GRAFTON — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Brass Quintet and Counterpoint holiday concert will ring in the season at the White Church in Grafton on Saturday, Dec. 20, beginning at 5 p.m. Doors will open for the concert at 4:30.
A post-concert reception for all audience members, hosted by the Old Tavern, will be held in the Grafton Inn's Phelps Barn.
The VSO Holiday Brass and Counterpoint concert, combining shining brass and brilliant voices, continues the celebration of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's 80th year.
For this concert Counterpoint's director, Nathaniel G. Lew, collaborates with the VSO Brass Quintet offering a festive program. A highlight of the performances will be “Le Noël Canadien,” a virtuoso medley of French Canadian carols for the combined groups.
Traditional favorites include arrangements of “Sleigh Ride” and “Ding Dong Merrily on High.”
Thanks to a generous contribution by an anonymous Grafton resident, the concert is presented to the community as a gift. Tickets, required for admission, can be picked up at the Grafton Historical Society Building, across the street from the library, on Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Grafton residents only; limit four per person.
Remaining tickets, if any, will be made available to the general public on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Grafton Historical Society Building.