Sunday, October 10, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. ET

The Hunt-Berry Duo in Recital
(Please note this is a LIVESTREAM without an in-person audience)

Presented by St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and the Henry Purcell Society of Boston.

Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Shirley Hunt, historical cello

Works by C.F. Abel, J.C. Bach, and Beethoven.

Streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxtLSmE5ic

Sunday, October 17, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. ET

From Prussia with Love
Berlin and Road to Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas

The Hunt-Berry Duo
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Shirley Hunt, historical cello

Sonatas by Duport, Graziani, Abel, and Beethoven.

Presented by Friends of Music of Stamford NY, Inc.

Stamford United Methodist Church [map]
88 Main St.
Stamford, NY 12167

Sunday, October 24, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. ET

From Prussia with Love
Berlin and Road to Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas

The Hunt-Berry Duo
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Shirley Hunt, historical cello

Sonatas by Duport, Graziani, Abel, and Beethoven.

Presented by Museum Concerts of Rhode Island.

St. Martin’s Church [map]
50 Orchard Ave.
Providence, RI 02906

Sunday, January 23, 2022 | 5:00 p.m. ET

Beethoven @ 252: Music from the Early Years

The Hunt-Berry Duo
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Shirley Hunt, historical cello

Works for fortepiano and cello by Beethoven.

Presented by Steeple Concerts at St. Paul’s.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church [map]
414 East Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090

Saturday, April 23 | 8:00 p.m. ET

International Fortepiano Salon #10 (Online only; no in-person audience)
The Fortepiano Connection: From Amsterdam to Japan and Boston

Presented by the Catskill Mountain Foundation

Sylvia Berry and phenomenal fortepianist Chie Hirai come together from opposite sides of the planet for an online Fortepiano Salon! Chie and Sylvia met during their studies at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where they became great friends and colleagues, even performing together as a duo. The salon will also remain in the archives for later viewing.

Music of Mozart, Beethoven, Clementi, and Schubert, played on an interesting array of instruments!

View on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Odhpk6hXc
View on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/146555231580/posts/10158104014471581/

Friday, May 13, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. PT

APOTHEOSIS OF THE DANCE with Bach Collegium San Diego
Ruben Valenzuela, conductor
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano soloist

PROGRAM
attr. W.A. Mozart: Symphony in a minor ‘Odense’, K. 16a
W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K.466
L.V. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is filled with an infectious dance with musical ideas linked back to Mozart. Acclaimed fortepianist Sylvia Berry delivers Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, a dynamic work admired by the young Beethoven.

All Souls' Episcopal Church
1475 Catalina Blvd
San Diego, CA 92107 [map]

Saturday, May 14, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. PT

APOTHEOSIS OF THE DANCE with Bach Collegium San Diego
Ruben Valenzuela, conductor
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano soloist

PROGRAM
attr. W.A. Mozart: Symphony in a minor ‘Odense’, K. 16a
W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K.466
L.V. Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is filled with an infectious dance with musical ideas linked back to Mozart. Acclaimed fortepianist Sylvia Berry delivers Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, a dynamic work admired by the young Beethoven.

Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
3459 Manchester Ave
Cardiff, CA 92007 [map]

Monday, August 29, 2022 | 2:00 p.m.
Music Mondays at the Scandinavian Center

PROGRAM
All works by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Twelve Variations for Cello and Fortepiano on a Theme from Händel’s Oratorio Judas Maccabeus (WoO 45)
Short solo pieces for fortepiano
Sonata for Cello and Fortepiano in F major Op. 5, No. 1

The Hunt-Berry Duo
Shirley Hunt, classical cello
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano

The Scandinavian Cultural Center
206 Waltham St.
West Newton, MA 02465 [map]

Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 12:00 pm

Bach’s English Suite in A major, BWV 806
Presented by Emmanuel Music’s Lenten Series at Lindsey Chapel.

Sylvia Berry performs Bach’s first English Suite, a work that actually features a profoundly French influence. She joins four other Boston harpsichordists (Peter Sykes, Michael Sponseller, Andrus Madsen, and John McKean) as each they play a different English Suite every week during Lent.

PROGRAM:
English Suite in A major, BWV 806
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

Sylvia Berry, Harpsichord
Streaming live from Lindsey Chapel on the Emmanuel Music YouTube channel.
These programs will remain on YouTube for a limited time.

Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 4:00 pm
Heaven and Earth – Music for harpsichord and virginal
Presented by the Jean C. Wilson Music Series at the First Religious Society (UU) in Newburyport, MA

Join Sylvia Berry as she explores a wide range of repertoire for virginal and harpsichord. There will be jaunty tunes and plaintive songs as well as fiery virtuosic displays and profound utterances of grief. Music by Bach, Balbastre, Byrd, Louis Couperin, Duphly, Farnaby, Sweelinck, and others.

PROGRAM:
From The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book:
Heaven and Earth Att. Francis Tregian the Younger
The New Sa-Hoo   Giles Farnaby
Rowland William Byrd
Watkins Ale  Anon.

