Founding member of the Grammy Award–winning western swing group Asleep at the Wheel, Leroy Preston brings a vibrant mix of swing, honky-tonk country, and jazzy blues to the stage.

A Vermont native, Preston launched his career locally before co-founding Asleep at the Wheel, touring and recording with the band to international acclaim. He later moved to Nashville, where he built a prolific songwriting career. His credits include Rosanne Cash’s #1 hit “My Baby Thinks He’s a Train”, along with top-charting songs for Asleep at the Wheel, k.d. lang, and Lee Roy Parnell.

His co-writing collaborations span Los Lobos, Marshall Crenshaw, Rosie Flores, Robert Earl Keen, and many more artists who have recorded his material. After a long hiatus, Preston has r   ...

Founding member of the Grammy Award–winning western swing group Asleep at the Wheel, Leroy Preston brings a vibrant mix of swing, honky-tonk country, and jazzy blues to the stage.

A Vermont native, Preston launched his career locally before co-founding Asleep at the Wheel, touring and recording with the band to international acclaim. He later moved to Nashville, where he built a prolific songwriting career. His credits include Rosanne Cash’s #1 hit “My Baby Thinks He’s a Train”, along with top-charting songs for Asleep at the Wheel, k.d. lang, and Lee Roy Parnell.

His co-writing collaborations span Los Lobos, Marshall Crenshaw, Rosie Flores, Robert Earl Keen, and many more artists who have recorded his material. After a long hiatus, Preston has returned with new songs and a stellar lineup of musicians on The Vermont Sessions, released in November 2024.

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Opera Vermont presents William Grant Still’s A Bayou Legend — “A tale of unrequited love, revenge, and eternal transcendence.” Featuring a live orchestra conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson.

Opera Vermont launches a groundbreaking multi-year cycle dedicated to the works of William Grant Still, the “Dean of African American Composers.” This historic production marks the first time an opera by a Black composer will be staged in Vermont, performed by a cast of world-class BIPOC artists.

Set in a Mississippi bayou village, A Bayou Legend is a moving one-act opera about love, longing, and the price of jealousy. Human passion collides with the supernatural, showing that the force of love can reach beyond life itself.

Joshua Collier, Arti   ...

Opera Vermont presents William Grant Still’s A Bayou Legend — “A tale of unrequited love, revenge, and eternal transcendence.” Featuring a live orchestra conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson.

Opera Vermont launches a groundbreaking multi-year cycle dedicated to the works of William Grant Still, the “Dean of African American Composers.” This historic production marks the first time an opera by a Black composer will be staged in Vermont, performed by a cast of world-class BIPOC artists.

Set in a Mississippi bayou village, A Bayou Legend is a moving one-act opera about love, longing, and the price of jealousy. Human passion collides with the supernatural, showing that the force of love can reach beyond life itself.

Joshua Collier, Artistic Director of Opera Vermont, calls the project “a cultural commitment to honor William Grant Still’s legacy and to ensure that Vermont becomes a place where history, music, and community converge in celebration.”

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Opera Vermont presents William Grant Still’s A Bayou Legend — “A tale of unrequited love, revenge, and eternal transcendence.”

Featuring a live orchestra conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson.
Opera Vermont launches a groundbreaking multi-year cycle dedicated to the works of William Grant Still, the “Dean of African American Composers.” This historic production marks the first time an opera by a Black composer will be staged in Vermont, performed by a cast of world-class BIPOC artists.

Set in a Mississippi bayou village, A Bayou Legend is a moving one-act opera about love, longing, and the price of jealousy. Human passion collides with the supernatural, showing that the force of love can reach beyond life itself.

Joshua Colli   ...

Opera Vermont presents William Grant Still’s A Bayou Legend — “A tale of unrequited love, revenge, and eternal transcendence.”

Featuring a live orchestra conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson.
Opera Vermont launches a groundbreaking multi-year cycle dedicated to the works of William Grant Still, the “Dean of African American Composers.” This historic production marks the first time an opera by a Black composer will be staged in Vermont, performed by a cast of world-class BIPOC artists.

Set in a Mississippi bayou village, A Bayou Legend is a moving one-act opera about love, longing, and the price of jealousy. Human passion collides with the supernatural, showing that the force of love can reach beyond life itself.

Joshua Collier, Artistic Director of Opera Vermont, calls the project “a cultural commitment to honor William Grant Still’s legacy and to ensure that Vermont becomes a place where history, music, and community converge in celebration.”

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