Vermont Symphony Orchestra

Musicians-in-Schools: Burke
2026-03-25 | VT
This event is not open to the public.

Musicians-in-Schools: Sheffield
2026-03-25 | VT

Musicians-in-Schools: Newark
2026-03-25 | VT

Women’s History Month Community Concerts
2026-03-27 19:00 (America/New_York) | VT
VSO musicians Sofia Hirsch and Laura Markowitz (violin) and Mary Jane Austin (piano) perform as the trio Thalia, sharing music by female composers through the centuries including Jessie Montgomery, Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, Rebecca Clarke, and more. Concerts are free and open to the public, in celebration of Women’s History Month. No advance registration needed.
March 27 at 7pm: Christ Church, Montpelier
March 28 at 7pm: Richmond Library Music Hall
March 29 at 5pm: Waterbury Congregational Church

Musicians-in-Schools: Glover
2026-04-10 | VT

Musicians-in-Schools: Barton
2026-04-10 | VT

Musicians-in-Schools: Brownington
2026-04-10 | VT

Swing Into Spring
2026-04-12 16:00 - 18:30 | Le Belvedere, 100 Main St, Newport, Vermont, 05855
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Join us for Swing Into Spring, a fundraiser in the North Country. Swing Into Spring features a silent auction and other opportunities to support the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s Musicians-in-Schools programming.

Passed hors d’oeuvres provided, cash bar available.
Music provided by North Country High School musicians Xavier Mayhew, Sierra Brown and Morgan Kelly, and a guest VSO musician.
Help us inspire future generations of musicians and music lovers!
Sponsored by North Country Friends of the VSO

Jukebox: Porch Songs - Americana Roots - Rutland
2026-04-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St, Rutland, VT, 05701, United States
TICKETS FOR RUTLAND ARE SOLD OUT. There are still tickets for the April 17 South Pomfret concert available here.
As spring arrives, we bring you a special, intimate Jukebox program that invites listeners onto the proverbial porch—where music flows freely, stories are shared, and a sense of place is felt in every note. Porch Songs honors the legacy of American folk traditions and the communal spirit that sustains them.
Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon’s exploration of her Southern roots in Southern Harmony, the Appalachian-infused stylings of fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor and brand new arrangements of music by bluegrass legend Matt Flinner alongside many more. This program celebrates the magical place where classical and folk traditions meet.
This Jukebox tour will be accompanied by an interactive audio and visual display of Vermont folk heritage, steeped in song selections from the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection at Middlebury College. We are also grateful for the assistance of the Henry Sheldon Museum and the Vermont Folklife Center. These displays are curated by Lyn Lauffer.
Brooke Quiggins-Saulnier and Joana Genova, violin; Stefanie Taylor, viola; and John Dunlop, cello. Hosted and curated by Matt LaRocca.
This concert is kindly supported by the Young Cultural Endowment Fund for Rutland, and Vermont Humanities.

Jukebox: Porch Songs - Americana Roots - South Pomfret
2026-04-17 19:00 - 20:30 | The Hayloft at Artistree, 2095 Pomfret Rd., South Pomfret, 05067, United States
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As spring arrives, we bring you a special, intimate Jukebox program that invites listeners onto the proverbial porch—where music flows freely, stories are shared, and a sense of place is felt in every note. Porch Songs honors the legacy of American folk traditions and the communal spirit that sustains them.
Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon’s exploration of her Southern roots in Southern Harmony, the Appalachian-infused stylings of fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor and brand new arrangements of music by bluegrass legend Matt Flinner alongside many more. This program celebrates the magical place where classical and folk traditions meet.
This Jukebox tour will be accompanied by an interactive audio and visual display of Vermont folk heritage, steeped in song selections from the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection at Middlebury College. We are also grateful for the assistance of the Henry Sheldon Museum and the Vermont Folklife Center. These displays are curated by Lyn Lauffer.
Brooke Quiggins-Saulnier and Joana Genova, violin; Stefanie Taylor, viola; and John Dunlop, cello. Hosted and curated by Matt LaRocca.
This concert supported in part by Vermont Humanities, and is presented by:

