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Music Under the Stars
Concert Series
No Tickets needed 
Free Concert

Join us under Vermont skies, amid the historic beauty of Retreat Farm!
Bring your blanket, lawn chair and picnic dinner.

All concerts are By Donation,
which help keep this beloved series going!

Please note, no outside alcohol is permitted - Retreat Farm will have beverages for purchase on site.

Retreat Farm does not allow dogs, unless they are certified service dogs.

Saturday, June 27
Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra
2024 New York Panorama Winner!

Saturday, July 11
Vermont Jazz Center Big Band
Featuring Peter Eldridge of the New York Voices

Saturday, August 22
Celtic Night
Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy, with Armand Aromin & Ben Gagliardi

Retreat Farm
45 Farmhouse Square, Brattleboro VT
Gates open at 5:30pm; Concerts start at 6:30pm

This Concert is By Donation!

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Salon: Pablo Casals' 150th
Part 1

In celebration of the 150th birthday of cellist,
conductor, composer, and humanitarian Pablo Casals, the Brattleboro Music Center will host a
series of events, starting with a Musical Salon on Thursday, September 10 at 6:30 pm.

The evening, hosted by Moby Pearson will explore videos and recordings introducing the audience to the breadth of Casals’ musical legacy.

This event is by donation, with limited seating.

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Chamber Series
Con Moto

Clara Neubauer, Masha Lakisova, violins
Zoë Martin-Doike, Viola
Judith Serkin, cello

Mendelssohn Andante sostenuto Opus 81 in E Major 
Haydn String Quartet in A Major, Opus 20 #6
Puccini Crisantemi, SC 65
Dvorak Cypresses (selections)
Haydn Op. 71 #2 in D Major

Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Tickets: 
General Admission, $30

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Sarasa Ensemble:
Schrank II Cabinet II

Music manuscripts from the Dresden Court rediscovered in a cabinet after 100 years of oblivion with rising star, tenor Richard Pittsinger.

Works by Händel, Vivaldi, Lully, Campra, Locatelli, Telemann & Johann Pisendel. Plus a world premiere by Rebecca Scout Nelson.

Richard Pittsinger, tenor;
Rebecca Scout Nelson, composer/violin,
Susanna Ogata, Nelli Jabotinsky, violins;
Emily Dahl Irons, violin/viola;
Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos;
John McKean, harpsichord

Friday, September 18 at 7:00 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Tickets: General Admission
$20 In Advance, $25 at the Door

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Juventas New Music Ensemble: All We Are

Kian Ravaei, Unstoppable
Reena Esmail, Piano Trio
David Biedenbender,
       All We Are Given We Cannot Hold
Oliver Caplan, Wherever
       You Think There is Nothing (World Premiere)

Kelley Hollis, soprano
Celine Ferro, clarinet
Grant Houston, violin
Nicholas Johnson, cello
Julia Scott Carey, piano

Saturday, September 26 at 7:00 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Tickets: General Admission
$20 In Advance, $25 at the Door

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Brattleboro Concert Choir
with CONCORA:
A Passion for the Planet

Four States, Hundreds of Voices, One Shared Future

Geoffrey Hudson's sweeping oratorio is presented by the Brattleboro Music Center, featuring the Brattleboro Concert Choir, directed by Jonathan Harvey, joined by CONCORA's acclaimed professional 24-voice choir and 12-piece chamber orchestra under the direction of Chris Shepard, and the Brattleboro Music Center Children's Chorus, directed by Stefan Amidon.

Saturday, October 3 at 7:00 pm
Latchis Theatre
Brattleboro, VT 

Tickets: General Admission
$20 In Advance, $25 at the Door
$10 youth
FREE, 12 and under

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J.J. Beck In-House Concert - Choose Your Own Adventure

Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

For over 2 decades, J.J. Beck has been cultivating a sound of his own on the acoustic piano. While heavily influenced by the music and time period that his father, legendary jazz guitarist, Joe Beck (1945-2008) is well known for, J.J. carved his own path.

His concert, “Choose Your Own Adventure”, at the BMC on October 8th, will be showcasing original compositions on solo piano over 20 years ago to today, and will also include an arrangement of “Peace Piece” by Bill Evans.

Tickets: General Admission
$20 In Advance, $25 at the Door

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Vermont Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quartet:
Winds in Motion

Join us for a scintillating concert of charming music for woodwinds!

Featuring the principal players of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, you’ll travel to Europe and back through music from Charles Gounod to George Gershwin.

Melissa Mielens, flute; Kelli O’Connor, clarinet; Nancy Dimock, oboe; Janet Polk, bassoon

Saturday, October 17 at 7:00 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Tickets: General Admission
$20 In Advance, $25 at the Door

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Chamber Series:
Musicians from Marlboro Group I

Joseph Haydn
      String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1
Brett Dean 
       String Quartet No. 3 “Hidden Agendas” (2019)
Kaija Saariaho 
       Aure (2011)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
       Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

Leo Appel, violin
Alex Redington, violin
Samuel Rosenthal, viola
Elena Ariza, cello
Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet

Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Tickets:
General Admission $30

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Zara Bode's Little Big Band - Early Show

Zara Bode's Little Big Band is a musical group that performs classic American swing music, drawing inspiration from artists like Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, and Ella Fitzgerald.

The band features Zara Bode on vocals, known for her work with The Sweetback Sisters, and a horn section led by clarinetist and arranger Anna Patton.

Other members have included Ty Gibbons on upright bass, Alton Lathrop on guitar, Ron Kelly on saxophone, and Stefan Amidon on drums.

The band's performances are known for their vibrant and fresh take on old radio hits, delivered with "aplomb and affection". They are a regional favorite in Southern Vermont.

Zara Bode, vocals
Anna Patton, clarinet
Ron Kelly, tenor sax
Don Anderson, trumpet
Ty Gibbons, bass
Alton Lathrop, guitar
Stefan Amidon, drums

Saturday, October 24 at 5:00 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Tickets: General Admission
$20 In Advance, $25 at the Door

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Zara Bode's Little Big Band - Late Show

Zara Bode's Little Big Band is a musical group that performs classic American swing music, drawing inspiration from artists like Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, and Ella Fitzgerald.

The band features Zara Bode on vocals, known for her work with The Sweetback Sisters, and a horn section led by clarinetist and arranger Anna Patton.

Other members have included Ty Gibbons on upright bass, Alton Lathrop on guitar, Ron Kelly on saxophone, and Stefan Amidon on drums.

The band's performances are known for their vibrant and fresh take on old radio hits, delivered with "aplomb and affection". They are a regional favorite in Southern Vermont.

Zara Bode, vocals
Anna Patton, clarinet
Ron Kelly, tenor sax
Don Anderson, trumpet
Ty Gibbons, bass
Alton Lathrop, guitar
Stefan Amidon, drums

Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 pm pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Tickets: General Admission
$20 In Advance, $25 at the Door

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Chamber Series:
Musicians from Marlboro Group II

Led by former Juilliard Quartet violinist Joseph Lin, this season’s second tour program features a first half of music for strings and voice by former Marlboro resident composers Earl Kim and Kaija Saariaho. The program concludes with Brahms’s rich and symphonically textured String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2.

Kristina Bachrach, soprano; Masha Lakisova & Joseph Lin, violin; Emad Zolfaghari, viola; Elena Ariza, cello

Saariaho: Die Aussicht
Kim: Three Poems in French
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello
Brahms: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2

Sunday, March 14 at 3:00 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Tickets:
General Admission $30

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