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Come experience a Spruce Peak Unplugged performance with Livingston Taylor at Spruce Peak Arts!

Livingston Taylor picked up his first guitar at the age of 13, which began a more than 50-year career that has encompassed performance, songwriting, and teaching. Born in Boston and raised in North Carolina, Livingston is the fourth child in a very musical family that includes Alex, James, Kate, and Hugh. Livingston recorded his first record at the age of 19 and has continued to create beautifully crafted, introspective, original songs as well as sparkling interpretations of the classic songbook that have earned him enthusiastic listeners worldwide.

Ticket prices range from $38.71 to $53.15

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Caitlin Canty’s songs harness the grit and spark at the heart of American music, tempered with a voice both haunting and distinct. Since the release of her critically-acclaimed Reckless Skyline in 2015, Canty has put thousands of miles on her songs, touring throughout the U.S. and Europe. She is a constant collaborator, both as a cowriter with Peter Bradley Adams and Jamey Johnson among others, and appears on albums by Joy Williams, Jeffrey Foucault and Darlingside.

Roomful of Teeth is a Grammy-winning vocal band dedicated to reimagining the expressive potential of the human voice. By engaging collaboratively with artists, thinkers and community leaders from around the world, the group seeks to uplift and amplify voices old and new while creating and performing meaningful and adventurous music.

Founded in 2009 by Brad Wells, the band was incubated at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams, Massachusetts, where members studied with some of the world’s most extraordinary singers and teachers. Through experimentation, exploration and plenty of failures, the group learned that the boundaries of the human voice are never what they seem, that rules can be bent, even broken and perhaps they should be.

Through their unique collaborative process, Roomful of Teeth has worked with many of today’s most compelling musical creators to build a significant and continuously growing repertoire. They have collaborated with a wide range of artists and ensembles spanning genres and art forms.

As the world rapidly changes, Roomful of Teeth is cultivating deeper relationships with technology, continuing to explore and expand the artistic reach of the human voice. They are excited about new collaborative projects focused on stories of place, home and community in diverse environments worldwide. They explore, learn and collaborate with passionate curiosity, contagious enthusiasm and deep gratitude.

To ensure a legitimate and hassle-free experience, always purchase tickets to Spruce Peak Arts events directly from our official website. Third-party resellers often charge inflated prices and may sell duplicate or invalid tickets.

Spruce Peak Arts does not work with any third-party vendors. For the best price and peace of mind, buy your tickets exclusively from sprucepeakarts.org or contact our box office directly at 802-760-4634.

The one and only Ute Lemper, the world’s greatest living interpreter of Weimar Cabaret, makes a rare “small hall” appearance on the Lane Series, in a show honoring Kurt Weill on the 125th anniversary of his birth. Ute has been universally praised for her interpretations of Berlin cabaret songs, the works of Weill and Brecht and the chansons of Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Jacques Prevert, Nino Rota, Astor Piazzolla and many others, as well as performing as a leading lady in musicals and plays on Broadway, in Paris, Berlin, and the West End.

Tartan Terrors bring their Celtic Invasion to festivals and shows across North America, blending the energy of a rock show with humour and step dance.
With a distinctive sound and proud tradition of making Celtic music fun and accessible to any audience, the Terrors have played stages across North America, including The Iridium, Times Square, NYC, Daryl’s House Club, Pawling, NY, Freeman Arts Pavilion, Selbyville, DE, Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, Florence, MA, and The Celtic Music & Craft Beer Festival in Dunedin, FL.

“We are excited to bring our Celtic Invasion to the Spruce Peak Arts community! With a variety of Celtic music, high energy dance and comedy; our show is enjoyed by all ages! Wear your kilts and get ready to clap your hands and get out of your seats dancing!”

To ensure a legitimate and hassle-free experience, always purchase tickets to Spruce Peak Arts events directly from our official website. Third-party resellers often charge inflated prices and may sell duplicate or invalid tickets.

Spruce Peak Arts does not work with any third-party vendors. For the best price and peace of mind, buy your tickets exclusively from sprucepeakarts.org or contact our box office directly at 802-760-4634.

Kongero, featuring Emma Björling, who was recently on Lane with the Skye Consort, sings powerful, evocative, and haunting music that takes the listener on a journey to a wintry world, a true Scandinavian vocal folk music experience. Joining them on a double bill is one of the hottest new ensembles of the folk world, quartet Windborne. It is hard to express how beautiful their voices are – a polyphonic blend of surprising harmonic modalities which highlight the different traditions that they have mastered.