Toccata in G minor   Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Onder de groene linde Sweelinck

Sarabande in C major Louis Couperin
La Forqueray Jacques Duphly

English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 Johann Sebastian Bach

La Bellaud Claude Bénigne Balbastre

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Sylvia Berry, Harpsichord and Virginal
Streaming live from the 1801 Meetinghouse of
The First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, in Newburyport, MA

Sunday, June 13, 2021 | 7:00 pm

Early Duos for Fortepiano and Violin
Presented by the Aston Magna Festival and the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Music of Mozart, Schobert, Joseph Boulogne, and Beethoven.

Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Daniel Stepner, violin

This performance will stream live on this page.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 | 8:00 pm

Chamber Music from the Berry-Munschy Salon
Presented by the Society for Historically Informed Performance

Music of Diego Ortiz, J.S. Bach, and Beethoven.

Shirley Hunt, viola da gamba & violoncello
Sylvia Berry, harpsichord, virginal, & fortepiano

This performance will stream online on YouTube, Facebook, and the SoHIP website.

Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 8:00 pm
Haydn in London: Music of Haydn, J.C. Bach, Clementi, and Beethoven
Presented by Chatham Baroque + Pittsburgh Renaissance & Baroque

Hear the music of Haydn’s London performed on a Broadwood & Son grand built there in 1806. This wide-ranging program includes early and late works by Haydn; a rhapsodic and fiery sonata by J.C. Bach, the first composer to popularize the piano in London; an epic sonata by Clementi, a virtuoso whose innovative playing inspired generations of later composers including Beethoven, whose sparkling “God Save the King” variations would have delighted English audiences. Though Beethoven never got to London himself, Broadwood sent him one of his pianos in 1817 as a gift. This concert marks Berry’s Pittsburgh debut.

PROGRAM:
Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI: 1
Johann Christian Bach: Sonata in C minor, Op. 17, No. 2
Haydn: Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 52
Muzio Clementi: Sonata in G minor, Op. 34, No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on “God Save the King,” WoO 78

Sylvia Berry, Broadwood and Son grand #3448, 1806

Synod Hall
125 Craig St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 [map]

Friday, November 1, 2019 | 7:30 pm
Mozart & Beethoven Wind Quintets with Les Délices

Sylvia Berry joins acclaimed Cleveland-based chamber ensemble Les Délices in Mozart and Beethoven’s extraordinary quintets for fortepiano and winds. Hear these works anew played by an all-star cast of historical instrument players!

PROGRAM:
W.A. Mozart: Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on “God Save the King,” WoO 78
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, Op. 16

Debra Nagy, oboe & director
Colin Lawson, clarinet
Wouter Verschuren, bassoon
Todd Williams, horn
Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano (Chris Maene after Anton Walter 1995/1795)

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
50 North Prospect Street
Akron, OH 44304 [map]

Saturday, November 2, 2019 | 7:30 pm
Mozart & Beethoven Wind Quintets with Les Délices

Sylvia Berry joins acclaimed Cleveland-based chamber ensemble Les Délices in Mozart and Beethoven’s extraordinary quintets for fortepiano and winds. Hear these works anew played by an all-star cast of historical instrument players!

PROGRAM:
W.A. Mozart: Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on “God Save the King,” WoO 78
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, Op. 16

Debra Nagy, oboe & director
Colin Lawson, clarinet
Wouter Verschuren, bassoon
Todd Williams, horn
Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano (Chris Maene, 1995 after Anton Walter, 1795)

Lakewood Presbyterian Church
14502 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH  44107 [map]

Sunday, November 3, 2019 | 4 pm
Mozart & Beethoven Wind Quintets with Les Délices

Sylvia Berry joins acclaimed Cleveland-based chamber ensemble Les Délices in Mozart and Beethoven’s extraordinary quintets for fortepiano and winds. Hear these works anew played by an all-star cast of historical instrument players!

PROGRAM:
W.A. Mozart: Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on “God Save the King,” WoO 78
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, Op. 16

Debra Nagy, oboe & director
Colin Lawson, clarinet
Wouter Verschuren, bassoon
Todd Williams, horn
Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano (Chris Maene, 1995 after Anton Walter, 1795)

Plymouth Church, UCC
2860 Coventry Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44120 [map]

Monday, November 4, 2019 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts: Musical Instrument Demonstrations

Museum visitors are invited to hear and learn about a wide variety of musical instruments in the Museum's encyclopedic collection, featuring talented performers from throughout the New England area and beyond. Join Sylvia Berry as she presents a lecture demonstration on the MFA’s newly acquired 6-octave Viennese fortepiano built c. 1815 by Johann Peter Fritz. Works of Schubert and Beethoven.  

Museum of Fine Arts: Musical Instrument Gallery
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115 [map]

Admission: Free with general museum admission or MFA membership.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts: Musical Instrument Demonstrations

Museum visitors are invited to hear and learn about a wide variety of musical instruments in the Museum's encyclopedic collection, featuring talented performers from throughout the New England area and beyond. Join Sylvia Berry as she presents a lecture demonstration on the MFA’s beautiful Broadwood grand built in London in 1796.  Music of  Clementi, Haydn, and others.

Museum of Fine Arts: Musical Instrument Gallery
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115 [map]
This venue is fully accessible.

Admission: Free with general museum admission or MFA membership.

