Vermont Symphony Orchestra

News & Announcements

VSO Receives NEA Funding

Vermont Symphony Orchestra to Receive $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Burlington, VT— The Vermont Symphony Orchestra has been approved for a $15,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support general operating costs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will help with the VSO return[…]

Read More »

Honoring Music Director Jaime Laredo

Photo by Christian Steiner This week we celebrate Maestro Jaime Laredo. When he announced he would be stepping down from his position, we had scheduled what were to be his final concerts as Music Director with the VSO on April 24 and 25. With anticipated jam-packed houses at the Flynn[…]

Read More »

VSO Reaches Out to Senior Musicians

In November, VSO musicians performed a “dial in” phone concert to commemorate Veterans Day for residents of the VA Medical Center in White River Junction. Lynne Davis, Communications Specialist at the VAMC said “I am so glad [the VSO] reached out and appreciate this offer to support our Veterans.” Naturally,[…]

Read More »

New Music from Vermont Schoolchildren

With the support of the Vermont Arts Council, your VSO has joined forces with a group of aspiring composers learning to write new, original works at Monument Elementary in Bennington, Vermont. These young musicians have been learning staff notation and basic composition techniques from Matt LaRocca with Music-COMP (Music Composition[…]

Read More »
VSO Violinmaker-in-Residence at Work

VSO Violin: From Forest to Stage

By Sara Munro At every event, we get to know the people who fill the seats and whom we think of as family. We love to hear what inspired you most about a performance and your ideas for expanding our reach in Vermont. Last year, one idea rose above all[…]

Read More »