Heliand
Classical Chamber Music in Vermont
Heliand tells stories through music
Playing, singing, speaking, sharing stories – we build bridges to the past and illuminate connections to today’s music. We do away with formality and stylistic boundaries. We seek the spaces where styles meet and overlap.
Our mission is to build community through the shared experience of chamber music. We achieve this through our expansive programming, artistry and outreach.
Heliand’s Katie Oprea, Cynthia Huard and Rachael Elliott
photo by Margaret Michael Photography
Chandler Center for the Arts
Randolph, Vermont
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Dibden Center for the Arts
Northern Vermont University
Johnson, Vermont
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Featuring the New England premiere of Nico Muhly's
"Reliable Sources" for bassoon and wind ensemble
Rachael Elliott, bassoon soloist
Anne Decker, conductor
Patrick Evans, narrator
NVU Chamber Singers led by Bethany Plissey
Bassoonist Rachael Elliott is among the 19 bassoonists who commissioned this magnificent piece from Nico and is privileged to perform the New England premiere in her (and Nico's) home state of Vermont together with a band of outstanding musicians from across the region.
Our October 26-27th concerts offer two of only a handful of opportunities across the U.S. to hear this piece by one of this generation's most esteemed composers performed live! Both concerts will be Livestreamed; links will be shared soon.
Thanks to the many supporters whose generosity made this production possible!
Past Concerts
2026
Alison Cerutti - piano; Rachael Elliott - bassoon; Katie Oprea - oboe
May 31, 2026 • VSO’s Montpelier Pride Concert
VSO’s Piano Wind Trio performs a free chamber music concert for oboe, bassoon & piano by Francis Poulenc, Julius Eastman, Caroline Shaw, and others. This event celebrates gay and lesbian composers, as well as other underrepresented voices from across the musical canon.
Performers
Katie Oprea, oboe
Rachael Elliott, bassoon
Alison Cerutti, piano.
Christ Episcopal Church
64 State St, Montpelier, VT
More info at vso.org >
2025
August 24, 2025 • Sunday Classical in Burlington
with Rachael Elliott (bassoon), Thomas Kozumplik (percussion), Mary Rowell (violin), Katie Oprea (oboe)
City Hall Park, 135 Church St
Burlington, VT 05401
Sponsored by BCA
2024
November 3-12, 2024 • To Hugo & Other Tales, with Mary Rowell, violin
Music by Padma Newsome (Australia), Isidora Žebeljan (Serbia), Astor Piazzolla (Argentina), and Americans William Grant Still and Nico Muhly.
11/3/24 - Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, Plainfield, VT
11/10/24 - Barton United Church, Barton, VT
11/12/24 - Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY
presented by Music at Noon Series
Performers
Katie Oprea, oboe
Rachael Elliott, bassoon
Mary Rowell, violin
Cynthia Huard, piano
May 16-19, 2024 • Danza Gaia
5/16/24 - Live on Vermont Public Classical with Walter Parker
> listen to Heliand’s live on-air performance [rebroadcast]
5/17/24 - United Church of Bakersfield & Fairfield, Bakersfield, VT
5/18/24 - First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
5/19/24 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
presented by Catamount Arts
April 5-7, 2024 • Zodiac Dust
Heliand’s oboist Katie Oprea and bassoonist Rachael Elliott are joined by NY percussion virtuoso, Thomas Kozumplik (EK Duo, Loop 243)
Music of J. S. Bach, Kozumplik, Padma Newsome, Isadora Zebeljan & more
4/5/24 - The Opera House at Enosburg Falls, Enosburg Falls, VT
presented by Enosburg Opera House
4/6/24 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
presented by Catamount Arts
4/7/24 - Westford Common Hall, 1 White Church Lane, Westford, VT
presented by Westford Music Series
2023
When the Snows Fall
with Mary Rowell, violin and Thomas Kozumplik, percussion
12/2/23 - Middlebury Community Music Center, Middlebury, VT
12/3/23 - Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, Plainfield, VT
Summer Tour of Vermont
7/28/23 - Grace Church, Sheldon, VT
presented by Summer Music at Grace Church
8/1/23 - House Concert, Rutland, VT
8/2/23 - Otter Creek Music Festival
Salisbury Congregational Church
presented by the Otter Creek Music Festival
8/4/23 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
presented by Catamount Arts
8/5/23 - Frank Suchomel Memorial Arts Center, Adamant, VT
presented by the Frank Suchomel Memorial Arts Center
8/6/23 - Rochester Federated Church, Rochester, VT
presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society
April Vignettes • Portraits in Music
4/19/23 - Live performance on Vermont Public Classical hosted by Walter Parker
> listen to Heliand’s live on-air performance [rebroadcast]
4/20/23 - St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Vermont
4/21/23 - College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, Vermont
4/22/23 - Mountain Top Music, House Concert Series, Silver Lake, New Hampshire
4/23/23 - United Community Church, St. Johnsbury, VT
2022
Winter Dreams [canceled due to illness]
12/18/22 - Westford Music Series
Westford, VT
Vignettes • Portraits in Music
Haydn, Beethoven, Clémence de Grandval and William Grant Still
11/19/22 - South Church
St. Johnsbury, VT
11/20/22 - House concert
Rochester, VT
Cool of the Day • Summer Tour
