Sage City Symphony

Concert Information

All concerts are free and open to the public. Performances are in Greenwall Auditorium, VAPA Building, on the Bennington College campus unless otherwise noted. The venue is handicapped accessible and parking is free.

Map links and driving directions can be found here.

Sage City Symphony relies entirely on contributions and grants.

2012-13 Season

• Fall Concert on Sunday, December 2 2012 at 4pm
• Greenwall Auditorium, VAPA Bldg, Bennington College
• Sponsored by Merchants Bank
• Silent Auction

• Symphony No 1 by Gustav Mahler
• Tzigane for Solo Violin and Orchestra, by Maurice Ravel, Kaori Washiyama, soloist

• Winter Concert on Sunday, February 17 2013 at 4pm
• Greenwall Auditorium, VAPA Bldg, Bennington College
• Sponsored by the Board of Sage City Symphony

• Symphony No 40 by Amadeus Mozart
• Knoxville Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber, soloist Kerry Ryer-Parke
• Concerto grosso opus 3 no. 1 by G.F. Handel

• Youth Concert on Sunday, March 17 2013 at 4pm
• Greenwall Auditorium, VAPA Bldg, Bennington College
• Sponsored by the Stewarts' Shops

• Young Composer's Program, Robert Zimmerman mentor and Geoffrey Gee coordinator, featuring works composed by students of Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington and the International Baccalaureate Music class of the Long Trail School in Dorset VT
• Compositions - The Passage by Isaiah Barnard, Tales from the Mire by Collin Campagne, Artemis Legacy by Darius Carey, Metallic Characters (The Unrivaled Epics) by Nolan Downey, Distant Apparitions by Spencer Kristiansen and An Epic Journey and Annabel's Waltz by Katianna Nardone
• Incidental Music for a Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelssohn, accompanying acted-out scenes performed by the North Bennington Children's Shakespeare Theater
• Stabat Mater by Pergolesi, sung by the Bennington Children's Chorus and accompanied by Sage City Orchestra
• More information on the performers is available here.

• Spring Concert on Sunday, May 19 2013 at 4pm
• Greenwall Auditorium, VAPA Bldg, Bennington College
• Sponsored by
  

• Five Orchestral Scenes by Allen Shawn
• Death and Transfiguration by Richard Strauss
• Prelude and Fugue by Arcady Dubensky, performed by Harrison Dilthey, Patrick O'Connell, Deb Spohnheimer and Robert Zimmerman
• Per Questa Bella Mano by Mozart, Keith Kibler, bass, Robert Zimmerman double bass solo.
• Che Gelida Manina by Puccini, from Act 1 of La Boheme, Alex Diaz, tenor.
• The performance will be followed by our annual dinner of luscious home made dishes ($20 per person).

• Click here for performance programs and dates from 2008 thru spring 2012.