After performing music by Medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen, with Vermont Public Classical in the Fall 2025, the Pandora Consort returns to Vermont to perform their new production of early American music: The Fire Within Her. A folk opera about women's liberation.

This fall, ‘The Lonely Days Are Gone: Community Square Dance Tour’ brings free concerts and square dances to historic town halls across Vermont.

Inspired by the state's long tradition of contra and square dancing, the tour welcomes neighbors of all ages to connect through live music, participatory dancing, and shared meals. The tour is headlined by Dorset fiddler, singer, and educator Ida Mae Specker, alongside Shrewsbury caller Sarah Gibson and The Ida Mae Specker Band.

A Journey Through Motown's Best Including: The Temptations, The Jackson Five, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and more!

2025 New World Festival Favorites return to Chandler for a special fall program:

Skye Consort & Emma Björling perform whirling polskas, groovy reels, passionate love songs and breathtaking hymns all found in or inspired by music from Scandinavia, The British Isles, French Canada and the New World. Their trans-Atlantic arrangements and original compositions spring from an extraordinary collaboration consisting of voices, fiddle, nyckelharpa, cello, bouzouki, banjo, and percussion. Each musician brings their individual passion to both traditional practices and inventive music-making.

One of the most popular works of the 18th century, Giovanni Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater offers a profound meditation on grief, empathy, and love. The gorgeous vocal lines are at turns soaring and intricate, supported by dramatic yet transparent writing for strings. The first half of the program will showcase our incredible soloists in other Italian works.

Grammy Award winning composer and saxophonist Paul Winter celebrates This Glorious Earth with a duo concert performance with piano accompaniment by Henrique Eisenmann and the voices of Whale, Wolf, and Wood Thrush, and other members of what he calls “the greater symphony of the Earth.”

This concert is presented alongside Marjorie Ryerson's Water Music exhibition in Chandler Gallery. Winter wrote the introduction to the book, and shares Ryerson's mission of celebrating and preserving Earth and its beauty.

Stash will be accompanied by bass-player extraordinaire Noah Harrington for this very special evening of traditional Bluegrass, original compositions and Stash's signature restructurings of Bluegrass, Folk and Americana.

"Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights" is a modern, immersive production by the Grand Kyiv Ballet that re-imagines Tchaikovsky's classic ballet with vibrant lighting design, innovative technology, and illuminated costumes. This spectacle features world-class dancers performing a fusion of traditional choreography and contemporary visuals.

The second opera in Opera Vermont’s annual cycle at Chandler, William Grant Still’s Costaso is a sweeping three-act opera set in the Spanish-ruled American Southwest, with a story of passion, betrayal, and tragic sacrifice. This performance is a world premier.

Vermont Fiddle Orchestra presents their 2026 winter concert with special guest Jeremiah McLane.

Actress and Comedian Rachel Feinstein is a favorite among fans and fellow comedians alike. Named one of Variety’s “10 Comics To Watch” of 2024, her Netflix standup special Big Guy premiered in May 2024 on the streamer’s list of Top 10 TV Shows in the U.S. where it remained for over a week. The hour invites viewers into Rachel’s delightfully chaotic life as the wife of a firefighter, a mother, and a comedian. In the words of her 3-year-old daughter, “my daddy’s a hero and my mommy’s sarcastic.” Rachel explores her marriage to a first responder who is also married to his firehouse family and unpacks what it’s like to navigate emotional intimacy with someone whose job it is to save people’s lives. Chock full of her signature “amazing impersonations” (Vulture), Big Guy endears us to the loveable hodgepodge of characters in Rachel’s world.

Join the Grand Kyiv ballet on an unforgettable journey into a world of dreams, magic and triumph over evil. The Grand Kyiv Ballet invites you to a heartwarming experience that has thrilled audiences on the world's stages for years. In this enchanting tale, a young girl befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve.

This year, choose from a 2PM matinee or 7PM evening show.

The beloved Irish folk supergroup Lúnasa, called the “hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet” (The Irish Echo) returns for a festive holiday concert celebrating the winter solstice. Don’t miss some of the finest pickers, pipers and fiddlers in the world—Lúnasa will get your spirit (and your feet) moving!

We are thrilled to have Windborne back this year with a joyful and heartfelt celebration of song. Windborne’s lush vocals and unique arrangements bring light to a dark time, as they draw on midwinter music from traditional, classical, and folk from the US, British isles and beyond. Unique from their typical show, the holiday spirit is accentuated with added instrumentation, from banjos and guitars, to Lithuanian Kanklės, and Irish bodhran.

The award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while enhancing it’s hard-driving soulful music (rooted in the Celtic diaspora) with a broad range of global influences.