The Vermont Symphony Orchestra announces its cherished holiday Brass Quintet concert tour of Vermont, co-presented with the acclaimed Vermont choral ensemble Counterpoint, featuring a perfect blend of brass and voices under the expert baton of Nathaniel G. Lew. The concert in Manchester will be held at the First Congregational Church, opposite the Equinox Hotel, on Sunday December 17 at 4 pm. Tickets will be on sale at the door and via the VSO website www.vso.org. The program includes two world premieres: “The Christmas Truce” for chorus by Saxtons River-based composer Carol Wood, based on the WW1 Christmas ceasefire, and a brass composition by Leela McCann, a U-32 School District and Music-COMP student (Music Composition Mentoring Program). The concert is rounded out by enchanting traditional carols, timeless arrangements by Robert De Cormier (the founder of Counterpoint and the VSO Chorus), compositions by Bach, Gabrieli, and Farnaby, and fun holiday tunes such as “Frosty the Snowman” and “Santa Baby”.

In Manchester we’ll welcome chorus members of the Burr and Burton Academy as they join us in song! Don’t miss out on this musical treat for families, friends, and music enthusiasts of all ages.

VSO Brass Quintet
Shelagh Abate, horn
Seelan Manickam and Ryan Noe, trumpet
Matthew Wright, trombone
Philip Hyman, tuba

Counterpoint
Colleen Flynn Campbell, Neil Cerutti, Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman, Brian Clancy, Scott Czerwinski, Carolyn Dickinson, Anne D’Olivo, Maria Weber Lamson, Zebulun McLellan, Kevin Quigley, Linda Radtke, Allison Devery Steinmetz, Cameron Steinmetz