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William Metcalfe, Cofounder of the Vermont Mozart Festival, Dies

By Chris Farnsworth Posted on December 7, 2021 at 10:42AM

Metcalfe also conducted the Oriana Singers, a choral vocal group he founded with his wife, Elizabeth, in 1981. The two stayed active in the ensemble until they stepped down in 2017; the group then became the Aurora Chamber Singers.
Listening In at the Adamant Music School

by Amy Lilly Posted on July 30, 2019 at 12:38PM

yesterday!” The concert ended with two Canadians: Lauren Altenmueller conjuring magic through glissandos in her performance of “Ondine” from Maurice Ravel’s “Gaspard de la nuit” and Nicholas Deek performing Chopin’s gravely wistful “Ballade No. 1 in G minor” and reveling in its pounding finale.
Middlebury College Gets a New Steinway Concert Grand

by Jenelle Roberge Posted on February 24, 2014 at 11:25AM

The evening concert follows at 8 p.m. with an eclectic mix of performances by students, faculty and alumni meant to showcase the piano's versatility. Cameron Toh '17, Shannia Fu '17 and David Heschel Liebowitz, all students of Middlebury Affiliated Artist Diana Fanning '71, perform solo works by Barber, Debussy and Satie.
Montréal en Lumière Festival Beckons, All Week Long

by Pamela Polston Posted on February 23, 2014 at 3:08PM

There is also a dizzying array of food options, and I planned to take full advantage of them. The Haiti headquarters hold particular appeal for me, but there are loads of vendors of the gourmet, street-food and alcoholic variety, not to mention dinners created by celebrity chefs.
Sometimes You Just Have to Vent About Cellphones

by Pamela Polston Posted on February 17, 2014 at 5:48PM

She answered the fucking phone. Loudly.
Free Downloads: David Kaplan and Ben Capps

by Amy Lilly Posted on February 13, 2014 at 4:41PM

for people to pay for music” anymore, Kaplan suggested in his opening remarks. Spoken like a 30-year-old habitué of the world of free downloads — legal and illegal.
Interview with ETHEL's Ralph Farris

by Ethan de Seife Posted on November 11, 2013 at 4:05PM

While it's not exactly incorrect to refer to the music of ETHEL as classical, it would surely miss much of the point. The genre-defying, restlessly inventive string quartet brings its new program, "Grace," to UVM's Lane Series on Friday, November 15.
National Organ Society Convention Pipes Up in Vermont

by Pamela Polston Posted on June 24, 2013 at 9:50AM

It's a good week to be an organ lover in Vermont. I'm not talking organ meat — though there's plenty of that to be had these days as well.No, I'm talking about the National Convention of the Organ Historical Society, which begins today in Burlington.
Green Mountain Monteverdi Ensemble of Vermont Plays Doubles

by Pamela Polston Posted on June 5, 2013 at 8:39AM

Good things come in threes, it's said. Bad things do, too, but never mind.