MONTPELIER — The contrast between Alexandra Bottinelli’s sensuous organic forms and the angular writing on The Front Gallery’s windows lets the visitor know immediately that they are in for a treat. Open entering, one’s eye is drawn to a row of sculptural forms along the left wall. Driftwood, prepared with[Read More…]
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“Rolls Royce of British Acapella” Visits Fuller Hall
ST. JOHNSBURY – The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 will perform at St. Johnsbury Academy’s Fuller Hall, on March 4, at 7 p.m. Dubbed “the slickest of the lot,” by BBC Radio 3, VOCES8 performs acapella arrangements ranging from the Renaissance era to modern cinema. VOCES8 performs music from film, pop,[Read More…]
Woodwind Quartet to Perform in St. Johnsbury
ST. JOHNSBURY – Musicians of the Harlem-based Sugar Hill Salon will appear on Sunday, March 3, 3 p.m., at South Church Hall, St. Johnsbury, presented by the Northeast Kingdom Classical Series. The Quartet, oboe, clarinet, flute and bassoon, showcases music by black and brown classical composers performed by diverse world-class[Read More…]
Family Concert March 1
BARRE – The Vermont Philharmonic’s annual family concert will take place on March 17, at 2 p.m. at the Barre Opera House. The concert titled “Audience Choice” will be an interactive musical adventure. Led by music director Lou Kosma, the orchestra will perform nine orchestral excerpts. The audience will choose[Read More…]
Irish Band, Danú, Performs March 3
BARRE – The Barre Opera House will present traditional Irish band, Danu, on March 3, at 7 p.m. For over two decades, Danú’s players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals (Irish and English) have performed for audiences worldwide. Danú has been recognized by the BBC and[Read More…]
Songwriter Maddie Concert March 7
CABOT – The Cabot Folk Club will present Fern Maddie in concert at the Willey Building auditorium, Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m. Maddie is a balladeer-songwriter based in Montpelier. Her songs are performed with clawhammer banjo, guitar and vocals and explore themes of trauma, grief and renewal. Maddie’s music[Read More…]
Local 14-Year-Old Songwriter Takes the Stage
Venetian Soda Lounge thrummed with people and guitars. Piper Hall of East Hardwick, a rising star profiled in this story, has performed locally at the Greensboro and Hardwick Farmer’s Markets. Chatter filled the small Pine Street speakeasy on a late January night, as contestants and their supporters moved among the[Read More…]
Highland Center for the Arts Hosts Puccini’s Tosca
GREENSBORO – Puccini’s “Tosca” is coming to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Opera Vermont will present Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16 and 17, at the Highland Center for the Arts. The production is fully staged with chamber orchestra and sung in the original Italian with English[Read More…]
Hewitt Wins Book Prize Competition
“Only What’s Imagined,” the third book of poetry by Geof Hewitt of Calais, won the poetry category in the ninth annual North Street Book Prize competition sponsored by Winning Writers, an online resource for poets and writers. Judge Ellen LaFleche commented, “He has so much respect for the folks in[Read More…]
Farmers’ Night Presents Valentine’s Day Concert with Vermont Symphony Orchestra
MONTPELIER – Farmers’ Night on Valentine’s Day will feature the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. This Valentine’s Day concert features a chamber orchestra and the VSO Chorus for an evening of music by Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Faure and more. The concert will be[Read More…]
Robinson Performs at Sterling College on Feb. 10
CRAFTSBURY – Sterling College will present an evening with songwriter Dana Robinson, with special guests “What Four,” on Saturday, Feb. 10, at Dunbar Hall. Based in Cabot, Robinson is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who combines a singing style, with wry humor and observations about community and place. For over 30[Read More…]
“View From Prospect Street” Exhibit Begins Jan. 30
MONTPELIER — The TW Wood Gallery will present “View From Prospect Street,” featuring the works of James Secor and Glen Coburn Hutcheson, beginning January 30 and running through March 23. An artist reception will be held February 2, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Also on view will be works[Read More…]
