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At Marlboro, They Come to the Vermont Woods to Play, Not To Perform

As the Marlboro Festival marks 60 years, a campus beautification project is underway
As the Marlboro Festival marks 60 years, a campus beautification project is underway (Brian Wise/WQXR)
Pianist Bruno Canino, violinist Ying Fu and cellist Matt Zalkind rehearse Shostakovich
Pianist Bruno Canino, violinist Ying Fu and cellist Matt Zalkind rehearse Shostakovich (Brian Wise/WQXR)
The Dining Hall at Marlboro, which doubles as an informal concert hall
The Dining Hall at Marlboro, which doubles as an informal concert hall (Brian Wise/WQXR)
Soprano Susanna Phillips and musicians rehearse Zemlinsky's 'Maiblumen blühten überall'
Soprano Susanna Phillips and musicians rehearse Zemlinsky's 'Maiblumen blühten überall' (Brian Wise/WQXR)
The student cafe, where socializing normally takes place
The student cafe, where socializing normally takes place (Brian Wise/WQXR)

High jinks are common at meal time in Marlboro. This Saturday night dinner featured a beach party theme.

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More Dinnertime shenanigans. Violinist Caroline Goulding is seated at left.
More Dinnertime shenanigans. Violinist Caroline Goulding is seated at left. (Brian Wise/WQXR)
Marlboro administrator Frank Salomon at the famous scheduling board
Marlboro administrator Frank Salomon at the famous scheduling board (Brian Wise/WQXR)

A performance of Mendelssohn's String Quintet in A Major features violinists Bella Hristova and Nikki Chooi, violists Hélène Clément and Vicki Powell and cellist Peter Wiley.

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Audiences arrive for the opening night concert at Marlboro's 680-seat concert hall.
Audiences arrive for the opening night concert at Marlboro's 680-seat concert hall. (Brian Wise/WQXR)
Rudolph Serkin is Buried at Christ Church Cementary in Guilford, Vermont
Rudolph Serkin is Buried at Christ Church Cementary in Guilford, Vermont (Brian Wise/WQXR)
Christ Church Cementary in Guilford, Vermont
Christ Church Cementary in Guilford, Vermont (Brian Wise/WQXR)
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