What a joy to work with one of the finest and most capable young conductors, 
                                                            
Andrew Crust
                                                            , who led the incredibly musical and equally friendly 
                                                            
Vermont Symphony
                                                             in the thrilling Vermont premiere last weekend of 
                                                            
Roberto Sierra's
                                                             electric violin concerto, "Ficciones".
                                                        
 
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            backstage at Burlington's 
                                                            
Flynn Center
                                                             with conductor Andrew Crust
                                                        
 
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            I love working with local student string players, the real future of strings--answering their questions and showing them some new possibilities. This workshop included the VT Symphony's wonderful 
                                                            
Matt LeRocca
                                                            , also a music professor at the University of Vermont.
                                                        
 
                                                    
                                                        workshop with students at U-32 high school in Montpelier, VT
                                                     
                                                    
                                                        And forgive me for including an excerpt from a glowing review by arts writer Jim Lowe of the major VT paper, The Times Argus, but we have to cherish them when we get them, right?