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Recent Highlights

Recent Episodes

  • Host Orli Shaham America's Music Festivals Friday, 04/06/12 8pm

    VPR Classical's In Concert @ 8 is now airing a new series of programs from America's Music Festivals.

    Photo: Christian Steiner 

  • VPR Messiah Watch 2011 Wednesday, 11/30/11 Noon Check the time and location for performances of Handel's Messiah in your neighborhood.
  • The Met: Live In HD In Local Theaters Saturday, 10/15/11 12:55pm

    See the 2011-2012 Metropolitan Opera live and in high definition at these local theaters this season. 

    Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

  • New Year's Day from Vienna 2010 Friday, 01/01/10 11am French conductor Georges Pretre leads the Vienna Philharmonic in this annual concert of music by the Strauss family and others.
  • Handel's "Messiah" Friday, 12/25/09 8pm Handel's classic, "The Messiah" is given a fresh new performance this evening starting at 8 with the Pittsburgh's Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir.
  • VPR Messiah Watch 2009 Friday, 12/04/09 7:30pm VPR Classical's Walter Parker follows the series of local sing-alongs of Handel's Messiah.
  • Performance Today Returns to VPR Classical Monday, 12/03/07 12am

    We've refined VPR Classical's programming schedule. "Performance Today", with Fred Child (left), returns to weekdays afternoons. "Sunday Bach," "Exploring Music," "From the Top" and "Classical Music with Joe Goetz" also begin at new times.

About VPR Classical

VPR Classical is Vermont Public Radio's 24-hour, all classical music network.

Our hosts provide a thoughtful framework for the music, welcoming you whether you’re a casual or passionate classical music fan. Each performance, each artist, each composer, brings a unique perspective, and we share that sense of discovery and delight with you. We keep the talk to a minimum; we know you come to VPR Classical to hear the music.

We program entire works, with a broad repertoire that includes vocal (choral and opera) and contemporary music. We respect and include new artists (musicians and composers) and recordings whose performances reflect the exciting, changing landscape of styles and performance practice.

Our hosts offer context for the music, giving you the opportunity to think about what was happening culturally or politically at the time a piece was written, and to learn a bit about the composer's background or motivation for a particular piece.

VPR Classical regularly showcases live performances of new and established artists from the VPR Studios. We are committed to keeping you connected to the thriving arts and performance opportunties our region provides.

VPR Classical features local hosts Cheryl Willoughby, Walter Parker, and Joe Goetz, along with favorite programs Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, In Concert @8, and From the Top.

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