Jukebox: Porch Songs - Americana Roots - Burlington
2026-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Burlington Beer Company, 180 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
TICKETS FOR BURLINGTON ARE SOLD OUT. There are still tickets for the April 19 Barre concert available here.
As spring arrives, we bring you a special, intimate Jukebox program that invites listeners onto the proverbial porch—where music flows freely, stories are shared, and a sense of place is felt in every note. Porch Songs honors the legacy of American folk traditions and the communal spirit that sustains them.
Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon’s exploration of her Southern roots in Southern Harmony, the Appalachian-infused stylings of fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor and brand new arrangements of music by bluegrass legend Matt Flinner alongside many more. This program celebrates the magical place where classical and folk traditions meet.
This Jukebox tour will be accompanied by an interactive audio and visual display of Vermont folk heritage, steeped in song selections from the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection at Middlebury College. We are also grateful for the assistance of the Henry Sheldon Museum and the Vermont Folklife Center. These displays are curated by Lyn Lauffer.
Brooke Quiggins-Saulnier and Joana Genova, violin; Stefanie Taylor, viola; and John Dunlop, cello. Hosted and curated by Matt LaRocca.
VSO thanks the generosity of our Burlington Jukebox sponsors Northfield Savings Bank, Eleanor Long, Robert Kenny & Pat Suozzi, Vermont Humanities, and 802 Credit Union.

Jukebox: Porch Songs - Americana Roots - Barre
2026-04-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Barre Opera House, 6 North Main St, Barre, VT, 05641, United States
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As spring arrives, we bring you a special, intimate Jukebox string quartet program that invites listeners onto the proverbial porch—where music flows freely, stories are shared, and a sense of place is felt in every note. Porch Songs honors the legacy of American folk traditions and the communal spirit that sustains them.
Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon’s exploration of her Southern roots in Southern Harmony, the Appalachian-infused stylings of fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor and brand new arrangements of music by bluegrass legend Matt Flinner alongside many more. This program celebrates the magical place where classical and folk traditions meet.
This Jukebox tour will be accompanied by an interactive audio and visual display of Vermont folk heritage, steeped in song selections from the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection at Middlebury College. We are also grateful for the assistance of the Henry Sheldon Museum and the Vermont Folklife Center. These displays are curated by Lyn Lauffer.
Brooke Quiggins-Saulnier and Joana Genova, violin; Stefanie Taylor, viola; and John Dunlop, cello. Hosted and curated by Matt LaRocca.
VSO thanks the generosity of our Barre Jukebox sponsors Northfield Savings Bank, Vermont Humanities, and Bill Herbst.

Musicians-in-Schools: Bristol
2026-05-05 | VT

Carmina Burana on the Rocks
2026-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Venetian Soda Lounge, 266 Pine Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
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On Wednesday, May 6, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s dynamic duo is back – this time, with the spotlight on Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana!
VSO Music Director Andrew Crust and composer James Stewart explore this thrilling cantata based on medieval poems celebrating the joys of life, love, and fortune, in preparation for VSO’s season finale concert at The Flynn.
Relax at the Venetian Soda Lounge in Burlington with Andrew and James as they take you through Orff’s renowned score, providing historical background, musical analysis, and commentary on this work, with visual and musical examples. While you don’t need to be familiar with Medieval Latin to enjoy Carmina Burana, impress your concert-going friends with added insight from this listening party (before the VSO at the Flynn: O Fortuna! concert at 7:30pm on May 9).
Tickets to Carmina on the Rocks are available at sliding scale pricing, and they’ll sell out fast. German-inspired bites will be served, celebrating Carl Orff’s cultural roots; cash bar on site.

VSO at the Flynn: O Fortuna!
2026-05-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Flynn Center, 153 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
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The season finale opens with a piece by Gabriela Ortiz exploring the Kauyamari, or “blue deer,” from Mexican folklore, a spiritual guide transformed through an extended pilgrimage. The concert follows with the epic Carmina Burana, a thrilling cantata by Carl Orff based on medieval poems celebrating the joys of life, love, and fortune. With its famous opening, O Fortuna, this dynamic work combines chorus, soloists, and full orchestra in a dramatic journey from fate’s cruelty to the pleasures of spring, tavern revelry, and courtly romance. Whether grand and ominous or tender and playful, Carmina Burana is an unforgettable musical spectacle—visceral, vivid, and emotionally charged. This performance promises an electrifying experience that showcases the full force of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in one of the most iconic and beloved works of the 20th century.
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.
Note: there is no intermission; the concert duration is approximately 90 minutes.

