Entries by VYOA Staff

One Jeff, Two Jeffs… And So Much More

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This week is a personal milestone for me, as it marks the end of the second year of my three-year residency with VYOA. It has been an awesome first two years!

During my most recent VYOA week, I visited three schools: Winooski High School, Burlington High School and Edmunds Middle School.

First week with VYOA!

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Just as the week I spent at Elley-Long sped by, so has the week since my first rehearsal last Sunday with the VYO and second with the Sinfonia. As I write this, I’m waiting at the JetBlue terminal at JFK with some unexpected downtime as the late night Burlington flight is delayed. I’d been hoping […]

Freezing-in-Residence: Composer Rob Paterson Spends a January Week in Vermont

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My recent residency week was a roller coaster ride of mostly wonderful, amazing and fun experiences. I arrived on Sunday afternoon, and experienced one of the coldest days (in some places it was 28 degrees below zero!) in Vermont in recent memory. Everyone warned me: “Bundle up!” “Bring your fleeces!” “It’s going to be very […]

The Paterson Effect: Reveille!, Gossip and Crisp Whites

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It has been a great week at the Reveille! Music Festival! Although, I miss the intimacy of Reveille! taking place at the Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College, the main campus is very beautiful, and the weather has been gorgeous so I have no complaints about camp being moved this year. One of the […]

When Tears = Wipeout. The Final VYO Concert of 2010.

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My first two years as a VYOA member were spent in Chamber Winds on Saturday mornings, followed by a year in Philharmonia. The best two years of my life so far were spent as a member of the VYO. Last year, I would listen to Kelly Herrmann (VYO flute, 2009) as she played. I was […]

Being Andrew Massey

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Riding home from Sunday’s rehearsal with Owen Tatum, we were chatting about it all – the rehearsal, Mr. Massey, and the upcoming concert – our last as VYO members. The conversation began with our memory of the Montgomery Center holiday performance in which Mr. Massey invited a handful of VYO students to participate. Mr. Massey’s […]

Air – Thirteen Bars Worth

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There are only two weeks left until the VYO spring concert! When we first opened up our folders to learn the spring program, we couldn’t wait to get started on Capriccio Espagnol. As soon as Mr. Massey had us play Rimsky-Korsakov, the wind and brass section perked up and the strings played more energetically than […]