TurnMusic with DBR
TURNmusic’s concert on Friday, February 7 at the ZenBarn in Waterbury will play music of composers inspired by funk, collaboration, compassion, and revolution. Violinist-Composer-Activist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) headlines and Mary Jane (along with a few others) accompanies with his Voodoo Violin Concerto. DBR is the first Community Artist-in-Residence for the Flynn Center, Vermont Symphony, and University of Vermont’s Lane Series. For more information and shows, visit TURNMusic’s website.
This Shining Night – Solaris
The Solaris Vocal Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Dr. Dawn Willis, is pleased to announce its upcoming annual This Shining Night benefit concert on behalf of Dragonheart Vermont. The concert will take place on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at 7:30 pm at the College Street Congregational Church in Burlington.
This free-will donation concert features vibrant choral works, including one of Solaris’ signature works – Morten Lauridsen’s lovely Sure on this Shining Night, spirituals Give Me Jesus and Let me Fly, the Scottish folk song Joy Be With You All, and a delightful array of vocal solos and small group selections showcasing the broadly varied talents of Solaris’ singers.
Audience donations will be used to support the work of Dragonheart Vermont Sisters at Heart which is a day of celebration, learning and fun with other breast cancer survivor dragon boat teams and their supporters. Visiting teams from around the United States and Canada join together each year for this wonderful event at the beautiful Burlington Waterfront. The day brings friends and loved ones together to reflect upon the joy and gratitude of life and in the bravery and memory of those that have lost their lives to breast cancer.
The Sisters at Heart Celebration will take place on Saturday, August 1, 2020, the day before the Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival. For more information please contact Dean King or John Buck or at Solaris’ website: Solarisensemble.org.