For venue accessibility services, visit The Flynn’s website by clicking here.

Andrew Crust, conductor
Goitsemang Lehobye, soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Troy Cook, baritone
VSO Chorus; Jose-Daniel Flores Caraballo, Chorus Director
Children’s Chorus; Lori Marino, Chorus Director

Brian Giebler, Goitsemang Lehoybe, Troy Cook

PROGRAM
Gabriela Ortiz – Kauyumari
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana

This concert is generously supported by Eleanor Long, Barbara Wessel, Angelica McLennan, Susan Jenkins (in memory of The Hon. David A. Jenkins), Donald Weaver & Betsy Moore-Weaver (in honor of flautist Anne Janson), the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund, Physician’s Computer Company, Copper Leaf Financial, Davis & Hodgdon, Mascoma Bank, Steinmetz Pianos, Courtyard Marriot, and the State of Vermont. The VSO also thanks the Robert De Cormier Endowed Fund and William Gray Vocal Music Fund (held at Maple Capital Management) for the funds’ underwriting of the VSO Chorus and vocalists in this concert.

Musicians-in-Schools: Newport
2026-05-20 | VT

Musicians-in-Schools: Troy
2026-05-20 | VT

Musicians-in-Schools: Jay
2026-05-20 | VT

VSO Montpelier Pride Concert 2026
2026-05-31 17:00 - 18:00 | Christ Episcopal Church, 64 State St., Montpelier, VT, 05601, United States
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For Montpelier Pride, VSO’s Piano Wind Trio performs a free chamber music concert for oboe, bassoon & piano by Francis Poulenc, Julius Eastman, Caroline Shaw, and others. This event celebrates LGBTQ+ composers, as well as other underrepresented voices from across the musical canon. Pre-registration is highly encouraged via the Eventbrite link above; while the concert is free, donations are welcome at the event.
Musicians:
Katie Oprea, oboe
Rachael Elliott, bassoon
Alison Cerutti, piano

This concert is kindly sponsored by Music Performance Trust Fund, with venue support from Christ Episcopal Church.

Summer Festival Tour: America 250 - South Pomfret
2026-07-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Saskadena Six, 247 Stage Rd., South Pomfret, VT
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Pentangle Arts presents Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Festival Tour performance in South Pomfret

To celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra hits the road with Summer Festival Tour: America 250, bringing music to communities across the Green Mountain State. There’s nothing quite like a balmy July evening in the Vermont outdoors, especially when the state’s orchestra performs beloved favorites like Morton Gould’s American Salute (based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”), Aaron Copland’s Hoe-Down from Rodeo, a lively selection of music by John Williams and John Philip Sousa, and more.
Music Director Andrew Crust invites you to bring a picnic blanket and relax under sunny skies to enjoy this cherished annual tradition. Each location features the VSO’s Musical Petting Zoo before the performance, where audiences young and old can explore a variety of orchestral instruments. Three works will be elevated by live narration by actor/director Jarvis Green and special guest Vermont State Senator Alison H. Clarkson. John Williams’ piece Liberty Fanfare is performed alongside a reading of Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus,” Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait includes writings by Abraham Lincoln, and a reading of Calvin Coolidge’s speech “Vermont Is a State I Love” rounds out the concert.

PROGRAM
The Star Spangled Banner – Traditional
American Salute – Morton Gould
Liberty Fanfare – John Williams
Variations on America – Charles Ives, arr. Schuman
America 250! – Gwyneth Walker
Symphony No. 9 (1. Adagio) – Antonín Dvořák
Intermission
Cowboys Overture – John Williams
Hoe-Down from “Rodeo” – Aaron Copland
Rey’s Theme from “The Force Awakens” Suite – John Williams
Chanson de matin – Edward Elgar
Lincoln Portrait – Aaron Copland
Duke Ellington Fantasy – Duke Ellington, arr. Hermann
Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

EVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW
Saskadena Six Ski Area
247 Stage Rd., South Pomfret VT

Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30 pm

Prices

$35 – Adult Advance (18 and up)
$45 – Adult gate
$10 – Ages 6-17 (gate and advance)
Free – Ages 5 and under

Rain site: Woodstock High School, Woodstock VT

We encourage you to bring:
– A picnic blanket or folding chairs
– Sunscreen & sunglasses
– Insect repellant
– Water
– Whatever you need to comfortably enjoy the outdoors
– Picnic baskets and outside food (wine, cheese, even pizza!) are encouraged. There will be an ice cream vendor on site, but no other food or beverages will be sold.

Sun umbrellas are welcome until the start of the concert. Flashlights are also suggested to help you find your way to your car after the sun has set. Smoking and animals (except assistance and service animals) are not allowed at any VSO show.
OUR SPONSORS

The Summer Festival Tour performance in South Pomfret is generously supported by Pentangle Arts, AARP, and generous individuals in our community.

Summer Festival Tour: America 250 - East Burke
2026-07-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Burke Mountain Ski Resort, 2559 Mountain Road, East Burke, VT, 05832, United States
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To celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra hits the road with Summer Festival Tour: America 250, bringing music to communities across the Green Mountain State. There’s nothing quite like a balmy July evening in the Vermont outdoors, especially when the state’s orchestra performs beloved favorites like Morton Gould’s American Salute (based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”), Aaron Copland’s Hoe-Down from Rodeo, a lively selection of music by John Williams and John Philip Sousa, and more.
Music Director Andrew Crust invites you to bring a picnic blanket and relax under sunny skies to enjoy this cherished annual tradition. Each location features the VSO’s Musical Petting Zoo before the performance, where audiences young and old can explore a variety of orchestral instruments. Three works will be elevated by live narration by actor/director Jarvis Green and special guest Jay Craven, Artistic Director of Kingdom County Productions. John Williams’ piece Liberty Fanfare is performed alongside a reading of Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus,” Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait includes writings by Abraham Lincoln, and a reading of Calvin Coolidge’s speech “Vermont Is a State I Love” rounds out the concert.
Fireworks will conclude the performance.

PROGRAM
The Star Spangled Banner – Traditional
American Salute – Morton Gould
Liberty Fanfare – John Williams
Variations on America – Charles Ives, arr. Schuman
America 250! – Gwyneth Walker
Symphony No. 9 (1. Adagio) – Antonín Dvořák
Intermission
Cowboys Overture – John Williams
Hoe-Down from “Rodeo” – Aaron Copland
Rey’s Theme from “The Force Awakens” Suite – John Williams
Chanson de matin – Edward Elgar
Lincoln Portrait – Aaron Copland
Duke Ellington Fantasy – Duke Ellington, arr. Hermann
Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

EVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW
Burke Mountain Ski Resort
2559 Mountain Rd, East Burke, VT 05832
For accessibility information at Burke Mountain, please contact (802) 626-7300

Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking

Concert begins at 7:30 pm

Prices

$35 – Adult Advance (18 and up)
$45 – Adult gate
$10 – Ages 6-17 (gate and advance)
Free – Ages 5 and under

Rain site: Alexander Twilight Theatre at VTSU Lyndon, 1069 College Rd, Lyndonville VT

We encourage you to bring:
– A picnic blanket or folding chairs
– Sunscreen & sunglasses
– Insect repellant
– Water
– Whatever you need to comfortably enjoy the outdoors
– Picnic baskets and outside food are encouraged. There will be a beverage vendor on site.

Sun umbrellas are welcome until the start of the concert. Flashlights are also suggested to help you find your way to your car after the sun has set. Smoking and animals (except assistance and service animals) are not allowed at any VSO show.

OUR SPONSORS
The Summer Festival Tour performance in East Burke is generously supported by Burke Mountain Resort, Passumpsic Bank, AARP and generous individuals and businesses in our community.

