Community Programs
Community engagement and education are core values in our mission and we have continued this work through performances by SNH musicians and ensembles throughout the region. During our 100th anniversary season, SNH musicians and ensembles performed at the Puritan Backroom (Manchester), Beaver Brook (Hollis), Concord Audi gala (Concord), Capital Arts Fest (Concord), St. Joseph Hospital (Nashua), Church of the Good Shepherd (Nashua), Holiday/Winter Stroll (Nashua), Canterbury Shaker Village (Canterbury), Home Health and Hospice Care (Merrimack), Dover Honda (Dover, NH), St. Kieran Community Center (Berlin, NH), Arlington Pop-up Pantry with United Way (Nashua), Nashua Soup Kitchen, Honda North (Danvers, MA), opening celebration for the Nashua Center for the Arts, Nashua Public Library, Nashua Sculpture Symposium, and Mont Vernon Village School (Mont Vernon, NH).
Learn more about our Education Programs here.
If you are interested in a performance in your community or learning more about partnering with Symphony NH, we welcome you to get in touch! Email us at snh@symphonynh.org or give our office a call at 603-595-9156.
SNH Plays Back
As part of expanding our community engagement efforts, Symphony NH launched a new initiative called SNH Plays Back in 2022/23. This free community engagement program paired Symphony NH musician ensembles with local nonprofits to provide music for clients and staff focused around the holiday season. We will continue this program in 2023-24 to include community organizations throughout southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts.
Prior to the pandemic, Symphony NH musicians and ensembles regularly performed at Home Health and Hospice Care, and St. Joseph Hospital. Since the pandemic, while it's been a challenge, we are happy to say that these performances have resumed at both locations. Providing ambient music for patients, families and staff at these facilities continues to be a highlight of our community engagement efforts. If you are interested in a performance at your health care facility, please contact snh@symphonynh.org for more information.