Sunday, February 9, 2020 | 3:30 pm
The London Piano Scene: Music of Haydn, J.C. Bach, Clementi, and Beethoven
Presented by Museum Concerts of Rhode Island

Join fortepianist Sylvia Berry on a journey to London with a Broadwood and Son piano built in England in 1806, and restored by Rhode Island native Dale Munschy in 2011. Johann Christian Bach’s phenomenal piano playing helped catapult the instrument’s popularity with audiences and performers alike. Though we mainly know Clementi’s Sonatinas, he was in fact a fiery virtuoso whose playing and expansive compositions helped point the way towards Romanticism. Haydn was given a workspace in John Broadwood’s shop during his first London visit, leaving him ample opportunity to acquaint himself with pianos that would have been wholly new to him. Though Beethoven never made it to London, he was deeply inspired by the piano music coming out of London, and Broadwood sent him an instrument as a gift in 1817. His 1803 Variations on “God Save the King” are a delightful way to end this fascinating musical tour.

PROGRAM:
Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI: 1 (1760’s)
Johann Christian Bach: Sonata in C minor, Op. 17, No. 2 (1777)
Haydn: Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 52 (1794)
Muzio Clementi: Sonata in G minor, Op. 34, No. 2 (1795)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on “God Save the King,” WoO 78 (1803)

Sylvia Berry, Broadwood and Son grand #3448, 1806

First Unitarian Church of Providence
1 Benevolent St.
Providence, RI 02906 [map]

POSTPONED due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Thursday, March 12, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 1 pm
EMMANUEL MUSIC presents Sylvia Berry

Called "a jewel of the winter arts season," Emmanuel Music’s Lindsey Chapel Series offers Bach's Six English Suites on harpsichord in the chapel’s intimate acoustic throughout the Lenten season. An audience favorite from the 2017 series – Sylvia Berry returns to enchant listeners with Bach’s Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806.

Sylvia Berry, harpsichord

Leslie Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church
15 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116 [map]
This venue is fully accessible.

Admission is free, but advance reservations are required.
>> Reserve your seat

POSTPONED due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Friday, April 3, 2020 | 7:00 p.m.
The Celtic Sojourns of Haydn & Beethoven

The Berry Collective presents its first concert series of the new decade, taking a musical journey through Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Tickets are available both online and at the door.

Artistic Director Sylvia Berry is joined by a stellar group of Boston's most beloved singers in a magical evening of Celtic folksongs as seen through the eyes of Haydn and Beethoven. These tunes from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales captivated English audiences in the early 19th century, leading Haydn and Beethoven to make these gorgeous arrangements that continue to entrance us today.

Teresa Wakim, soprano
Jason McStoots, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone
Sylvia Berry, Broadwood & Son grand (1806)
Julia McKenzie, violin
Rebecca Shaw, cello

The Center for the Arts at the Armory (Casual, salon setting with beverages available for purchase)
191 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA [map]
This venue is fully accessible. Parking available in back.

POSTPONED due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Saturday, April 4, 2020 | 7:00 p.m.
The Celtic Sojourns of Haydn & Beethoven

The Berry Collective presents its first concert series of the new decade, taking a musical journey through Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Tickets are available both online and at the door.

Artistic Director Sylvia Berry is joined by a stellar group of Boston's most beloved singers in a magical evening of Celtic folksongs as seen through the eyes of Haydn and Beethoven. These tunes from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales captivated English audiences in the early 19th century, leading Haydn and Beethoven to make these gorgeous arrangements that continue to entrance us today.

Teresa Wakim, soprano
Jason McStoots, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone
Sylvia Berry, Broadwood & Son grand (1806)
Julia McKenzie, violin
Rebecca Shaw, cello

Friends Meeting House (Intimate, traditional concert setting)
5 Longfellow Park
Cambridge, MA [map]
This venue is fully accessible.

POSTPONED due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Saturday, April 18, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Two Bachs: London & Berlin 
Presented by Ars Antiqua, Chappaqua, NY

Through the music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s sons, we are given a glimpse into two very different musical worlds. In Berlin, the brooding and introspective music of Carl Philipp Emanuel was perfectly suited for the intimate private concerts given by his patron, Frederick the Great. Johann Christian, on the other hand, was a cosmopolite who composed wonderfully effervescent music for London’s concert halls and opera houses. The lives of the two brothers tell a musical story full of fascinating connections with Europe’s cultural elite. Carl Philipp Emanuel, who was immersed in the musical life of Berlin, was mentored by Graun. In London, Johann Christian began England’s first subscription concerts with Abel, and was an idol to Mozart. The ‘London Bach’ and the ‘Berlin Bach’ could not have been more different. Following their own paths, they created a diverse repertory, each with their own unique perspective and style.

PROGRAM:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Fantasia in C major, Wq. 61/6
Carl Heinrich Graun, Trio Sonata in D Major 
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Sanguinius & Melancholius, Wq.161/1
Carl Friedrich Abel, Sonata for Fortepiano, Violin & ‘Cello in F Major
Johann Christian Bach, Piano Concerto in E-flat, Opus 7 No. 5

Sylvia Berry, Fortepiano
Krista Bennion Feeney & Alana Youssefian, Violin
Mark Kramer, ‘Cello

Church of St. Mary the Virgin
191 S Greeley Ave
Chappaqua, NY 10514 [map]

POSTPONED due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Sunday, May 17, 2020 | 4:00 pm
Beethoven 250
Presented by Friends of the Plainfield (VT) Opera House

Back by popular demand following her successful all-Mozart program in 2018, Sylvia Berry presents Beethoven 250, a program of diverse works celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in Bonn. Joining her for some some delightful duets will be her husband, historical keyboard restorer Dale Munschy.

Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano (Chris Maene, 1995 after Anton Walter, 1795)

Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
18 High St. (Rte. 2)
Plainfield, VT 05667 | [map]

Saturday, September 29, 2018 | 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Fortepiano Day with Sylvia Berry

Discover the sounds of Mozart’s piano with fortepianist Sylvia Berry as your guide! This all-day event includes informal talks by Berry and historical keyboard restorer Dale Munschy, hands-on exploration of the 18th Century Fortepiano, and a recital by Berry at 2:00pm.

Schedule:

10:30 AM
History of the piano: prepare to be surprised! Lecture-demo Journey through the early piano.

11:45 AM
Scratch & Sniff: introducing pre-college students to early pianos.

1:15 PM
Pre-concert conversation: Who played the piano and why? with Sylvia Berry

2:00 PM
Four Masters of the Fortepiano – Sylvia Berry reveals the full range of her instrument in this recital. (Under 18 Free!)

3:15 PM
Post-concert conversation: How does it work? with fortepiano builder Dale Munschy

Plymouth Church UCC
2860 Coventry Rd
Shaker Heights OH 44120 [map]

Admission: $20 General; 18 and under FREE
www.lesdelices.org/event/fortepiano-day

Thursday, October 4, 2018 | 7:30 pm
MOZART IN PARIS with LES DÉLICES

Les Délices returns to Mozart’s creative time in the City of Lights with a delightful new program featuring acclaimed American fortepianist Sylvia Berry.

Les Délices
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Debra Nagy, oboe & director
Julie Andrijeski, violin
Allison Monroe, violin and viola
Jaap ter Linden, cello

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
50 N Prospect St
Akron, OH 44304 [map]

Admission: $5 – $35
www.lesdelices.org/concerts/

Friday, October 5, 2018 | 8:00 pm
MOZART IN PARIS with LES DÉLICES
Presented by Early Music in Columbus

Les Délices returns to Mozart’s creative time in the City of Lights with a delightful new program featuring acclaimed American fortepianist Sylvia Berry.

Les Délices
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Debra Nagy, oboe & director
Julie Andrijeski, violin
Allison Monroe, violin and viola
Jaap ter Linden, cello

Huntington Recital Hall, Capital University
1 College and Main
Columbus, OH 43209 [map]

Admission: $5 – $35
www.earlymusicincolumbus.org/concerts

Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 8:00 pm
MOZART IN PARIS with LES DÉLICES

Les Délices returns to Mozart’s creative time in the City of Lights with a delightful new program featuring acclaimed American fortepianist Sylvia Berry.

Les Délices
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Debra Nagy, oboe & director
Julie Andrijeski, violin
Allison Monroe, violin and viola
Jaap ter Linden, cello

Lakewood Congregational Church
1375 West Clifton Blvd
Lakewood, OH 44107 [map]

Admission: $5 – $35
www.lesdelices.org/concerts/

Sunday, October 7, 2018 | 4:00 pm
MOZART IN PARIS with LES DÉLICES

Les Délices returns to Mozart’s creative time in the City of Lights with a delightful new program featuring acclaimed American fortepianist Sylvia Berry.

Les Délices
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Debra Nagy, oboe & director
Julie Andrijeski, violin
Allison Monroe, violin and viola
Jaap ter Linden, cello

Plymouth Church UCC
2860 Coventry Rd.
Shaker Heights, OH 44120 [map]

Admission: $5 – $35
www.lesdelices.org/concerts/

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | 7:30 pm
An Evening of Eerie Masterworks

As Hallow's Eve approaches, come hear a program of spooky treasures played by candlelight in the historic Carriage House at Gore Place!

J.C. Bach: Sonata in C minor, Op. 17, No. 2
Johann Schobert: Sonata in E-flat, Op. 14 No. 1
Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata in G minor, Hob. XVI: 44
Charles Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette arranged for piano, arranged for four-hands by Berry & Dale Munschy

Gore Place
52 Gore Street
Waltham, MA 02453 [map]

Admission: $15 General, $12 Members, $10 Students
https://goreplace.org/event/sylvia-berry-piano

Saturday, October 27, 2018 | 7:30 pm
The Art of the Piano Trio: Music of Schobert, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven

Portland Early Music Festival presents The Berry Collective

The Berry Collective explores the rise of this beloved form of chamber music in its many facets. Music for “accompanied keyboard” was all the rage in musical capitals across Europe in the 18th century as an increasing number of women learned to play the newly-popular fortepiano. A burst of piano building and music publishing helped create an environment in which chamber music flourished, and enterprising composers needed to provide an ever-constant stream of works to satisfy these players. Schobert, active in Paris in the 1760’s, was an early master of the genre who influenced Haydn and the young Mozart, who in turn served as beacons for Beethoven. This music really comes alive on the period instruments for which they were written, where balance issues vanish and clarity, fleetness, and intimacy reign.

