Wednesdday, December 8, 7:00 pm

Location:
Dibden Center for the Arts
NVU-Johnson
S Pond Road
Johnson, VT

Tickets: $10—general admission, NVU Community—FREE

All visitors to our campuses age 12+ must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, masks are required for all under age 12, and general masking mandates may be in place. Please follow the complete NVU COVID-19 guidelines posted HERE.

Friday, December 10, 7:00 pm

Location:
Dibden Center for the Arts
NVU-Johnson
S Pond Road
Johnson, VT

Tickets: $10—general admission, NVU Community—FREE

All visitors to our campuses age 12+ must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, masks are required for all under age 12, and general masking mandates may be in place. Please follow the complete NVU COVID-19 guidelines posted HERE.

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Friday, December 17, 7:00 pm

Location:
ArtPort
Green Mountain Mall
2000 Memorial Drive
St. Johnsbury, VT

Admission: $20 all seats

Please refer to our website for any current COVID-19 relatied restrictions.

Juno award winning quartet, The Fretless, is an essential player in the emerging movement mainstreaming traditional folk music. Through their deconstruction and transformation of the usual rhythmic, harmonic and structured arrangements of fiddle styles around the world, The Fretless is pushing traditional music to a new place, and has now issued itself an atypical challenge in the mission to find and convert fans unfamiliar with “progressive” traditional music.

Clarinet, Piano

Sunday, January 30, 2022, 3:00 pm

Location:
South Church
1052 Main Street
St. Johnsbury, VT

Tickets: Adults - $18
Senior - $16
Student - $6
Special* - $6
*For those who find the regular price beyond their budget. We believe classical music should be available to everyone. Just request the special rate. No questions asked.
Season Passes are available by calling the box office at 802-748-2600 or purchase tickets for all four events and automatically save! Get an adult ticket for all four events for just $58 (discount applies when you proceed to checkout with tickets for all four events in your basket).

"A new generation of exquisitely talented performers who elevate our understanding of the world's music." — Shelter Island Reporter

Two virtuoso artists combine the warm, rich sound of the clarinet with the expressive response of the piano for an afternoon of Brahms, Reinecke, and Schumann—and perhaps some surprises as well!

• Carl Reinecke — Fantasiestücke, Op. 22
• Johannes Brahms — Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120​
• Robert Schumann — Fünf Stücke im Volkston (Five Pieces in Folk Style), Op. 102
• Robert Schumann — Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105

Official Shtrykov—Tanaka Duo Website

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Tuesday, February 15, 7:00 pm

Location:
Lyndon Institute Auditorium
168 Institute Circle
Lyndon Center, VT

Tickets: $52, $42, $32, $15. Students are free.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by January 15. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with id at the box office.

Please check our website for the COVID-19 policy for the KCP Presents Series which includes both mask wearing and vaccination guidelines.

Founded in 1945 on the heels of postwar Polish independence in Gdańsk, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic is the largest music institution in northern Poland. One might think that long periods of political turbulence may have weakened the arts in Gdańsk, yet the reality is quite the opposite. The Polish Baltic Philharmonic, as it exists and thrives today, represents an amalgamation of international and historical influences, while still capturing the pride and artistry of contemporary Poland and the larger Baltic Sea coast.

This feast of orchestra music will include Rossini’s Overture to La Gazza Ladra (The Silken Ladder); Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35; and Beethoven’s Symphony no 5.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen and heard such clarity. The common idea was upheld by the exceptionally beautiful sound of the orchestra adjusted by the conductor to the musical poetry of the soloist”. — Gazeta Wyborcza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IF4eZniepo

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Monday, February 21, 7:00 pm

Location:
Fuller Hall
St. Johnsbury Academy
1000 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Reserved seats: $56, $46, $36, $15. Students are free.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by January 21. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with id at the box office.

Please check our website for the COVID-19 policy for the KCP Presents Series which includes both mask wearing and vaccination guidelines.

Aretha Franklin’s legendary career spanned several generations and a multitude of genres. “The Queen of Soul” grew up in the Baptist congregations of Detroit, where she first developed her talent for expressive and powerful vocals that propelled her to international stardom. Beloved by musicians and listeners alike, Aretha is recognized as the most successful female recording artist in history with 112 charted singles on Billboard, 18 Grammy Awards, and more than 75 million records sold.

Musician, vocalist, and composer Damien Sneed toured with Aretha during her later years, developing a strong relationship with the soul legend. In this special tribute, Sneed pays homage to the monarch herself with fresh renditions of her most cherished hits including Respect, Knew You Were Waiting, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Precious Memories, Think, Until You Come Back To Me, Daydreaming, Freeway, Natural Woman, and others. Backed by a stellar cast of jazz, gospel, and soul musicians and vocalists, Damien Sneed’s multi-media tribute offers a tender and spiritual reflection upon the life of an iconic music titan.

