Church hosting concert of chamber musicGREENFIELD A concert of chamber music by J.S. Bach, Arcangelo Corelli and Marin Marais will be held at the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew, 8 Church St., on Wednesday, May 31, at 12:15 p.m. The.
We’ve been fortunate to enjoy many great music festivals this summer. This past weekend saw the Charlemont Reggae Festival’s successful return, and even more music is on the way before the leaves change color and the cool weather arrives.This upcoming.
Once, Boston was âa special placeâ where musicians thrived
By Malcolm Gay Globe Staff,Updated March 12, 2021, 7:53 a.m.
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By almost any measure, keyboardist Wesley Nagy was doing pretty well.
The Vineyard Haven musician had carved out a comfortable life for himself, playing the islandâs lucrative wedding circuit, serving as music director at Grace Church, and gigging at bars and other venues with his reggae-infused cover band, The Grateful Dread.
One year after the onset of the pandemic, however, Nagy has seen his performance schedule evaporate. His income has shrunk to less than a quarter of what it was before the COVID-19 crisis. Heâs racked up an estimated $80,000 in credit card debt. And although he had been trying to make ends meet doing construction, that came to a crashing halt last summer when he cut off his little finger while sawing a piece of oak. Now heâs on unemployment, hoping eventually to sell some property he and his estr