Prepare to be dazzled and delighted as friends and neighbors display their talents as singers, dancers, musicians, poets, actors, and more—fun for, and by all ages.

Handel’s masterwork — a dramatic setting of texts inspired by John Milton and William Shakespeare — explores joyful, sad, and “moderate” musings. In English, with featured renowned soprano Amanda Forsythe.

The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra (VFO) 2025 Spring Concert.

The VFO plays traditional and contemporary fiddle and dance tunes from the British Isles, Ireland, Scandinavia, Quebec, Appalachia, New England, Vermont and beyond. The orchestra isdirected by Peter Macfarlane, a long-standing member of the Vermont fiddle community who originally hails from the other side of “the pond,” and who is a member of the bands Atlantic Crossing, and Frost and Fire. Peter is assisted by Susan Reid, a well-known local fiddler and a member of the band Larks in the Attic.

Dance of Hope is a Ugandan youth based performing arts ensemble that brings Africa’s rich cultural heritage to the world through concerts and outreach with their vibrant spectacle, pulsating with invigorating drum beats, exhilarating choreography and enchanting harmonies.

The Drop Offs are a Woodstock-VT-based band featuring a cast of
well-travelled musicians who all settled in the Upper Valley and formed a
local group to play their own songs and favorite covers. Mike Calabrese:
drums, vocals (Lake Street Dive), Avi Salloway: guitar, vocals (Billy
Wylder, Bombino), Ben Kogan: bass, vocals (Ben Kogan Band, David
Wax Museum), Michael Zsoldos: tenor sax (Paquito D’Rivera, Conver-
gence Project), Elizabeth Frascoia: trombone, vocals (St. Vincent, Michael
Bolton), Alex Beram: trombone (John Brown’s Body) Special Guests:
Steeve Valcourt and Nadine Niles from Lakou Mizik.

2025 Spring Concert

Overture to Der Freischütz - Carl Maria von Weber
Piano Concerto in G Major - Maurice Ravel
Alison Cerutti, piano
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, 90 - Johannes Brahms

The most popular and sought after big band of all time returns to the Chandler Music Hall for one night only! On May 8, The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform their greatest hits, including “In The Mood”, “Chattanooga Choo Choo”, “American Patrol”, “A String Of Pearls”, “Little Brown Jug”, “Pennsylvania 6-5000”, Tuxedo Junction”, and of course their theme song “Moonlight Serenade” as they continue their national tour. The orchestra, along with the music director Erik Stabnau, vocalist Jenny Swoish and The Moonlight Serenaders, will perform their catalog of big band classics just the way they would have over 80 years ago when Glenn Miller stood in front of his band. It is a show that continues to transport audiences back in time and is as nostalgic as it is exciting.

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."