Frederick Noonan was a founding board member of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival and the very spirit of our Vermont Artists Gallery. Prior to returning to Vermont, he was a major figure in chamber music programming.

In 1971, after studying at McGill University, Frederick became an usher at Lincoln Center and, over time, worked his way up to Associate Director of Programming—a post he would hold for the next twenty years. He was also responsible for programming the Mostly Mozart Festival and the Great Performers Series, both of which introduced numerous emerging artists who would go on to hold prominent positions in the music world.