1. Holiday Music In a typical year, the
Seven Days calendar section would be peppered with listings for local choirs leading participatory performances of George Frideric Handel s
Messiah. It s no surprise that that s not the case this year. The Choir of College Street Congregational Church in Burlington takes the tradition to an online platform, offering an on-demand concert video through Sunday, December 27. Montréal s L Harmonie des saisons, a baroque orchestra that performs on period instruments, joins the the choir and soloists for this moving rendition of the Christmas portion of the German composer s 18th-century oratorio.
2. Classic Movies Courtesy of Vermont International Film Foundation
âScreentime,â a group exhibition that is part of the â2020 Vision: Seeing the World through Technologyâ Vermont Curatorâs Group statewide project, is in the upstairs gallery at River Arts, 74 Pleasant St., Morrisville, through Jan. 15, Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
â2020 Vision: Seeing the World Through Technologyâ focuses on the concept of 2020 being seen in pop culture as shorthand for a distant, high-tech future. Artists were invited to consider the important ways in which technology has impacted their personal lives, the world and its potential for the future.
Whether creating a sense of alienation on canvas, using photography to digitally enhance landscapes, each artistâs use of technology for inspiration or process is as unique as their final interpretations of the world around them.