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…
Patti Casey Benefit Concert Airs Nov. 20–22
After many years touring nationally with Woods Tea Co., Patti Casey has reunited with longtime musical collaborator Colin McCaffrey and former Bluegrass Gospel Project…
Until He Doesn’t . . .
"What is it?” I asked. “It’s from Irene. It says, ‘So sad about Gordon Stone.’” “Oh no,” I groaned.…
Barre Opera House Pulls Plug on 2020 Season
Citing long-term uncertainty regarding Covid-19, restrictions on the assembly of large groups and the ability and willingness of touring artists to perform on scheduled…
Cue the Violins
Fine violin maker Jacob Brillhart and bowmaker Eben Bodach-Turner use their art to benefit out of work musicians The image of the starving artist…
Classical “Lullabies” Soothe the Soul
Capital City Concerts’ Karen Kevra says calming classical music helps make for sweet dreams My earliest musical childhood memory is of my Egyptian immigrant…
Commentary: Music Therapy for the Soul
by Karen Kevra Barely a month ago, after the second of two packed concerts by the Paris Piano Trio at the Unitarian Church of…
No More “Gents” and “Ladies” at Montpelier Contra Dance
To the older eye, the hall at the Capital City Grange on Feb. 1 appeared to be full of men and women, dancing in…
Students Create “Pictures at an Exhibition” For Capital City Concerts Multimedia Show
Interpretive artwork created by fifth-grade students at several area schools will be projected on a screen during a performance of Pictures at an Exhibition,…
2020 Farmers Night Series Kicks Off with the Nisht Geferlach Klezmer Band
Kicking off the 2020 Farmer Night Concert series is the Nisht Geferlach Klezmer Band at the Vermont State House on Wednesday night, January 15th…
Arthur Zorn Retires from Bethany Church
by Mary Rose Dougherty After two decades, Arthur Zorn has retired from his position as minister of music at Bethany Church in Montpelier. A…
Local Bow Maker Channels Good Vibrations
While audiences at classical music concerts may marvel as a soloist’s fingers flow up and down the fingerboard atop the beautiful, polished, wooden curves…
Michael Arnowitt Returns with Jazz Quintet
Pianist Michael Arnowitt returns to Montpelier to lead a jazz quintet in concert at 7 pm on Saturday, September 14, at the Unitarian Church.…
Capital City Concerts Announces 20th Anniversary Season
World-class chamber music is once again coming to Vermont, with concerts taking place in Montpelier, Burlington, and Greensboro from September to May. The season…
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
by Ken McMurtry We were in the kitchen listening to NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! one Saturday when Peter Sagal introduced as the guest that week…