BELLOWS FALLS — Vermont Symphony Orchestra performs at the Bellows Falls Opera House on Friday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. as part of its annual fall tour.
This tour, with stops in eight towns and villages across Vermont, marks the beginning of the 80th anniversary season of the VSO.
The program includes a concerto by Dittersdorf for an arguably undersung pair of solo instruments - viola and double bass - and Holst's popular St. Paul's Suite.
Beth Wiemann, a Burlington native, joins to introduce the world premiere she has written for the VSO, “Before the Snow.”
The concert concludes with Haydn's Symphony No. 85, nicknamed “La Reine” due to its grace and power having found favor with Queen Marie Antoinette.
According to Alan Jordan, executive director of the VSO, for many years the organization has visited smaller communities across the state during foliage season, sharing the joy and enrichment of live classical music with Vermonters in their rural town meeting spaces.
“Nothing else that we do embodies the VSO's mission of statewide service more than our 'Made in Vermont Music Festival' tour,” Jordan said in a press release.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra is the only statewide orchestra providing live musical experiences for listeners in Vermont. The state-supported, nonprofit institution, founded in 1935, encourages the appreciation of music in all its forms, emphasizing orchestral, choral, and chamber music.