Summer Festival Tour: America 250 - Grafton
2026-07-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Grafton Trails and Outdoor Center, 783 Townshend Road, Grafton, VT, 05146, United States
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To celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra hits the road with Summer Festival Tour: America 250, bringing music to communities across the Green Mountain State. There’s nothing quite like a balmy July evening in the Vermont outdoors, especially when the state’s orchestra performs beloved favorites like Morton Gould’s American Salute (based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”), Aaron Copland’s Hoe-Down from Rodeo, a lively selection of music by John Williams and John Philip Sousa, and more.
Music Director Andrew Crust invites you to bring a picnic blanket and relax under sunny skies to enjoy this cherished annual tradition. Each location features the VSO’s Musical Petting Zoo before the performance, where audiences young and old can explore a variety of orchestral instruments. Two works are elevated by live narration by actor/director Jarvis Green and Coolidge Interpreter Tracy Messer. John Williams’ piece Liberty Fanfare is performed alongside a reading of Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus,” and Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait includes writings by Abraham Lincoln paired with a reading of Calvin Coolidge’s speech “Vermont Is a State I Love.”
PROGRAM
The Star Spangled Banner – Traditional
American Salute – Morton Gould
Liberty Fanfare – John Williams
Variations on America – Charles Ives, arr. Schuman
America 250! – Gwyneth Walker
Symphony No. 9 (1. Adagio) – Antonín Dvořák
Intermission
Cowboys Overture – John Williams
Hoe-Down from “Rodeo” – Aaron Copland
Rey’s Theme from “The Force Awakens” Suite – John Williams
Chanson de matin – Edward Elgar
Lincoln Portrait – Aaron Copland
Duke Ellington Fantasy – Duke Ellington, arr. Hermann
Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

EVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW
Grafton Trails & Outdoor Center
783 Townshend Rd, Grafton, VT 05146

Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking

Concert begins at 7:30 pm, and concludes with fireworks.
Tickets are available online and locally in Grafton at MKT.

Prices

$35 – Adult Advance (18 and up)
$45 – Adult gate
$10 – Ages 6-17 (gate and advance)
Free – Ages 5 and under

Rain site: Horowitz Hall at Vermont Academy, 10 Long Walk, Saxtons River, VT 05154

We encourage you to bring:
– A picnic blanket or folding chairs
– Sunscreen & sunglasses
– Insect repellant
– Water
– Whatever you need to comfortably enjoy the outdoors
– Picnic baskets and outside food (wine, cheese, even pizza!) are encouraged. There will not be a food or beverage vendor on site.

Sun umbrellas are welcome until the start of the concert. Flashlights are also suggested to help you find your way to your car after the sun has set. Smoking and animals (except assistance and service animals) are not allowed at any VSO show.

OUR SPONSORS

The Summer Festival Tour performance in Grafton is generously supported by The Windham Foundation, M&T Bank (Musical Petting Zoo Sponsor), Springfield Hospital, Barrett & Valley Associates Inc., AARP Vermont, MKT: Grafton, and generous individuals and businesses in our community.

Summer Festival Tour: America 250 - Shelburne
2026-07-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT
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To celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra hits the road with Summer Festival Tour: America 250, bringing music to communities across the Green Mountain State. There’s nothing quite like a balmy July evening in the Vermont outdoors, especially when the state’s orchestra performs beloved favorites like Morton Gould’s American Salute (based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”), Aaron Copland’s Hoe-Down from Rodeo, a lively selection of music by John Williams and John Philip Sousa, and more.
Music Director Andrew Crust invites you to bring a picnic blanket and relax under sunny skies to enjoy this cherished annual tradition. Each location features the VSO’s Musical Petting Zoo before the performance, where audiences young and old can explore a variety of orchestral instruments. Two works will be elevated by live narration by actor/director Jarvis Green and special guests: John Williams’ piece Liberty Fanfare is performed alongside a reading of Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus”, and Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait includes writings by Abraham Lincoln paired with a reading of Calvin Coolidge’s speech “Vermont Is a State I Love.”
This performance includes fireworks after the concert.
All 2026 VSO Summer Festival Tour – Shelburne ticket holders get half-price admission to Shelburne Museum. Just show your ticket at the Admissions Desk! Valid one time for one ticket per person through October 25, 2026.

PROGRAM
The Star Spangled Banner – Traditional
American Salute – Morton Gould
Liberty Fanfare – John Williams
Variations on America – Charles Ives, arr. Schuman
America 250! – Gwyneth Walker
Symphony No. 9 (1. Adagio) – Antonín Dvořák
Intermission
Cowboys Overture – John Williams
Hoe-Down from “Rodeo” – Aaron Copland
Rey’s Theme from “The Force Awakens” Suite – John Williams
Chanson de matin – Edward Elgar
Lincoln Portrait – Aaron Copland
Duke Ellington Fantasy – Duke Ellington, arr. Hermann
Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

EVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW
Shelburne Museum
6000 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT

Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30 pm

Prices

$35 – Adult Advance (18 and up)
$45 – Adult gate
$10 – Ages 6-17 (gate and advance)
Free – Ages 5 and under

Rain site: Shelburne Field House 166 Athletic Drive, Shelburne, VT

We encourage you to bring:
– A picnic blanket or folding chairs
– Sunscreen & sunglasses
– Insect repellant
– Water
– Whatever you need to comfortably enjoy the outdoors
– Picnic baskets and outside food (wine, cheese, even pizza!) are encouraged. There will be an ice cream vendor on site, but no other food or beverages will be sold.

