Vermont Symphony Orchestra

Christopher James Lees, conductor

“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!

PROGRAM
Dudley Buck: Festival Overture on the Star Spangled Banner
Morton Gould: American Salute
Duke Ellington: Fantasy
Astor Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon & Orchestra
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango

Hector Del Curto, bandoenon

Leroy Anderson: Blue Tango
Leroy Anderson: Bugler’s Holiday
Leroy Anderson: Fiddle Faddle

Intermission

John Williams: Liberty Fanfare
Erich Korngold: The Sea Hawk Suite
Kinan Abou-afach: Speak (world premiere performances)
Irving Berlin (arr. Healy): Tribute to Irving Berlin
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Alford: Colonel Bogey March
Sousa: Stars & Stripes Forever