Berkshire Bach Society Presents Peter Sykes in Organ Masters Series Finale

08:07AM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society will conclude its Organ Masters series with a recital by Peter Sykes on the Roosevelt Organ at the First Congregational Church in Great Barrington on Saturday, May 3, at 4 p.m.

This performance is the second of two recitals on historic instruments.

Terrill McDade, Executive Director of the Berkshire Bach Society, stated that the Organ Masters series aims to highlight organ music, organists, and significant instruments in the region. The program will feature settings of the Lord’s Prayer by composers who influenced Bach and those who followed him, including Samuel Scheidt, Bach’s teacher Georg Böhm, and Felix Mendelssohn.

The 1883 Roosevelt Organ at the First Congregational Church is noted as a large historic organ in the U.S. Upon installation, it was considered the largest and most important organ in America. Built by Hilborne Lewis Roosevelt, the organ is described as the largest surviving example of his work in near-original and playable condition. Roosevelt, a cousin of U.S. Presidents Teddy and Franklin, founded Roosevelt Pipe Organ Builders in 1870 and incorporated electricity and other innovations into his instruments.

The performance by Peter Sykes is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Great Barrington. Tickets are priced at $45 for nonmembers, $40 for Berkshire Bach Members, and $10 for Card to Culture participants. Admission is free for children and students with valid ID.

Further information and ticket purchasing options are available at www.berkshirebach.org/events.

The Berkshire Bach Society is a nonprofit organization.

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Units Available at Lee's New Eagle Mill Housing Development

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
01:57PM / Tuesday, October 27, 2026

It's took more than a decade to bring the Eagle Lofts to fruition in the former Eagle mill.

LEE, Mass. — Hearthway wants community members to know there are three-bedroom units available at The Lofts at Eagle Mill with little to no waitlist.

The apartments at 73 West Center St. recently came online in the historic building on the banks of the Housatonic River after more than a decade of work. The first tenants began moving in last week.

Three-bedroom units are less than $2,000 per month for those who meet income requirements.

"These units are $1,855 a month with hot water included. To qualify, applicants must be under the 60 percent AMI income limit by household size and be able to afford the rent," the affordable housing provider wrote in a communication on Monday.

"Mobile vouchers are welcomed."

A ribbon was cut at the former paper mill over the summer for 56 one- to three-bedroom, mixed-income units in the heart of downtown.

According to a chart provided by Hearthway, 60 percent area median income is $55,320 per year for a one person household, $63,240 a year for a two-person household, $71,160 a year for a three-person household, and $79,020 a year for a four-person household.

Applications are available in English and Spanish. They can submitted via email to leasing@hearthway.org, drop off to the main office at 1 Fenn St in Pittsfield, fax to 413-403-2710, or USPS mail to P.O. Box 1180, Pittsfield, MA 01202-1180.