Sun umbrellas are welcome until the start of the concert. Flashlights are also suggested to help you find your way to your car after the sun has set. Smoking and animals (except assistance and service animals) are not allowed at any VSO show.

OUR SPONSORS

The Summer Festival Tour performance in Shelburne is generously supported by Northeast Delta Dental (Musical Petting Zoo Sponsor), Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, Hanson + Doremus Investment Management, Trust Company of Vermont, AARP Vermont, The SCHIP Upscale Retail, Theodore Marcy & Kim Hornung-Marcy (in honor of principal pianist Mary Jane Austin), and generous additional individuals in our community.

Summer Festival Tour: America 250 - Stowe
2026-07-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow, 854 Trapp Hill Rd, Stowe, VT, 05672, United States
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To celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra hits the road with Summer Festival Tour: America 250, bringing music to communities across the Green Mountain State. There’s nothing quite like a balmy July evening in the Vermont outdoors, especially when the state’s orchestra performs beloved favorites like Morton Gould’s American Salute (based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”), Aaron Copland’s Hoe-Down from Rodeo, a lively selection of music by John Williams and John Philip Sousa, and more.
Music Director Andrew Crust invites you to bring a picnic blanket and relax under sunny skies to enjoy this cherished annual tradition. Each location features the VSO’s Musical Petting Zoo before the performance, where audiences young and old can explore a variety of orchestral instruments. Three works will be elevated by live narration by actor/director Jarvis Green and special guest Coolidge Interpreter, Tracy Messer. John Williams’ piece Liberty Fanfare is performed alongside a reading of Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus,” Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait includes writings by Abraham Lincoln, and a reading of Calvin Coolidge’s speech “Vermont Is a State I Love” rounds out the concert.
PROGRAM
The Star Spangled Banner – Traditional
American Salute – Morton Gould
Liberty Fanfare – John Williams
Variations on America – Charles Ives, arr. Schuman
America 250! – Gwyneth Walker
Symphony No. 9 (1. Adagio) – Antonín Dvořák
Intermission
Cowboys Overture – John Williams
Hoe-Down from “Rodeo” – Aaron Copland
Rey’s Theme from “The Force Awakens” Suite – John Williams
Chanson de matin – Edward Elgar
Lincoln Portrait – Aaron Copland
Duke Ellington Fantasy – Duke Ellington, arr. Hermann
Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

EVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW
von Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow
700 Trapp Hill Rd. Stowe, VT

Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30 pm

Prices:

$40 – Rain or Shine, ages 18 and up
$50 – Shine only, ages 18 and up
$15 – Rain or shine, ages 6-17
Free – Rain or shine, ages 5 and under.
Note: Tickets for this July 5 concert are available only through Spruce Peak Performing Arts’ box office. Please take note of the Spruce Peak’s policies on their website when purchasing tickets via the above link.

Rain site: Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, 122 Hourglass Dr, Stowe, VT 05672

We encourage you to bring:
– A picnic blanket or folding chairs
– Sunscreen & sunglasses
– Insect repellant
– Water
– Whatever you need to comfortably enjoy the outdoors
– Picnic baskets and outside food (wine, cheese, even pizza!) are encouraged. There is no food vendor. A bier tent will be on site, but outside alcohol is permitted.

Sun umbrellas are welcome until the start of the concert. Flashlights are also suggested to help you find your way to your car after the sun has set. Smoking and animals (except assistance and service animals) are not allowed at any VSO show.

OUR SPONSORS

The Summer Festival Tour performance in Stowe is generously supported by Spruce Peak Arts, Maple Capital Management, Northeast Delta Dental (Musical Petting Zoo Sponsor), Stackpole & French Law Offices, AARP, and generous individuals in our community.

The Sound of Music: In Concert
2026-08-05 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 5, 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
2026-08-06 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 6, 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
2026-08-07 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 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
