Music Sutras for a Suffering World
The poetry of David Budbill set to music

Friday, May 15, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. – Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington
Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. - Unitarian Church of Montpelier
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. – Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro

The words of celebrated Vermont poet David Budbill take center stage in a concert featuring Vermont and New York musicians and composers. This collaboration with Scrag Mountain Music brings together soprano Mary Bonhag, composer/double bassist Evan Premo, with flutist Karen Kevra, pianist Jeffrey Chappell, and avant garde jazz artist William Parker, who was Budbill's long-time collaborator and friend. They will perform works by Erik Nielsen and Evan Premo, and William Parker will lead a group of vocalists in an incantation of poetry and improvised music. Together, these artists offer a sonically diverse program that weaves together music with Budbill’s iconic poetry, which is written “with rare honesty, affection and grace--and with language so precise and descriptive you will know immediately you’re soul-deep in something extraordinary.” (Los Angeles Daily News)
>>> Please note: All tickets for these May 15th–17th concerts can be reserved through Scrag Mountain Music (www.scragmountainmusic.org). Tickets will not be for sale at Bear Pond Books or through the Capital City Concerts website. This concert is not included in the subscription ticket package.

* * * 20th Anniversary Celebration Concerts * * *
Two different programs, not a repeat performance

Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. – Concert, Unitarian Church of Montpelier
Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. – Concert, Unitarian Church of Montpelier

These blockbuster concerts showcase favorite performers and performances from our past 20 years. A dozen performers include violinists Theodore Arm and Robyn Bollinger; cellists Edward Arron and Emily Taubl; violist Toby Appel; pianists Jeffrey Chappell, Jeewon Park, and Paul Orgel; soprano Mary Bonhag; and flutist Karen Kevra.

Over the course of the two concerts, the audience will hear Schubert's "two-cello" String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Samuel Barber's Piano Sonata; Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34; J.S. Bach's Flute Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020; Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15; and more. Birthday cake to follow! Celebrate with us!

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