The Berry Collective
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano
Julia McKenzie, violin
Colleen McGary-Smith, cello

Woodfords Congregational Church
202 Woodfords Street
Portland, ME 04103 [map]

www.portlandearlymusic.com/portland-early-music-festival/

Friday, November 2, 2018 | 7:00 pm
KULAS KEYBOARD SERIES at Baldwin Wallace University

Sylvia Berry, fortepiano

The second concert in the inaugural Kulas Keyboard Series features acclaimed fortepianist Sylvia Berry in a program of works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Keyboard Scholarships.

Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building
96 Front Street
Berea, OH 44017 [map]

Admission: $15 General, Students attend FREE
www.bw.edu/events/2018/Fall/11-02-Kulas-Keyboard-Series

Thursday, November 29, 2018 | 6:00 pm - 8:00pm
Art in Tune | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join fortepianist Sylvia Berry and over twenty other musicians in a celebration of the MFA’s beloved musical instrument collection. The evening will feature musical performances throughout the galleries, from duets played on 19th-century French horns on the Huntington staircase to a quintet of electric violin, viola, cello, and bass in the Linde Wing. For this event Berry will have the distinct honor to play the MFA's 1796 Broadwood & Son grand in music of Mozart, Haydn and J.C. Bach with The Berry Collective. 

The Berry Collective
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano 
Julia McKenzie, violin
Rebecca Shaw, cello

Museum of Fine Arts Boston
65 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115 [map]

Art in Tune is free with museum admission: www.mfa.org/visit

Wednesday, January 16, 2019  | 12:15 pm
Midday Music at Christ Congregational Church presents Winter Wonders

Music of Sweelinck, Bach, Gounod*, Fauré*, Tchaikovsky, and Vandall
Sylvia Berry, organ and piano
*Rebecca Shaw, cello

 As the organist and pianist of Christ Church, Sylvia Berry is pleased to present an organ recital of music with winter themes, such as Sweelinck’s Unto Us a Child is Born and selections from Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker. Berry has also fashioned a set of Robert Vandall’s piano works into a suite for organ entitled Winter Scenes.

Christ Congregational Church (UCC)
1350 Pleasant Street
Brockton, MA 02301 [map]

Admission: Free, donations accepted
This venue is fully accessible.

Sunday, February 10, 2019  | 1:00 pm
Arts at Christ Congregational Church presents Winter’s Journey, Poet’s Love

 Selections from Schubert’s Winterreise and Schumann’s Dichterliebe, and two Schubert Impromptus. Jessica Trainor Tasucu, mezzo soprano
Sylvia Berry, piano

Following the inspiration of noted mezzos who have sung these traditionally “male” cycles by Schubert and Schumann, mezzo-soprano Jessica Trainor Tasucu embarked on a journey to learn portions of each work as the beginning of an artistic exploration. Come hear the fruits of her labors in the midst of mid-winter!  

Christ Congregational Church (UCC)
1350 Pleasant Street
Brockton, MA 02301 [map] 

Admission: Free, donations accepted
This venue is fully accessible.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019  | 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm
Gainsborough’s Living Room

Presenting an intimate evening of music by Gainsborough’s composer friends, The Berry Collective will create the ambiance of an imagined soiree in the painter’s living room. These concerts are presented in companionship to the Princeton University Art Museum’s exhibition “Gainsborough’s Family Album," on display February 23 – June 9, 2019. Princeton University Art Museum hosts a reception between the two performances open to all ticket holders.

The Berry Collective
Sylvia Berry, harpsichord and artistic director
Anna Griffis, violin
Rebecca Shaw, viola da gamba and cello

Program to include works by C.F. Abel and J.C. Bach.

Princeton University Art Museum
Elm Dr
Princeton, NJ 08544 [map]

More info + Get tickets

Saturday March 9, 2019  | 7:30 pm, pre-concert lecture at 7:00 pm
Haydn’s Creation, Parts I & II

Join Polymnia Choral Society and conductor Murray Kidd in a performance of Haydn’s The Creation that will feature an all-star period instrument chamber orchestra and wonderful soloists. Sylvia Berry will present a pre-concert lecture and play continuo using her replica of a 5-octave Viennese fortepiano, the kind of instrument that would have been used in Haydn's time. This phenomenal late masterwork was influenced by Handel’s Messiah, but includes much that was far ahead of its time, clearly paving the way for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. 

Polymnia Choral Society
Murray Kidd, conductor
Dana Lynne Varga, soprano
Joseph Holmes, tenor
Philip Lima, baritone
Sylvia Berry, pre-concert lecture and fortepiano

First Parish Congregational Church
1 Church Street
Wakefield, MA 01880 [map]

More info

Sunday, March 17, 2019  | 3:00 pm
Bach Birthday Bash – An Organ Completion Fundraiser

The annual Bach Birthday Bash at Christ Church brings together organ virtuosos and chamber ensembles to perform music of Bach and Beyond. This year’s installment will feature master organist Andrew Sheranian in a program of Bach masterpieces as well as intriguing works by his son C.P.E. Bach. The Berry Collective will present Bach’s Family Circle which will include music of J.C. Bach, Abel, and J.C.F Bach. As a special treat, children and adults alike will get to learn how organs work by playing and examining the Kotzsch-in-a-Box, a mini-organ that allows one to see an organ mechanism up close. Afterwards, please join us for a birthday cake and coffee reception in honor of Bach!

