The Vermont Philharmonic brings its big orchestral sound to the lawn at Moose Meadow Lodge on Sunday August 10th at 4:00 PM for its annual Summer Pops Concert.

Under the baton of music director Lou Kosma, the orchestra will entertain the audience with music from West Side Story and Carmen (“March of the Toreadors”) and composers Leroy Anderson and Duke Ellington. Concertmaster Joanna Alpizar will sing Sabor a Mi, and principal clarinetist Margaret Barsumian will perform the rousing Clarinet Polka. The program also features a work by a young Vermont composer, Alexander Maroney, along with audience favorites “Washington Post March”, “Ashokan Farewell”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”. The program concludes, of course, with “The Stars and Stripes Forever”.

Moose Meadow Lodge is located at 607 Crossett Hill Road in Duxbury. The grounds will be open for picnicking at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, $5 students, $55 family of 4 – available online or at the venue (cash or check).

In case of rain, the concert will be held at Harwood Union High School, 458 Rte 100, Moretown.

Celebrating its 66th Season, the Vermont Philharmonic is composed of professional and talented amateur musicians from throughout Vermont. It is Vermont’s oldest community orchestra, founded in 1959 by Jon Borowicz, emeritus professor of music at Norwich University. Since 1993, the Philharmonic’s home base has been the Barre Opera House. Lou Kosma has been the Music Director of the Philharmonic since 1999.

Information and tickets are at www.vermontphilharmonic.com.