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back in Vermont at Spruce Peak Arts ! We ’ re also excited for your shows with Noah Kahan , a proud Vermonter and incredible musical talent . When I first heard about you touring together , I thought that it was a fitting musical collaboration , because both your band ’ s self-titled album , Mt . Joy ( 2018 ), and Noah Kahan ’ s Stick Season ( 2022 ) are both albums that are very attuned to their regional environments . To me , the sonic landscapes on both of those records capture the moments and shared experiences that shaped your respective creative and personal progressions . The result in both cases is real music and resonant songwriting that encapsulates the spirit of a region , and I ’ m excited to see your musical worlds collide on the tour . What are you most looking forward to about the tour , and what has it been like working with Noah and seeing his artistic progression ?
A : We played a festival with Noah two days ago in Charlotte . I think that coming up in the same scene together , we have developed a real friendship , and it ’ s been amazing to watch him . I was standing side-stage two nights ago and looking out at the crowd while he performed . Hearing them sing his songs back was iconic . It ’ s cool to watch someone who you love as a friend become an icon , but it ’ s also inspiring to see like the whole scene taking off , including for us on a smaller scale . When you ’ re on the stage and when you ’ re in it , there ’ s just so much happening . It ’ s a little harder to see it than when you ’ re standing back watching someone . To see the way people react to his songwriting is amazing . Obviously , he plays an enormous part in that , but I do think people are really coming towards that type of real , authentic music . I think that the sky ’ s the limit for Noah . That ’ s the dream : to get to where he ’ s gotten in terms of how he ’ s impacting people with his music . I ’ m looking forward to the next couple of festivals and playing at Fenway with him . He ’ s creating something that I think music needs , where it ’ s real , and it ’ s good writing . It ’ s all the things that you want to see win . To see it becoming a bit of a dynasty feels like , “ Alright ! I ’ m cool with this team winning .”
DANIEL ANDAI Artistic Director & Violin
2024 CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES
Cynthia Rosen
Enjoy performances by world-renowned musicians in an intimate setting .
JUNE 29 – JULY 20 Pico Mountain Lodge • Saturdays , 7pm
JULY 7 Unitarian Universalist Church , Woodstock , VT • Sunday , 4pm In collaboration with Pentangle Arts
TITLE SPONSOR Luc Walter Foundation
SIMON GHRAICHY Guest Artist , Piano
CONCERT SPONSORS Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region Great Gulf Heritage Family Credit Union Betsy & Baxter Holland Killington Resorts Rotary Club of Rutland Rutland Regional Medical Center Victoria & Robert Young
REED TETZLOFF Guest Artist , Piano
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