Current Season
2025–2026
UVB CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
Handel’s Complete Messiah
Saturday, September 20 at 3pm
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
Sunday, September 21 at 3pm
Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH
Enjoy this beloved masterwork in its seldom-heard complete form. Handel’s keen sense of theater is on abundant display, with gorgeous arias performed by over a dozen vocal soloists, alternating with virtuosic and dramatic choruses.
CHAMBER CONCERT
Unknown Measures
Saturday, November 8 at 7pm
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Hanover NH
Sunday, November 9 at 2pm
North Chapel, Woodstock, VT
Unknown Measures presents a newly discovered cello sonata by Alessandro Scarlatti in observance of his 300th commemorative year, along with a sonata newly attributed to Domenico Gabrielli, father of the baroque cello repertoire. The cello sonatas are complemented by gems of the Italian baroque for violin, cello, harpsichord, and lute.
UVB ORCHESTRA
Vivaldi’s the Four Seasons
Friday, January 23 at 6pm
Grace Congregational Church, Rutland VT
Saturday, January 24 at 3pm
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
Sunday, January 25 at 3pm
Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH
One of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era, Vivaldi transformed sonnets about The Four Seasons into vivid musical colors. This program also features works for strings and soprano, including his stunning In fuore performed by the “exemplary, impassioned” Nola Richardson.
J.S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio & Magnificat
UVB CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
Friday, March 13 at 6 pm
Grace Congregational Church, Rutland VT
Saturday, March 14 at 3 pm
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph VT
Sunday, March 15 at 2 pm
Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon NH
Two of Bach’s powerful works usher us into the season of renewal and hope. This sonic journey through rich orchestral timbres, contemplative arias, and intense polyphony leads to celebratory strains of joy.
CHAMBER CONCERT
Italian Madrigals
Friday, April 24 at 7pm
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Hanover, NH
Saturday, April 25 at 2pm
North Chapel, Woodstock, VT
Our Artistic Director curates and directs this program of intricate and intimate vocal works from his native Italy. Prepare to be moved by the deepest possible marriage of text and music by master madrigalists, including Claudio Monteverdi and Luca Marenzio.