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SUMMARY:Summer Festival Tour: America 250 - Shelburne
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: Tonight’s concert is OUTDOORS at Shelburne Museum. There will be limited advance price tickets available at the Shelburne Museum gift shop from 1pm – 3pm (IN PERSON ONLY)\, and at the gate at the door price beginning at 5:30pm until we sell out.  \n  \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 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.” \nThis performance includes fireworks after the concert. \nAll 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. \n  \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 \nShelburne Museum\n6000 Shelburne Rd\, Shelburne\, VT \n\nGates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking\nConcert begins at 7:30 pm\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\nRain site: Shelburne Field House 166 Athletic Drive\, Shelburne\, VT \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 be an ice cream vendor on site\, but no other food or beverages will be sold. \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\nOUR SPONSORS\n\nThe 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.
URL:https://www.vso.org/vso-event/summer-festival-tour-america-250-shelburne/
LOCATION:Shelburne Museum\, 6000 Shelburne Rd.\, Shelburne\, VT
CATEGORIES:Summer Festival Tour
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SUMMARY:2023 TD Bank Summer Festival Tour in Shelburne
DESCRIPTION:TONIGHT’S CONCERT WILL BE OUTDOORS. \nTickets will be available at the gate. We have received reports of light scattered showers so please plan accordingly. \n  \nVSO’s TD Bank Summer Festival Tour is back with a lineup of American favorites to get you dancing and celebrating the most anticipated time of year in Vermont. Guest trumpeter and jazz legend Ray Vega joins the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Argentinian/Italian conductor Michelle di Russo in a concert of swing\, jazz\, spirituals\, and marches. A “…hornman with deep roots in Latin Music and Afro-Cuban Jazz” (New York Daily News)\, Vega is known as a prolific\, state-wide performer and as host of Vermont Public’s Friday Night Jazz program. Relax under the balmy summer skies with feisty\, soothing\, and unforgettable music by Duke Ellington\, Louis Armstrong\, Thelonious Monk\, George Gershwin\, John Philip Sousa\, Johnny Mandel and more. Bring your picnic baskets and summer spirit.\nFireworks will take place at the conclusion of the performance!\n \n \n\n\n\nEVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW\nShelburne Museum – 6000 Shelburne Rd\, Shelburne\nGates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking\nConcert begins at 7:30 pm \nAdvance adult tickets: $28\nGate Prices:\nAdults: $35\nAges 6-17: $5\n5 and under: Free \nAARP discounted tickets are available for AARP members and their guests only. \nRain site:  Shelburne Field House 166 Athletic Drive\, Shelburne\, VT \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 \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\nFEATURING: PICNICS WITH ADVENTURE DINNER \n \nOur friends at Adventure Dinner are helping provide tasty snacks for your picnic blanket! Reserve your Picnic Pack for two (or as many as you need for your crew) today for pick-up at the concert. Omnivore and Specialty picnics are available\, the latter being vegetarian\, gluten-free\, and dairy-free (please indicate dietary needs when you reserve). For more information and to purchase your Picnic Pack\, click here.  \nTickets ($80 + tax) are for two folks and includes a Picnic Pack serving 2. Tickets DO NOT include admission to the concert\, which are purchased separately through the Flynn. \nThe Fireworks Omnivore Picnic for Two Includes : \nThinly Shaved Roast Beef Grinder\, Farm Greens\, Garden Herb Aioli\nAdorable Potatoes\, Lemon\, Garlic\, Dill\, Spring Onion\nGrilled Watermelon\, Local Tomato\, Feta\, Mint\, Chili Crisp\nWedge Salad\, Bacon Jam\, Unapologetic Ranch\nUbe Snickerdoodle Blondies \n** Please select a Specialty Picnic Pack if you require vegetarian\, gluten-free\, and dairy-free \nPlease Note: Admission tickets for the VSO Concert are not included in the Picnic Pack reservation and MUST be purchased prior to reserving your Picnic Pack. You will be asked to provide the confirmation/ticket number for your admission in the Picnic Pack reservation form. \n  \n\nPROGRAM \nGuest conductor Michelle Di Russo\, trumpet soloist\, Ray Vega \nBernstein – Overture to Candide\nSeeger – Rissolty Rossolty\nMonk arr. Julien – Round Midnight\nJoplin – The Entertainer\nArmstrong – Satchmo!\nSuessdorf\, arr. Fredrickson – Moonlight in Vermont\nMandel\, arr. McCarthy – Medley: The Shadow of Your Smile/A Time for Love\nEllington\, arr. Custer – Duke Ellington! \nINTERMISSION \nGershwin – Cuban Overture\nHernandez\, arr. Hartigan – Lamento Borincano\nBurleigh\, arr. Tyzik – Every Time I Feel the Spirit\nEllington\, arr. Vega – Black and Tan Fantasy\nGershwin – Strike Up the Band\nSousa – The Washington Post\nSousa – Stars and Stripes Forever \n\nThis concert is generously sponsored by:\n          \n            \nThe Musical Petting Zoo interactive exhibition for this concert is supported by: \n \n For accessibility information at this venue\, please contact Shelburne Museum at (802) 985-3346.
URL:https://www.vso.org/vso-event/2023-summer-festival-tour-in-shelburne/
LOCATION:Shelburne Museum\, 6000 Shelburne Rd.\, Shelburne\, VT
CATEGORIES:Summer Festival Tour
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