Join Champion Scottish fiddler Seán Heely and a cast of nationally-acclaimed artists on a magical journey through Scotland and Ireland during the holidays. The fiddle and bagpipes will sweep you away to Christmastime and Winter Solstice celebrations along with featured dancers from Scottish and Irish traditions that are sure to lift your holiday spirits and warm your heart. Kilts and tartan abound as the show travels through ancient Gaelic carols and songs, tucked in perfectly with lively Irish tunes and familiar Christmas and seasonal melodies with a Celtic twist. Heely is a DC-based US National Scottish Fiddle Champion, award-winning Irish fiddler, Scots Gaelic Singer and harpist.

To ensure a legitimate and hassle-free experience, always purchase tickets to Spruce Peak Arts events directly from our official website. Third-party resellers often charge inflated prices and may sell duplicate or invalid tickets.
Spruce Peak Arts does not work with any third-party vendors. For the best price and peace of mind, buy your tickets exclusively from sprucepeakarts.org or contact our box office directly at 802-760-4634.

Celebrate the holidays with us at Spruce Peak Arts!

The Blind Boys Christmas Show mixes holiday standards with selections from their Grammy-winning holiday classic album, Go Tell It On The Mountain and the spirited Talkin’ Christmas album. Blind Boys will have everyone in the audience singing and clapping along to spread the joy of the season!

“The beloved gospel ensemble the Blind Boys of Alabama…remains perennially fresh, whether it’s interjecting godliness into unexpected songs or, as in this case, saluting Christmas.” – The New Yorker

To ensure a legitimate and hassle-free experience, always purchase tickets to Spruce Peak Arts events directly from our official website. Third-party resellers often charge inflated prices and may sell duplicate or invalid tickets.

Spruce Peak Arts does not work with any third-party vendors. For the best price and peace of mind, buy your tickets exclusively from sprucepeakarts.org or contact our box office directly at 802-760-4634.

A new musical concert experience celebrating the holiday spirit!

This holiday season, Koolist Entertainment is proud to launch a world premiere tour. From the creators of Koolulam – The Mass Global Singing Sensation that swept the hearts of millions to sing together worldwide.

Join Carol, Carole, and Caroline as they take you through an immersive, fun musical journey – sing all your favorite holiday songs.

Experience the timeless genius of Ellington's music, brilliantly reimagined by Moran.

Guided by Duke Ellington's great canon, Moran takes a solo piano climb up "Mount Ellington" in this extraordinary celebration of the composer's enduring legacy 125 years after his birth.

A MacArthur Fellow and Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz, Moran is known for pushing boundaries. He blends tradition and innovation, weaving together history, memory and modern sound. His work is at once cerebral and soulful, deeply grounded and wildly free.

Performances:
Wed, Jan 21 at 7 p.m. (May be sold out. Please contact the Box Office at 603.646.2422 for ticketing availability) & 9 p.m.

Exhilarating jazz with unexpected turns and fearless improvisation.

Groundbreaking pianist and composer Jason Moran is one of the most visionary artists of his generation. His longtime trio, The Bandwagon—with bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits—is revered for its intuitive and bold interplay, that is rooted in tradition and fearless in its contemporary exploration of the genre.

An electrifying fusion of sound, storytelling and pure energy.

With his violin in hand, the indie-rock artist weaves together lush, layered melodies that pulse with life. His music stretches across boundaries—symphonic folk, Brazilian jazz, 70s funk, orchestral rock and Japanese city pop—blending them into something new. With a backup band that is pure energy, Kishi Bashi's songs create an immersive, one-of-a-kind experience.

In his latest album "Kantos", the California-based multi-instrumentalist otherwise known as Kaoru Ishibashi, explores the possible end of humanity as we know it in a party album; at turns deeply unsettling and sublimely joyful.

Don't miss a screening of "Omoiyari: A Song Film" by Kishi Bashi about WWII-era Japanese incarceration and what it means to be a minority in America today.

Chamber music with a wild streak.

Named for "Generation Y," yMusic and their cohort of composer-collaborators represent the vanguard of American contemporary music. Now in its 17th season, this genre-leading American chamber ensemble is renowned for its innovative and collaborative spirit. Since their inception, yMusic has pursued a unique mission: to work on both sides of the classical and popular music divide, without sacrificing virtuosity, charisma or style. They have collaborated with a wide range of artists, including John Legend, Paul Simon, Ben Folds and Caroline Shaw. Their music is lush and cinematic, effortlessly blending classical precision with the energy and aesthetic of pop, rock and folk.

