Vermont Symphony Orchestra concert tent On a Wednesday in mid-May, I entered the Stowe Community Church to see the first live performance of classical music I had experienced in more than a year: Middlebury pianist Diana Fanning playing works by Maurice Ravel, Fédéric Chopin and Franz Schubert. The formidable entrance requirements included emailing an image of my COVID-19 vaccination card to Stowe Performing Arts, which hosted the concert. Audience members were led to seats spaced six feet apart. But the payoff was hearing those nuances of interpretation and volume that virtual mediums never quite capture. As masks fall away and the weather warms, classical musicians schedules are filling up with live gigs, and festivals are reviving their summer seasons. There s even a new concert series in a Jericho barn. With so many performances cropping up as the state lifts its pandemic restrictions, the following list is only a sample
Virat Kohli Scripts Yet Another History, Becomes 1st Batsman To Clinch Elite Record
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Kohli claimed the record during India s win over England in 2nd T20I
He remained unbeaten on 73 during India s chase of 165
Indian captain Virat Kohli scripted yet another history in cricket when his side took on England in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Kohli became the first-ever male cricketer to complete 3,000 runs in T20Is. Overall, he was the third cricketer to the milestone after New Zealand batter Suzie Bates and West Indies Stefanie Taylor. While Suzie has scored 3,301 runs in 119 T20I innings at an average of 30 for the White Ferns, Stefanie has scored 3,062 runs in 106 innings at an average of 36.02 for the Caribbean side.
For the performing arts in Vermont, 2020 was the year that wasnât. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic revealed many arts organizationsâ ability to redefine themselves â and for others it meant a complete shutdown.
January began optimistically with a splendid performance by the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Anne Decker, of Menottiâs Christmas opera, âAmahl and the Night Visitorsâ at City Hall Arts Center. The Spice on Snow traditional music festival celebrated its 10th year, also in the capital.
Vermont Stage, the Burlington professional theater, mounted excellent productions of âRelativity,â by Mark St. Germain â in which Ron Crawford became Albert Einstein â and âMarie and Rosetta,â the rockinâ gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe.