Vermont Symphony Orchestra Blog
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The Vermont Symphony Orchestra has been a key player in this state's arts community for nearly 80 years, bringing music not only to performance halls but school gymnasiums, armories, and even hillsides - anywhere Vermonters would gather to enjoy and share all forms of music. They foster and encourage the love of music throughout Vermont. They believe in actively taking part in the work..
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Blog
4M ago
Paulina Dixon was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and now calls Boston home. In the fall of 2023, she auditioned for and won the second horn position with the VSO. “The audition process was very smooth and efficient. The communication, kindness, and encouragement displayed by the staff and audition ..read more
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Blog
7M ago
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and a $5,000 Vermont Humanities award, in support of its September and October 2022 concerts. These concerts feature world premieres of new compositions by Dr. Matthew Evan ..read more
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Blog
7M ago
With 85 years’ combined VSO experience, David Gusakov (violin) and Peggy Friedland (piccolo) traded their music stands for laptops this month, serving as judges for the VSO/Middlebury New Filmmakers’ Festival (MNFF) award for excellence in music composed for film. Gusakov and Friedland were two of VSO’s six judges to review ..read more
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Blog
7M ago
“Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony is one of those pieces which leaves an incredible impression the first time you hear it, and even more so the first time you perform it. I think for most musicians and especially conductors, this piece becomes one of those old friends we carry with us our whole lives ..read more
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Blog
7M ago
On November 23, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. we’re bringing new music to the Vermont Public airwaves: Canadian/Sri Lankan composer Dinuk Wijeratne’s Yatra and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1, conducted by Tania Miller from our March 22, 2022 concert at The Flynn. Host Helen Lyons also includes two pieces of chamber music from our ..read more
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Blog
7M ago
ANNE JANSON – SECOND FLUTE Anne was born and raised in Shelburne. While she was studying at the Manhattan School of Music, she learned about an opportunity to play Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture with the VSO and jumped at the chance to go home. “That’s how I got ..read more