Andrew Sheranian, organ
The Berry Collective
Sylvia Berry, harpsichord
Rebecca Shaw, viola da gamba and cello
Anna Griffis, violin

Christ Congregational Church (UCC)
1350 Pleasant Street
Brockton, MA 02301 [map] 

Admission: $15 General/$10 Students and seniors
This venue is fully accessible.
More info

Saturday, April 6, 2019 | 8:00 pm
Ars Antiqua presents: Eszterháza to London - Music & Remembrances from Haydn’s Travel Diaries

(Followed by a Buffet of English Cheeses & Sparkling Wine)

Franz Joseph Haydn’s colorful diaries recount the challenges of traveling from Eszterháza to London and the sensation that ensued upon his arrival in England in 1791. “The sea crossing was terrible and the journey to London was even worse.” On this journey, he had met with Beethoven in Bonn and once Haydn arrived in London he was warmly welcomed as a celebrity. In an era when music for private salon concerts was very stylish, Haydn’s piano trios had tremendous appeal. Although the venues might have been small, the piano writing in the trios is wide-ranging and full of virtuosity, surprises and humor. In London, Haydn became inspired by instruments of English manufacture, particularly the pianos of John Broadwood which are ideally suited for his music. Music of Haydn and Beethoven.

Ars Antiqua
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Krista Bennion Feeney, violin
Mark Kramer, cello
Sylvia Berry, Broadwood and Son grand #3448, 1806

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin
191 South Greeley Ave
Chappaqua, NY 10514 [map]

Admission: $35 General
Special priority seating available by calling 914-238-8015
More info

Thursday, June 13, 2019  | 2:00 pm
Boston Early Music Festival Fringe Concert

Madness, Folly, and Fantasy: Music of Mozart and Beethoven
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano (Chris Maene after Anton Walter)

In keeping with BEMF’s festival theme, Dreams and Madness, Boston’s own preeminent fortepianist Sylvia Berry offers Madness, Folly, and Fantasy – an extraordinary journey that takes us from whimsical flights of fancy to bursts of fiery anguish – all expressed exquisitely at the Viennese fortepiano of Mozart and Beethoven’s time. Works include Mozart’s Modulating Prelude; Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman;” Sonata in A minor, K. 310; and Beethoven’s Variations on “God Save the King,” as well as selections from his Op. 33 Bagatelles.

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
41 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116 [map] 

Admission: $15 General / $10 Students and Seniors
Tickets are available both online and at the door.
This venue is fully accessible.

Sunday, October 29, 2017 | 3:30 pm
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
with the Reading Symphony Orchestra

Fortepianist Sylvia Berry joins conductor George Ogata and the Reading Symphony Orchestra for a performance of one of Mozart's most beloved concertos.

Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano
George Ogata, conductor
Reading Symphony Orchestra

The Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Galvin Middle School
525 Main Street
Wakefield, MA 01880
www.readingsymphonyorchestra.org

Sunday, January 21, 2018 | 1:00 pm
The Sounds of Haydn's London

Toward the end of an already fruitful and renowned career, Haydn made two trips to London that yielded some of his greatest works. He was greatly inspired by three women he befriended - two pianists and a poet - and wrote fantastic music for all of them. He also met the famous piano builder John Broadwood whose instruments were quite novel for him, and this concert will feature a Broadwood and Son grand built in 1806. Don't miss your chance to hear the sounds of Haydn's London on period instruments!

Murray Kidd, tenor
Julia McKenzie, violin
Rebecca Shaw, cello
Sylvia Berry, Broadwood and Son grand, 1806

Christ Congregational Church, UCC
1350 Pleasant St.
Brockton, MA 02301 | map

Admission: Freewill offering

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Across the Pond: Music for Historic Trumpet and Fortepiano

Mister Harper and Mister Johnson: A re-imagining of a musical soiree like those presented in London by figures such as trumpet virtuoso Thomas Harper and the brilliant pianist Therese Jansen; and Philadelphia native Francis Johnson, an African American trumpeter of such renown that he was invited to London to play for Queen Victoria. 

Christopher Belluscio, historic trumpets
Sylvia Berry, Broadwood and Son grand, 1806

The Carriage House at Gore Place
52 Gore Street
Waltham, MA 02453 | map   

Admission:
$15 General, $12 Members, $10 Students with I.D.

Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 7:00 pm
Across the Pond: Music for Historic Trumpet and Fortepiano

Mister Harper and Mister Johnson: A re-imagining of a musical soiree like those presented in London by figures such as trumpet virtuoso Thomas Harper and the brilliant pianist Therese Jansen; and Philadelphia native Francis Johnson, an African American trumpeter of such renown that he was invited to London to play for Queen Victoria. 

Christopher Belluscio, historic trumpets
Sylvia Berry, Broadwood and Son grand, 1806

Hill Physick House
321 S. 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106 | map   

Admission: $30 General

Saturday, March 10, 2018 | 7:30 pm
The Many Faces of Mozart: A Life Told Through Music and Letters
Sylvia Berry at the Portland Early Music Chapel Series

This fascinating program pairs keyboard works from throughout Mozart's career with letters written by the composer to his family and friends. From K. 1, an insouciant Menuett that Mozart composed at age 8, to the transcendent Adagio for Glass Harmonica written in his final year, all will be complimented by readings from Mozart's incredibly colorful letters. Join Sylvia in this beautiful intimate space in the heart of Portland as she narrates Mozart's letters, tells his life story, and plays his incomparable music. 

Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano

St. Luke's Cathedral
143 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101 | map

Sunday, April 22, 2018 | 4:00 pm
The Many Faces of Mozart: A Life Told Through Music and Letters
Sylvia Berry with critically acclaimed young adult fiction author M.T. Anderson

This fascinating program pairs keyboard works from throughout Mozart's career with letters written by the composer to his family and friends. From K. 1, an insouciant Menuett that Mozart composed at age 8, to the transcendent Adagio for Glass Harmonica written in his final year, all will be complimented by readings from Mozart's incredibly colorful letters.

Renowned author M.T. Anderson, a winner of numerous prizes including the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, will be the narrator.

Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano
M.T. Anderson, narrator

Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
18 High Street
Plainfield, VT 05667 | map

Sunday, April 29, 2018 | 4:00 pm
The Berry Collective at historic Old Ship in Hingham

First Parish in Hingham, MA, is affectiontely known as "Old Ship" because the ceiling is made of great oak beams and looks like the inverted frame of a ship. Built in 1681, it is the oldest church in continuous use as a house of worship in North America, and is a designated National Historical Landmark. The Berry Collective is honored to perform on Old Ship's "Candlelight Concert Series," which was founded in 1973 and offers its programs for free. 

Program
Mozart - Sonata in C maj. for Accompanied Keyboard, K. 6
Boccherini - Keyboard Trio in B-flat maj.
J.C.F Bach - Cello Sonata in A (Larghetto)
Mozart - Piano Sonata in A min., K. 310
Beethoven - March in D maj. for piano, four-hands, Op. 45, No. 3
Haydn - Piano Trio in G maj, Hob. XV: 25 "The Gypsy"

The Berry Collective
Rebecca Nelson, violin
Colleen McGary-Smith, cello
Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano
Dale Munschy, guest fortepianist

First Parish (UU) "Old Ship"
107 Main St.
Hingham, MA 02043 | map

Friday, May 18, 2018 | 7:00 pm
Duo Vis-a-Vis: Works by Three Bach Sons for Two Keyboards

Sylvia Berry and harpsichordist Leon Schelhase and  have performed various works for two keyboards over the past decade. The name of their duo derives from the instruments built by Johann Andreas Stein that housed both a harpsichord and a fortepiano in one case. This program features works by W.F., C.P.E., and J.C. Bach, who are all clearly influenced by J.S. and yet forged their own very different paths. Playing their works for two keyboards on mixed instruments, which was not an unusual practice, reveals the independence of the two voices and revives a practice that was probably more widespread than we think.  They will perform together on the new Ravensong Historic Keyboard Series in Philadelphia spearheaded by Schelhase.

Duo Vis-a-Vis
Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano
Leon Schelhase, French double manual harpsichord

St. Clement's Church
2013 Appletree St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | map

Saturday, June 2, 2018 | 4:30 pm
Works by Three Bach Sons for Two Keyboard Instruments

Join Sylvia Berry and harpsichordist Ursula Dütschler at the instrument collection of renowned keyboard instrument builder Chris Maene as they perform works by by W.F., C.P.E., and J.C. Bach. All were clearly influenced by J.S., and yet forged their own very different paths. Playing their works for two keyboards on mixed instruments, which was not an unusual practice during their lifetimes, reveals the independence of the individual parts and revives a practice that was probably more widespread than we realize. 

Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano
Ursula Dütschler, French double manual harpsichord

Museum Chris Maene
Aalterstraat 4, Ruiselede (BE) | Map

For further info and reservations, email ursuladutschler@upcmail.nl

Sunday, June 3, 2018 | 3:00 pm
Works by Three Bach Sons for Two Keyboard Instruments

Sylvia Berry and harpsichordist Ursula Dütschler perform works by by W.F., C.P.E., and J.C. Bach, who were all clearly influenced by J.S. and yet forged their own very different paths. Playing their works for two keyboards on mixed instruments, which was not an unusual practice during their lifetimes, reveals the independence of the individual parts and revives a practice that was probably more widespread than we realize. 

Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano
Ursula Dütschler, French double manual harpsichord

Studio Haparanda (H67)
Haparandasweg 67, Amsterdam (NL) | Map

Admission: Freewill offering. Reservations encouraged. Email info@studioh67.nl

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 | 8:00 pm
Works by Three Bach Sons for Two Keyboard Instruments

Sylvia Berry and harpsichordist Ursula Dütschler perform works by by W.F., C.P.E., and J.C. Bach at Le Salon de la Haye, a venue with an intriguing collection of antique keyboard instruments curated by piano restorer Olaf van Hees.

The Bach sons were all clearly influenced by J.S. and yet forged their own very different paths. Playing their works for two keyboards on mixed instruments, which was not an unusual practice during their lifetimes, reveals the independence of the individual parts and revives a practice that was probably more widespread than we realize. 

