May 16-19, 2024 • Danza Gaia

Our spring series continues with trio concerts of music inspired by dance forms, especially….the tango! Featuring music of Astor Piazzolla, Noelia Escalzo, Madeleine Dring and Chick Corea. Plus the incomparable Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon by Francis Poulenc.

Thursday 5/16/24 at 11 am
Live Performance & Interview
Vermont Public Classical with Walter Parker
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Friday 5/17/24 at 7:30 pm
United Church of Bakersfield & Fairfield
54 East Bakersfield Rd (just off Main St/Rte 108)
Bakersfield, VT 05441

Saturday 5/18/24 at 7:30 pm
First Baptist Church
81 St. Paul Street
Burlington, VT 05401

Sunday 5/19/24 at 3 pm
York Street Meeting House
153 York St
Lyndon, VT 05849
presented by Catamount Arts

Katie Oprea, oboe
Rachael Elliott, bassoon
Cynthia Huard, piano

PAST CONCERTS

2024

April 5-7, 2024 • Zodiac Dust
Heliand’s oboist Katie Oprea and bassoonist Rachael Elliott are joined by NY percussion virtuoso, Thomas Kozumplik (EK Duo, Loop 243)
Performing music of J. S. Bach, Kozumplik, Padma Newsome, Isadora Zebeljan & more

4/5/24 - The Opera House at Enosburg Falls
Enosburg Falls, VT
presented by Enosburg Opera House

4/6/24 - York Street Meeting House
Lyndon, VT
presented by Catamount Arts

4/7/24 - Westford Common Hall
1 White Church Lane
Westford, VT
presented by Westford Music Series

2023

When the Snows Fall

with Mary Rowell, violin and Thomas Kozumplik, percussion
12/2/23 - Middlebury Community Music Center
12/3/23 - Plainfield Town Hall Opera House

Summer Tour of Vermont

7/28/23 - Grace Church
Sheldon, VT
presented by Summer Music at Grace Church

8/1/23 - House Concert
Rutland, VT

8/2/23 - Otter Creek Music Festival
Salisbury Congregational Church
presented by the Otter Creek Music Festival

8/4/23 - York Street Meeting House
Lyndon, VT
presented by Catamount Arts

8/5/23 - Frank Suchomel Memorial Arts Center
Adamant, VT
presented by the Frank Suchomel Memorial Arts Center

8/6/23 - Rochester Federated Church
Rochester, VT
presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society

April Vignettes • Portraits in Music

4/19/23 - Live performance on Vermont Public Classical hosted by Walter Parker

4/20/23 - St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
St. Albans, Vermont

4/21/23 - College Street Congregational Church
Burlington, Vermont

4/22/23 - Mountain Top Music
House Concert Series
Silver Lake, New Hampshire

4/23/23 - United Community Church
St. Johnsbury, VT

2022

Winter Dreams [canceled due to illness]
12/18/22 - Westford Music Series
Westford, VT

Vignettes • Portraits in Music
Haydn, Beethoven, Clémence de Grandval and William Grant Still

11/19/22 - South Church
St. Johnsbury, VT

11/20/22 - House concert
Rochester, VT

Cool of the Day • Summer Tour
7/22/22 - York Street Meeting House in Lyndon, Vermont
presented by Upright Steeple Society

7/23/22 - Artistree Community Arts Center
South Pomfret, Vermont
presented by Artistree

7/24/22 - Rochester Federated Church
Rochester, Vermont
presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society

Noon Music in May
3/25/22 - Stowe Performing Arts
Stowe Community Church
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2021

HELIAND@HOME: Virtual Concert Series
3/13/21 - HELIAND@HOME: Reflections
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5/8/21 - HELIAND@HOME: Soulful Trio
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Universe in a Sparkle
6/30/21 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
7/1/21 - RCMS, Rochester Federated Church, Rochester, VT
7/2/21 - First: Earth Summer Series, Isham Family Farm, Williston, VT

First Night North
12/31/21 - Presented by Catamount Arts and First Night North
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2020

1/31/20 - Warm Your Spirits Winter Series Fundraiser
1906 House, Enosburg, VT
presented by the Enosburg Opera House

