The Sound of Music: In Concert
2026-08-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow, 854 Trapp Hill Rd, Stowe, VT, 05672, United States
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC: IN CONCERT
August 7, 2026
Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow, Stowe, VT
presented by the James E. Dianich Family
The hills are alive again with The Sound of Music: In Concert at the von Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow! After a sold-out run in 2024, we’re returning to the Green Mountain hills to bring Rodgers & Hammerstein’s legendary music to where it was destined to be heard. These performances of “The Sound of Music: In Concert” are conducted by Juliane Gallant, and are brought to you by Lyric Theatre Company and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and are produced in partnership with von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort, The Flynn and Spruce Peak Arts.
General Admission: $59-79
VIP Ticket: $149
VIP tickets include an exclusive catered pre-show reception with von Trapp family members, premium parking next to the von Trapp family lodge concert meadow, and provision of a camping chair and premium seating for the concert. A limited quantity of VIP tickets is available.

General admission and VIP Tickets are on sale now, available exclusively at The Flynn’s website.
In case of inclement weather, performances will take place at The Flynn in Burlington.

This concert is generously supported by Legacy Financial Services and Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty

The Sound of Music: In Concert
2026-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow, 854 Trapp Hill Rd, Stowe, VT, 05672, United States
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC: IN CONCERT
August 8, 2026
Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow, Stowe, VT
presented by the James E. Dianich Family
The hills are alive again with The Sound of Music: In Concert at the von Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow! After a sold-out run in 2024, we’re returning to the Green Mountain hills to bring Rodgers & Hammerstein’s legendary music to where it was destined to be heard. These performances of “The Sound of Music: In Concert” are conducted by Juliane Gallant, and are brought to you by Lyric Theatre Company and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and are produced in partnership with von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort, The Flynn and Spruce Peak Arts.
General Admission: $59-79
VIP Ticket: $149
VIP tickets include an exclusive catered pre-show reception with von Trapp family members, premium parking next to the von Trapp family lodge concert meadow, and provision of a camping chair and premium seating for the concert. A limited quantity of VIP tickets is available.

General admission and VIP Tickets are on sale now, available exclusively at The Flynn’s website.
In case of inclement weather, performances will take place at The Flynn in Burlington.

This concert is generously supported by Legacy Financial Services and Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty

Gregory Alan Isakov with the VSO
2026-08-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT
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Ten years after VSO’s first collaboration, the orchestra joins forces again with Gregory Alan Isakov as part of Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on The Green at Shelburne Museum, produced by Higher Ground. Isakov has cast an impressive presence on the indie-rock and folk worlds with his six full-length studio albums: That Sea, The Gambler; This Empty Northern Hemisphere; The Weatherman; Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony; Evening Machines (nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Folk Album), and Appaloosa Bones.

Gregory Alan Isakov with the VSO - Night Two
2026-08-25 19:00 - 21:30 | Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT

Ovation
2026-09-10 18:00 - 21:00 | The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex, VT, United States
OVATION
A celebration of music to support the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s performance and education programs across the state
Save the date for an unforgettable evening to support the Vermont Symphony Orchestra at The Essex.
Thursday, September 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM | The Essex (Essex, VT)
Join us for a vibrant celebration featuring live musical moments, a champagne toast, and an elegant selection of heavy hors d’oeuvres and desserts. The evening will offer opportunities to connect with VSO musicians and artistic leadership, as well as a preview of our 2026/27 season, culminating in a special guest performance.
A silent auction will launch a few weeks prior to the event, offering an early opportunity to bid on unique items and experiences, and a live auction will take place during the evening’s program.
Together, we’ll celebrate more than 90 years of symphonic music in Vermont and look ahead to a future where ovations resonate across the state.

VSO at the Flynn: Charity, Sylvia & Cleopatra
2026-09-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Flynn Center, 153 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
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The 2026–27 season opens with a Friday night concert highlighting music inspired and created by powerful women—from Björk to Cleopatra, spanning 19th-century Vermont to the Persian Empire. The concert premieres a VSO commission by composer Clarice Assad, funded by Vermont Humanities and Vermont Arts Council, based on the historic Weybridge, VT couple Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, accompanied by selections from Giuseppi Verdi’s Aida and Hector Berlioz’ La mort de Cléopâtre. The dramatic and sweeping Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov brings this memorable program to a vivid close. Mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz, soloist with VSO’s 2025 Summer Festival Tour, returns and is joined by soprano Danielle Buonaiuto.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by Musically Speaking, a free pre-concert discussion that provides entertaining insight into the evening’s program.
Andrew Crust, conductor
Danielle Buonaiuto, soprano
Nikola Printz, mezzo-soprano