Performances:
Tue, Feb 17 at 5 & 7:30 p.m.

A Canadian Inuk artist and indie-music star reimagines iconic pop and rock songs in her native tongue.

With "Inuktitut", Elisapie offers a deeply personal concert experience where every song is associated with a loved one or an intimate story. Born and raised in Salluit, a small village in Nunavik, Elisapie is a Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter whose unconditional attachment to her territory and her language, Inuktitut, remains at the core of her creative journey.

By covering iconic songs—The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd—in her mother tongue, she transforms familiar melodies into powerful acts of cultural reclamation. Each song becomes both a tribute and a resistance.

An internationally acclaimed collective quartet shares the evening with the Hop's resident student jazz orchestra, offering improvised music to meet the moment.

Illegal Crowns unites the long-standing trio of guitarist Mary Halvorson, drummer Tomas Fujiwara and cornetist (and Coast director) Taylor Ho Bynum with French pianist Benoît Delbecq—their music together has been described as "rare and profound deep listening, complete trust and supporting one another through every unexpected turn…" "Salt Peanuts".

The Coast Jazz Orchestra will perform original music by Halvorson and Fujiwara, in addition to exploring repertory from revolutionary composers like Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Carla Bley and Sun Ra—artists whose music challenged the dominant reality and conjured sonic worlds of greater justice, beauty and compassion.

The Infamous Stringdusters are a celebrated American progressive bluegrass band known for their virtuosic musicianship, innovative arrangements, and genre-blending style. The GRAMMY® Award-winning Americana quintet — Andy Falco (guitar), Chris Pandolfi (banjo), Andy Hall (dobro), Jeremy Garrett (fiddle), and Travis Book (double bass) — have musical influences that truly run the gamut, but their common denominator is certainly bluegrass — the sound that has in essence defined the course of their career.

Bilingual and beloved, a high-energy musical medley for the whole family.

The Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning duo of PBS Kids fame lights up stages for kids and families. Known for their interactive shows, they bring fresh original songs that blend Spanish and English, with an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin America. Loved by fans of PBS Kids and their popular YouTube channel, 123 Andrés pack their show with positive vibes that get the whole family dancing and learning.

The early-music icon leads 30 musicians from three continents in a dialogue with the music of Africa, America and the Caribbean.

Renowned Spanish ethnomusicologist Jordi Savall returns to the Hop with a bold departure from his traditional focus on early Western music. "A Sea of Music" honors the more than 25 million victims who were deported and enslaved by European nations over nearly four centuries, from 1492 to 1888 (the year slavery was abolished in Brazil). The origins of the program's repertoire lie in their songs and traditions, revealing how African and American heritage intertwined with elements imported from the European Renaissance and Baroque periods.

The viola da gamba virtuoso joins forces with his usual ensembles—La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hespèrion XXI—and with musicians from Canada, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Mali, Mexico, Colombia (with the Tembembe Ensamble Continuo), Brazil, Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela. More than 30 musicians from three continents—Africa, America, Europe—come together on a single stage to recall this human tragedy through the universal language of music. The program unearths works by Gaspar Fernandes, Diego Duron, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Felip Olivelles, Santiago de Murcia and others.

Music meets storytelling in a blend of Punjabi rhythms, American jazz and collective celebration. A moving call to compassion and connection.

Sunny Jain draws on his South Asian heritage and experience as a second-generation immigrant in America to dive into the concept of "love force"—satyāgraha—embracing your oppressor with compassion. Jain, founder of Red Baraat, brings his signature talent for creating immediate community to theater, blurring the lines between performers and audience. Each element of "Love Force" is carefully crafted for frequencies, rhythm, and vibrations unleashing a powerful gathering through song and story. "Love Force" explores the universal nature of music, and how through compassion and love we can break down barriers created by religion, cultural traditions, racism and time. Jain invites us to feel the past in the present and to imagine healing through love.

Flow through a range of styles and moods with original jazz works, stunning improvisations and new takes on the American Songbook.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey is one of the most visionary artists of his generation—known for a practice that defies category and a sound that reshapes the possibilities of improvisation.

Joined by longtime collaborators Aaron Diehl on the piano and Harish Raghavan on bass, Sorey blends rigorous structure with boundless spontaneity, drawing on everything from 20th-century classical to post-bop, minimalism to free jazz.

Performances:
Sun, Apr 19 at 4 & 7:30 p.m.