Four-time Grammy Award-winner Karen Clark Sheard will sing Franklin’s iconic songs, showing a deep reverence to Franklin’s talent while endowing them with her own power. A gospel music legend, Sheard is renowned for her signature, one-of-a-kind multi-octave vocal range and ability. Her musical style, as a solo artist and with the acclaimed Clark Sisters, has inspired today’s brightest pop divas, among them Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, and Faith Evans. Like Sneed, Clark also collaborated and performed with Aretha Franklin, who became her cherished mentor.

“A soprano of great range in pitch and tone, from elegant to guttural, Karen Clark Sheard brings depth and flexibility, with constant invention, singing about destiny and power, sometimes sliding into testifying…there are extended sequences, not just moments when a listener can start to worry: Do I deserve such riches?” — Ben Ratliff, New York Times

https://vimeo.com/558611657

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Wednesday, March 2, 7:00 pm

Location:
Fuller Hall
St. Johnsbury Academy
1000 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Reserved seats: $52, $42, $32, $15. Students are free.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by January 30. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with id at the box office.

Please check our website for the COVID-19 policy for the KCP Presents Series which includes both mask wearing and vaccination guidelines.

Since marrying in 2002, two of Canada’s brightest stars have been captivating audiences all over North America with their exceptional musical skills and obvious joy at playing the fiddle together. Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy have received both industry-acclaim and a loyal fan base by combining their magnificent individual talents, giving audiences an unforgettable musical experience every performance.

Being part of musical families, Natalie and Donnell were born into their musical careers. Hailing from Cape Breton Island, Natalie received her first fiddle at the age of nine, launching a career that has lasted for more than 30 years. Her first recording was released when she was only 16 and she has never looked back. MacMaster's many projects include collaborations with Alison Krauss, Carlos Santana, the Chieftains, Paul Simon, Pavarotti, and Yo-Yo Ma. Her live performances are a testament to her incandescent musicianship and boundless energy, featuring foot-tapping rave-ups, heart-rending ballads, and world-class step dancing.

Perfecting his astonishing talent since the age of three, Donnell has literally spent his entire life with a fiddle in his hand. His parents, a fiddle-playing father from Ontario and a step-dancing mother from Cape Breton, were his source of inspiration and guidance. His mesmerizingly exultant and high-energy performances have become Donnell Leahy’s musical signature.

“Flying notes, fast-paced jigs, reels and polkas, paint can percussion and Gaelic lyrics, original music and tunes from Scotland, Ireland, the Maritimes, and elsewhere, piano, bagpipes, guitar, accordion, and of course fiddles: all those, in the hands and spirits of these gifted musicians.” — Music Road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qDKEQhZA8E

Piano

Sunday, March 13, 2022, 3:00 pm

Location:
South Church
1052 Main Street
St. Johnsbury, VT

Tickets: Adults - $18
Senior - $16
Student - $6
Special* - $6
*For those who find the regular price beyond their budget. We believe classical music should be available to everyone. Just request the special rate. No questions asked.

Season Passes are available by calling the box office at 802-748-2600 or purchase tickets for all four events and automatically save! Get an adult ticket for all four events for just $58 (discount applies when you proceed to checkout with tickets for all four events in your basket).

"A young super-virtuoso with musical sensitivity and an appreciation of style to go with thunder and lightning." — New York Times

Russian-born and trained, this prizewinning artist brightens the winter with some of the piano repertoire's treasures from Schubert, Ravel, and Mussorgsky.

• Franz Schubert — Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 90
• Franz Schubert — Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, Op. 90
• Maurice Ravel — Miroirs
• Modest Mussorgsky — Pictures at an Exhibition (Arr. by V. Horowitz)

Official Gleb Ivanov Website

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

featuring The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas

Thursday, March 17, 7:00 pm

Location:
Fuller Hall
St. Johnsbury Academy
1000 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Reserved seats: $52, $42, $32, $15. Students are free.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by February 14. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with id at the box office.

Please check our website for the COVID-19 policy for the KCP Presents Series which includes both mask wearing and vaccination guidelines.

A Creole Zydeco – Brass Band Showdown!

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band are the pioneers of the modern New Orleans brass band movement, recognized worldwide as an unstoppable musical machine. Formed in 1977, they are the pioneers of the modern New Orleans brass band movement, recognized worldwide as an unstoppable musical machine whose name is synonymous with genre bending romps and high-octane performances.

They have been featured guests both in the studio and on stage with artists including Elvis Costello, Dr. John, Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse, Dave Matthews Band, The Black Crowes and many others. Their immediate plans include fifty shows where they will support and then join the Doobie Brothers onstage for their 50th Anniversary tour.

Nathan Williams delivers a direct connection to Zydeco’s storied pioneers including Clifton Chenier and Boozoo Chavis. Together, this sizzling show provides a non-stop master class in blues, cajun, New Orleans soul, zydeco and R&B from two of Louisiana’s best!

