As part of its Music Destinations Project, the First Coast Wind Symphony touring ensemble embarked on a trip to Vermont, July 1-6, 2024. The group performed in a partner concert on July 3 with the Burlington Concert Band in Battery Park on the banks of Lake Champlain. Brass players from both groups performed as the All-Star Brass Band prior to the annual Vermont Symphony Orchestra July 4 concert at the Shelburne Museum, a festive event complete with fireworks!
The First Coast Wind Symphony stayed in the historic Middlebury Inn and visited popular sites such as the Rock of Ages granite quarry in Barre, Morse Maple Farm, the Trapp Family Lodge and Bierhall in Stowe, the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier, Shelburne Farms, and Ft. Ticonderoga in New York. The tour concluded with a dinner cruise aboard the "Spirit of Ethan Allen" on beautiful Lake Champlain.
Here are some photos.
