Having performed with her parents and acclaimed fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy for over 600 shows, genre-defying fiddling (and piano) sensation Mary Frances Leahy is branching out with her fantastic debut solo album First Light. The innovative, eclectic nine-track collection of originals, co-produced by Mary Frances and Cuban guitarist Elmer Ferrer, is an amazing blending of Celtic, Latin, and Jazz influences.

A mix of genres: classical, rock, folk & movies inspired by the theme "Meditation to Mirth."

Young classical musicians from middle and high schools throughout Vermont and the Upper Valley will share their artistry in Chandler’s annual youth concert, inspired by National Public Radio’s From the Top program. For this performance, the area’s leading music teachers recommend students who deserve special recognition.

Eugene Uman, Director at the Vermont Jazz Center, brings his ensemble to Chandler to perform original jazz compositions, with an edge of rock, swing and funk, and the inspiration of Colombian folkloric rhythms.

Make Music Randolph showcases live music all around town, all day long. This year's headlining act is Villalobos Brothers: a GRAMMY-Award-winning family band, recognized as one of the foremost Contemporary Mexican ensembles in the world, known their unique fusion of Mexican folk, jazz, and classical music.

Trained by world-renowned artists, members of the Dalí Quartet are from Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the US, and have degrees from esteemed institutions including the New England Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, Juilliard, Indiana University Bloomington, and the Simón Bolivar Conservatory in Caracas, Venezuela. The quartet is based in Philadelphia, PA.

Inspired by its namesake, the great Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, the quartet holds imagination and excellence at the heart of its music making.

String Sextets:
A little known sextet in d minor, Op. Post. by Borodin,
music by Nico Muhly for choir played by strings
and the Op. 48 sextet by Dvořák.

The 33rd Annual New World Festival…Vermont’s Premier Celtic and Québécois Event!

Featuring: Cecilia • The Reel McCoys • Skye Consort & Emma • Sean Dagher • Kavaz • Cassie and Maggie • Cantrip • April Verch & Cody Walters • Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira • Heron Valley ...and many more to be announced soon!