Classical Music With Helen Lyons
Weekdays, 6-10 a.m., Vermont Public Classical
VPR Classical’s morning classical host, Helen Lyons, is a Williston native. She holds a BA in Music from Wellesley College and Artist Diplomas from the Royal Academy of Music in London, and College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She has enjoyed an international singing career spanning three continents, performing in Europe, China, The Philippines and the USA.
Locally, Helen has sung with The Vermont Mozart Festival, Burlington’s First Night, BARN Opera, and enjoys ongoing engagements around the state. Helen teaches private classical voice lessons at her South Burlington studio, and loves working with students of all ages and levels.
Latest Episodes
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With the 2024 total solar eclipse on the horizon, get inspired with a playlist curated by Vermont Public Classical's Helen Lyons.
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Pianist Mahani Teave spoke with Vermont Public Classical's Helen Lyons about her passion for music, education and the environment, ahead of her concert at Middlebury's Mahaney Arts Center this week.
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Vermont Public Classical's Helen Lyons caught up with the star of stage and screen ahead of her September 8th concert at the Flynn.
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All are welcome to a choral workshop led by Dr. Kathy Bullock, Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Colchester, part of the Black Lives Matter Commissioning Project.
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Celtic harpist Bill Taylor will be giving a concert this Sunday at the East Arlington Federated Church, to benefit their Summer Lunch Program.
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Middlebury College professor and composer Matthew Evan Taylor's "Life Returns" celebrates the coming of Springtime, and will have its digital premiere on February 14th.
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Composer Erik Nielsen will be premiering several works for solo instruments written during the COVID-19 pandemic in a concert to benefit the Clemmons Family Farm.
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Greg Pierce is the librettist for the Metropolitan Opera's new commission, The Hours, with music by Kevin Puts
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James Burton will conduct the Vermont Symphony Orchestra on October 29 and 30, a program titled "Paradise and Light," which features a world premiere by Middlebury College Professor of Music, Dr. Matthew Evan Taylor.
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Sam Kunin will perform the cello solo in Max Bruch's Kol Nidrei on this weekend's season opening Vermont Youth Orchestra Concert.