Symphony NH marks the anniversary of its very first concert TO THE DAY at the new Nashua Center for the Arts! Join us for a concert featuring acclaimed cellist Amit Peled, who performed Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with SNH in 2001, followed by two works played on Symphony NH’s very first concert on April 29, 1923: a movement from Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony – and Strauss’s On the Beautiful Blue Danube, a piece that has stood the test of time. A special gala celebration and dinner follow with special guests. One of the social events of the season!

Dvořák | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 | Amit Peled, cello

Schubert | Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished' - I. Allegro Moderato

J. Strauss Jr. | On the Beautiful Blue Danube

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5

Roger Kalia, conductor

Join us after the concert for our Centennial Anniversary Gala, an exciting event where we celebrate 100 years as the symphonic sound of the Granite State! Tickets for the event must be purchased separately here.

Spring is in the air – and so is passion! The evening begins with the modern, beautiful and poignant Suite from Maria de Buenos Aires - Ástor Piazzolla’s “little tango opera”. Next, experience Mahler like you never have before in an intimate arrangement of Titan for chamber ensemble. A joyous celebration of life in its final movement welcomes the end of the cold weather like no other concert can.

Join us before the concert at 6:30 pm for Preludes, our pre-concert talk series hosted by Music Director Roger Kalia and Executive Director Deanna Hoying.

6:30 ~ Preludes, pre-concert talk

7:30 pm ~

Piazzolla/arr. Verhelst | Suite from Maria de Buenos Aires

Mahler/arr. Farrington | Symphony No. 1, "Titan" | arranged for Chamber Ensemble by Ian Farrington

Roger Kalia, conductor

Symphony NH’s collaborative spirit is on display in this sure-to-bring-the-house-down performance of one of the foremost and well-known choral works, Mozart’s Requiem. Joining SNH to perform the radiant Rex Tremendae and other stirring choral passages is none other than the Nashua Choral Society in a nod to SNH’s past when the two organizations performed together regularly. SNH and NCS are also joined by Nashoba Valley Chorale. Four rising singers from the area serve as soloists on this memorable afternoon. 

TJ Cole | Death of the Poet

Mozart | Requiem

Roger Kalia, conductor
Reagan Paras, Music Director, Nashua Choral Society
Anne Watson Born, Music Director, Nashoba Valley Chorale
Carley DeFranco, soprano
Kristin Lawler, alto
Jonas Budris, tenor
Thomas Warden, baritone

Featuring the Nashua Choral Society and Nashoba Valley Chorale

This program runs for approximately 75 minutes.

Revel in the spirit of the holidays with a high-octane, fun-filled program led by guest conductor Tiffany Lu. Experience the magic of the symphony! With classic and new holiday favorites -- featuring selections from The Nutcracker, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Grinch, singalongs, and more -- even the Grinch would be singing along to these festive favorites that will have you setting out cookies and milk, crafting snowmen, and spreading the holiday cheer!

Tiffany Lu, conductor

O’NEILL/KINKEL (arr. Phillips) Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24

SILVESTRI (arr. Brubaker) Concert Suite from the Polar Express

MENDELSON (arr. Pugh) Charlie Brown Christmas

Arr. Brubaker How the Grinch Stole Christmas

VAUGHN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves

DONKIN Frosted Pane from Four Poems

TCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker Suite | Marche - Trepak - Waltz of the Flowers

Arr. Wendel Little Bolero Boy

Arr. Custer Winter Wonderland

Arr. Finnegan Christmas Singalong

Arr. Rutter A Merry Christmas

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, widely considered amongst the best orchestral works of the Baroque era, celebrates our musicians including Concertmaster Elliott Markow, Principal Flute Kathleen Boyd, Principal Oboe Cheryl Bishkoff and Principal Trumpet Richard Watson. Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings brings back the dance party theme, a la 1875 - after all, this season is all about celebrating 100 years of music as “the Symphonic sound of the Granite State!”

Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Soloists: Elliott Markow, violin / Kathleen Boyd, flute / Cheryl Bishkoff, oboe / Richard Watson, trumpet

Mozart | Horn Concerto No. 4, K495 I. Allegro moderato
Steve Harmon, horn

Du Puy | Quintet for Bassoon and Strings in A minor III. Allegro
Michael Mechanic, bassoon

Weber, Clarinet Concertino in E-flat, op. 26
Mackenzie Austin, clarinet

~ Intermission ~

Dvořák | Serenade for Strings

Roger Kalia, conductor

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, widely considered amongst the best orchestral works of the Baroque era, celebrates our musicians including Concertmaster Elliott Markow, Principal Flute Kathleen Boyd, Principal Oboe Cheryl Bishkoff and Principal Trumpet Richard Watson. Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings brings back the dance party theme, a la 1875 - after all, this season is all about celebrating 100 years of music as “the Symphonic sound of the Granite State!”

Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Soloists: Elliott Markow, violin / Kathleen Boyd, flute / Cheryl Bishkoff, oboe / Richard Watson, trumpet

Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 4, K495 I. Allegro moderato
Steve Harmon, horn

Du Puy, Quintet for Bassoon and Strings in A minor III. Allegro
Michael Mechanic, bassoon

Weber, Clarinet Concertino in E-flat, op. 26
Mackenzie Austin, clarinet

~ Intermission ~

Dvořák | Serenade for Strings

Roger Kalia, conductor

Symphony NH kicks off its 100th anniversary celebratory season with a musical tapestry incorporating historical and modern pieces and featuring works written about or in New Hampshire. Oliver Caplan’s Lunastella Fuga enfolds one in the magic of a simple summer night during a camping trip in New Hampshire. John Adams’ “Shaking and Trembling” from his Shaker Loops is a modern dance of dense, swirling sounds that juxtaposes beautifully with New Hampshirite Amy Beach’s renowned Bal Masque. Closing the evening is none other than Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite, a brilliant work that put the composer on the map. Originally composed as a one-act ballet, SNH brings this scintillating, atmospheric and colorful Romanticism of this work to you in the compelling chamber music version - an absolute must hear, which promises to have you thinking about this work in a new light.

CAPLAN | Lunastella Fuga

ADAMS | “Shaking and Trembling” from Shaker Loops

BEACH | Bal Masque

STRAVINSKY / arr. Schäffer | Firebird Suite

Roger Kalia, conductor