[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E761]
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                   CHAMBER MUSIC OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

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                          HON. BERNARD SANDERS

                               of vermont

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2005

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to commend the 
Craftsbury Chamber Players, who this year are celebrating a double 
anniversary. For 40 consecutive years they have performed chamber music 
in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, and for 25 consecutive years they 
have performed in Burlington, Vermont's largest city. Founded and still 
directed by pianist Mary Anthony Cox, the Craftsbury Chamber Players 
bring chamber music of the highest order to northern Vermont.
  The Northeast Kingdom is the least populous area of Vermont, yet 
every summer the woods of Craftsbury, Hardwick and Greensboro 
reverberate with the sounds of Haydn, Schubert, Dvorak, and twentieth 
century music. The Craftsbury Players present concerts that are both 
innovative and broad. Their repertoire spans over 300 years of music, 
introducing audiences to little-known works of the past and present, as 
well as those great chamber pieces which have sustained generations of 
music lovers. Every concert explores music which should be heard, but 
often isn't: forgotten works by major composers, supposedly difficult 
compositions by twentieth century modernists, and seldom-preformed 
works from our very own day.
  These world-class performers come to Vermont to play together, to 
make music because they love the great richness which comes from 
measured rhythms and ordered sound. It is fitting that this year their 
anniversary celebration will be capped by the world premiere of a 
quintet by Kenji Bunch, a long-time violist with the Craftsbury 
Players. Commissioned especially for this anniversary, it will be 
performed on July 20, 2005 in Burlington and July 21 in Hardwick.
  The Craftsbury Chamber Players have shared their love of music with 
thousands of people in Vermont. On this, their 40th anniversary, the 
people of Vermont salute them for their dedication to music and for 
bringing the best in music to our communities.




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