Friday, January 6th, 2012
Weston Playhouse - Weston, VT
Thanks to the generous support of the Vermont Arts Council and the Puffin Foundation, we are excited to be performing with Elisabeth Von Trapp.
This year, the LRYO Symphony Orchestra will be joining Ellen Sager's Green Mountain Youth Orchestra in Weston for an exchange concert. The two groups rehearse independently all Fall and will rehearse and perform together at the Weston Playhouse. Please come and enjoy a program performed by twice as many talented musicians!
Our evening performance is a fund-raiser in support of repairs needed after Tropical Storm Irene caused substantial damage to The Weston Playhouse. $10 Adults, $5 Children. Please help support the restoration of this community treasure!
Elisabeth Von Trapp
For Elisabeth von Trapp, "the sounds of music" are part of her earliest memories. Born and raised in Vermont, Elisabeth is the granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music. Singing professionally since childhood, Elisabeth has enthralled audiences from European cathedrals to Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center.
Inspired by her father Werner von Trapp's guitar playing and singing, Elisabeth has carried on the legacy of the internationally renowned Trapp Family Singers. She began taking piano lessons when she was eight and by the age of sixteen she was playing guitar and traveling the back roads of New England performing with her siblings at weddings, gospel meetings and town halls.
Details
- Students will be dismissed after the evening performance. There will be NO RETURN BUS to Rutland for LRYO musicians.
- Remember to bring concert dress!
- Remember to bring music stand!
- Remember to bring a bag lunch!
- You must notify the LRYO office if you:
- Will not be participating.
- Need a ride to or from the event.
- Musicians will perform at 1:00 pm for visiting schools, and at 7:00 pm for the general public.
Proposed Schedule
| 9:00 a.m. | Bus departs Rutland High School | Travel to Weston Playhouse |
| 8:300 a.m. | Car pool departs MAUHS circle | Travel to Weston Playhouse |
| 9:30 - 11:35 | Rehearsal | |
| 11:30 | Rehearsal w/Elisabeth von Trapp | |
| 112:10 | Lunch (Bring bag lunch) | Change into concert attire |
| 12:30 | Dress and tune | |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Performance for area achools | Parents and friends invited! |
| 2:00 - 3:15 | Break, Change, Social Time & Rehearsal | Bring games, etc. |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Rehearsal | New music sight reading session |
| 4:45 - 5:30 | Dinner TBD | Change into concert attire |
| 5:30 - 6:15 | Dress, tuning | |
| 7:00 | Evening Performance | Public invited! |
| Conclusion | Students ready for pick-up. | No return bus. |
Directions
From Route 7S, by way of Rutland:
- From Rutland, go South on Rt. 7.
- At the traffic light (Route 103-toward Ludlow) turn LEFT. Continue about 8 miles.
- There is a big curve in the road and an overhead trestle; shortly after that on your right there is a general store/ gas/greenhouses called Bushey's - turn RIGHT onto Route 155 towards WESTON.
- This road doglegs through E. Wallingford (left, right), but just keep following ROUTE 155. Continue approx. 11 or 12 miles - the route number changes into Route 100 after about 10 miles or so - but, keep going STRAIGHT.
- The Weston Playhouse is to the right of the village green. (It is a one-way loop around the green; turn right before passing the green.)
From Route 7N, by way of Bennington:
- Take Route 7 North to Exit 4.
- Turn right onto Routes 11/30 towards Londonderry.
- Continue straight on Route 11.
- At the blinker light in Londonderry, turn left on Route 100 toward Weston.
- The Weston Playhouse is on the village green. (It is a one-way loop around the green; turn left after passing the green.)
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