Farmers Night 2026: January 21 – April 8
The Farmers Night Concert Series is a longstanding State House tradition which goes back over 100 years to a time when lawmakers entertained themselves in the House Chamber mid-week while away from home. Artists from around the state, in genres ranging from classical music to bluegrass to spoken word, perform in the well of the House Chamber each Wednesday night at 7:30 during the legislative session.
January 21: Bob Wagner & Friends
Bob Wagner is celebrated for his soulful guitar work, vocals, and evocative songwriting. His dynamic collaborations bring together a cast of exceptionally
talented musicians. Wagner’s versatility shines where he seamlessly blends blues, folk, rock, soul and improv.
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January 28: Allison Mann and Colin McCaffrey
Blending folk and jazz, Mann and McCaffrey distinguish themselves with their fluid rapport, beautifully blended vocal harmonies, and a lovely combination of gravity and humor
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February 4: Stories from the Woods, a Curated Story Hour
Presented by Vermont Departments of Forests, Parks & Recreation and Fish and Wildlife
Join us for a cozy and intimate evening of short, personal stories. Our diverse lineup of storytellers will share experiences and reflections that promise to make you think differently about who you’ll find among the trees.
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February 11: David M. Wilson Memorial Concert with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
The VSO returns for its annual appearance, presenting Mozart’s Symphony No. 1 in E-flat Major, Debussy’s Gymnopedies, Ravel’s Bolero, and Frostiana, a setting of Robert Frost’s poems in a seven-movement suite by Randall Thompson of choral art songs with chamber orchestra. In addition, there will be a world premiere of a piece by a Music-Comp student. Conducted by VSO Music Director Andrew Crust, and featuring the VSO Chorus.
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February 18: Vermont Youth Orchestra
The VYO presents eclectic and unforgettable chamber music. VYO Flute Choir plays Vivaldi’s “Spring” and fiddle tune Ashokan Farewell; VYO Brass Quintet plays Shakira and Shostakovich; VYO String Squad plays dances from Spain and Panamá. All of these groups come together to play New England composer Charles Ives
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February 25: Capital City Concerts
Montpelier’s own Capital City Concerts presents an evening of world music with 40 regional musicians, featuring Portland, Maine’s Grammy-nominated Palaver Strings, along with Vermont’s own Grammy-nominated flutist Karen Kevra, together with a chorus conducted by Richard Riley. The program is built around Estonian composer Urmas Sisask’s Te Deum, Op. 37 for chorus, string orchestra and flute, as well as colorful chamber music works from the Middle East and Scandinavia.
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March 4: Town Meeting break
no performance
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March 11: Voices for All Seasons
This Morrisville-based community choir, directed by Judith St. Aubin, will present an eclectic variety of popular music from the 20th and 21st centuries, Cole Porter to Andrew Lloyd Webber with stops along the way by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, John Rutter and others. A little something for everyone!
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March 18: Kraatz Carromato
Presented by Friends of the Vermont State House
Burlington-based quartet Kraatz Carromato takes us on a musical journey that echoes the migration of the Roma people through the Middle East and Europe, connecting Spanish flamenco and rumba with Balkan, East European, and Middle Eastern influences. Performing mostly original compositions, including songs of migration, of longing for a homeland, of loss, hope, and resilience. Listeners will also hear new and traditional songs sung in Spanish, Bosnian, English, and the Romani language.
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March 25: Mariachi Alpizar de Vermont led by Joanna Velázquez Alpizar
A collaboration of Mariachi Los Osos del Norte at Crane School of Music, Mariachi Los Broncos at Cal Poly Pomona, and the music directors of BFA Fairfax of Vermont.
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April 1: Judevine: The Poetry of a Place & Its People - Nadine Budbill and the "David Budbill Braintrust"
Join David Budbill’s daughter and literary executor Nadine Budbill—along with actors Abby Paige and Mark S. Roberts—for a dramatic reading and discussion of the poetry that became David Budbill’s Judevine.
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April 8: Mountain House Dance Company
Tunbridge-based Mountain House Dance Company, directed by Emily Howe, brings community-based dancers of all ages throughout the region in presentation of a “melting pot” of many styles of dance from around the globe.
