BENNINGTON, Vt. — On Sunday, Feb. 13, at 4:00 p.m. Sage City Symphony will present a Winter Concert at Greenwall Auditorium in the VAPA Building at Bennington College. 

 

Admission is free and open to all.  

 

The program will feature "Symphony No. 5 in B♭ Major, D. 485," by Franz Schubert; "Concerto for Bassoon and Strings," by Craig Phillips with Gerald Lanoue on bassoon; and "Lyric for Strings," by George Walker.  

 

Covid Protocols: All current and evolving guidelines issued by the CDC, the State of Vermont, and Bennington College will be followed. Face masks and social distancing will be required ("pod" seating permitted), and proof of vaccination and booster with ID will be required at the door. In the event of a resurgence of Covid infection rates, postponement or cancellation of this concert will be posted on the symphony's website at www.SageCitySymphony.org.  

 

Gerald Lanoue, DMA, is an active conductor and bassoonist in the Upstate New York and Southern Vermont area. He serves as music director for the Music Company Orchestra in Ballston Spa, NY, and is principal bassoonist and associate conductor of Sage City Symphony. A native of Bennington, he received his undergraduate education at the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY, and earned a master's degree and doctorate at the University of Southern California. He studied conducting with Douglas Lowry at the Eastman School of Music, as well as John Barnett, associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Lanoue has served on the faculties of Riverside Community College and Santa Monica College. While in California, he was an active orchestral and chamber musician serving as principal bassoon for the Bakersfield Symphony, Los Angeles Classical Ballet, Redlands Symphony, and the American Youth Symphony. He has performed most notably with Daniel Lewis, Yehuda Gilad, Jerry Goldsmith, Michael Kamien, and Zubin Mehta.