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About UsFounded in 2000, by Grammy-nominated Vermont flutist Karen Kevra, Capital City Concerts has become a mainstay of excellent chamber music and small orchestral performances in Vermont. Capital City Concerts enriches lives and deepens a sense of community through diverse classical programming as well as commissions of new music.
Built on the "Marlboro" tradition, the late Louis Moyse—a founder of the Marlboro Music Festival—was the inspiration and active driving force behind the formation of the Capital City Concerts. Among the many outstanding artists whose work Capital City Concerts has presented or commissioned are violinists Jaime Laredo, Laurie Smukler, and Eugene Drucker, the Paris Piano Trio, the Borromeo Quartet, the Talich Quartet, the Whiffenpoofs of Yale, soprano Hyunah Yu, mezzo-soprano Julie Boulliane, pianist Jeffrey Chappell, and composers Mohammed Fairouz, Jorge Martin, and Evan Premo. Capital City Concerts provides outreach opportunities through the community in the form of open rehearsals, workshops, student internships, and flash mob performances. |
Our Mission |
Capital City Concerts contributes to the cultural richness of the Vermont community by organizing and presenting excellent chamber music concerts featuring local and world-renowned musicians, fostering the appreciation of and expanding the audience for music in the classical tradition.
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Our History |
Capital City Concerts was founded in 2000 by Montpelier's Grammy-nominated flutist Karen Kevra. The late French flutist/pianist/composer Louis Moyse had a profound influence on Ms. Kevra’s career as a musician and flutist, concert organizer, and impressaria. Moyse was the inspiration and driving force behind Capital City Concerts. Ms. Kevra put it in her own words:
“I landed in Vermont two decades ago, in a pick-up truck with Quincey, my beloved 90-pound mutt. I was feeling a strong 'back to the land' allure. Pulling dandelions out of potato patches was about as different an experience as practicing arpeggios in a windowless practice room. But I fell in love with Vermont. Soon I had a new son and I was committed to making Vermont my home - about as fine a place as one could find to raise a child and make music. Life in Vermont has brought me incalculable blessings, among them my connection to my dear teacher and mentor Louis Moyse, the guiding inspiration for Capital City Concerts.” |
Photo by Caleb Kenna
Life in Vermont has brought me incalculable blessings, among them my connection to my dear teacher and mentor Louis Moyse, the guiding inspiration for Capital City Concerts. |