Kindred Spirits: Music & Letters of Brahms and the Schumanns
1/18/20 - Walkover Gallery's Cabin Fever Series, Bristol, VT
3/6/20 - House concert, Rochester, VT [CANCELLED]
3/7/20 - Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
5/16/20 - Mountain Top Music, Silver Lake, NH [CANCELLED]

Winter Gathering: Music & Poetry of the Season
2/21/20 - Middlebury Community Music Center, Middlebury, VT
2/22/20 - Ahaveth Gerim Synagogue, Burlington, VT
2/23/20 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT

The remainder of the 2019-2020 season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic

HELIAND@HOME: Virtual Concert Series
6/13/20 - HELIAND@HOME: The Home Remedy
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7/18/20 - HELIAND@HOME: Summer House Call
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8/16/20 - HELIAND@HOME: Stories, Songs and Drumming
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2019

Twelfth Night: A Winter Celebration
1/5/19 - St. Paul's United Methodist Church, St. Albans, VT
2/21/19 - VPR's Stetson Studio One, Colchester, VT

Kindred Spirits: Music & Letters of Brahms and the Schumanns
4/14/19 - Fairlee Town Hall, Fairlee, VT
presented by Fairlee Community Arts
4/25/19 - Live on VPR Classical with Walter Parker
4/28/19 - St Luke's Episcopal Church, St Albans, VT
presented by Church Street Sounds of the Season
5/19/19 - Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
presented by the Plainfield Opera House

Draw the Circle Wide: Schumann, Boulanger, Poulenc, Galbraith, Newsome
6/30/19 - Rochester Federated Church, Rochester, VT
presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society

Summer Gathering: Music & Poetry for Midsummer
7/23/19 - Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho*
7/23/19 - Arca, Underhill
7/24/19 - Ahavath Gerim Synagogue, Burlington
7/25/19 - Bakersfield Town Green, Bakersfield*
7/25/19 - Grace Episcopal Church, Sheldon
7/26/19 - Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndonville*
7/26/19 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon

*Program for children, youth & families

Heliand and the Band: Music of Nico Muhly & Friends
10/26/19 - Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
10/27/19 - Dibden Center for the Arts, NVU, Johnson, VT

Heliand and Friends
11/17/19 - United Church of Bakersfield, Bakersfield, VT

A Seasonal Celebration
12/15/19 - Dibden Center for the Arts, NVU, Johnson, VT
with the NVU Chamber Singers led by Bethany Plissey

12/15/19 - White Church on the Common, Westford, VT
presented by Westford Music Series

2018

Old World/New World Legends: mythology & dance music
3/9/18 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
3/10/18 - Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, VT
3/11/18 - Brandon Music Café, Brandon, VT

Perfumes of Paris: 20th century music for winds & piano
3/30/18 - The Residence at Otter Creek, Middlebury, VT
3/31/18 - House concert, Rochester, VT
4/8/18 - German Love Triangle, house concert, Bristol, VT

2017

Crossing the Bar: Folk music for woodwind trio & voices
1/20/17 - ArtsRiot, Burlington, VT
1/21/17 - Brandon Music Cafe, Brandon, VT

2 Moon Smile: a p'opera by Padma Newsome
featuring Clogs, Mary Bonhag, and dancers Susannah Keebler, Clare Byrne, Christine Meagher
4/7/17 - Rochester Federated Church, Rochester, VT
4/8/17 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT

10th Anniversary Celebration: House Concert
4/15/17 - Charlotte, VT

Noon Music in May: Echoes of Springtime Past
5/10/17 - Stowe Community Church

​Sea Breezes & Summer Winds: Woodwind Quintet Tour
6/22/17 - live from VPR's Studio One with Walter Parker
6/23/17 - First Methodist Church, Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT
6/24/17 - Spruce Peak Performing Arts, Stowe, VT
6/25/17 - Meeting House on the Green, Fairfield, VT
6/27/17 - Wake Robin, Shelburne, VT

20th Century Music for Winds & Piano
9/29/17 - house concert, Bakersfield, VT
9/30/17 - Mountain Top Music house concert, Silver Lake, NH
​10/1/17 - First Congregational Church, Lyndonville, VT

Crossing the Bar: Folk music for woodwind trio & voices
11/5/17 - Church Street Sounds of the Season, First Congregational Church, St. Albans, VT
11/12/17 - Westford Winter Music Series, United Church of Westford, Westford, VT

For a record of our concerts dating back to 2007, contact Heliand