April 9, 2026:Spring music-making

Spring seems to finally be spring-ing, and you can hear it though in the music in the air.Tanglewood Learning Institute’s inaugural spring programming continues with a touch of jazz. Renowned saxophonist Nick Hempton brings his organ trio into their illustrious halls on Friday, April 10th. We talk with the Hard Bop enthusiast about his ska origins, emigration to the US from Australia, his latest album Horns Locked and more. This Saturday sees another transatlantic look at the connections in scores with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Their upcoming program “Gloria!!!: From Vivaldi to Gershwin” centers around a truly massive work by Poulenc, but connects works from France, Italy, and the US. We speak with guest conductor Kedrick Armstrong as well as President Heather Caisse-Roberts about the upcoming performance on April 11th,  and connecting communities with music.And Congressman for the 2nd district Jim McGovern is just as baffled and on edge from the executive office’s actions this week, but still finds time to speak with us about his recent tour of an ICE facility, ongoing issues with a wide array of benefits including SNAP, and more.