Danielle Buonaiuto, Clarice Assad, Nikola Printz

Program
Björk/Dorn – Overture from “Dancer in the Dark”
Clarice Assad – Charity & Sylvia
Giuseppe Verdi – Aida
I. Preludio
Hector Berlioz – La mort de Cléopâtre (Death of Cleopatra)
IV. Méditation
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade

Vermont Humanities is co-sponsor of the Charity and Sylvia commission, and the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, holder of the Drake/Bryant archive, is a collaborating partner.

Additional support is provided through an America 250 grant from the Vermont Arts Council.

OUR SPONSORS

This concert is also generously supported by VELCO, the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund, Lyn & Ferdinand Lauffer and the New England Humanities Consortium.

VSO at the Flynn: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2026-10-31 15:00 - 17:00 | Flynn Center, 153 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
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Celebrate Halloween with a spine-tingling orchestral matinee! From the mischievous magic of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas to eerie selections from Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz and Michael Abels’ film score for NOPE, this program conjures thrills and chills. Hear music from Danny Elfman, Michael Daugherty, and Dorothy Howell—a hauntingly fun concert perfect for all ages.
The concert begins at 3:00 p.m. and is preceded at 2:00 p.m. by Musically Speaking, a free pre-concert discussion that provides entertaining insight into the evening’s program.
Andrew Crust, conductor

Program
Paul Dukas – L’apprenti du sorcier (Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
Dorothy Howell – Lamia
Hector Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique
IV. Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold)
V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat (Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath)
Michael Daugherty Metropolis Symphony
V. Red Cape Tango
Michael Abels – Selections from Nope Suite
Danny Elfman – Nightmare Before Christmas: Suite for Orchestra

Sponsors
This concert is generously supported by the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund.

Jukebox Fall 2026
2026-11-12 17:00 - 18:30 | VT
Jukebox returns for its tenth season—VSO’s relaxed, intimate quartet series curated and hosted by Artistic Advisor and Project Conductor Matt LaRocca. While the 2026–27 programs are still under wraps, seasoned audience members know to mark their calendars early—these concerts are always worth planning ahead.
November 12-15, 2026: in Burlington, Rutland, St. Johnsbury, and more

Holiday Pops - Rutland
2026-12-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St, Rutland, VT, 05701, United States
We’re celebrating the season with music that is both reflective and radiant—sending audiences home with a melody in their hearts and a sense of holiday warmth. Our upcoming Holiday Pops concerts feature the full orchestra alongside VSO’s 80-voice chorus, leading spirited sing-alongs and performing festive favorites by Leroy Anderson, George Frideric Handel, Duke Ellington, and Georges Bizet. This year’s program also introduces two works new to VSO audiences: Margaret Bonds’ The Ballad of the Brown King, a powerful cantata honoring Balthazar with text by Langston Hughes, and Bob Krogstad’s Christmas at the Movies, a nostalgic medley featuring themes from The Grinch, The Polar Express, Miracle on 34th Street, and more. Beloved traditional carols round out this joyful, family-friendly holiday tradition.
Andrew Crust, conductor
with the VSO Chorus

Leroy Anderson – Christmas Festival Overture
George Frideric Handel – Selections from Messiah
Margaret Bonds – The Ballad of the Brown King
Georges Bizet – “Farandole” from L’Arlésienne Suite
Bob Krogstad – Christmas at the Movies
Duke Ellington/Tchaikovsky – Selections from The Nutcracker Suite
arr. Bradford – “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
arr. Goeller – Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long
Leroy Anderson – “Sleigh Ride”

OUR SPONSORS

Holiday Pops is supported by Brown’s Auto Salvage, Hilton Garden Inn Burlington, and generous individuals in our community.

