Classical Pianist Performs at the Adams Theater

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ADAMS, Mass. — Pianist and conductor Lucas Huang Amory, a Juilliard graduate student and 2024 PianoArts First Prize winner, will perform works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Mozart at the Adams Theater on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. 

Amory has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the 92nd Street Y. To the Adams Theater, he will bring works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Mozart to The Adams Theater.  said, “windows into their particular flavor of tenderness.”

When not at the piano, Amory is an active conductor and baritone. He is the outgoing Music Director of Harvard's Bach Society Orchestra and has contributed to numerous opera and musical theater productions in both directorial and répétiteur roles.

The son of acclaimed violists Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, Amory grew up in intensive music education, attending the Special Music School in New York City as a child, with many hours of practice and private lessons. At Harvard, he ventured into conducting and found he had a love and a feel for it, conducting orchestras, opera pieces, and musical theater, as well as singing in the University Choir. 

As a complement to the show, local artist, Adams Theater Board Member, and culinary expert Joe Wheaton will be catering a family style dinner at the theater before the show. 

See a full lineup of events at www.adamstheater.org/present

The Adams Theater participates in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program, in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program, and the Mass Health Connector.

EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders receive free admission to our shows and events by presenting their cards at our Box Office. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBTWIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

 

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Veteran Adams Selectman John Duval Quits After Election

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — Longtime Selectman John Duval abruptly resigned Wednesday, hours before the new board was about to meet. 
 
Duval's departure two years into his three-year term came after Kelly Rice's defeat of Christine Hoyt on Monday. 
 
Rice, who retired as town treasurer after 12 years on the May 4, the day of the election, polled a decisive victory against the three-term Hoyt, giving an indication of the dissatisfaction of voters and the future direction of the board 
 
Duval and Hoyt had frequently served either as chair and vice chair over the years and often — but not always — voted in tandem. 
 
Duval's departure was announced during the Selectmen's meeting on Wednesday night. He had served on the board for more than a decade, first being elected in 2012. He was chair of the board at his resignation. He also spent 17 years serving on the Hoosac Valley Regional School Committee and representing Adams on the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission until last year. 
 
He was a systems engineer at General Dynamics before his retirement last year.  
Wednesday's meeting was the annual board restructuring, with Jay Meczywor elected as chair and Ann Bartlett as vice chair.
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