Summer Music at Grace welcomes Heliand Consort for their "Summer Gathering" concert on Thursday, July 25 at 7 p.m.
Heliand Consort flutist Berta Frank, oboist Katie Oprea, and bassoonist Rachael Elliott perform music for woodwinds by Vivaldi, Telemann and Mozart, along with songs and solos from the Renaissance through modern eras. Poetry selections for July include favorite seasonal poems by Robert Frost, Mary Oliver and others. Guest readers will be performing alongside the trio in each performance.
Heliand Consort is a woodwind and piano ensemble of native Vermonters or longtime residents. Now in its 12th season, the group has appeared throughout Vermont and in New Hampshire, upstate New York, and three tours of North Carolina.
The Summer Music at Grace performance is part of a series. Heliand Consort's "Summer Gathering" tour dates are: Tuesday, July 23 in Underhill; Wednesday, July 24 the Ahavath Gerim Synagogue in Burlington; Thursday, July 25 at Grace Church in Sheldon; and Friday, July 26 at York Street Meeting House in Lyndon. The concerts begin at 7 pm and are open and accessible to the public.
Grace Church is located at 215 Pleasant Street, Sheldon (the brick church in Sheldon Creek). Call 326-4603 for more information or visit www.gracechurchsheldon.org.