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GRAFTON MUSIC FESTIVAL & FIREWORKS
July 3, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
$35
“E Pluribus Unum” celebrates the great American melting pot. The VSO’s 2017 TD Bank Summer Festival Tour highlights the wonderfully diverse cultural heritage that has shaped our nation’s history. Explore our rich musical past and glimpse into the future, with traditional marches and fireworks to end a patriotic, picnic-perfect evening!
Christopher James Lees, conductor
Hector Del Curto, bandoneon
Hector appears courtesy of Stowe Tango Music Festival, August 17-20, 2017
PROGRAM
DUDLEY BUCK – Festival Overture on the Star Spangled Banner
MORTON GOULD – American Salute
DUKE ELLINGTON – Fantasy
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA – Concerto for Bandoneon & Orchestra (3rd mvt) soloist: Hector Del Curto, bandoneon
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA – Libertango soloist: Hector Del Curto, bandoneon
LEROY ANDERSON – Blue Tango
LEROY ANDERSON – Bugler’s Holiday
LEROY ANDERSON – Fiddle Faddle
JOHN WILLIAMS – Liberty Fanfare
ERICH KORNGOLD – The Sea Hawk Suite
KINAN ABOU-AFACH – Speak
IRVING BERLIN – Tribute
TCHAIKOVSKY – 1812 Overture
ALFORD – Colonel Bogey March
SOUSA – Stars & Stripes Forever
Join us for fireworks at the end of the show!
EVENT DETAILS
Tickets are available at the following outlets:
MKT, Grafton
Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls
Phoenix Books Misty Valley, Chester
Vermont Artisan Designs, Brattleboro
Gates open at 5:30 pm for picnicking
Concert begins at 7:30 pm
Rain site: Bellows Falls Union HS auditorium
While smoking and animals (except assistance and service animals) are not allowed at any VSO show, we encourage you to bring a picnic blanket, folding chairs, and to dance the night away under the stars. Flashlights are also suggested to help you find your way to your car after the sun has set.
For venue accessibility information, please contact Grafton Ponds at (802) 843-2400.
Tickets Purchased in Advance:
Adult: $32.00
Child Under 18: $0.00* with adult ticket purchase (Ticket Required, must select “Child Advance” Price Type)
Tickets Purchased at the Gate on the Day of Show:
Adult: $35.00
Child 6 – 17: $5.00
Child 5 and Under: Free