Program areas at VSO
For fy23: 14 core performances statewide with full Orchestra including vso at the flynn/paramount (formerly "classical series"), summer festival tour, and holiday pops, to which we added seven chamber Orchestra performances (a night at the movies, farmers' night, and marble). The organization's music director for 20 years, jaime laredo, stepped down; in march 2023, andrew crust was appointed the new music director. Total audience = 14,246.
For fy23: 26 educational events took place statewide throughout the year, including a side-by-side concert with the Vermont youth Orchestra, a juicebox childrens' concert, musicians in schools performances, young composers workshop and concert, a violin masterclass and the masterclef composition competition. Total attendance = 2,233.
For fy23: 19 statewide small ensemble performances including montpelier pride, jukebox quartet, brass quintet & counterpoint, whispers of the past, pittsford village, dr. cornel west lecture, and de cormier memorial concerts. Total audience = 2,557.