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Made in Vermont with The Moth Radio Hour – Manchester
VSO’s string orchestra is joined by The Moth Radio Hour guests from Vermont for a concert with storytelling at its heart. Music by Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Sonny-Ray Day Rider and more are interspersed with and underscore storytelling about summer family camping adventures, a beauty pageant, road trips, and narration of Robert Frost and Calvin Coolidge writings. The concert concludes with Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony based on musical themes the composer wrote as a child. Conducted by VSO Music Director Andrew Crust.
Moth Radio Story Hour storytellers: Bill Patton, Maxine Linehan, Susanne Schmidt
PROGRAM
Joaquin Turina – La oración del torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer)
Edward Elgar – Salut d’amour
Sonny-Ray Day Rider – The Grief Eater Firaga, II. Blood Elegy
Edward Elgar – Sospiri
Leroy Anderson – Plink, Plank, Plunk
Intermission
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite
I. Praeludium, allegro vivace
III. Gavotte
Edward Elgar/Reed – Chanson de matin
Benjamin Britten – Simple Symphony
I. Boisterous Bourrée
II. Playful Pizzicato
IV. Frolicsome Finale
This concert is generously supported by Trust Company of Vermont and Francis & Carol DeVine. We are thankful for the May D. Goodman Fund, held at Maple Capital Management, and its underwriting of VSO orchestral performances in the Manchester area.
We also welcome area students and their teachers/chaperones who attend the concert via VSO’s Student Insiders program, and thank the businesses and individuals who have sponsored tickets.
This concert is produced in partnership with:
