Performing Artists

Berkshire Highlanders Pipe Band
The Berkshire Highlanders Pipe Band was founded in 1976 to promote the study and playing of Scottish and Irish bagpipe music. The band sports its own tartan, Greylock, registerd in Scotland, featuring the autumnal colors of the Berkshire Hills. The cap badge incorporate the tower at the summit of Mt. Greylock, the highest peak in [...]
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Berkshire Highlanders Pipe Band
The Berkshire Highlanders Pipe Band was founded in 1976 to promote the study and playing of Scottish and Irish bagpipe music. The band sports its own tartan, Greylock, registerd in Scotland, featuring the autumnal colors of the Berkshire Hills. The cap badge incorporate the tower at the summit of Mt. Greylock, the highest peak in [...]
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Bernice Lewis
“Bernice is a soulful songwriter, with a voice full of light and hope. That combination makes for a powerful artist. She is really one of the keepers of the flame of Real Songwriting.” Rosanne Cash “For me, it’s about the songs, each different, each a well-thought-out message, each a labor of love,” says Bernice Lewis. [...]
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Carl Oman
I am a freelance electric bassist performing primarily jazz and latin jazz music with other musicians from a duo to larger groups. Also available as a bass teacher, classic and set drum teacher, and beginner piano teacher. I hold a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Hartt School of Music with major in Percussion.
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Dawn Shamburger

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Douglas Moore
Cellist, chamber musician, arranger for cello ensemble, conductor
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Ed Mann
Lifelong musician, percussionist/mallet player, composer/electronic sound designer, educator and sound artist Ed Mann currently resides in Western Massachusetts and is active locally and  internationally as a performer, teacher, sound consultant and bishop of the Gong.
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Eric Buddington
Folk dance fiddler and Linux video programmer.
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Irish River Music
Songwriter of Mass. Spirit of Mass, Songs of the Mohawk Trail, Hoosac Tunnel, Mt Grey lock, Blue Hills of Mass. Dedicated to American Veterans, Pan Am Flight 103, They Had A Future, Kids Place Pittsfield Theme Song. Spirt of Springfield, MA 1986 and about 300 other songs. Son, Patrick, also performs and writes Irish Songs [...]
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Jason Ennis
Guitarist specializing in jazz and Brazilian music.
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Lisa Avery
Experienced voice talent artist for TV & radio voice overs/commercials. Available for public speaking, narration. Performer on stage as actor, singer, dancer & choreographer. Go to websites at www.thetalentguild.com or www.adfax.com
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Lisa Dachinger
Experienced Voice Talent for all Media TV – Television Imaging and Station Identification; Film – Movie Trailers, Narration and Documentaries; Radio – Commercials, Jingles, Radio Imaging and station Identification; Podcasts and Podcasting; Video and Computer Game Voices; Audio Books and Books On Tape; Business Presentations and Corporate Videos; Educational Videos and E-Learning – Internet; Telephone [...]
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Marafanyi Percussion
Together these pioneering ladies present an artistic expression combining West African rhythm, dance and song in poetic motion. They enjoy frequent television and radio appearances and are available for performances, benefits and educational/therapeutic workshops and residencies.
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Mary Domenichelli
I am a recent graduate of MCLA with two BAs, in Arts Management and in the Fine and Performing Arts. I am pursuing a career that involves both areas. I am adept at event planning and marketing, and enjoy programming, especially for educational activities. I also enjoy performing, and have been trained as a stage [...]
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Rob White
Profile coming soon.
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Robin O’Herin
…Bottleneck blues, Gospel and lots of strong folk originals from Berkshire-based O’Herin, who accompanies her Appalachian edged, rein-free vocals with some creative, dancing fingerpickin…” Sing Out 2006 Memphis Blues Challenge Finalist, Berkshire-based, Robin O’Herin plays both original and traditional American music using bottleneck and fingerstyle guitar and mountain dulcimer. Her music is distinguished by her [...]
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Sara Sambrook
Sara is going into her junior year at Mass. College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) for Arts Management. She is interested particularly in music management and hopes to work with independent bands in the future as a booker, promoter, or, in the grand scheme of things, as a tour manager. She is currently interning at the [...]
