Overview

Two new world premieres feature in this exciting musical fusion of past and present that shines a spotlight on our incredible orchestra musicians.

Opening with the world premiere of New Hampshire Concerto, Symphony NH’s first collaborative commission with college composers from Dartmouth College, Keene State, Plymouth State, and the University of New Hampshire, and followed by the world premiere of composer D. J. Sparr’s dynamic Extraordinary Motion: Concerto for Electric Harp with poet/co-creator Janine Joseph and harpist Rosanna Moore. The performance ends with one of the most popular symphonic works of all time - Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, “From the New World.”   Inspired by the spirit of African-American spirituals and Native American music that he heard during his travels in America, the work is a fitting tribute to New Hampshire, the spirit of the people who have come before, and those that will come after us.

What better way to move forward in our second century as the symphonic sound of the Granite State?