Free Summer Concerts Around Central Vermont
Summer is here! And in central Vermont, that means free concerts and community events are underway. Grab your picnics, check out the events below, and enjoy live music across the region. BARRE…
Piano Concert Features Four-Hands Duet and Solo
In the third of a series of concerts featuring the newly acquired Yamaha grand piano in the historic sanctuary of Christ Church in Montpelier,…
Dave Keller Kickstarter Launch and NYE Concert
Montpelier-based Dave Keller has been on the road for much of 2022, performing with his band in Europe and throughout the U.S. In early…
Onion River Chorus Presents Holiday Concerts in Memory of Larry Gordon
One year after the death of co-founder Larry Gordon, the 60-voice Onion River Chorus will perform two holiday concerts in his memory. The performances…
Montpelier Community Gospel Choir and New Director Verdis LeVar Robinson: A Message of Hope, Resilience, and Bravery
“Gospel music is not only for African Americans,” asserts the new artistic director of the Montpelier Community Gospel Choir, Verdis LeVar Robinson. “It’s a…
Blessings, Curses and a Charm
Vermont’s Arioso Chamber Ensemble presents a premiere, “Six Curses and a Charm” by Carol Wood of Saxtons River, written for the group consisting of…
Storytelling with Music: Phil Chiu to Perform
Canadian pianist Phil Chiu will open the 23rd season of Capital City Concerts on Saturday evening, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Montpelier’s Unitarian…
Taste of Montpelier Attracts a Crowd
I had a taste of Montpelier on Saturday, September 10, and it was delicious. Just before 2 p.m., I was lucky enough to get…
Do Good Fest Draws a Crowd
The Do Good Festival held at the National Life Group campus on Saturday, July 16, attracted nearly 8,000 people, and sold 9,500 tickets according…
They’ve Got the Pipes: First Place for Catamount
The Catamount Pipe Band brought home to Vermont a First Place trophy from the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival on July 16. This was the…
Solaris Vocal Ensemble to Perform in Waterbury
Capital City Concerts presents the Solaris Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Dawn Willis, in a program called “Delightful Pairings” on Friday, April…
Plainfield Opera House Opens Season with Champlain Trio
The Plainfield Opera House opens its 2022 concert series this month with the Champlain Trio on March 27. All concerts are on Sundays at…
Celebrating African-American Spirituals During Black History Month
by Rev. Alison A. Young The music so essential to church life at First Congregational Church of Berlin draws on many traditions, from ancient…
Christmas Concerts by Onion River Chorus
The Onion River Chorus is dedicating this year’s Christmas Concert to the memory of Chorus co-founder and conductor, Larry Gordon, who died recently in…
The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra is Back
Despite COVID, the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra has found ways to rehearse and is scheduled to present its first live concert in two years. At…
Capital City Concerts Reopens with Borromeo Quartet
After an 18-month-long pandemic hiatus, Montpelier’s Capital City Concerts plans to resume concerts this weekend in Montpelier, Burlington, and Waterbury. “I have longed for…
Capital City Concerts to Resume Beginning October
Let the music play. After an 18-month-long pandemic hiatus, Montpelier’s Capital City Concerts plans to resume concerts beginning this fall. “I have longed for…
Montpelier Alive Hires Katie Trautz as Events and Communications Coordinator
This January, local musician, dedicated mother of two, and long-time Montpelier community member Katie Trautz became the new events and communications coordinator at Montpelier…
Another Musical Walk Down Memory Lane
by Tom Azarian There is so much more to tell what music and life was like from the 1930s through 1940s before TV and…
Peg Tassey Releases Single from New Album
by Peg Tassey “Winter Comes” is a love letter to my family, to my mother Audrey and my daughter Audrey, and to all of…
Remembering Music on Lightning Ridge
Thanks to both Will Lindner and then Danny Coane, two articles in The Bridge have brought back the richness of the local music scene…