Marlboro Music Festival is located in Marlboro, Vermont (only a short 15 minutes from our B&B, Forty Putney Road).  Marlboro Music Frestival is an amazing group of concerts held throughout July and August.  Marlboro Music has gained world-wide acclaim as an institution devoted to fostering artistic excellence and grooming new musical leaders who illuminate all areas of music today.  There concept is unique as they invite master artists to play together with exceptional young professional musicians, under the Artistic Direction of celebrated pianists Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida.  Below you wil find the 2009 schedule directly from Marlboro’s website.  We highly recommend you attend and hope you enjoy the wonderful sounds of Marlboro Music Festival

Marlboro’s 59th Season: July 18th-August 16th, 2009

The programs offer chamber music for diverse instrumental and vocal combination’s from all musical periods. Selected each week from among some 70 works in rehearsal at any one time, the programs are announced Saturday just one week prior to weekend performances.

To purchase tickets over the phone, please call our Box Office at (215) 569-4690.  Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.

Concert Schedule

Please Note: All performances take place in Persons Auditorium at Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT. Please call (215) 569-4690 with any questions or concerns.

Opening Weekend 2009

Saturday, July 18th at 8:30pm
Sunday, July 19th at 2:30pm

Week Two

Saturday, July 25th at 8:30pm
Sunday, July 26th at 2:30pm

Week Three

Saturday, August 1st at 8:30pm
Sunday, August 2nd at 2:30pm

Week Four

Saturday, August 8th at 8:30pm
Sunday, August 9th at 2:30pm

Week Five

Friday, August 14th at 8:30pm
Saturday, August 15th at 8:30pm
Sunday, August 16th at 2:30pm

**Final Weekend Package w/ All Three Performances

The Yellow Barn Music School and Festival, is an internationally known chamber music professional school and concert located in Putney, Vermont. Join them this year, 2009, for their 40th Anniversary season. Yellow Barn provides a supportive, noncompetitive and challenging learning environment. They offer an inspiring five-week study and performance experience for advanced students and young professionals. Enjoy their imaginative programming at the primary five-week festival session, July 5th through August 9th, which attracts some of the best up-and-coming young string, piano, woodwind and percussion players in the nation.They also provide an intensive workshop for younger students from June17th through July 4th. This Young Artist Program welcomes young instrumentalists and composers age 13-19 and culminates into three public performances. Together with a world-renowned faculty group, they explore and perform works from the Baroque to the contemporary. Treat yourself to some or all 30 amazing public concerts, master classes, pre-concert suppers and discussions this season. Be sure to stay with us at Forty Putney Road B&B, we are located in Brattleboro on Route 5, which is a straight shot to Putney only a short 15 minute drive.

2009 YELLOW BARN 40th ANNIVERSARY SEASON: JUNE 25 – AUGUST 8

Yellow Barn Young Artists Program: June 17 to July 4
Yellow Barn Music School and Festival: July 5 to August 9

YELLOW BARN SUMMER SEASON 2009

Young Artists Program and Guest Artist Performances
Sunday June 21, Performance by So Percussion, Putney
Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27, Joint Yellow Barn and Mohawk Trail Concert, Charlemont, MA
Thursday July 2 and Friday July 3, Young Artists Program Concert

Yellow Barn Festival
Friday July 10, Yellow Barn Opening Concert, Putney
Saturday July 11, Yellow Barn Concert, Putney
Thursday July 16-Saturday August 8 (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays), Yellow Barn Concerts, Putney

Master Classes
Saturday, July 11, Master Class with Gilbert Kalish, Putney
Saturday, July 18, Master Class with Donald Weilerstein, Putney
Saturday, July 25, Master Class with Steven Doane, Putney
Monday, July 27, Master Class with Robert Mann, Putney
Saturday, August 1, Master Class with Roger Tapping, Putney

Special Dates
Saturday June 27, Mountaintop Musicale 40th Anniversary Party: Featuring Young Artists Program Participants, Walpole, NH
Saturday July 18, GALA Performance with Peter Frankl, Putney
Saturday July 25, Open House Event at the Greenwood School, Putney
Wednesday July 29 and Wednesday August 5, Yellow Barn Concert, Northampton, MA
Saturday August 8, Yellow Barn Season Finale Concert, Putney

PURCHASE TICKETS

(800) 639-3819 x107
(802) 387-4726 fax
tickets@yellowbarn.org

Brattleboro is a lively little town celebrating the arts whenever possible.  This past Tuesday Tim and I were sitting out on the back patio chatting with some guests over a cold drink when we heard some great music coming from the park.  We strolled down the block to see what was going on and settled into a blank on the grass.  We had stumbled onto a brassy band, Jazzberry Jam, playing a mix of swing music and big band numbers.   Turns out that throughout the month of July the Brattleboro Recreation Department organizes Tuesday Concerts on the Common. The Common is the park located just 2 blocks from Forty Putney Road’s front door, just north of downtown.  The Recreation Department even had 25 cent lemonades for sale along with some popcorn. All together a great way to spend a relaxed Tuesday evening.  We will certainly be back for the rest in the series.

We invite you to join us for the upcoming concerts on Tuesdays at 7pm on the Common:

• July 15th Easy Street
• July 22st Peter Miles
• July 29th Dave Rowe Trio
• August 5th American Legion Band

On Thursday, July 17th there is a different musical event on the Common it is called Summer Park Bands. This event is like an “Open Mike” night for bands and other local musicians.  We are looking forward to seeing more great free concerts just steps from the door of our Brattleboro Inn.  We hope to see you there!