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Shannon Toye
* Kripalu Center For Yoga and Health …Children’s Program *Kidspace @ Mass MoCA …Art Teacher * Clarksburg Elementary School…Computer Teacher / Theater Program Coordinator * Women’s House of Peace… Ophelia Project Co-coordinator
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Stefanie Weber/Creatures of Habitat
Dance artist Stefanie Weber can be found in numerous creative circumstances. As a Creature of Habitat you may discover her work in the backwoods of the grassroots performance arena in Berkshire County, in downtown Manhattan or Boston, or in the folds of the spiralling streets of Barcelona. Stefanie is a faculty artist for Community Access [...]
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Still Life with Microphone Productions/Bang on a Can
Todd Reynolds is a violinist and composer whose work skirts many genres from an outgrowth of classical music. Electronics and interdisciplinary collaboration are his main interests… Long-time collaborations include Steve Reich, Yo-Yo Ma, Bang on a Can, Meredith Monk, The Books, Tan Dun, John Cale, among others. Still Life with Microphone, his performance format incorporates [...]
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Suzanne Harrison
Student at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
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The Japan Finish
I’m a multi-instrumentalist who loves to collaberate with any media. I got my BFA from Bard College in composition and performance. Laying sound over image is one of my favorite pastimes so I’m always looking to meet film makers. I also have experience in scoring live, on location, volkswagon space shuttle launches, as well as [...]
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Todd Reynolds
Todd Reynolds is a violinist and composer whose work skirts many genres from an outgrowth of classical music. Electronics and interdisciplinary collaboration are his main interests… Long-time collaborations include Steve Reich, Yo-Yo Ma, Bang on a Can, Meredith Monk, The Books, Tan Dun, John Cale, among others. Still Life with Microphone, his performance format incorporates [...]
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Vivian Reed
I am an MCLA student, looking to go into programming in the field of music after graduation. My major is Fine and Performing Arts with concentrations in Music and Arts Management and a minor in English. I am currently an intern at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield through the Berkshire Hills Internship Program. I also [...]
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{Auditions} AUDITIONS for Tiger
Friday at 2:00pm – July 10 at 8:00pm Local Auditions for Tiger coming up Friday, July 8 – Sunday July 10 by appointment! Seeking a girl 8 to 10, a woman 16 to 20, and a man 30 to 60. Work with the Dallas-based playwright, Lisa Westkaemper, and internationally-known Suzuki coach Alva Hascall, who is [...]
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{auditions} Be Your Own Placebo casting for Plane in the Sky
Casting calls for Plane in the Sky, an abstruction theatrical production– 1:00pm Wednesday, August 18 at Be Your Own Placebo, 28 Holden st, North Adams looking for all kinds of folk. For more info, contact Nick at h40_poppie33@hotmail.com, or check out www.planeinthesky.blogspot.com
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{Auditions} WAM Theater
WAM Theatre is holding auditions for Sarah Ruhl’s Melancholy Play   WAM Theatre is holding auditions on August 22 and 23, 2010 for its November production of Tony nominated playwright Sarah Ruh’s contemporary farce  ‘Melancholy Play’. A portion of proceeds from this production will be donated to The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts.   WAM [...]
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{Audition} Local Casting Call for MADE IN THE BERKSHIRES
Berkshire Theatre Festival Made in the Berkshires The Made in the Berkshires, to be held the weekends of October 14th and October 21st, 2011, celebrating Berkshire art and artists, produced by BERKSHIRE THEATRE FESTIVAL / COLONIAL THEATRE, will be holding a local open auditions for actors and singers Saturday, July 23rd from 10am – 2pm [...]
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{job}ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS – ARTS MANAGEMENT
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS – ARTS MANAGEMENT This unique program is one of the few in the nation and one of the only public programs in New England, and is jointly sponsored by the FPA, Business, and English/Communications departments. The curriculum is multidisciplinary: students gain exposure to visual art, music, and theatre, [...]
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{Open Call} TransCultural Exchange
February 15th Deadline Approaching Join the international conversation. Exhibit your work. Find Grants, Residencies, and Funding. Start networking. Attend TransCultural Exchange’s 3rd Biennale Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts: The Interconnected World April 7-11, 2011 at Boston’s Omni Parker House Hotel 150 speakers. Artists, Curators, Critics, and Cultural Administrators all in one place. Portfolio [...]
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{opportunity} BARCELONA DANCE AWARD
WHAT is the “BARCELONA DANCE AWARD”?World’s Largest Dance Competition! The event in which you will participate is the Barcelona Dance Award 2011, a competition that has established itself as the largest and most important “dance event” in Europe, divided into different categories which awards the best groups, talents, choreographers and teachers. The commission of international [...]
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