Maria Schneider Orchestra

Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 pm $48/$40/$32 A Flynn Center Co-Commission

“One of America’s leading composers.” —LA Times

Maria Schneider blends big-band jazz, poetry, and chamber music. In her return to Burlington, the “most important woman in jazz” (TIME) leads her 22-piece orchestra in the performance of a new work co-commissioned by the Flynn. Schneider has won Grammy Awards for both her classical and jazz work, and her orchestra boasts a line-up of the finest musicians in jazz. From the lustrous opening chords of a Maria Schneider concert, you are swept off your feet and fall through space—but with the certainty that someone

with a lot of emotional intelligence is there to catch you. Presented in association with the Office of the Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs through the UVM President’s Initiative for Diversity.

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Media Support from 101-The One, The Music You Love and North Country Public Radio

Ana Moura Friday, April 29 at 8 pm

$40/$33/$25

“Ms. Moura’s fado never forgets about the music’s past, but it lives in the moment.” —New York Times

Ana Moura’s voice strolls luxuriously through the Portuguese fado tradition, flirting elegantly with pop and broadening the soul-bearing genre to stunning results. The Examiner describes her as “a torch singer with Mediterranean qualities [and] a voice made for melodrama… aesthetically thrilling and emotionally heartbreaking.” Her stage presence embodies the spirit of the iconic fadista, and she has performed with Caetano Veloso, Mick Jagger, and Prince, giving rise to inspired crossover collaborations and performances with musical giants in rock, pop, and jazz.

Presented in association with the Office of the Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs through the UVM President’s Initiative for Diversity.

Sponsored by Media Support from Vermont Public Radio 23 and