Friends of Music at Guilford at the Organ Barn, Kopkind Drive off Packer Corners Road, Guilford, Vt.
Bennington Museum
75 Main St., Bennington
http://www.benningtonmuseum.org
10a to 5p (Closed Wed)
802 447-1571
May 26, 2p: Pianist Elizabeth Wright performs Beethoven sonatas with special guests: violinist Joana Genova and cellist Nathaniel Parke.
Brattleboro Music Center: Juno Orchestra
38 Walnut St., Brattleboro
802 257-4523
June 1, 7:30p & June 2, 4p: Discoveries. Juno’s fifth concert, composition Serenity by Paul Dedell: A new take on Vermont’s seasons. Plus an arresting symphony for strings by William Herschel, composer and groundbreaking astronomer; and a symphony from Haydn’s Sturm und Drang period.
Friends of Music at Guilford
Organ Barn
Kopkind Drive off Packer Corners Road, Guilfor
802 254-3600
May 26: Spring Organ Barn Concert & Holiday Cookout, 3p: Guilford Chamber Singers perform 10 songs set to texts by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Foster, Teasdale; Christopher Lewis performs on the c. 1897 Tracker organ. A festive holiday picnic follows with grilling options for vegetarians and omnivores. June 9: 6 to 6:30 or so: The three-part evening begins with a brief and merry annual membership meeting for Friends of Music at 6p in Zeller Hall downstairs. 6:45p or earlier: A Community Potluck in Zeller Hall offers a typically wide range of dishes. FOMAG provides sandwich fixings for vegetarians and carnivores alike to help cover the bases. Sides and salads, as well as other main dishes, are welcome. Desserts are set aside for the post-concert reception. 7:30p: The A Cappella Concert in the Sanctuary of GCC features an opening set by Southern Vermont’s Big Woods Voices: Becky Graber, Amanda Witman, Will Danforth, and Alan Blood. The second half presents Green Street Brew, a dozen or more singers long renowned in the Pioneer Valley for their rock, jazz, and pop arrangements. A delectable dessert reception downstairs caps the evening. Concert admission is free; donations are most welcome to help offset the event’s considerable costs. Labor Day Weekend Festival is Aug 31, 7:30p. Organ recital by Susan Summerfield. Sept 1, 2p: Guilford Festival Orchestra performs Berlioz song cycle Nuits d’été with soprano Julie Olsson and works by other Romantic era composers; grounds open at noon for picnicking and lunch sales.
Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots
Hunter Park, Manchester
http://www.greenmountainbluegrass.com
Aug 15–18: A four-day music festival featuring a variety of bluegrass, roots and Americana music from both icons of the industry and innovative up-and-coming artists. Featuring a main stage, dance tent, camping, kids’ activities, local food trucks, Vermont craft beer and wine, and a magical Green Mountain setting!
Kinhaven Music School
354 Lawrence Hill Road, Weston
973 378-5854
Concerts at Kinhaven offered each weekend in July and August on campus and at various locations in Southern Vermont. Senior sessions each Friday afternoon at 4p and Sunday at 2p. Senior session faculty concerts Saturdays at 7:30p.
Manchester Music Festival (MMF)
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester
802 362-1956
July 11, 7:30p: Festival concert: Theofanidis, Brahms, Schubert, Schumann. Aug 10, 7:30: Festival Finale: Solzhenitsyn, Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninoff, Brahms. Chamber concerts at 7:30p on July 18: Guignon, Debussy, Suk, Dvořák. July 25: Mozart, Prokofieff, Jacob, Elgar. Aug 1: Mendelssohn, Schumann, Beethoven. Aug 8: Bach, Brahms. July 27, 7:30: “A Night at the Opera.” July 19, 5:30p, Manchester Community Library: Family Concert and Ice Cream Celebration. Check MMF website for free recitals and master classes.
A Marlboro Music performance.
Marlboro Music School & Festival
Marlboro College Campus, Marlboro
69th season, July 13–Aug 1
After three weeks of daily rehearsals, Marlboro artists begin sharing results of their in-depth collaborations. Public concerts are presented on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons July 13–Aug 11, and Friday evenings July 26*–Aug 9. Programs will be selected from 60–80 groups in rehearsal at any one time; only one quarter of the 250-plus works explored is presented. All events take place at Persons Auditorium, Marlboro College, with this exception: *Friday, July 26, 8p: annual town benefit concert in Marlboro College Dining Hall. Free open rehearsals in Persons Auditorium July 8–Aug 11: weekly schedules posted each Monday.