Holiday Pops - Barre
2026-12-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Barre Opera House, 6 North Main St, Barre, VT, 05641, United States
We’re celebrating the season with music that is both reflective and radiant—sending audiences home with a melody in their hearts and a sense of holiday warmth. Our upcoming Holiday Pops concerts feature the full orchestra alongside VSO’s 80-voice chorus, leading spirited sing-alongs and performing festive favorites by Leroy Anderson, George Frideric Handel, Duke Ellington, and Georges Bizet. This year’s program also introduces two works new to VSO audiences: Margaret Bonds’ The Ballad of the Brown King, a powerful cantata honoring Balthazar with text by Langston Hughes, and Bob Krogstad’s Christmas at the Movies, a nostalgic medley featuring themes from The Grinch, The Polar Express, Miracle on 34th Street, and more. Beloved traditional carols round out this joyful, family-friendly holiday tradition.
Andrew Crust, conductor
with the VSO Chorus

Leroy Anderson – Christmas Festival Overture
George Frideric Handel – Selections from Messiah
Margaret Bonds – The Ballad of the Brown King
Georges Bizet – “Farandole” from L’Arlésienne Suite
Bob Krogstad – Christmas at the Movies
Duke Ellington/Tchaikovsky – Selections from The Nutcracker Suite
arr. Bradford – “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
arr. Goeller – Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long
Leroy Anderson – “Sleigh Ride”

OUR SPONSORS

Holiday Pops Barre is generously supported by 802 Credit Union, Hilton Garden Inn Burlington, and generous individuals in our community.

Holiday Pops - Burlington
2026-12-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Flynn Center, 153 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
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We’re celebrating the season with music that is both reflective and radiant—sending audiences home with a melody in their hearts and a sense of holiday warmth. Our upcoming Holiday Pops concerts feature the full orchestra alongside VSO’s 80-voice chorus, leading spirited sing-alongs and performing festive favorites by Leroy Anderson, George Frideric Handel, Duke Ellington, and Georges Bizet. This year’s program also introduces two works new to VSO audiences: Margaret Bonds’ The Ballad of the Brown King, a powerful cantata honoring Balthazar with text by Langston Hughes, and Bob Krogstad’s Christmas at the Movies, a nostalgic medley featuring themes from The Grinch, The Polar Express, Miracle on 34th Street, and more. Beloved traditional carols round out this joyful, family-friendly holiday tradition.
Andrew Crust, conductor
with the VSO Chorus

Program
Leroy Anderson – Christmas Festival Overture
George Frideric Handel – Selections from Messiah
Margaret Bonds – The Ballad of the Brown King
Georges Bizet – “Farandole” from L’Arlésienne Suite
Bob Krogstad – Christmas at the Movies
Duke Ellington/Tchaikovsky – Selections from The Nutcracker Suite
arr. Bradford – “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
arr. Goeller – Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long
Leroy Anderson – “Sleigh Ride”

OUR SPONSORS

Holiday Pops is supported by Hilton Garden Inn Burlington, and generous individuals in our community.

Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus - Warren
2026-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Warren United Church, 339 Main Street, Warren, VT, 05674, United States
The holiday season continues with the Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus tour December 10–13, bringing intimate chamber performances to Warren, Newport, Grafton, and Manchester, with young singers from Burr & Burton Academy joining the performance in Manchester. VSO’s brass musicians will premiere a new work by a Vermont student via its partnership with Music-COMP. Conducted by Nathaniel G. Lew.
Tickets are free of charge, but advance registration is required. Ticket registration will go live in late fall 2026.

VSO thanks the generous individuals and Warren Arts Commission for support of this concert.

Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus - Newport
2026-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | United Church of Newport, 63 3rd St, Newport, VT, 05855, United States
The holiday season continues with the Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus tour December 10–13, bringing intimate chamber performances to Warren, Newport, Grafton, and Manchester, with young singers from Burr & Burton Academy joining the performance in Manchester. VSO’s brass musicians will premiere a new work by a Vermont student via its partnership with Music-COMP. Conducted by Nathaniel G. Lew.
Tickets will go on sale in fall 2026.

Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus - Grafton
2026-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Grafton Community Church, 55 Main Street, Grafton, VT, 05146, United States
The holiday season continues with the Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus tour December 10–13, bringing intimate chamber performances to Warren, Newport, Grafton, and Manchester, with young singers from Burr & Burton Academy joining the performance in Manchester. VSO’s brass musicians will premiere a new work by a Vermont student via its partnership with Music-COMP. Conducted by Nathaniel G. Lew.
This performance is free, with advance registration required. Tickets will become available in late fall 2026.

Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus - Manchester
2026-12-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Manchester First Congregational Church, 3624 Main St, Manchester, VT, 05254, United States
The holiday season continues with the Brass Quintet & Counterpoint Chorus tour December 10–13, bringing intimate chamber performances to Warren, Newport, Grafton, and Manchester, with young singers from Burr & Burton Academy joining the performance in Manchester. VSO’s brass musicians will premiere a new work by a Vermont student via its partnership with Music-COMP. Conducted by Nathaniel G. Lew.
Tickets will become available in fall 2026.

