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Summer Festival Tour: Symphony of Stars – South Pomfret
July 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Tonight’s concert will be outdoors! There is a chance of scattered showers so we recommend bringing rain apparel if you prefer.
Celebrate the great outdoors and VSO’s 90th birthday with the 2024 Summer Festival Tour: Symphony of Stars! Join the orchestra for spectacular evenings of music by Sufjan Stevens, Margaret Bonds, Vermont’s own Erik Nielsen, John Philip Sousa marches, John Williams’ E.T. score and more – plus spectacular solos from VSO’s musicians! Music Director Andrew Crust leads the ensemble featuring Principal Cello John Dunlop, Principal Clarinet Kelli O’Connor, and Principal Percussion D. Thomas Toner. Bring your picnic and relax under balmy summer skies with your Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and enjoy fireworks just a short drive away in Woodstock beginning 45 minutes after the concert!
EVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW
Saskadena Six Ski Area
247 Stage Rd, South Pomfret
For accessibility information at Saskadena Six Ski Area, please contact Pentangle Arts at (802) 457-3981
Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 6:30 pm
Fireworks nearby in Woodstock at 9:15 pm
Advance Ticket Prices:
Adults: $28
Ages 6-17: $5
5 and under: Free
Gate Prices:
Adults: $35
Ages 6-17: $5
5 and under: Free
Rain site: Woodstock Union High School, 100 Amsden Way, Woodstock, VT
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
Francis Scott Key – The Star-Spangled Banner
Jim Stephenson – Fanfare for Democracy
George Green, arr. Cahn – Xylophonia (Dr. D. Thomas Toner, solo xylophone)
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Atkinson – Suite from “Run Rabbit, Run”, Movements I, II, and IV
Gabriel Fauré – Élégie for Cello and Orchestra (John Dunlop, solo cello)
John Williams – ET: Adventures on Earth
INTERMISSION
Erik Nielsen – Matt’s Tune, ballad for orchestra
Frank Ticheli – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Movement III (Kelli O’Connor, solo clarinet)
Margaret Bonds – Montgomery Variations, Movements I, III, and VII
Morton Gould – American Salute
John Philip Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever
This concert is produced in partnership with Pentangle Arts and made possible with generous support from The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation and:
