August 4, 2026: Tanglewood on Parade 2026!

We’re on the grounds of The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home for the event that really marks the middle of summer for the area. It’s Tanglewood on Parade today, where the many musicians on campus along with performers of all disciplines from all over the Berkshires and beyond for a celebration of music, community, and more. We’ll meet some of those performers and presenters including Chris Newell, founding director of UConn’s Native American Cultural Program and co-founder and director of education for the Akomawt Educational Initiative, Angela Palmer, President of Festival Latino of the Berkshires, Fiddler and educator Ida Mae Specker and her legendary dad John Specker, plus Joanne Nelson of Lee Junior and Senior High schools, who’ll lead her school as well as young musicians from Pittsfield High School and Hoosac Valley High in the actual parade. Tanglewood’s own Mark Rulison, Artistic Administrator for the Learning Institute and Humanities, and Amy Aldrich, Senior Director of Patron Experience, join us to explore the many festivities happening today on the campus showing how this event connects Tanglewood to the greater southern Berkshires community. Plus we’ll learn from all of them about the ongoing We the People project curated by Yo Yo Ma that was a major factor in how this year’s parade came together.