“Nathan Williams and his Zydeco Cha Chas – makes it all count.”—Offbeat Magazine

"The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is arguably the most influential ensemble to emerge in New Orleans over the last 25 years. Its sway on the brass band scene has been staggering, spawning bands like the ReBirth, New Birth, Hot 8, Li’l Rascals, Soul Rebels and just about every other young brass ensemble presently performing."—Offbeat Magazine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXr3nrd33U0&t=232s

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Location:
Lyndon Institute Auditorium
168 Institute Circle
Lyndon Center, VT

Reserved seats: $52, $42, $32, $15. Students are free.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by March 13. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with id at the box office.

Please check our website for the COVID-19 policy for the KCP Presents Series which includes both mask wearing and vaccination guidelines.

The Queen’s Cartoonists are 6 world-class jazz players who perform fabulous and often funny music for classic cartoons and contemporary animation. The stars are the musicians – along with Betty Boop, Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny, Popeye the Sailor and more. The performances are synchronized to video projections of the original films, and the band leads the audience through a world of virtuosic musicianship, multi-instrumental mayhem, and comedy.

Behind the project is a single question: Is it possible to create jazz and classical music in the 21st century that appeals to everyone? Even people who normally wouldn’t go to concerts? The Queen’s Cartoonists present a concert for everybody – regardless of age, gender, or anything else.

Tying this diverse concert together are comedic anecdotes involving the cartoons and their composers. This band is on a musical mission of equal parts performance, preservation, and education. Expect the unexpected from a repertoire that includes the Golden Age of animation, cult cartoon classics, modern animation, and elements of a musical circus. Then add a special focus on cartoons and music that celebrate the holidays!

Since their inception in 2015, The Queen’s Cartoonists have brought their unique sound to performing arts centers in more than 20 states and have opened for the New York Philharmonic and others. The 6 members, all currently living in Queens, New York, are world-class professional musicians. The band has been featured in numerous major publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Mashable, and on NPR.

“As I watched The Queen’s Cartoonists slip and slide through decades of cartoon music, I followed a captivated crowd of young and old – the pleasure of the perfect synchrony of sound and pictures was instantly recognizable.” - Mashable

“Who needs another Broadway show when you can hire a jazz combo playing music from Bugs Bunny cartoons?” - The Wall Street Journal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSEX7bvFYFQ

***Masks, Proof of Vaccination (or Negative PCR Test), and Valid ID Required for Admittance***

Saturday, April 23, 7:00 pm

Location:
Main Stage
Highland Center for the Arts
2875 Hardwick St.
Greensboro, VT

Tickets: $42 general admission
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

Save 20% when you buy by March 23. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

Seniors and Catamount Arts members save $3.00 when ordering in person with id at the box office.

Please check our website for the COVID-19 policy for the KCP Presents Series which includes both mask wearing and vaccination guidelines.

Presented in a partnership with Highland Center for the Arts.

Stile Antico is firmly established as one of the world’s most accomplished and innovative vocal ensembles. Working without a conductor, its twelve members have thrilled audiences on four continents with their fresh, vibrant and moving performances of Renaissance polyphony. Its bestselling recordings have earned accolades including the Gramophone Award for Early Music, Diapason d’or de l’année, Edison Klassiek Award, and Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. The group has received three Grammy nominations, and performed live at the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden. Based in London, Stile Antico has also appeared at many of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals. The group enjoys a particularly close association with Wigmore Hall, and has performed at the BBC Proms, Buckingham Palace, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Cité de la Musique, Luxembourg Philharmonie, and Leipzig Gewandhaus.

Stile Antico’s performances are often praised for their immediacy, expressive commitment, and their sensitive and imaginative response to text. These qualities arise from the group’s collaborative working style: members rehearse and perform as chamber musicians, each contributing artistically to the musical results. The group is also noted for its compelling programming, which seeks to draw out thematic connections between works to shine new light on Renaissance music.

“Perfectly exquisite.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/stile-antico-ave-maria-gaudete-domino-performance-2018-grammys

Violin, Cello, Piano

Saturday, April 30, 2022, 7:00 pm

Location:
South Church
1052 Main Street
St. Johnsbury, VT

Tickets: Adults - $18
Senior - $16
Student - $6
Special* - $6
*For those who find the regular price beyond their budget. We believe classical music should be available to everyone. Just request the special rate. No questions asked.

Season Passes are available by calling the box office at 802-748-2600 or purchase tickets for all four events and automatically save! Get an adult ticket for all four events for just $58 (discount applies when you proceed to checkout with tickets for all four events in your basket).

"Polished performance, with elegance and energy finely balanced." — New York Times

With a memorable appearance on the Series a few years ago, these impeccable musicians return to St. Johnsbury with a stirring program of Brahms, Beethoven, and Messiaen

• Olivier Messiaen — Quartet for the End of Time (No. V. Praise to the eternity of Jesus)
• Ludwig van Beethoven — Trio No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 1​
• Johannes Brahms — Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
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Official Chroma Piano Website