34th Season August 3rd - 15th, 2026 Monday, August 3rd, 2026 at 1:00 pm A Special Event - Concert for Violin, Cello and Piano with Michael Roth, violin, Peter Sanders, cello, and Diane Fanning, piano Strode Independent Living at Morgan Orchards Admission: Free Thursday, August 6th, 2026 at 7:00 pm Open Rehearsal Chandler Center for the Arts Admission: Free Saturday, August 8th, 2026 at 7:30 pm Brahms, Gliere, Źeleński Chandler Center for the Arts Admission: $27.00 Buy Tickets Sunday, August 9th, 2026 at 4:00 pm An Encore Performance - Brahms, Gliere, Źeleński Afternoon concert in Woodstock, VT Woodstock Unitarian Universalist Church 7 Church St. Suggested donation at the door, $20.00 Thursday, August 13th, 2026 at 7:00 pm Open Rehearsal Chandler Center for the Arts Admission: Free Friday, August 14th, 2026 at 7:00 pm A Special Event - Erik Friedlander Block Ice & Propane Chandler Center for the Arts Admission: $20.00 Buy Tickets Saturday, August 15th, 2026 at 7:30 pm A Special Concert for Walter Parker Music for mixed ensembles of strings, winds and piano ending with the Dohnányi Sextet in C major, Op. 37 Chandler Center for the Arts Admission: $27.00 Buy Tickets The Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival announces the release of its first highlight CD: Festival Harvest "The Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival has come a long way since it was founded in 1993 by Peter Sanders, a New York cellist who grew up spending his summers in the Randolph area. An indication of just how far is its excellent New CD, "Festival Harvest," a compilation of live performances of works by Mendelssohn, Schönberg and Frank Bridge at the Chandler Center for the Arts in 2000 and 2004. When I first heard the album, I had recently heard an excellent performance of Mendelssohn's A Major String Quintet at Vermont's justly revered Marlboro Music Festival. The same work opens this CD, and I actually preferred the Randolph performance. That's big praise." Read the review from the December 2, 2005 issue of Vermont's Times Argus Special Events: More Events and Concerts 28th Annual Summer Gala Sunday, August 2nd, 2026 The Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival's 28th Annual Gala Fundraising Evening benefitting the Festival's 34th year. Details to follow soon... Please check back. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Please contact Janet Watton for more information or if you would like to be involved email Janet or call 802-728-9402. Monday, August 3rd, 2026 at 1:00 pm A Special Event - Concert for Violin, Cello and Piano Strode Independent Living at Morgan Orchards Admission: Free Trois Morceaux for solo Piano - Lily Boulanger Selections from 8 Pieces for Violin & Cello, Op. 39 - Reinhold Gliere Adagio from Two Pieces for Cello & Orchestra Music from the Ballet Suite #2, "Bright Stream" - Dmitri Shostakovich Falling in Love Again - Friedrich Hollaender arranged for Violin, Cello & Piano by Sasha Margolis Originally performed in 1930 by Marlene Dietrich for the film, The Blue Angel. Artists: Michael Roth, violin Peter Sanders, cello Diane Fanning, piano Thursday, August 6th and 13th, 2026 at 7:00 pm Thursday Evening Open Rehearsals Chandler Center for the Arts Admission: Free Sunday, August 9th, 2026 at 4:00 pm An Encore Performance Afternoon concert in Woodstock, VT Brahms, Gliere, Źeleński Woodstock Unitarian Universalist Church 7 Church St. Woodstock, VT 05091 Suggested donation at the door, $20.00 Johannes Brahms - Sonata #1 in f minor, Op. 120 for Viola and Piano Allegro appassionato Andante un poco adagio Allegretto grazioso Vivace Reinhold Gliere - 8 Pieces, Op. 39 for Violin and Cello Prelude Gavotte Berceuse Canzonetta Intermezzo Impromptu Scherzo Etude - INTERMISSION - Władysław Źeleński - Piano Quartet in c minor, Op. 61 Allegro con brio Romanza. Andante sostenuto Intermezzo. Allegretto (G minor) Finale. Allegro appassionato Artists: Violin: Michael Roth Viola: Arturo Delmoni Cello: Peter Sanders Piano: Diana Fanning The Woodstock Unitarian Universalist Church is the large white church with columns, on Route 4, just west of the Woodstock Green, and two doors down from the Town Hall on the right, as you are going west on Route 4 through Woodstock. If going east on Route 4 into Woodstock the church is located on the left just after crossing the iron bridge near the Recreation Center, and before reaching the Green. Parking is limited in the rear of the church and is also available on the street. Friday, August 14th, 2026 at 7:00 pm A Special Event - Erik Friedlander Block Ice & Propane "Block Ice & Propane" (video link) is a vivid musical road journal, a collection of pieces that conjure the feel of endless interstate drives, small-town truck stops, and the wide, empty stretches of the American landscape. Drawing deeply from American roots and folk traditions, Erik Friedlander transforms these influences into something uniquely his own. The project is grounded in his memories of childhood cross-country trips with his family, and that sense of movement, distance, and discovery runs through the music. These personal recollections are woven together with visual elements: photographs by his father, the renowned photographer Lee Friedlander, and films by Bill Morrison, whose work often explores time, memory, and decay. Together, they create a layered portrait of American travel - part documentary, part dream. On the cello, Friedlander uses extraordinary finger-picking technique and resonant, open tunings that are more commonly associated with guitar and folk styles. This approach gives the instrument a rugged, earthy quality, yet the music remains spacious and lyrical. The result is a kind of "new American cello music" that feels both familiar and surprising: plain-spoken in its melodic language, yet emotionally rich, reflective, and quietly haunting. Chandler Center for the Arts Admission: $20.00 Buy Tickets On The Air Hear the CVCMF perform live on Vermont Public Classical talking with Walter Parker (Vermont Public host) Friday, August 7th, 2026 at 11:00 am Festival artists will chat with Walter about the 34th annual season and perform some of the first week's program live on air. Burlington/Plattsburgh -90.9 WOXR, Norwich -88.1 WNCH, Sunderland/Manchester -95.1 WVTQ, Island Pond/Brighton -106.9 WVTI, Manchester -91.1 WVNK, Middlebury -90.1 WOXM, Randolph -102.1 WVXR, Rutland -92.5*, Bennington -93.5*, Bolton -94.7*, Kendal at Hanover -103.9*, Newbury -99.5*, Brattleboro -94.3*, Woodstock -106.9*, Wake Robin, Shelburne -94.5* * low-power translator Online at www.vermontpublic.org WGBH in Boston New England Summer Festivals hosted by Cheryl Willoughby. The festival was featured on a special radio and internet program.