carnegie Hall “Perspectives” artist for the 2007-08 season. During that time he curated seven concerts, including works by composers ranging from Mozart, Brahms, Schoenberg and Berg to Webern, Prokofiev and Ravel, with world premieres by Marc-André Dalbavie and Jörg Widmann.