Sage City Symphony Presents Free Concert

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BENNINGTON, Vt.—Sage City Symphony will perform a concert at 4:00 p.m. in Greenwall Auditorium, VAPA Building, Bennington College.

The program includes works by Verdi, Glinka, Sibelius, and Mozart, as well as compositions by students from Long Trail School and Burr & Burton Academy.

The performance will feature:

  • Giuseppe Verdi's "Overture to Nabucco"
  • Mikhail Glinka's "Valse-Fantaisie"
  • Jean Sibelius' "Finlandia"
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Allegro Aperto" (1st movement) from "Concerto No. 2 in D Major for Flute and Orchestra," featuring soloist Julius Boxer-Cooper of Bennington College.
  • Student compositions: "Vistas" by Aleks Rutins (Burr & Burton Academy), "Fantaisie d’un Reve" by Katherine Marthage, "Distance Between the Pinczow Cathedral Walls" by Eliza Olrich, and an untitled work by Keaton Tarbell (all Long Trail School).

Julius Boxer-Cooper, a Bennington College student from Washington, D.C., will perform the flute solo.

Michael Finckel, the symphony's music director, will conduct the performance. Finckel, a Bennington native, studied at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and Bennington College.

Sage City Symphony, established in 1972, is a community and college orchestra affiliated with Bennington College. The symphony performs classical and contemporary music.

The concert is free and open to the public. Sage City Symphony is a registered federal non-profit organization. Donations are accepted. 


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Cheshire Man Faces Charges in Multiple Vehicle Crash

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POWNAL, Vt. — A Cheshire, Mass., man is being charged with gross negligence in operation and leaving the scene of an accident after a crash Saturday night that heavily damaged at least four parked cars. 
 
Demetrie S. Thompson, 24, was issued a citation to appear in Bennington County Court on Nov. 30. 
 
According to State Police, it was reported that a vehicle had left the roadway at about 7:30 p.m. and rammed into multiple vehicles at OD Auto Sales and Service. The location was given as Cash Place, the road that runs behind the car dealership and parallel to Route 7. 
 
It's not clear what Thompson was driving, but a pickup truck was upside-down with heavy damage to its front end near the end of the line of damaged cars, one of which had its top caved in. This can be seen in a video posted to Facebook. 
 
State Police say Thompson fled the scene and was located at a nearby residence. The vehicles "sustained either moderate or totaled damage," according to police.
 
Trooper Emmanuel Baidoo's report says the weather and road conditions were clear. 
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