Music Under The Stars: The Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra

The BMC and Retreat Farm kick off their  “Music Under the Stars” summer concerts Saturday, June 22, with the return of the PESO Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra.

Admission is free with donations welcome. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. at Retreat Farm, with the concert at 6:30 p.m. rain or shine! All are welcome to bring lawn chairs and a picnic dinner. Please note that no outside alcohol is permitted but beer, wine, and cider are available on site.

The PESO Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra, a steel pan band, brings world class music to appreciative audiences around the U.S. and overseas. Founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, NY, the band uses its platform to promote unity throughout the culture and steel pan community, all while personifying the band motto of “Together As One.”

Other scheduled concerts include the Vermont Jazz Center Big Band with Alexis Cole, Saturday, July 20 and Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy with Katie McNally and Neil Pearlman, Saturday, August 17.

Series sponsors include Guilford Sound and other generous donors. Music Under the Stars is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Vermont Arts Council.