September
Vermont Youth Philharmonia (VYP) Fall Concert
Saturday, September 29, 2018 – 5:00 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
$5/adults. $2/students.
Tickets are available at the door on the day of the performance.
Vermont Youth Orchestra (VYO) Fall Concert – Beyond the Frame – A Musical Self-Portrait
Sunday, September 30, 2018 – 3:00 pm
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$17/adults. $12/students. Click here to purchase tickets or visit the Flynn Center box office.
The Vermont Youth Orchestra explores self-expression and the portrayal of friends in Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Our fall concert also commemorates Leonard Bernstein’s centennial with selections from his groundbreaking West Side Story and features Grace Lu as soloist in the romantic second movement of Bruch’s G minor Concerto for Violin.
Please note: 2018-2019 season ticket subscriptions are on sale from August 24-September 28, 2018 exclusively through the Flynn Center Regional Box Office in person, by phone, or via this SEASON SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM. Season tickets are not available online. Adult subscriptions are $45 and student subscriptions are $30. Seating for subscription concerts is general admission. Subscriptions are not available at the door on the day of the concert. VYO Poster_Fall Concert_FINAL
October
Autumn Promenade
Thursday, October 11, 2018 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
$65/person, $325/group of 6
This year, our annual fall fundraiser has a “Vermonter Made” theme. Join us in our beautiful home, the Elley-Long Music Center, for local food, craft beverage tastings and music from our very own homegrown musicians. All proceeds support our orchestras, training programs and community engagement initiatives. Tickets can be purchased online here. Contact Rachel at 802-655-5030 ext. 101 for more information or to purchase tickets.
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Fall Rug Concert – for children ages 5 & under
Saturday, October 13, 2018 – 11:00 am
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
$5/children. $10/adults. Click here to learn about Rug Concerts.
To ensure an intimate and child-friendly setting, seating is limited. Please call 802-655-5030 ext. 100 or visit our Rug Concerts page to reserve your tickets in advance.
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Fall Rug Concert – SAINT ALBANS, VT
Sunday, October 14, 2018 – 12:00 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
By donation. Click here to learn about Rug Concerts.
November
Presto Concert
Sunday, November 11, 2018 – 2:30 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
Free admission
December
Vermont Youth Strings (VYS) Winter Concert
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 5:00 pm
University Mall – South Burlington
Free admission
OrchestraPalooza
Sunday, December 16, 2018 – 4:00 pm
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$12/adults. $7/students. Click here to purchase tickets or visit the Flynn Center box office.
A family favorite, this annual tradition showcases the talent of our region’s aspiring musicians. Players
from our youngest string orchestra up through our flagship and most advanced ensemble perform a
variety of masterpieces spanning classical to contemporary. All performers take the stage together for a
rousing finale, a highlight for audience and artist alike! Palooza Poster_2018
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January
Winter Rug Concert – for children ages 5 & under
Saturday, January 12, 2019 – 11:00 am
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
$5/children. $10/adults. Click here to learn about Rug Concerts.
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Vermont Youth Orchestra (VYO) Winter Concert – Beyond the Frame – Depictions of a Dream
Sunday, January 20, 2019 – 3:00 pm- POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER to Sunday, February 3, 2019 – 3:00 pm, (See Below)
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$17/adults. $12/students. Click here to purchase tickets or visit the Flynn Center box office.
The Vermont Youth Orchestra welcomes Counterpoint, Vermont’s professional vocal ensemble, as a special guest on our winter concert. Under the direction of Nathaniel Lew, Counterpoint will perform a cappella renditions of spirituals and songs associated with the Civil Rights Movement to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 90th birthday. The orchestra will perform a tribute to MLK by Duke Ellington, and soloist Sebastiaan West will be featured in a performance of the festive opening movement from Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1. This concert is also the official launch of the Vermont Humanities Council Vermont Reads 2019 selection “March: Book One” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell.
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February
Vermont Youth Orchestra (VYO) Winter Concert – Beyond the Frame – Depictions of a Dream
Sunday, February 3, 2019 – 3:00 pm
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$17/adults. $12/students. Click here to purchase tickets or visit the Flynn Center box office.
The Vermont Youth Orchestra welcomes Counterpoint, Vermont’s professional vocal ensemble, as a special guest on our winter concert. Under the direction of Nathaniel Lew, Counterpoint will perform a cappella renditions of spirituals and songs associated with the Civil Rights Movement to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 90th birthday. The orchestra will perform a tribute to MLK by Duke Ellington, and soloist Sebastiaan West will be featured in a performance of the festive opening movement from Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1. This concert is also the official launch of the Vermont Humanities Council Vermont Reads 2019 selection “March: Book One” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell.
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Farmer’s Night
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – 7:30pm
The Vermont State House
Free and open to the public
The Farmer’s Night Concert Series is a longstanding State House tradition. Artists from around the state, in genres ranging from classical to bluegrass perform in the well of the House Chamber each Wednesday night during the legislative session. Musicians from the Vermont Youth Orchestra will perform in this touching salute to the importance of creative expression in our communities.
March
Spring Rug Concert – for children ages 5 & under
Saturday, March 16, 2019 – 11:00 am
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
$5/children. $10/adults. Click here to learn about Rug Concerts.
To ensure an intimate and child-friendly setting, seating is limited. Please call 802-655-5030 ext. 100 to reserve your tickets in advance.
Presto Concert
Sunday, March 17, 2019 – 2:30 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
Free admission
Link Up Concert – The Orchestra Swings
Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 10:00 am
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Please click here to reserve tickets in advance.
April
Vermont Youth Strings (VYS) + Da Capo Spring Concert
Saturday, April 13, 2019 – 1:00 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
$5/adults. $2/students.
Vermont Youth Philharmonia (VYP) Spring Concert
Sunday, April 14, 2019 – 5:30 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
$5/adults. $2/students.
Tickets are available at the door on the day of the performance.
Hermance Prize Recital
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 – 7:00 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
Free and open to the public.
Each of this year’s senior soloists will compete to receive the Harry Hermance Prize for musical excellence.
Community-wide Play-along
Sunday, April 28, 2019 – 2:30 pm
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
Learn more & register
Any instrumentalist, regardless of age or ability, is invited to a side-by-side play-along with Vermont Youth Orchestra (VYO) musicians. Every participant gets a commemorative T-shirt!
May
Vermont Youth Orchestra (VYO) Spring Concert – Beyond the Frame – Sketches from the New World
Sunday, May 5, 2019 – 3:00 pm
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$17/adults. $12/students. Click here to purchase tickets or visit the Flynn Center box office.
The Vermont Youth Orchestra examines the travel-inspired musical sketches throughout Antonin Dvorak’s evocative New World Symphony. This high-energy spring concert also previews the VYOA’s 10-day concert tour of Spain and Portugal with music from Falla’s La Vida Breve, and features violinist Sabrina Chiang as soloist in the fiery final movement from Bruch’s famous G minor violin concerto.
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June
VYOA Summer Symphony Camp
Monday, June 24th – Friday, June 28th, 2019 – 8:45 am until 4:00 pm daily
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College
$300 – Financial Aid available
Click here to register for Summer Symphony Camp.
Summer Symphony Camp is a fun introduction to symphony & jazz orchestra for string players entering grades 5-9 and winds, brass, percussion players entering grades 6-9 in Fall 2019. No audition necessary, but there is limited space available. Please visit our Summer Symphony Camp page for more information.
