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Recent Episodes

  • The Vermont Show Sunday, 10/17/10 5pm From the Top came to Burlington in February to record this broadcast live from the Flynn in Burlington.  Listen this Sunday at 5 on VPR Classical as some of Vermont's best young musicians take the stage!
  • From The Top: 10th Anniversary Show Sunday, 09/13/09 5pm This Sunday evening at 5 join VPR Classical in wishing a big happy 10th birthday to From the Top, NPR's showcase of young musicians. The program has spent the last decade introducing us to some of the very best rising talent from around the nation - and, right here in Vermont!
  • Young Vermont Musicians & Chandler Music Hall Featured Sunday, 12/02/07 10:19am

    Hear the "From the Top" taped live at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph.

    Featured performers include 17-year-old horn player Katie Jordan from Charlotte and 18-year-old violinist Thea Talento from Woodstock (pictured).

    Vermont Public Radio will broadcast this special episode on both VPR and VPR Classical.

About From the Top

Wendy Lynch
Christopher O'Riley
From the Top with host Christopher O'Riley showcases the nation's most outstanding young classical musicians. Each week, pre-collegiate musicians' stunning individual performances are combined with lively interviews, lighthearted sketches and musical games.

The program celebrates the role of music in all our lives and the dedication, grace, and optimism that go into creating it.

Recorded in live concert settings in concert halls around the U.S., From the Top captures the top-notch musicianship, offbeat humor, and insights of America's best classical musicians aged nine to 18.

High-profile performers such as Yo-Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Bobby McFerrin have appeared to talk about their musical influences and the development of their careers, and to perform with the young artists.

The program has been described by The Chicago Tribune as "One of the most original programs in the history of public radio," while the Los Angeles Times declared, "From the Top is making classical music wild and fun and crazy!"