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A2VTWednesday June 20th, 6pmMain Reading RoomAll ages Representing Somalia, Tanzania and Burundi and currently living in Burlington, Vermont, A2VT synthesizes their native African musical and dance roots with Western pop and Hip Hop sensibilities. Their songs, performed in up to eight unique languages, reflect their journey from Africa to America, and celebrate the musical collision of two continents and the party that ensues! For more, check out a2vt.com |
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ONE BandWednesday July 11, 6pmMain Reading RoomAll ages The teenage musicians who play in the ONE Band (Old North End Neighborhood Band) perform the traditional music of Burlington, Vermont. The Old North End has always welcomed refugees and other immigrants. In the homes, street and social halls of our neighborhood the music of these groups rings out joyously and blends into a mix unique to our community. ONE Band’s student musicians study the music of immigrant groups past and present. They combined strings, woodwinds, brass and vocals in an exciting and ever changing musical celebration of this community. ONE Band is sponsored by Young Tradition Vermont and was formed in 2016 by Brian Perkins who has dedicated his life to studying and performing the music of this community.
brianperkins2002@yahoo.com 802-881-8500.
For more, check out brianperkinsmusic.com/one-band |
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Girls Rock ShowcaseWednesday July 18th, 6pmYouth AreaAll ages "Empowering girls and women since 2011" Girls Rock Vermont’s mission is to inspire a new generation of female musicians in Vermont. To this end, we seek not only to start a lifetime of creativity, but also a foundation of empowerment and confidence in every girl. For more: check out girlsrockvermont.org |
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Trad Camp ShowcaseWednesday July 25th, 6pmYouth AreaAll ages Young Tradition VT's Trad Camp, held this year at Lake Champlain Waldorf High School July 23-27th, is a concentrated opportunity to be inspired by, learn about, and perform tunes, songs, and dances in a variety of traditional styles. The Trad Camp showcase concert will feature some of our fabulous core instructors and Trad Camp students. For more, check out youngtraditionvermont.org |
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VT Suzuki Violins ShowcaseTuesday July 31st, 6pmMain Reading RoomAll ages Vermont Suzuki Violins is about to celebrate our 25th anniversary! We now have six teachers and 60 students, ages 4 to 16, playing violin, viola and cello.Our mission is to nurture and inspire young musicians to play, perform and appreciate classical music. We provide Suzuki group classes for all levels and a Chamber Music Program for more advanced students. We love to perform and we are looking forward to sharing our focus, teamwork, energy and joy when we come to the Fletcher Free Library on July 31!
For more, check out vermontsuzukiviolins.org |
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VYO Rug ConcertTuesday August 14th, 6pmYouth AreaAll ages This VYO Rug Concert is designed to introduce listeners of all ages—especially young children—to orchestral instruments in an interactive and child-friendly setting. At the end of the concert listeners will be invited to meet the musicians and see the instruments up close.
For more, check out vyo.org |
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