Jukebox Winter 2027
2027-02-18 17:00 - 18:30 | VT
Jukebox returns for its tenth season—VSO’s relaxed, intimate quartet series curated and hosted by Artistic Advisor and Project Conductor Matt LaRocca. While the 2026–27 programs are still under wraps, seasoned audience members know to mark their calendars early—these concerts are always worth planning ahead.
February 18-21, 2027: in Burlington, Rutland, Weston and more

Visualizer Orchestra - Rutland
2027-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St, Rutland, VT, 05701, United States
We’re creating an immersive, visual soundtrack to classical music! First presented in 2022, VSO’s Visualizer Orchestra concerts feature video design company Lightware Labs’ bespoke visuals to accompany evocative music by Samuel Barber (Adagio for Strings), Felix Mendelssohn (Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream), contemporary composers Mark Lomax, II, Jeffrey Scott, and more. Additional visuals are created by students from Champlain College Creative Media department, and VSO’s chamber ensemble is led by Matt LaRocca.
This is a Student Insiders concert, hosted by VSO’s Education Department and South West Friends volunteer committee.
March 19, 2027 | 7:00 pm
Matt LaRocca, conductor

Visualizer Orchestra - Essex Junction
2027-03-20 19:00 - 20:30 | VT
We’re creating an immersive, visual soundtrack to classical music! First presented in 2022, VSO’s Visualizer Orchestra concerts feature video design company Lightware Labs’ bespoke visuals to accompany evocative music by Samuel Barber (Adagio for Strings), Felix Mendelssohn (Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream), contemporary composers Mark Lomax II, Jeffrey Scott, and more. Additional visuals are created by students from Champlain College Creative Media department, and VSO’s 35-piece chamber ensemble is led by Matt LaRocca.
March 20, 2027 | 7:00 pm
Matt LaRocca, conductor

David M. Wilson Farmers' Night
2027-04-14 19:30 - 21:00 | House Chambers, The State House, 115 State St, Montpelier, VT, 05633, United States
The David M. Wilson Farmers’ Night Concert returns to the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier, with VSO’s chamber orchestra and guest vocal soloist KeruBo. Songs from Kerubo’s Kenyan musical heritage will be interwoven with Handel’s Water Music and Haydn’s Symphony No. 8, “Le soir” for a deeply human evening of cultural dialogue. VSO continues its partnership with Music-COMP and will premiere a Vermont high school composition for chamber orchestra at this free community concert.
Andrew Crust, conductor
KeruBo, vocalist

KeruBo
Doors are at 7:00pm, concert begins at 7:30pm.

VSO at the Flynn: Life Emerging
2027-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Flynn Center, 153 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
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Welcome spring with an evening of music inspired by the natural world and the human spirit. From the surging energy of Anna Clyne’s Restless Oceans to the icy beauty of Vermont composer Marcus Goddard’s Antarctica: Life Emerging, with accompanying video and cello soloist John Dunlop, this program captivates the senses. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 complete this uplifting seasonal journey.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by Musically Speaking, a free pre-concert discussion that provides entertaining insight into the evening’s program.
Andrew Crust, conductor
John Dunlop, cello

John Dunlop

Program
Anna Clyne – Restless Oceans
Marcus Goddard – Antarctica: Life Emerging
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5

Sponsors
This concert is generously supported by the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund.

VSO at the Flynn: Rite of Spring
2027-05-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Flynn Center, 153 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
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VSO’s 2026/27 season closes with a bold program of reinvention and discovery. Maurice Ravel’s famed Boléro, last performed by the VSO 40 years ago, transforms a simple Spanish dance into a hypnotic, driving crescendo. A trumpet concerto by Danny Elfman—featuring the principal trumpet of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal —brings a celebrated film composer’s music to the concert stage. Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, riotous and revolutionary, crowns this electrifying finale.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by Musically Speaking, a free pre-concert discussion that provides entertaining insight into the evening’s program.
Andrew Crust, conductor
Paul Merkelo, trumpet

Paul Merkelo

Program
Maurice Ravel – Boléro
Danny Elfman – Trumpet Concerto
Igor Stravinsky/McPhee – The Rite of Spring

Sponsors
This concert is generously supported by the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund.