Sylvia Berry, English fortepiano
Ursula Dütschler, French double manual harpsichord

Le Salon de la Haye
Schiefbaanstraat 27, The Hague (NL) | Map

Admission: €15. Reservations preferred. Email olafvanhees@planet.nl or call 070.345.25.10 or 06.54.75.70.52

Friday, June 8, 2018 | 8:15 pm
Works by Three Bach Sons for Two Keyboard Instruments

Sylvia Berry and harpsichordist Ursula Dütschler perform works by by W.F., C.P.E., and J.C. Bach, who were all clearly influenced by J.S. and yet forged their own very different paths. Playing their works for two keyboards on mixed instruments, which was not an unusual practice during their lifetimes, reveals the independence of the individual parts and revives a practice that was probably more widespread than we realize. Join them at the beautiful performance space in the workshop of Dutch fortepiano builder Theo Kobald.

Sylvia Berry, Viennese fortepiano
Ursula Dütschler, French double manual harpsichord

Pianoatelier Kobald
Asselsestraat 167, Apeldoorn (NL) | Map

Admission: €15/€7,50. Further info and reservations: ursuladutschler@upcmail.nl

Saturday, June 9, 2018 | 8:00 pm
Works by Three Bach Sons for Two Keyboard Instruments

Join Sylvia Berry and harpsichordist Ursula Dütschler at the stunning historic fortepiano collection of the Geelvink Museum in Zutphen. They will perform works by by W.F., C.P.E., and J.C. Bach who were all clearly influenced by J.S. and yet forged their own very different paths. Playing their works for two keyboards on mixed instruments, which was not an unusual practice during their lifetimes, reveals the independence of the individual parts and revives a practice that was probably more widespread than we realize. 

Geelvinck Museum
Zaadmarkt 88, Zutphen (NL) | Map

Admission: €18/€15. For info and reservations, email ursuladutschler@upcmail.nl

Sunday, June 10, 2018 | 12:00 pm
Works by Three Bach Sons for Two Keyboard Instruments

Join Sylvia Berry and harpsichordist Ursula Dütschler at the breathtaking Heeswijk Castle. They will perform works by by W.F., C.P.E., and J.C. Bach who were all clearly influenced by J.S. and yet forged their own very different paths. Playing their works for two keyboards on mixed instruments, which was not an unusual practice during their lifetimes, reveals the independence of the individual parts and revives a practice that was probably more widespread than we realize. 

Kasteel Heeswijk
Kasteel 4, Heeswijk-Dinther (NL) | Map

Admission: €10. For info and reservations, email ursuladutschler@upcmail.nl

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 | 8 pm
Haydn and the Ladies of London
The Berry Collective at SoHIP – Lincoln, MA

During his second London season in 1794-95, Haydn wrote some of his most beloved music for three accomplished women. The sonatas and trios written for esteemed pianist and composer Therese Jansen are monumental masterworks that would not exist were it not for her talent. The "Gypsy" trio, written for talented amateur pianist Rebecca Schroeter, is a perennial favorite, and Haydn's settings of poet Anne Hunter's texts reveal a true creative partnership between the two. Ms. Berry performs on a Broadwood fortepiano built in London only a decade after Haydn's sojourn there. Haydn befriended Broadwood during this first London visit.

The Berry Collective
Barbara Allen Hill, soprano
Julia McKenzie, violin
Rebecca Shaw, cello
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano (Broadwood & Son #3448, London, 1806)

St. Anne's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
147 Concord Road
Lincoln, MA | map

Admission: Single Tickets $25 / $20 for students and seniors

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 | 8 pm
Haydn and the Ladies of London
The Berry Collective at SoHIP – Andover, MA

During his second London season in 1794-95, Haydn wrote some of his most beloved music for three accomplished women. The sonatas and trios written for esteemed pianist and composer Therese Jansen are monumental masterworks that would not exist were it not for her talent. The "Gypsy" trio, written for talented amateur pianist Rebecca Schroeter, is a perennial favorite, and Haydn's settings of poet Anne Hunter's texts reveal a true creative partnership between the two. Ms. Berry performs on a Broadwood fortepiano built in London only a decade after Haydn's sojourn there. Haydn befriended Broadwood during this first London visit.

The Berry Collective
Barbara Allen Hill, soprano
Julia McKenzie, violin
Rebecca Shaw, cello
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano (Broadwood & Son #3448, London, 1806)

The Chapel at West Parish (Inside the cemetery grounds)
210 Lowell Street
Andover, MA | map

Admission: Single Tickets $25 / $20 for students and seniors

Thursday, August 2, 2018 | 8 pm
Haydn and the Ladies of London
The Berry Collective at SoHIP – Boston, MA

During his second London season in 1794-95, Haydn wrote some of his most beloved music for three accomplished women. The sonatas and trios written for esteemed pianist and composer Therese Jansen are monumental masterworks that would not exist were it not for her talent. The "Gypsy" trio, written for talented amateur pianist Rebecca Schroeter, is a perennial favorite, and Haydn's settings of poet Anne Hunter's texts reveal a true creative partnership between the two. Ms. Berry performs on a Broadwood fortepiano built in London only a decade after Haydn's sojourn there. Haydn befriended Broadwood during this first London visit.

The Berry Collective
Barbara Allen Hill, soprano
Julia McKenzie, violin
Rebecca Shaw, cello
Sylvia Berry, fortepiano (Broadwood & Son #3448, London, 1806)

First Lutheran Church
299 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA | map

Admission: Single Tickets $25 / $20 for students and seniors