Helen Lyons
Music ManagerHelen Lyons serves as the Music Manager and host of Vermont Public Classical’s Monday-Saturday morning program. She grew up in Williston, Vermont, and holds a BA in Music from Wellesley College and Artist Diplomas from the Royal Academy of Music in London, and College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She has enjoyed an international singing career spanning three continents, performing in Europe, China, The Philippines and the USA.
Locally, Helen has sung with The Vermont Mozart Festival, Burlington’s First Night, BARN Opera, and enjoys ongoing engagements around the state. Helen teaches private classical voice lessons at her South Burlington studio, and loves working with students of all ages and levels.
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Celebrate the gift of music with Vermont Public Classical, as we observe Public Radio Music Day–honoring the beauty of music and its power to connect us to our local community. Join Vermont Public Classical hosts Helen Lyons, Walter Parker and James Stewart as they bring you classical favorites and newly discovered gems to magnify the impact music has on our lives. Listen Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. -
Calling all young musicians! Vermont Public Classical will host From The Top auditions in March 2024Calling all aspiring classical musicians! Vermont Public Classical is thrilled to announce that we’re hosting regional auditions for From the Top in March 2024! We’re looking for young musicians ages 8-18 who are high school juniors or below to try out for a chance to perform on the popular show, which can be heard on over 200 classical music stations nationwide.
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Pianist Mahani Teave spoke with Vermont Public Classical's Helen Lyons about her passion for music, education and the environment, ahead of her concert at Middlebury's Mahaney Arts Center this week.
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Pianist and composer Connor Chee speaks with host Scott Blankenship about his work to preserve his Dine (Navajo) culture through music.
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Ida Mae Specker will host All the Traditions from Sept. 10 - Oct. 8, and Mary McGinness takes the reins from Oct. 15 - November 19.
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Vermont Public Classical's Helen Lyons caught up with the star of stage and screen ahead of her September 8th concert at the Flynn.
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Listen Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 7 p.m. as the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performs Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Recorded live on August 20, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland.
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The MMF Young Artists visit Stetson Studio One to perform music of Haydn, Beethoven, and Shostakovich live on Vermont Public Classical.
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Enjoy live performance broadcasts from Opera Company of Middlebury and Balourdet Quartet, as well as programs from the Manchester Music Festival, Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival and Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival.
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All are welcome to a choral workshop led by Dr. Kathy Bullock, Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Colchester, part of the Black Lives Matter Commissioning Project.
