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Tanglewood Music Center

music academy, Lenox, Massachusetts, United States

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The Tanglewood Music Center is an institute for advanced musical training and the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Located in Lenox, Massachusetts, within the scenic Berkshire Hills, it was founded in 1940 as the Berkshire Music Center. The center hosts the annual Tanglewood Music Festival, a major summertime attraction that draws visitors to the region. The Boston Symphony Orchestra began its summer concerts at Tanglewood in 1936.123

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