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Beloved mother Lee Dixon passed away after a brief illness on May 19, 2023. An amazing music teacher, she would often be found perched on the piano bench surrounded by happy children sitting in a circle on the floor. Invariably there was always one child sitting under the piano keyboard, right next to her on […]

Berkshire Children’s Chorus will celebrate its 30th anniversary season with a free concert, "How Can I Keep From Singing," on Sunday, June 12, at Old Parish Church.

SHEFFIELD — Ryan LaBoy became a music teacher, in part, because he recognized the role that music teachers played in his life. LaBoy described himself as “a very artistic kid in a place where boys were expected to be very boyish,” adding that he did not play many sports while growing up in New York’s Hudson Valley. “I sort of fell into a safe space when I joined choir as a young person, and I found a place where my gifts were useful and valued by the people I was around...