Diverse Voices. Daring Ideas. Beyond sublime, transcendent concerts at Tanglewood, this summer a new concept in creative enrichment began. The Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) offers engaging programs for curious minds—immersion weekends, interactive talks, open rehearsals, films, master classes, unconventional performances, and visual arts experiences that will inspire spirited dialogue and deepen your understanding of music, the arts, and the human spirit. Welcome.
Thank you for a great summer!
More than 140 events graced TLI’s schedule this summer—experiences that fuse tradition & innovation, humanity & imagination, familiar faces & marginalized voices.
The Big Idea
Dynamic thinkers and diverse perspectives, inspired by music that endures. Supported by Marillyn Tufte Zacharis
TLI OpenStudio
Master classes with experts challenge, influence, and inspire the next generation.
Meet The Makers
Celebrated artists and artisans discuss inspiration and the creative process.
TLI Weekends
TLI Weekends are multi-day immersion experiences that include a variety of programs inspired by Tanglewood’s summer schedule.
Full Tilt
Unconventional, subversive performances that are exhilarating, hypnotizing, and intensely human.
TLI MasterPass
An insider’s view of the artistic process including master classes, rehearsals, and engaging presentations.
ShopTalks
Candid, informal discussions on life, music, and the future of our field with composers, conductors, and performers.
Supported by a gift from the Perles Law Firm in honor of the victims of the Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing and their families.
Cinematics
Films on music and the human spirit in collaboration with the Berkshire International Film Festival.
Focal Point
Visual arts classes amid the beauty of Tanglewood led by Faculty Artists from IS183 Art School of the Berkshires.
Sunday Showcase
Engaging, informal activities that span centuries, cross genres, and deepen your concert-going experience.
TLI Open Houses
Free, fun learning opportunities at the Linde Center for Music and Learning.
Encourage Curious and Creative Thinking
TLI fosters joyful, stimulating, and thought-provoking experiences that create opportunities to explore and understand our world through the lens of music. You can help us unite curiosity and creativity by supporting TLI through the Tanglewood Forever campaign. Donate online now, or contact the BSO Development Office at 617-638-9267 or friendsoftanglewood@bso.org for more information.
TLI is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’
Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible
by funding from the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.