7/22/22 - York Street Meeting House in Lyndon, Vermont
presented by Upright Steeple Society
7/23/22 - Artistree Community Arts Center, South Pomfret, Vermont
presented by Artistree
7/24/22 - Rochester Federated Church, Rochester, Vermont
presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society
Noon Music in May
3/25/22 - Stowe Performing Arts, Stowe Community Church
2021
HELIAND@HOME: Virtual Concert Series
3/13/21 - HELIAND@HOME: Reflections
5/8/21 - HELIAND@HOME: Soulful Trio
Universe in a Sparkle
6/30/21 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
7/1/21 - RCMS, Rochester Federated Church, Rochester, VT
7/2/21 - First: Earth Summer Series, Isham Family Farm, Williston, VT
First Night North
12/31/21 - Presented by Catamount Arts and First Night North
2020
1/31/20 - Warm Your Spirits Winter Series Fundraiser
1906 House, Enosburg, VT
presented by the Enosburg Opera House
Kindred Spirits: Music & Letters of Brahms and the Schumanns
1/18/20 - Walkover Gallery's Cabin Fever Series, Bristol, VT
3/6/20 - House concert, Rochester, VT [CANCELLED]
3/7/20 - Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
5/16/20 - Mountain Top Music, Silver Lake, NH [CANCELLED]
Winter Gathering: Music & Poetry of the Season
2/21/20 - Middlebury Community Music Center, Middlebury, VT
2/22/20 - Ahaveth Gerim Synagogue, Burlington, VT
2/23/20 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
The remainder of the 2019-2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic
HELIAND@HOME: Virtual Concert Series
6/13/20 - HELIAND@HOME: The Home Remedy
7/18/20 - HELIAND@HOME: Summer House Call
8/16/20 - HELIAND@HOME: Stories, Songs and Drumming
2019
Twelfth Night: A Winter Celebration
1/5/19 - St. Paul's United Methodist Church, St. Albans, VT
2/21/19 - VPR's Stetson Studio One, Colchester, VT
Kindred Spirits: Music & Letters of Brahms and the Schumanns
4/14/19 - Fairlee Town Hall, Fairlee, VT
presented by Fairlee Community Arts
4/25/19 - Live on VPR Classical with Walter Parker
4/28/19 - St Luke's Episcopal Church, St Albans, VT
presented by Church Street Sounds of the Season
5/19/19 - Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
presented by the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
Draw the Circle Wide: Schumann, Boulanger, Poulenc, Galbraith, Newsome
6/30/19 - Rochester Federated Church, Rochester, VT
presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society
Summer Gathering: Music & Poetry for Midsummer
7/23/19 - Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho*
7/23/19 - Arca, Underhill
7/24/19 - Ahavath Gerim Synagogue, Burlington
7/25/19 - Bakersfield Town Green, Bakersfield*
7/25/19 - Grace Episcopal Church, Sheldon
7/26/19 - Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndonville*
7/26/19 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon
*Program for children, youth & families
Heliand and the Band: Music of Nico Muhly & Friends
New England premiere of Nico Muhly's "Reliable Sources" for bassoon and wind ensemble featuring
Rachael Elliott, bassoon soloist
Anne Decker, conductor
Patrick Evans, narrator
and the NVU Chamber Singers led by Bethany Plissey
10/26/19 - Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
10/27/19 - Dibden Center for the Arts, NVU, Johnson, VT
Heliand and Friends
11/17/19 - United Church of Bakersfield, Bakersfield, VT
A Seasonal Celebration
12/15/19 - Dibden Center for the Arts, NVU, Johnson, VT
with the NVU Chamber Singers led by Bethany Plissey
12/15/19 - White Church on the Common, Westford, VT
presented by Westford Music Series
2018
Old World/New World Legends: mythology & dance music
3/9/18 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
3/10/18 - Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, VT
3/11/18 - Brandon Music Café, Brandon, VT
Perfumes of Paris: 20th century music for winds & piano
3/30/18 - The Residence at Otter Creek, Middlebury, VT
3/31/18 - House concert, Rochester, VT
4/8/18 - German Love Triangle, house concert, Bristol, VT
2017
Crossing the Bar: Folk music for woodwind trio & voices
1/20/17 - ArtsRiot, Burlington, VT
1/21/17 - Brandon Music Cafe, Brandon, VT
2 Moon Smile: a p'opera by Padma Newsome
featuring Clogs, Mary Bonhag, and dancers Susannah Keebler, Clare Byrne, Christine Meagher
4/7/17 - Rochester Federated Church, Rochester, VT
4/8/17 - York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, VT
10th Anniversary Celebration
4/15/17 - House Concert in Charlotte, VT
Noon Music in May: Echoes of Springtime Past
5/10/17 - Stowe Community Church
Sea Breezes & Summer Winds: Woodwind Quintet Tour
6/22/17 - live from VPR's Studio One with Walter Parker
6/23/17 - First Methodist Church, Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT
6/24/17 - Spruce Peak Performing Arts, Stowe, VT
6/25/17 - Meeting House on the Green, Fairfield, VT
6/27/17 - Wake Robin, Shelburne, VT
20th Century Music for Winds & Piano
9/29/17 - house concert, Bakersfield, VT
9/30/17 - Mountain Top Music house concert, Silver Lake, NH
10/1/17 - First Congregational Church, Lyndonville, VT
Crossing the Bar: Folk music for woodwind trio & voices
11/5/17 - Church Street Sounds of the Season, First Congregational Church, St. Albans, VT
11/12/17 - Westford Winter Music Series, United Church of Westford, Westford, VT
For a record of our concerts dating back to 2007, contact Rachael >