Green Mountain Youth Symphony Spring Concert

Past event
Apr 7, 2019, 2 to 5 PM

The GMYS Spring Concert on Sunday, April 7, 2019, 2:00pm at the Barre Opera House will showcase nearly eighty young musicians in three orchestras, including students from the greater Montpelier community.

The Repertory, Concert, and Senior Orchestras will each perform their own musical offerings. The Repertory Orchestra under the baton of Paul Perley, Concert and Senior Orchestras under GMYS Artistic Director, Bob Blais. The conductors have programmed music to celebrate spring and several crowd favorites including selections from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The Senior Orchestra is excited to accompany three graduating seniors in this program. Eleanor Braun and Nadia Scoppettone will perform the first movement of Bach's Double Violin Concerto – on two basses! Colin Desch will play the entire Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto. All three Senior Soloists are students at Montpelier High School. Also featured is a piece composed by GMYS musician Katharina Mueller who is a student at Hartford High School.

Tickets are available by donation at the door. Suggested donation: Adults $15, Seniors $12, Students (K-12) $5, Children under 5 are free.

GMYS is grateful to our concert sponsor, CenterPoint Financial, Inc. of East Montpelier.

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