For Immediate Release
August 21, 2023
CLARK ART INSTITUTE AND BELLTOWER RECORDS PRESENT FALL CONCERT SERIES
Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute debuts a three-part fall concert series in collaboration with Belltower Records. The Clark hosts Senseless Optimism & Wendy Eisenberg on September 17 at 5 pm, the Gelineau-Baldwin-Corsano Trio with Marie Carroll & Rebecca Schrader Duo on October 15 at 4 pm, and Miriam Elhajli with Tendai Muparutsa on November 4 at 7 pm.
Music on the Moltz Terrace: Senseless Optimism & Wendy Eisenberg
Sunday, September 17, 5 pm
With her unique perspective and evocative lyricism, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Brittany Tsewole brings her project, Senseless Optimism, to the Clark.
Improviser and songwriter Wendy Eisenberg uses guitar, pedals, the tenor banjo, the computer, the synthesizer, and voice to span multiple genres, from jazz to noise to avant-rock to delicate ballads.
Free. The concert place on the Moltz Terrace, Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Bring a picnic and your own seating.
Music on the Moltz Terrace: Gelineau-Baldwin-Corsano Trio with Marie Carroll & Rebecca Schrader Duo
Sunday, October 15, 4 pm
Jenifer Gelineau develops multi-layered rhythmic textures that are sampled and layered into collages and dreamlike soundscapes. Nat Baldwin is a musician and writer from Maine who runs the experimental music label Tripticks Tapes. Chris Corsano is a drummer who's been rooted at the intersections of free jazz, avant-rock, and experimental music since the late ’1990s. These world-class performers come together as a trio on the Moltz Terrace.
Multi-talented Marie Carroll, who played the Koto instrument at the Lunder this past summer season, returns as one-half of a cello duo with Rebecca Schrader, with a focus on experimental electroacoustic improvisation.
Free. The concert place on the Moltz Terrace, Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Bring a picnic and your own seating.
Music at the Manton: Miriam Elhajli with Tendai Muparutsa
Saturday, November 4, 7 pm
Miriam Elhajli is a folk singer, composer-improviser, and musicologist who participates in both the vibrant avant-garde and the folkloric communities of Brooklyn.
Tendai Muparutsa is an ethnomusicologist and music educator from Mutare, Zimbabwe who currently serves as an artist-in-residence at Williams College.
Tickets $10 ($8 members, $7 students, $5 children 15 and under). Advance registration required. The concert takes place in the auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of some 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.
The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday, from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.
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