Ron Ramsay’s Berkshire Music Salon Series presents Voices of Valor: Songs & Stories from the Front, featuring Samantha Talora, with cocktail reception

Join us this Veterans Day for a moving performance by Ron Ramsay’s Berkshire Music Salon Series featuring vocalist Samantha Talora!

From the Drawing Room of The Mount, Voices of Valor: Songs & Stories from the Front honors the legacy of World War I through a live performance of music that inspired courage, unity, and hope. American and French melodies from the Great War will be woven together with stories of Edith Wharton’s own humanitarian work on the front lines in France. Presented by Ron Ramsay’s Berkshire Music Salon Series, this unforgettable musical tribute celebrates veterans, humanitarians, and the enduring resilience of the human spirit.

*Please note that there will be two performances of Voices of Valor, the first at 3:00 pm and the second at 5:30 pm!* The evening performance includes a complimentary cocktail reception with festive drinks and bites before the event.

Many readers of Edith Wharton don’t realize how active she was in World War I relief efforts. She founded and administered three separate organizations that cumulatively provided aid to some 10,000 displaced persons in France over a period of five years, and she organized the shipment of blankets, clothing, and other essentials to soldiers at the front. Read more about this history and access her short story, Son at the Front (1923), in this Library of America Story of the Week.