GRAFTON — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet and Robert De Cormier and the vocal group Counterpoint will present music of the season Saturday, Dec. 18, at 5 p.m., at the historic White Church.
The musicians will present carols and Renaissance pieces, as well as The Nutcracker Suite, The Christmas Story, and more.
The Brass Quintet will perform The Cordoban Puppet, a new composition by 18-year-old composer Joshua Clinger of Newport. Clinger, a recent graduate of North County Union High School, is a music education major at Johnson State College. In writing the piece, Clinger envisioned a “Latin-feeling composition” with a hip-hop beat, incorporating melodies with characteristics of that of Jewish folk songs from Spain.
This will be the last year that Counterpoint is led by De Cormier, its founding director, before Nathaniel Lew assumes the role.
The VSO will also sell its CD, Christmas in Vermont, with organist David Neiweem, which presents a blend of rarely heard gems and seasonal favorites. It's available at concerts and through the VSO office for $15 (plus $3, handling and shipping).
For tickets or additional information, call 800-VSO-9293, ext. 10, or visit www.vso.org.