MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Host Youth Choral Concert and Town Meeting on the Arts

MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Host Youth Choral Concert and Town Meeting on the Arts

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders will host a youth choral concert and town meeting on the importance of arts education on Saturday evening at the Dibden Center for the Arts. The concert will feature performances from nine Vermont elementary, middle, high school, and college choirs. This year will mark the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that Vermont students will gather to participate in this event. Prior to the pandemic, Sanders’ office organized an annual choral concert and town meeting.

“I am so pleased that my office is hosting our youth choral concert once again,” said Sanders. “We started this event in 2013. It was always such a joy to hear beautiful choral music from talented students all across Vermont. This concert serves as a great reminder of the critical importance of arts and music education. I am very much looking forward to speaking with the students and hearing their performances.”

The following Vermont schools will be performing: Bellows Free Academy Fairfax High School, Lamoille Union Middle/High School, Lyndon Institute, Main Street Middle School in Montpelier, Montpelier High School, Shelburne Community School, Vermont State University Castleton, Spaulding High School, and Winooski Middle High School.

The concert will be conducted by Stefanie Weigand, the Executive Director of Music-COMP, Chair of the NAfME Council for Choral Education, and Director of the University of Vermont’s Catamount Singers.

Details
What: Choral Concert and Town Meeting on the Arts with Sen. Bernie Sanders
When: Saturday, March 9, 6:00 p.m. Concert starts at 6:00 p.m.; Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Dibden Center for the Arts, Vermont State University, 200 S Pond Rd, Johnson, VT
General Public RSVP: Please RSVP online here. RSVPs are highly encouraged, but not required to attend the event. Seating will be on a first-come-first served basis.
Note: All attendees are expected to follow Vermont Department of Health guidance, monitor symptoms, and are encouraged to take a rapid COVID-19 test prior to the event.