Next Stage Arts
15 Kimball Hill Road, Putney
802 387-0102
May 25: Planet Zydeco. May 31: Caitlin Canty and Oshima Brothers. June 12, July 10, Aug 14: Fables Storytelling hosted by Peter “Fish” Case. June 29: Joni Mitchell’s “Blue.” July 6: Séamus Egan Project. Aug 3: Sam Reider and the Human Hands. All events at 7:30p.
Retreat Farm
Route 30 at 45 Farmhouse Square, Brattleboro
802 490-2270
July 13, 6p: a brass quartet of the Windham Orchestra, this five-piece ensemble delights with smooth brassy notes in an outdoor setting. Aug 17, 6p: Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy. Playing fiddle, guitar, mandolin, this striking duo will bring the Square to life with traditional Celtic, French, and Canadian instrumental and vocal music.
Roots on the River
Bellows Falls
http://www.vermontfestivalsllc.com
June 7–9: 20th Annual Roots on the River Festival: Mary Gauthier, Hayes Carll, Eileen Jewell Band, James McMurtry, Birds of Chicago, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, Roger Marin Band, Bottle Rockets, and Hayley Reardon. Full gospel hour on Sunday. Free parking, delicious vendor offerings for food and drink, youth tent, pet-friendly.
Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival
Various locations
http://www.pikesfallschambermusicfestival.com
732 586-5455
July 31–Aug 10: 8th Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival and Pikes Falls Visual Arts Residency showcases music and art—both traditional and new—all celebrating the wonder that Vermont brings to anyone lucky enough to visit. Grammy Award-nominated Pikes Falls musicians perform at Jamaica State Park, Jamaica Town Hall, Brattleboro’s Brooks House and Music Center, Grafton Community Church.
Southern Vermont Arts Center
West Rd, Manchester
10a to 5p Tues–Sat; noon to 5p, Sun
802 362-1405
July 12, 8p: The Weight Band. July 17, 8p: World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. July 21, 2:30p: Mountain Opera’s “Così fan tutte.” July 21, 8: An Evening with Judy Collins. Aug 9, 8p: Let’s Hang On: Frankie Valli Tribute. Aug 30, 8p: Maxine Linehan: “One: The Songs of U2.”
Stone Church Arts
Immanuel Episcopal Church
20 Church St., Bellows Falls
http://www.stonechurcharts.org
802 463-3100
June 18: Creative Cello Concert with Eugene Friesen and Friends. June 22: They, Oliver Esposito and AC Muench. July 12: A Special Concert of Gypsy Jazz and Brazilian Choros. Aug 2: The Amphion Baroque Ensemble. Aug 30: Your Rhythm, Your Life Concert.
Vermont Arts Exchange
48 Main St., North Bennington
802 442-5549
June 15: Chris Bergson & Ellis Hooks.
Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill #222, Brattleboro
802 258-9088
June 1, 8p: Sheila Jordan with Cameron Brown, Eugene Uman and Friends at Cotton Hill. Aug 8, 3:30–10:30p (with dinner break): VJC Summer Workshop Student Concert. Aug 9, 8p: VJC Summer Workshop Faculty Concert at The Putney School.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
800 876-9293
VSO’s Summer Festival Tour, “Strike up the Orchestra!” July 2: Manchester; July 3: Grafton: Pack a picnic basket and celebrate the sound of summer in Vermont! This year’s “Strike up the Orchestra!” was crafted by guest conductor Sharon Lavery, making her VSO debut. The orchestra showcases the composers who set America to music: Gershwin, Joplin, Bernstein, Copland, and the foremost film composer of our generation, John Williams. VSO Principal Clarinet Kelli O’Connor is featured soloist in a jazzy concerto by Artie Shaw. Concerts close with a dazzling fireworks display accompanying Tchaikovsky’s famous 1812 Overture and the beloved marches of John Philip Sousa.
Yellow Barn
Route 5, Putney
50th Summer Season: July 6–Aug 4
802 387-6637
July 5–Aug 3: Yellow Barn Festival Concerts. July 22–27: Composer in Residence: Jörg Widmann. July 28–Aug 3: Composer in Residence, Brett Dean. July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug 3: Pre-concert discussions at the Putney Public Library. July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug 3: Masterclasses at the Big Barn. June 17, 19, 27, 28 & 29: Young Artists Program Concerts. June 16: Special event: Benjamin Bagby. July 21: Open House. Aug 3: Summer gala.
