Arts Calendar: Music in Chittenden County

Trad Camp is a concentrated opportunity to be inspired by, learn about and perform tunes, songs, and dances in a variety of traditional styles. Age range is 7 or 8 through early teens. Campers participate in several group sessions each day with a variety of core staff and guest instructors. Sessions include beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Instructors are among the best and most respected musicians and teachers in the region, and a few from other parts of the world. The camp meets from 9am and 3pm each day and opportunities for late afternoon/evening and post-camp showcases and performances, including a Friday afternoon showcase featuring instructors, students, and guests for friends, families, neighbors and anyone else who wants to attend.

Cost of Trad Camp 2019 is $275 for early registration, $300 after May 1st. Core instructors there for the entire week included Pete Sutherland, Brian Perkins, Oliver Scanlon, Jane Oxnard, Sarah Hotchkiss, Anna Butcher, and Jeremiah McLane. Special guests and part week instructors will include Village Harmony, Benedict Koehler, Hilari Farrington, Joanne Garton, Moira Smiley, and Jeh Kulu.

You can also sign up for an e-mail mailing list for Trad Camp by sending a request to Trad Camp Manager Yasi Zeichner at yazbozz@gmail.com or Young Tradition Vermont Executive Director Mark Sustic at mark.sustic@gmail.com.

Jason Baker plays original Folk-Roots Americana at Radio Bean in Burlington.

For its final program of the 2018-19 season, Scrag Mountain Music presents Composer / Performer Portrait, a series of concerts that highlights three bold and diverse 21st-century musical voices. Featuring music and performance by Eve Beglarian (vocals and electronics), Jessica Meyer (viola and electronics), and Scrag co-Artistic Director Evan Premo (double bass), and joined by Scrag Mountain Music co-Artistic Director and soprano Mary Bonhag, these concerts will take listeners on a thought-provoking musical journey that includes the creation of a collaborative new work together with the audience.

Scrag concerts are "Come as you are. Pay what you can." Donations will be collected at intermission. Reservations are encouraged as venues will fill up. To reserve your spot please contact us at Lara@scragmountainmusic.org, (802) 377-3161, or register on-line at the button below.​

Jason Baker plays original Folk-Roots Americana at Radio Bean in Burlington.