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SUMMARY:Summer Festival Tour: America 250 - Grafton
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: The rain site capacity for this event is SOLD OUT\, but in the event of sunny skies\, there will be tickets available for sale at the gate. There are also limited advance price tickets available at MKT Grafton in downtown Grafton\, with additional tickets available on the 3rd if the call to be outdoors is made. \nTo 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. \nMusic 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.” \nPROGRAM \nThe Star Spangled Banner – Traditional\nAmerican Salute – Morton Gould\nLiberty Fanfare – John Williams\nVariations on America – Charles Ives\, arr. Schuman\nAmerica 250! – Gwyneth Walker \nSymphony No. 9 (1. Adagio) – Antonín Dvořák \nIntermission \nCowboys Overture – John Williams\nHoe-Down from “Rodeo” – Aaron Copland\nRey’s Theme from “The Force Awakens” Suite – John Williams\nChanson de matin – Edward Elgar\nLincoln Portrait – Aaron Copland\nDuke Ellington Fantasy – Duke Ellington\, arr. Hermann\nStars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa \n  \n\nEVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW \nGrafton Trails & Outdoor Center\n783 Townshend Rd\, Grafton\, VT 05146 \n\nGates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking\n\nConcert begins at 7:30 pm\, and concludes with fireworks. \nTickets are available online and locally in Grafton at MKT. \n\n\nPrices \n\n\n$35 – Adult Advance (18 and up)\n$45 – Adult gate\n$10 – Ages 6-17 (gate and advance)\nFree – Ages 5 and under \n\n\n\n\nRain site: Horowitz Hall at Vermont Academy\, 10 Long Walk\, Saxtons River\, VT 05154 \n\n\nWe encourage you to bring:\n– A picnic blanket or folding chairs\n– Sunscreen & sunglasses\n– Insect repellant\n– Water\n– Whatever you need to comfortably enjoy the outdoors\n– Picnic baskets and outside food (wine\, cheese\, even pizza!) are encouraged. There will not be a food or beverage vendor on site.\n\nSun 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.\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nOUR SPONSORS \n\n\nThe 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. \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.vso.org/vso-event/summer-festival-tour-america-250-grafton/
LOCATION:Grafton Trails and Outdoor Center\, 783 Townshend Road\, Grafton\, VT\, 05146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Summer Festival Tour
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