Gates open at 5:30PM for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30PM

Location:
Castleton Pavilion
360 South St, Castleton, VT 05735

Advance Ticket Prices:
Adults: $28 + tax/fees
Ages 6-17: $5 + tax/fees
5 and under: Free, no ticket required

Gate Prices:
Adults: $35 + tax/fees
Ages 6-17: $5 + tax/fees
5 and under: Free, no ticket required

Celebrate the great outdoors and VSO’s 90^th birthday with the 2024 Summer Festival Tour: Symphony of Stars! Join the orchestra for spectacular evenings of music by Sufjan Stevens, Margaret Bonds, Vermont’s own Erik Nielsen, John Philip Sousa   marches, John Williams’ E.T. score and more – plus spectacular solos from VSO’s musicians! Music Director Andrew Crust leads the ensemble featuring Principal Cello John Dunlop, Principal Clarinet Kelli O’Connor, and Principal Percussion D. Thomas Toner. Bring your picnic and relax under balmy summer skies with your Vermont Symphony Orchestra!

EVENT DETAILS & THINGS TO KNOW

Please check concert start time and location above.

Rain site: Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., Rutland, VT 05701

We encourage you to bring:
– A picnic blanket or folding chairs
– Sunscreen & sunglasses
– Insect repellant
– Water
– Whatever you need to comfortably enjoy the outdoors

Sun umbrellas are welcome until the start of the concert. Flashlights are also suggested to help you find your way to your car after the sun has set. Smoking and animals (except assistance and service animals) are not allowed at any VSO show.

PROGRAM
Andrew Crust, conductor

Francis Scott Key – The Star-Spangled Banner
Jim Stephenson – Fanfare for Democracy
George Green, arr. Cahn – Xylophonia (Dr. D. Thomas Toner, solo xylophone)
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Atkinson – Suite from “Run Rabbit, Run”
Gabriel Fauré – Élégie for Cello and Orchestra (John Dunlop, solo cello)
John Williams – ET: Adventures on Earth

INTERMISSION

Erik Nielsen – Matt’s Tune, ballad for orchestra
Frank Ticheli – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (Kelli O’Connor, solo clarinet)
Margaret Bonds – Montgomery Variations
Morton Gould – American Salute

This concert is produced in partnership with The Paramount Theatre and is made possible with generous support from:

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