APRIL
- Sara Grey and Kieron Means in concert in New Haven. Thursday, April 16, 7 p.m., New Haven Community Library. Old-time ballads, cowboy songs and hymns performed as part of the Winter into Spring Musical Library Tour. Free; donations welcome.
- Coffeehouse in the Library: Micah Plante in Starksboro. Friday, April 17, 7-9 p.m., at the library in the village. Micah Plante performs this month for a music series that highlights Addison County musicians, organized by Johnne Dickason of Starksboro. Some refreshments will be available. Donations welcome. Let’s give these local players some love.
- Chelsea Robinson, cello and voice concert in Middlebury. Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Robison Concert Hall, 72 Porter Field Rd. Middlebury student’s senior concert featuring vocal and cello repertoire exploring the gendered experience of classical music, with works by Purcell, Brahms, Bosmans, Price and Casarrubios. Free.
- LC Jazz Free Community Concert in Vergennes. Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. An 18-piece band performs swing, Latin, funk, rock and more. Featuring vocalists Liz Cleveland and Tony Panella, with a special appearance by VUHS student singers. Donations benefit the LC Jazz high school music scholarship fund.
- Katie Martucci Duo with Jacob Drab in Bristol. Sunday, April 19, 4 p.m., Peake House, 16 North St. Martucci’s music is lush, cinematic, and deeply personal. Tickets: $15 – $28 townhalltheater.org.
- The Middlebury Afropop Band concert. Tuesday, April 21, 6:30 p.m., Wilson Hall, 14 Old Chapel Rd. Performing original compositions and arrangements of classic and contemporary songs from all over Africa, the band uses pop and rock instrumentation while blending African with Western and Afro-diasporic musical idioms.
- Lunchtime Concert Series in Vergennes. Wednesday, April 22, 12:15 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Guitarists and vocalists Sallie Mack and Rosi Gowdey perform an eclectic program of folk, bluegrass, ballads and original compositions on guitar and keyboard. Bring lunch and enjoy the concert in the parish hall. Free.
- ODE: An Immersive Sonic Experience in Middlebury. Friday, April 24, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater’s Anderson Studio, 76 Merchants Row. This immersive interdisciplinary vocal performance lies at the intersection of resonance, consciousness, soma, intuition and human experience. Sliding scale tickets: $0-$20. More details: townhalltheater.org.
- Locals Night at Lincoln Peak Vineyard in New Haven. Friday, April 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 142 River Road. Enjoy a cozy, intimate show in the Lincoln Peak tasting room. Music by O and Schu. More info at lincolnpeakvineyard.com.
- Middlebury College Choir Spring Concert. Friday, April 24, 7:30-9 p.m., Middlebury Chapel, 75 Hepburn Rd. The Choir shares a program that celebrates the vibrant energy of spring and the hopefulness of community.
- Brattleboro Camerata concert in Cornwall. Saturday, April 25, 7 p.m., The Meeting House at Cornwall. Jonathan Harvey leads a program of works by composers Arvo Pärt and Johannes Ockeghem. Sliding scale tickets: $15-$35. Find out more: ottercreekmusicfestival.com.
- All These Little Things art song concert in Salisbury. Sunday, April 26, 3 p.m., the Salisbury Congregational Church, Maple Street. Soprano Mary Hubbell, flutist Alice Jones, and pianist Jingjing Wan perform candid and consoling art songs featuring the poetry of women from the turn of the 20th century. Sliding scale tickets: $15-$35. Find out more: ottercreekmusicfestival.com.
- Middlebury College Orchestra Concert. Sunday, April 26, 3-5 p.m., Mahaney Arts Center, Robinson Concert Hall, 72 Porter Field Rd. This concert will also be streamed, with access to the performance stream available starting at showtime at youtube.com/@robisonhall.
- Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 29, 7-9 p.m., Mahaney Arts Center, Robison Concert Hall, 72 Porter Field Rd. Free spring jazz performance.
- Luke Bulla concert in New Haven. Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m., Private residence (address provided with ticket purchase). Virtuoso fiddler, guitarist and vocalist Luke Bulla returns for an intimate house concert as part of the Music Up Close Series. Bulla has performed with artists including Brandi Carlile, Alison Krauss and Bela Fleck. Tickets: $30 via venmo @don-sheldon-4. Send questions to [email protected]. valleystageproductions.com.
MAY
- Paul Winter in concert: This Glorious Earth, A May Day Celebration in Middlebury. Friday, May 1, 7 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury, UCC, 2 Main St. Seven-time Grammy winner Paul Winter presents a concert of his earth music featuring soprano sax with recorded whales, wolves, wood thrush and other members of “the greater symphony of the Earth.” $40 general admission, $10 students. More info at paulwinter.com, [email protected].
- The Kruger Brothers in Vergennes. Friday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. The Kruger Award-winning bluegrass with a distinctive sound. Doors and cash bar open at 6:30 p.m.
- The Tenderbellies Bluegrass Party in Lincoln. Saturday, May 2, 7:30 – 10 p.m., Burnham Presents Music Series. An evening of bluegrass and roots music with Vermont’s award-winning Tenderbellies, known for their instrumental skill, tight harmonies and high-energy performances. More info at burnhampresents.org.
- Irish Music Night with RambleTree in Middlebury. Tuesday, May 5, 7-9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St. A high-energy mix of classic Irish tunes, sea shanties, world music, rock, funk, reggae and original material. Free.
- Jazz Concert: Bolling Night in Middlebury. Saturday, May 9, 6 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Pianist Christopher McWilliams and friends present an evening of jazz-inspired music from Joplin, Gershwin and Schocker to Debussy, centered on Claude Bolling’s “Suite No. 1 for Flute and Jazz Piano.” Admission by donation.
- “now-hOW-HOWL!” performance in Middlebury. Tuesday, May 12, 4:30–6:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. A whimsical, genre-defying performance of music and movement with composer and vocalist Moira Smiley and dancer-choreographer Laurel Jenkins. Family mixer at 4:30 with activities, kid-friendly mocktails and adult cocktails. Performance at 5:30 p.m. More info: townhalltheater.org.
- Irish Music Night with RambleTree in Middlebury. Tuesday, May 19, 7-9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St. A high-energy mix of classic Irish tunes, sea shanties, world music, rock, funk, reggae and original material. Free.
