Social Band Sings of Walking and Wandering

Springtime and the urge to be “out and about” go hand in hand and Social Band, Burlington’s lively Band of Singers, will celebrate spring with a program centered on the theme of walking. Whether freewheeling or contemplative, literal or metaphoric, out of necessity or just for fun, walking is interwoven with our human history and culture. Join Social Band for a musical jaunt of poetry and song.

“All the Fields”

Songs of walking and wandering

• Saturday, April 7, 2018 – 7:30pm ~ Richmond Free Library
• Sunday, April 8, 2018 – 3:00pm ~ First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington
• Saturday, April 14, 2018 – 7:30pm ~ United Church of Hinesburg
• Sunday, April 15, 2018 – 3:00pm ~ Charlotte Congregational Church

In Social Band’s exploration of this theme, the twenty-member choral group will sing everything from Renaissance polyphony by Nicolas Gombert to rough-and-tumble traditional folk songs. Other selections include ancient pilgrimage songs from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat as well as songs by Vermont composers. Additionally, Social Band will premiere two compositions by Social Band members – “All I Have to Bring”, a setting of an Emily Dickinson poem by Don Jamison and “Walk Humbly” by Bruce Chalmer.

As always, Social Band brings its characteristic “joie de vivre” to this program – combining powerful singing, food for thought and our collective sparkling personality. 

Admission is $15 in advance, $18 the day of concert. Tickets are available online (no fees) at https://socialband-spring18.eventbrite.com and at the door.

For more information, visit www.socialband.org, find us on Facebook, or call (802) 355-4216.

Social Band presents a concert combining ancient and modern-day songs and carols to honor this season, rich with the contrasts of light and dark, outer cold and inner heat. Join us for this contemplative and celebratory evening of song.

Deep Midwinter: Songs from Winter’s Heart

Saturday, December 16 ~ 7:30pm ~ Charlotte Congregational Church

Sunday, December 17 ~ 3:00pm ~ First Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington

Social Band, Burlington’s lively band of singers, presents its annual winter concert series unapologetically smack dab in the middle of the holiday hubbub. There is no better time to join in song then when we are collectively yearning for a time to be still, to listen, to sing, to reflect and to celebrate.

Social Band tells the story of this beautiful, rich, yet stark season with beautiful carols you may have never heard, contemporary works by Vermont composers that spur the imagination and local pride, stirring songs from the American shape-note tradition and joyful sing-alongs that allow each and every one of us to sing in community.

Social Band, weaves together poetry and song to create a sometimes thoughtful, sometimes joyful, sometimes irreverent hour of choral music. The group strives to draw upon the strengths of classical and folk traditions, and offers a performance that is both refined and a direct expression of feeling – feeding listeners’ hearts and heads.  Encouraging composition has been part of Social Band’s mission from the outset, and much of its repertoire comes from Vermont composers – many of them members of the group. Social Band is directed by Amity Baker.

Advance Tickets: $15 online at www.socialband-midwinter17.eventbrite.com

Day of the concert: $18 online and at the door

All of our venues are wheelchair accessible. For more information, visit www.socialband.org, find us on Facebook, or call (802) 355-4216.

Social Band Sings to Food and Drink

Social Band, Burlington’s lively band of singers, dedicates its fall program to food and drink, both literal and metaphorical. The program features songs and poetry about sustenance, refreshment and indulgence – as well as the joys of companionship around the table and our gratefulness for the nourishment we are given and share with others. Join Social Band as we bring our distinctive brand of choral performance to the delights of food and drink and “let the sky fall into our mouths.”

“Let the Sky Fall into Your Mouth”

Musical Reflections on food and drink

• Saturday, November 4, 2017 – 7:30pm ~ Richmond Free Library
• Sunday, November 5, 2017 – 3:00pm ~ College Street Congregational Church, Burlington
• Saturday, November 11, 2017 – 7:30pm ~ United Church of Hinesburg
• Sunday, November 12, 2017 – 3:00pm ~ Charlotte Congregational Church

In honor of the food, Social Band will sing everything from Renaissance polyphony by Tomas Luis de Victoria and Francisco Guerrero to folk and bluegrass tunes. Other selections include early Spanish and French pieces, early New England shape-note tunes, as well as songs by Vermont composers, including works by Thomas Read and Don Jamison.

As always, Social Band brings its characteristic “joie de vivre” to this program – combining powerful singing, food for thought and our collective sparkling personality.

Admission is by suggested donation of $15. Tickets are available online at https://socialband-fallconcerts.eventbrite.com and at the door. For more information, visit www.socialband.org, find us on Facebook, or call (802) 355-4216.