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Vermont Public Classical's weekly concert digest

Andrew Crust leads the Vermont Symphony Orchestra in Concert.
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Andrew Crust leads the Vermont Symphony Orchestra in Concert.

Get details for the most essential live music events around the state, compiled by Vermont Public Classical hosts.

Concert Digest for Apr. 27 - May 3, 2026

The Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble, led by Nathaniel Lew, presents Act of Remembrance: free concerts reflecting on the pandemic. The final performance will be Tuesday (Apr. 28) at 6 at Norman Williams Library in Woodstock. Get the details at counterpointchorus.org

The Hopkins Center at Dartmouth presents the Dover String Quartet in a program celebrating America, with works by Jessie Montgomery, Jerod Tate, and Dvorak’s American Quartet; Wednesday (Apr. 29) at 7:30 in Spaulding Auditorium of the Hop. Get the details at hop.dartmouth.edu

The Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival presents a season preview with brief performance, featuring Soovin Kim; Friday (May 1) at 7 at Meach Cove Farms in Shelburne.Free, but reservations are required. Get the details at lccmf.org

Paul Winter presents This Glorious Earth: a May Day Celebration, mixing his soprano saxophone with the voices of whale, wolf, wood thrush, and others; Friday (May 1) at 7 at the Congregational Church of Middlebury. Get the details at paulwinter.com

The Vermont Philharmonic, led by Lou Kosma, will perform The Moldau by Smetana and the Violin Concerto of Beethoven, with soloist Arturo Delmoni; Saturday (May 2) at 4 at Chandler Center in Randolph; and Sunday (May 3) at 2 at the Barre Opera House. Get the details at vermontphilharmonic.com

3 Northeast Kingdom Choruses present Shared Voices: a program of 20th century music sung by the North Country Chorus, the Halcyon Chorale, and the St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltones; Saturday (May 2) at 7, and Sunday (May 3) at 3, at United Community Church in St. Johnsbury.Admission by donation. Get the details at northcountrychorus.org

The Hopkins Center at Dartmouth presents the Handel Society and the Glee Club, led by Filippo Ciabatti, in Mendelssohn’s Elijah; Saturday (May 2) at 7:30 in Spaulding Auditorium of the Hop. Get the details at hop.dartmouth.edu

The Brattleboro Music Center presents Castle of Our Skins, performing And, Perhaps, to Bloom; music of freedom, humanity and peace; for baritone, string quartet, and piano; Saturday (May 2) at 7 at the Brattleboro Music Center. Get the details at bmcvt.org

The Rutland Area Chorus and Grace Festival Wind Quintet, led by Alastair Stout, will perform music inspired by the sea, including Between Blue Mirrors by Stout; Sunday (May 3) at 4 at Grace Church in Rutland. Get the details at gracechurchvt.org

The Bel Canto Chamber Singers, led by Mary Jane Austin, will perform Songs of Love, Loss and Longing, by Beethoven, Brahms, Massenet and Whitacre; Saturday (May 2) at 7:30, and Sunday (May 3) at 4, at First Congregational Church in Lebanon, NH. Get the details at belcantosingers.org

The Aurora Chamber Singers, led by Cameron Brownell, will perform music of Handel and Palestrina; Sunday (May 3) at 4 at College Street Congregational Church in Burlington. Get the details at aurorachambersingers.org

The Randolph Singers present Songs of Nature, including works of Brahms, Britten, Rutter, and a world premiere by Christopher McWilliams; Sunday (May 3) at 4 at Chandler Center in Randolph. Get the details at randolphsingers.org

The Vermont Youth Orchestra, led by Mark Alpizar, presents Reaching for the Stars, featuring Senior Soloist Yvonne Miceler playing the Fantasie for Flute of Georges Hue, and music of Howard Hanson, John Williams, and others; Sunday (May 3) at 3 at the Flynn in Burlington. Get the details at vyo.org

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Helen 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.
After graduate studies in musicology at New York University, Walter began his radio career at WNCN in New York. He joined Vermont Public in 1984.