On Sunday afternoon, May 22, at 4:00 p.m., the Ferris-Burtis Foundation, The Berkshire-Taconic Foundation, and the Sandisfield Arts Center will present a Gala Benefit Concert for the Ferris-Burtis Music Foundation at the Arts Center on Hammertown Road in Sandisfield, MA.
Performing will be Yevgeny Kutik, violin and Timothy Bozarth, piano- http://www.yevgenykutik.com/ and the Elektra Ensemble, Brunlida Myftaraj, violin, Melissa Morgan, 'cello, and Igor Lovchinsky, piano-
http://www.elektraensemble.org/ These brilliant young musicians have been aided in their education and careers by the Foundation and are donating their considerable talents to this event.
The Ferris-Burtis Foundation was founded by my late spouse, John Ferris, and myself in 1987 through the Berkshire-Taconic Foundation in Sheffield, MA, to aid young classical musicians in their education and careers.
If you would like to make reservations for this concert and/or make a special tax-deductible gift to the Foundation, you should send a check made out to Ferris-Burtis Foundation to Herbert Burtis, 53 Rood Hill Road, Sandisfield, MA 01255. Reservations are $20.00 each. Include your email address for confirmation. If you wish to make an additional gift to the Foundation you may choose from one of the following categories to help keep classical music alive, even in small towns like Sandisfield. You will receive two reservations and your name will be listed in the program. Portions of your gift over the cost of the reservation are tax-deductible.
Friend- $100.00-$299.00
Sponsor- $300.00-$499.00
Benefactor- $500.00-$699.00
Angel- $700.00-$999.00
Founder- $1000.00 or more
Any gift will be appreciated and well-used to keep classical music alive and well.
Thank you, Herbert Burtis roodhill@verizon.net
http://www.hburtis.com/
http://www.berkshiretaconic.org/
http://www.sandisfieldartscenter.org/
About Me
- Herbert Burtis
- Sandisfield, MA, United States
- I have given my blog the name of my first ancestor, Pietro Cesare Alberti, who came to these shores in 1635. He was the first Italian-American. I have had an international career as a pianist, organist, and harpsichordist. As a vocal teacher I have taught at Harvard University and Smith College as well as having a studio in New York City. I now have a vocal studio in Chicago.I have performed throughout the United States and in Denmark, Germany, Austria, France. Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad,Tobago, and Bermuda. I made my Carnegie Hall debut in 1967 and have appeared numerous times in Carnegie Recital Hall, Weill Hall, and Steinway Hall. As Director of the Ferris Burtis Music Foundation, my mission is to help young classical musicians in their education and careers. For twenty years I was the voice teacher for Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Seven of my students have sung at the Met, I may be reached at roodhill@verizon.net. www.hburtis.com http://ferrisburtisfoundation.blogspot.com http://albertitalks.blogspot.com