Champlain Philharmonic Concert Features Mozart's Magic Flute with Arc Bender Circus Opera

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On Saturday, October 11, the Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) will present an innovative collaboration of Mozart’s Magic Flute with Arc Bender Circus Opera from Brattleboro, VT, helmed by Elizabeth Wohl, a trained soprano and circus performer, and lawyer by day. The opera will feature an aerialist (Elizabeth) who will sing while suspended in air, an acrobat, and a tenor. This will be paired with Stravinsky’s Suite for Small Orchestra No. 2, and a work composed by CPO’s own percussionist, Jerome Shedd. Come enjoy an evening of music full of wonder and merriment!

CPO is a resident company of Town Hall Theater, featuring Music Director and Conductor Matt LaRocca. LaRocca is a cross-genre composer, performer, and educator who likes making beautiful sounds - you're just as likely to see him playing with a rock band as conducting an orchestra. He is the Artistic Advisor and Special Project Conductor for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra where he works with all things non-traditional, and a professor of composition/theory at the University of Vermont.

Matt performs on the electric viola (through an array of guitar pedals) with Michael Chorney's psych-rock improvisation ensemble Freeway Clyde and is a frequent collaborator with rock, folk, and electronic musicians. He has written string and orchestral arrangements for and performed with artists such as Guster (his music can be heard on their OMAGAH! album), Grace Potter, Kat Wright, Bill Ellis, Francesca Blanchard, Myra Flynn, Moira Smiley, and more. With a love of improvisation and crossing disciplines, Matt is a regular in the dance world and his collaborators include Jessie Owens and Paul Besaw.

The musicians of the Champlain Philharmonic come from diverse backgrounds, but all share a passionate love of music making. Learn more about the musicians at: https://www.champlainphilharmonic.org/the-orchestra