With the support of the Vermont Arts Council, your VSO has joined forces with a group of aspiring composers learning to write new, original works at Monument Elementary in Bennington, Vermont. These young musicians have been learning staff notation and basic composition techniques from Matt LaRocca with Music-COMP (Music Composition[…]
By Sara Munro At every event, we get to know the people who fill the seats and whom we think of as family. We love to hear what inspired you most about a performance and your ideas for expanding our reach in Vermont. Last year, one idea rose above all[…]
It’s been nearly a year in the making, one that concert-goers to our Masterworks performances were able to witness firsthand. During our last Masterworks performance on May 6, the VSO Violin came to life in the hands of our Associate Concertmaster Kathy Andrew. Crafted throughout the season in the lobby of[…]
Walking into the warm lights of ArtsRiot on Saturday evening, we knew immediately that our vision for a uniquely different VSO performance had become a reality. Then came news that the space was at capacity shortly after the doors opened, with a line stretching out the door and around the[…]
Douglas Cox began construction on “The VSO violin” during the opening night of our 2016/2017 Masterworks season. You can follow the entire process from start to finish on Doug’s Blog, and follow the progress in person at our Masterworks concerts this season! The finished instrument will be strung and played at the final[…]