This Saturday (October 12) at 7:30, the Champlain Philharmonic welcomes special guest, Cricket Blue, to the stage at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury to join the orchestra for a special evening of music. We'll hear the beautiful sounds of Eric Whitacre and Lili Boulanger, be immersed in the magic of John Williams and Dimitri Shostakovich, and be treated to music by VT Composer, Dennis Bathory-Kitz. Master storytellers Laura Heaberlin and Taylor Smith make up the indie folk duo Cricket Blue, who create music that is haunting, mesmerizing, complex and rich with beautiful harmonies and imagery.

October by Eric Whitacre
D'un Matin de Printemps by Lili Boulanger
Autumn Dig by Dennis Bathory-Kitz
Harry Potter Symphonic Suite by John Williams
Summer Dances by Brian Balmages
Waltz No. 2 by Dimitri Shostakovich
and Cricket Blue originals Catechism, Corn King, and Again, Again

About Cricket Blue
NPR Music calls Laura Heaberlin and Taylor Smith of Cricket Blue "master storytellers", and the All Scene Eye says Cricket Blue "sets a new standard for fiction-folk." In 2019, the duo released their first full-length album, Serotinalia, to widespread praise, and were voted "Best Folk Group" in Vermont's Seven Daysie Awards. As a response to the interruption of live music in 2020, the duo spearheaded a series of elaborately-arranged covers of songs from the Over the Garden Wall soundtrack, which have since earned a small but enthusiastic international following. Heaberlin's songwriting has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Cricket Blue has been featured as a formal showcase artist at NERFA multiple times. They have played stages and festivals around the United States and Canada and are working on their second full-length album.

Ticket Link
https://www.champlainphilharmonic.org/concert-schedule

Event Info

Nov 25 to 26, 2024

Nov 30, 2024, 8 AM to 12 PM

Dec 1, 2024, 1 to 4 PM