Now in its 90^th anniversary season, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra returns to the state capital for its annual Farmers’ Night event. Music Director Andrew Crust and VSO’s chamber orchestra present Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major in a concert with guest artist Damascus Kafumbe. The evening features Bach’s suite interwoven with percussion and string instrument performances by Kafumbe, Middlebury College’s Professor of International Studies, Professor of Music, and Director of Middlebury African Music and Dance Ensemble. VSO’s Farmers’ Night traditions include the premiere of a Music-COMP student composition; for 2025, the student is Mount Mansfield UHS senior Eleanor Freebern. This concert is supported by the David M. Wilson Memorial Endowment Fund.

This concert is free and open to the public; no tickets required.

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