 vermont is a state in the united states. some of the state's most well-known bands include phish, drowningman, grace potter and the nocturnals, rough francis, waylon speed, the wards, the cancer conspiracy and prydein. the state is also home to many iconoclastic composers, from revolutionary-era justin morgan through electronic/avant-gardist otto luening. vermont's long list of contemporary composers includes jon appleton, dennis bathory-kitsz, david gunn, brian johnson, leroy preston, laura koplewitz, john levin, peggy madden, erik nielsen, thomas l. read, ernie stires, gd, su lian tan, dennis murphy, and gwyneth walker. vermont is also a rich source of folk and traditional music, with such musicians as celia woodsworth (and her band avi and celia,) pete sutherland, anaÃ¯s mitchell, deb flanders, jon gailmor, and many others. == music education and institutions == the vermont symphony orchestra,vermont symphony orchestra founded in 1934, was the first state-funded orchestra in the nation. the orchestra's first artistic director was alan carter, followed by efrain guigui, and kate tamarkin. the artistic director and conductor today is jaime laredo. laredo is a world-renowned violinist who played for many years with isaac stern and performs worldwide as a soloist and frequently in duo concerts with sharon robinson, cellist. the vso's "made in vermont" series annually commissions a vermont composer to create a large-scale work that tours the state. previous recipients have included g. walker, l. koplewitz, et al. current composer-in-residence with the vso is david ludwig. the vermont youth orchestravermont youth orchestra association has come to prominence since the mid-1990s under the direction of composer/conductor troy peters.troy peters the consortium of vermont composers was formed in 1988 to promote composers of classical music from the state; the consortium calls vermont the "most composer-friendly state" in the country.consortium of vermont composers vermont has a program entitled the vermont midi project, a non-profit program that encourages young students from elementary school to high school to compose music and submit what they have written to a diannual competition. if selected, the compositions are performed by the vermont symphony orchestra. this program makes use of sibelius notation software, which allows people to compose music electronically. == music festivals == the vermont mozart festival, founded in 1974, is the state's largest classical music festival, and a popular summer destination for music lovers around the united states. as of 2006, the mozart
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