PUTNEY — Five students from The Grammar School had their musical compositions chosen for the Vermont MIDI Project's Opus 23 concert.
Pieces by Molly Durling (“Chasing Squirrels”), Tyler Silbey and Luke Cuerdon (“Fairy Tale”), and Ethan Foster and Robin McOwen (“Summer Fanfare”) were performed live on Dec. 5 at at the Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College in Colchester.
The 16 winning pieces were performed by professional musicians in brass, percussion, piano, and voice.
Opus 23 is a production of the Vermont MIDI project, a nonprofit organization that serves more than 5,000 students as they explore music composition.
Students from schools all around Vermont and also in Connecticut submitted compositions for feedback by professional composer mentors.
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