Concert Digest for Oct. 13 -Oct. 19, 2025
Epsilon Spires and the Windham Philharmonic, led by Hugh Keelan, present a Concert of Protest, Memory, and Belonging on Indigenous Peoples' Day; with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Voiceless Mass of Raven Chacon; music of soprano Kirsten C. Kunkle; Ruth Crawford Seeger; Julius Eastman; and Haydn's Farewell Symphony; Monday (Oct. 13) at 7 at Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro. Get the details at epsilonspires.org
The Vermont Symphony Jukebox Quartet presents Music of Strength and Hope Tuesday (Oct. 14) at the Phoenix in Waterbury; Wednesday (Oct. 15) at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum; Thursday (Oct. 16) at the Burlington Beer Company; Friday (Oct. 17) at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland; Saturday (Oct. 18) at Bennington College; and Sunday (Oct. 19) at Zenbarn in Waterbury. Get the details at vso.org
The UVM Lane Series presents the Aris Quartet, playing works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Beethoven; Friday (Oct. 17) at 7:30 at UVM Recital Hall in Burlington. Get the details at uvm.edu/laneseries
The Vermont Philharmonic, led by Lou Kosma, opens its 67th season with Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony and The Planets by Gustav Holst; Saturday (Oct. 18) at 4 at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro; and Sunday (Oct. 19) at 2 at the Barre Opera House. Get the details at vermontphilharmonic.com
The Kinhaven Music School continues its Fall Semester Concert Series, Saturday (Oct. 18) at 5 at the Manchester Community Library. Get the details at kinhaven.org/concerts
The Vermont Youth Orchestra, led by Mark Alpízar, kicks off its 2025-2026 season in a program titled Trailhead. Featuring Mendelssohn's 5th Symphony, 'Reformation' and music of Coleridge-Taylor, Miklós Rózsa, and local composer Keane Southard, the concert will also highlight Senior Soloist Lisa Zhou-Hackett, playing an excerpt from Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in e minor. Sunday (Oct. 19) at 3 at the Flynn in Burlington. Find more information at vyo.org.
Vermont Public Classical's interview with Lisa will air Wednesday at 10 a.m. and Friday at 8:30 a.m.
The Woodstock UU Chamber Music Series presents the Champlain Trio, playing works of Melanie Bonis, Charlotte Sohy, and Bedrich Smetana; Sunday (Oct. 19) at 2 at North Universalist Chapel Society in Woodstock. Get the details at champlaintrio.com
The Northeast Kingdom Classical Series presents the Aris Quartet, playing works by Shostakovich, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn; Sunday (Oct. 19) at 3 at Grace United Methodist Church in St. Johnsbury. Get the details at nekclassicalseries.org
Music from Salem presents the 2 string quintets of Brahms, Sunday (Oct. 19) at 4 at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, NY. Get the details at musicfromsalem.org
Vermont Cello Duet presents Sounds of the Season, Sunday (Oct. 19) at 3 at First Congregational Church of St. Albans. Get the details at vermontcelloduet.com
Cathedral Arts presents the Elm Chamber Ensemble playing Piano Quartets of Mozart and Brahms, and a Duo for violin and cello by Martinu; Sunday (Oct. 19) at 4 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington. Get the details at cathedralarts.org
