Readings

Past Readings

11/23/2009 R. Strauss "Ein Heldenleben"
Daniel Bruce, conductor

4/29/2009 Mahler 2
Andrew Massey, conductor
Shyla Nelson, Evelyn Kwanzaa, soloists

11/17/2008 Mahler 5
Eric Hanson, conductor

6/17/2008 Mahler 3
Andrew Massey, conductor
Shyla Nelson, soloist

4/17/2008 Bruckner 7
Andrew Massey, conductor

11/26/2007 Brahms Requiem
Nathaniel Lew, conductor
Shyla Nelson, Steven Falbel, soloists

4/11/2007 Mahler 6
Troy Peters, conductor

11/15/2006 Mahler 9
Geoffrey Simon, conductor

3/22/2006, repeated 6/20/2006 Mahler 2
Troy Peters, conductor
Shyla Nelson, Wendy Hoffman Farrell, soloists

4/6/2005, repeated 6/15/2005 Mahler 7
Troy Peters, conductor

11/7/2004 R. Strauss "Alpine Symphony"
Peter Bouchard, conductor

6/16/2004 Mahler 4
Sean Newhouse, conductor
Shyla Nelson, soloist

2/11/2004 Mahler 3
Evan Bennett, conductor
Wendy Hoffman Farrell, soloist

8/27/2003, repeated 10/13/2003 Mahler 6
Anne Decker, conductor

5/6/2003 Mahler 5
Troy Peters, conductor

12/3/2002 Mahler 1
Mike Hopkins, conductor

The Green Mountain Mahler Festival holds reading sessions a few times per year. The goal of the readings is to provide an opportunity for musicians from across Vermont to gather for an evening to play an ambitious work for the fun and joy of it. Readings have attracted 100 or more local musicians, allowing the group to tackle complex works on a grand scale, by great Romantic composers including Gustav Mahler, Anton Bruckner, and Richard Strauss.

Readings are held at Elley-Long Music Center in Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, Vermont. The first part of the evening is given to exploring and rehearsing the piece. Following a short break, we run the entire work from start to finish.

Music is usually available for pickup at Elley-Long a few weeks prior to the reading, so that participants can look at their parts and practice them at home prior to the reading.

New members are always welcome. String players are especially needed, as well as singers (for works requiring a chorus). Please contact us if you would like to participate in future readings.