Champlain College hosts a multimedia event this Thursday, October 9, at Alumni Auditorium titled “Sound, Light, Movement: Solo Cello + Handmade Film.” Curated by Caryn Cline, executive director of Seattle’s Interbay Cinema Society, the evening features 10 short experimental films, all originally shot on 16mm film as silent pieces.
The films will receive new live soundtracks courtesy of Seattle cellist and composer Lori Goldston, known to many for touring with Nirvana in the ’90s and appearing on the band’s MTV Unplugged in New York album. Self-described as “classically trained and rigorously de-trained,” Goldston is a truly multigenre creator, working with everyone from singer-songwriter Cat Power to rockers Earth to Israeli conductor Ilan Volkov. Visit champlain.edu for more information on the free event.
Ever wonder about the Green Mountain music scene of yore? According to a new exhibit from the Vermont Historical Society, the work of the state’s early songwriters is still sung today. “Vermont’s Tunebook Tradition: Composers, Compilers & Singers of Psalmody (1790-2025),” at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier, is a collection of seven tunebooks composed, compiled and printed by Vermonters, largely between the years 1790 and 1810.
The Vermont Early Music Project and eight local historical societies and museums collaborated on this effort to “present the printed tunebooks and handwritten part books of early Vermont musicians alongside stories of music-making Vermonters spanning 235 years,” according to a press release.
Check out vermonthistory.org to learn more about the exhibit, on view until December.
Singer-songwriter Emma Cook is gearing up for a big 2026. Her forthcoming album, Of the Morning, is set to drop in February after nearly a year of work.
Its first single, “Thirteen Moons,” debuts Tuesday, October 14, on major streaming services; four more singles will be released between now and February. To celebrate the new single’s release, Cook plays on Wednesday, October 8, at Radio Bean in Burlington with singer-songwriter Katie Martucci and alt-pop artist Beccs.
Also releasing new music this week is Burlington folk musician David Karl Roberts. The singer-songwriter dropped three new tracks on Wednesday, October 1: “Welcome to the Jubilee,” “The Devil and Daniel Webster,” and “Like Driving on Snow.” All three are available for streaming and download now at davidkarlroberts.bandcamp.com.
Roberts, ubiquitous on the local live music scene, has a veritable ton of shows coming up in October; he’ll celebrate his birthday at Foam Brewers in Burlington on Sunday, October 26.
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This article appears in Oct 8-14 2025.
