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Come feel the love with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra as we embark on our 2025 Summer Festival Tour. This year’s dynamic program, Summer of Love, features works from across the world and a range of genres, including pieces from Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, John Williams’ Star Wars Theme, Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, and pop hits such as “I Put A Spell On You” and “Nature Boy.” This summer the VSO welcomes mezzo Nikola Prinz as the tour’s special guest vocalist. 

An annual VSO tradition, the Summer Festival Tour celebrates music, community, and the summer season. This year’s tour will take place from July 1-6, 2025 in the following locations: Castleton, Grafton, East Burke, South Pomfret, Shelburne, and Stowe. All locations will include VSO’s Musical Petting Zoo where the audience can explore a variety of orchestral instruments, available before the performances, and Grafton’s concert features fireworks at the close of the program.

EVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW

Grafton Trails and Outdoor Center
783 Townshend Road, Grafton
For accessibility information at this venue, please contact Grace Spain at the VSO at (802) 864-5741 ext. 110

Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30 pm, followed by fireworks

Advance Ticket Prices:
Adults: $33
Ages 6-17: $5
5 and under: Free

Gate Prices:
Adults: $40
Ages 6-17: $5
5 and under: Free

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

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.

PROGRAM

Andrew Crust, conductor
Nikola Prinz, vocals

Frances Scott Key – The Star-Spangled Banner
Leonard Bernstein/Mason – West Side Story Selections
Franz Lehár– Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiß
Georges Bizet – Habanera from “Carmen”
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

INTERMISSION

Lalo Schifrin – Tango de Atardecer
John Williams – Across the Stars Love Theme from Star Wars Episode II
Heitor Villa-Lobos/Krance – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Nat King Cole/De Vol – Nature Boy
Nina Simone/McKenzie – I Put a Spell on You
John Philip Sousa – Our Flirtation
John Philip Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever