Jukebox Series to Mark 10th Anniversary With Four Concerts
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Jukebox series will stage four anniversary concerts in November across the state.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Classical
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The Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Jukebox series celebrates its 10th anniversary with four concerts beginning November 11, 2026. At each show, audience members choose eight songs from a list of 16 for the quartet to perform.
Why it matters
The series, which began with a 2016 event at Burlington's ArtsRiot, has taken classically trained musicians into nontraditional spaces across Vermont for a decade. The anniversary run gives Vermont audiences in multiple communities a chance to take part in the format.
Each anniversary show uses a list of 16 songs from which audiences pick eight, and the quartet plays them in the order selected. Curator Matt LaRocca maintains a spreadsheet of more than 200 songs for the series.
The players
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is the state's professional orchestra, which created the Jukebox series to bring classical musicians into nontraditional settings.
Matt LaRocca
Matt LaRocca is the curator of the Jukebox musical program and maintains its song list.
The details
Each anniversary concert opens with the Danish String Quartet's arrangement of 'Old Reinlender From Sønndala.' The quartet includes violinists Brooke Quiggins-Saulnier and Joana Genova, violist Stefanie Taylor, and cellist John Dunlop, and performs in intimate venues or adapted spaces. The Rutland Paramount Theatre show will seat audience members onstage with the musicians.
Timeline
2016: First Jukebox-style event paired with a nine-course vegan tasting menu at ArtsRiot in Burlington
November 11, 2026: Jukebox Turns Ten concert at Northshire Community Courthouse in Manchester
November 12, 2026: Jukebox Turns Ten concert at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum (sold out)
November 13, 2026: Jukebox Turns Ten concert at Burlington Beer (sold out)
November 15, 2026: Jukebox Turns Ten concert at Paramount Theatre in Rutland
Season Trajectory
The Jukebox series grew out of a 2016 ArtsRiot dinner event that the orchestra judged a success, leading it to send classically trained musicians into unconventional spaces. The anniversary run extends that model across Manchester, St. Johnsbury, Burlington and Rutland.
Tickets for the Manchester show are priced $15-25 and for the Rutland show $15-30, while the St. Johnsbury and Burlington shows are already sold out. Audiences attending the Rutland Paramount show will sit onstage with the musicians.
The takeaway
Attending a Jukebox show offers a direct way to hear classical musicians perform repertoire chosen by the audience itself. Plan ahead for the Manchester and Rutland dates, since the other two are sold out.
What happens next
The Jukebox Turns Ten concerts take place on November 11, 12, 13 and 15, 2026, in Manchester, St. Johnsbury, Burlington and Rutland.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Seven Days.
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