Upcoming Concerts
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On the Horizon
Two Moon Smile, a new chamber opera by Padma Newsome
In April 2017, Heliand Consort will be joined by members of Clogs to premiere Two Moon Smile, a new chamber opera by Australian composer Padma Newsome. If you attended our Smiling Moon concerts featuring Mary Bonhag in July 2015, then you've already met the charismatic lead character, Pink Lycra. Here's a clip of Padma speaking more about the piece. In the coming months, we'll be hosting a fundraising campaign to make this opera production possible. We hope you'll participate when the time comes!
Australian composer Padma Newsome speaking about his chamber opera, Two Moon Smile
2016 video by Terry Melvin shared with permission
2016 video by Terry Melvin shared with permission
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AUGUST 2, 2016 :: SUMMER MUSIC FROM GREENSBORO
Join us Tuesday, August 2nd for an enchanting evening of chamber music at the United Church of Christ in Greensboro, Vermont, on the shores of Lake Caspian. Summer Music from Greensboro presents Heliand Consort's piano and wind quartet performing a wide-ranging program--including Telemann, Ravel, Piazzolla and contemporary Australian composer Padma Newsome. Plus superb trios by Glinka and Poulenc.
Bring a towel and enjoy a swim at the public beach just around the corner, and a picnic on the town green before the concert. Other points of interest include a visit to Hillcrest Nursery and the Green Mountain Monastery. Make it a day trip!
APRIL/MAY 2016 :: CANONS, TRIOS & SONGS
Music for springtime and our hometowns
Heliand Consort's woodwind trio performs two programs to celebrate spring in Vermont. The concerts will be held in the hometowns of the trio members, St Albans and Lyndon, and each includes a special guest performance. Guest performers include The Rebahs vocal trio, and Matthew Elliott in Lyndon.
The concert is under an hour, and children and families are invited to attend and try out a classical music concert!
You'll hear short solo pieces for each instrument—oboe, clarinet and bassoon—as well as duets and trios for the group. Composers include Bach, Telemann, Haydn, Ibert, and recent music by two Australians, Ross Edwards and Padma Newsome.
Also included in the mix are several songs and canons (or rounds) for springtime from around the world: England, Shetland, Germany, Australia, and an arrangement by Vermont composer, Dennis Báthory-Kitsz.
PERFORMERS:
Katie Oprea, oboe
Elisabeth LeBlanc, clarinet
Rachael Elliott, bassoon
The Rebahs (St Albans and Lyndon)
Matthew Elliott (Lyndon)
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 :: DISTANT MIRRORS
Music Between the Wars, 1918-1939
Heliand Consort presents music from the Interwar period including novelty piano, French impressionism, the American songbook and Poulenc’s spectacular Sextet for piano and winds. This vibrantly creative program captures the dramatic contrasts of the period from the heights of the Roarings Twenties to the depths of the Depression.
Performances include a pre-concert talk about music from this era by Rebecca Mitchell, Assistant Professor of History at Middlebury College.
Dr. Mitchell also has advanced degrees in Piano Performance. Her special interest is the intersection of music, poetics and identity in history. Her monograph, Nietzsche’s Orphans: Music, Metaphysics and the Twilight of the Russian Empire was published in January 2016 by Yale University Press.
Performers:
Berta Frank, flute Katie Oprea, oboe Elisabeth LeBlanc, clarinet
Joy Worland, horn Julian Partridge, bassoon Cynthia Huard, piano
Presented by Middlebury College Music Department and Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
VPR is the media sponsor for these concertsvv
Join us Tuesday, August 2nd for an enchanting evening of chamber music at the United Church of Christ in Greensboro, Vermont, on the shores of Lake Caspian. Summer Music from Greensboro presents Heliand Consort's piano and wind quartet performing a wide-ranging program--including Telemann, Ravel, Piazzolla and contemporary Australian composer Padma Newsome. Plus superb trios by Glinka and Poulenc.
Bring a towel and enjoy a swim at the public beach just around the corner, and a picnic on the town green before the concert. Other points of interest include a visit to Hillcrest Nursery and the Green Mountain Monastery. Make it a day trip!
APRIL/MAY 2016 :: CANONS, TRIOS & SONGS
Music for springtime and our hometowns
Heliand Consort's woodwind trio performs two programs to celebrate spring in Vermont. The concerts will be held in the hometowns of the trio members, St Albans and Lyndon, and each includes a special guest performance. Guest performers include The Rebahs vocal trio, and Matthew Elliott in Lyndon.
The concert is under an hour, and children and families are invited to attend and try out a classical music concert!
You'll hear short solo pieces for each instrument—oboe, clarinet and bassoon—as well as duets and trios for the group. Composers include Bach, Telemann, Haydn, Ibert, and recent music by two Australians, Ross Edwards and Padma Newsome.
Also included in the mix are several songs and canons (or rounds) for springtime from around the world: England, Shetland, Germany, Australia, and an arrangement by Vermont composer, Dennis Báthory-Kitsz.
PERFORMERS:
Katie Oprea, oboe
Elisabeth LeBlanc, clarinet
Rachael Elliott, bassoon
The Rebahs (St Albans and Lyndon)
Matthew Elliott (Lyndon)
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 :: DISTANT MIRRORS
Music Between the Wars, 1918-1939
Heliand Consort presents music from the Interwar period including novelty piano, French impressionism, the American songbook and Poulenc’s spectacular Sextet for piano and winds. This vibrantly creative program captures the dramatic contrasts of the period from the heights of the Roarings Twenties to the depths of the Depression.
Performances include a pre-concert talk about music from this era by Rebecca Mitchell, Assistant Professor of History at Middlebury College.
Dr. Mitchell also has advanced degrees in Piano Performance. Her special interest is the intersection of music, poetics and identity in history. Her monograph, Nietzsche’s Orphans: Music, Metaphysics and the Twilight of the Russian Empire was published in January 2016 by Yale University Press.
Performers:
Berta Frank, flute Katie Oprea, oboe Elisabeth LeBlanc, clarinet
Joy Worland, horn Julian Partridge, bassoon Cynthia Huard, piano
Presented by Middlebury College Music Department and Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
VPR is the media sponsor for these concertsvv
