Concert Digest for March 31 - April 6, 2025
Re-scheduled sold-out concert from Sat. Mar. 29:
The Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Matt LaRocca, will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with pianist Diana Fanning; Among the Hidden by Vermont composer Patricia Julian; and Borodin’s Unfinished Symphony No. 3; tonight (Mar. 31) at 7:30 at Middlebury Town Hall Theater. Get the details at ChamplainPhilharmonic.org
Cathedral Arts presents a free concert by organist Peter S. Berton, performing his Hereford Variations; Tuesday (Apr. 1) at noon at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington. Get the details at CathedralArts.org
Classicopia presents Blowin’ in the Winds, music for oboe, bassoon and piano; Thursday (Apr. 3) at 7:30 at Old South Church in Windsor; Friday (Apr. 4) at 7:30 at First Congregational Church in Lebanon, NH; and Saturday (Apr. 5) at private homes in Norwich and Contoocook, NH. Get the details at Classicopia.org
The Middlebury Performing Arts Series presents Scottish pianist Steven Osborne, in a program of Debussy, Schumann, and improvisations on works by jazz greats Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson; Friday (Apr. 4) at 7:30 at the Mahaney Arts Center. Get the details at middlebury.edu/arts
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra presents its Jukebox Quartet in a rock-and-roll inspired program; Friday (Apr. 4) in Rutland; Saturday (Apr. 5) in Brattleboro; Sunday (Apr. 6) in White River Junction; and the following week in Burlington and Bennington. Get the details at vso.org
The Upper Valley Baroque led by Filippo Ciabiatti, presents Handel's unique masterpiece L'Alllegro, Il Penseroso, ed il Moderato based on the writings of John Milton and William Shakespeare, featuring soprano Amanda Forsythe. Saturday (Apr. 5) at 3 at the Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, and Sunday (Apr. 6) at 3 at the Lebanon Opera House. Find the details at uppervalleybaroque.org
[Check out our interview with Filippo Ciabatti and Amanda Forsythe here]
The Solaris Vocal Ensemble led by Dawn Willis, presents Celtic Light with bagpiper Tim Cummings, featuring Dale Jergenson's Amazing Grace Mass for choir and bagpipes. Saturday (Apr. 5) at 7:30 at the Waterbury Congregational Church, and Sunday (Apr. 6) at 4pm at College Street Church in Burlington. Get the details at solarisensemble.org.
The Equinox Wind Quintet presents a debut concert of music by August Klughardt, Milhaud, Malcolm Arnold, Vincent Persichetti, and György Ligeti. Sunday (Apr. 6) at 3 at the UVM Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. For more information: events.uvm.edu
[The Equinox Wind Quintet will perform live on Vermont Public Classical Friday morning at 11]
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra presents its Juicebox Quartet in a family concert about music and feelings; Saturday (Apr. 5) at 3 in Brattleboro; and Sunday (Apr. 6) at 11 in White River Junction. Get the details at vso.org
The Upper Valley Music Center presents the Apple Hill String Quartet, playing music of Haydn, Debussy, Germaine Tailleferre and Meredith Monk; Saturday (Apr. 5) at 4 at First Congregational Church of Lebanon, NH. Get the details at uvmusic.org
The Northeast Kingdom Classical Series presents the next stop in pianist David Feurzeig’s Play Every Town Tour, with music of Bach, Debussy, Joplin, Gershwin, and others; Sunday (Apr. 6) at 3 at South Church Hall in St. Johnsbury. Get the details at nekclassicalseries.org
