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Not only was it an excellent concert throughout, it pointed to the way the VSO and many American symphony orchestras are going will be going in the future.

Andrew Crust will close his first season as music director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra with Mozart’s Requiem, a masterpiece largely considered the composer’s last word.

The most impressive, of course, was violinist Sarah Chang’s return. She was soloist at Haskins’ first concert with the orchestra. In 2009, they partnered for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E-minor.

Divers attempt to retrieve the cross at Epiphany in Tarpon Springs, and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is back.

The album's not dead! Want proof? NPR Music's list of the best albums of 2023 features masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.

Discover a broad spectrum of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic hell rides and soaring voices to searing string quartets, cathartic choirs and one amazing comeback.

Music is the purest form of entertainment, provoking emotions through the dynamic harmony, melody, and rhythm of each song. Music connects people with common interests that strike them deep in their core. Live music, in particular, allows listeners to consume the depths of each sound as they come together to produce a unique art piece....

Mazzoli contemplates the universe in appealing orchestral guise.

Guest conductor Michael Gerdes also presents Brahms and Missy Mazzoli on bill at Mandeville Auditorium

Guest conductor: MICHAEL GERDESBrahms’s colossal Requiem may have been inspired by the death of his mother in 1864, a loss which caused him profound grief. This large-scale work for orchestra, chorus, and soprano and baritone soloists is performed in German, a departure from the traditional Latin. Also on this program, we’ll feature the 2021 Nee Commission winner, Alex Stephenson. The program will open with Missy Mazzoli’s “minimalist” gymnopédie for small orchestra, Sinfonia (for Orb...