Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Nuanced Notes

Certain performances leave a permanent mark on audiences. Last season’s sold-out “Massively Mozart” by Capital City Concerts was one of them. This week, the unique chamber orchestra’s “Perchance to Dream” features acclaimed clarinetist Daniel Gilbert, returning to dazzle Vermonters anew. More than 20 professional musicians from the Metropolitan Orchestra, the New York City Opera National Company and others join Gilbert in a program that includes Debussy's “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” and Mendelssohn's “Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream.” Lou Kosma conducts, and Arturo Delmoni is concertmaster, for an evening that showcases an extraordinary gathering of talent.