2025 FESTIVAL
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Classics Orchestra Concerts
Music in the Mountains
Events TBD
July 8, 2025
7:00 pm
PSU Silver Center For The Arts – Plymouth, NH
Program: TBD
Experience the elegance and energy of masterful compositions in Serenade & Song from Elgar’s haunting Serenade to Bartók’s lively Divertimento and Vivaldi’s uplifting Gloria. We couldn’t be more excited to bring back the Chorus for our season opener!
July 10, 2025
7:00 pm
PSU Silver Center For The Arts – Plymouth, NH
Program
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934) – Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) – Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 BB. 118
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) – Gloria, RV 589 with the NHMF/Pemi Festival Chorus
Artists
Will Gunn, NHMF Festival Chorus Conductor
Charles Dimmick, Concertmaster
Lisa Cooper, Soprano
Janet Poisson, Soprano
NHMF Pemi/Festival Chorus
This concert is made possible through a partnership with the
Pemigewasset Choral Society and support from Heart and Hands Thrift Shop.
July 15, 2025
7:00 pm
PSU Silver Center For The Arts – Plymouth, NH
Program: TBD
Explore the rich contrasts of two iconic cities through music – Paris and London. Ravel’s delicate Pavane evokes elegance, Mozart’s graceful Flute & Harp Concerto features two NHMF musicians, and Stravinsky’s vibrant Concerto in E-flat bursts with rhythmic complexity. The program concludes with Haydn’s grand London Symphony.
July 17, 2025
7:00 pm
PSU Silver Center For The Arts – Plymouth, NH
Program
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) – Flute & Harp Concerto, K.299
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) – Concerto in E-flat, “Dumbarton Oaks”
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) – Symphony No 104, D Major, “London”
Artists
Stilian Kirov, Guest Conductor
Rachel Ferris, Harp
Valerie Watts, Flute
July 22, 2025
7:00 pm
PSU Silver Center For The Arts – Plymouth, NH
Program: TBD
Experience the liveliness of Clarice Assad’s Baião ‘N’ Blues, the virtuosity of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, and the intensity of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1. This program blends passion, drama, and flair leaving a lasting impression.
July 24, 2025
7:00 pm
PSU Silver Center For The Arts – Plymouth, NH
Program
Assad, Clarice (b. 1978) – Baião ‘N’ Blues
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) – Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) – Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op 10
Artists
Mélisse Brunet, Guest Conductor
Cordula Merks, Violin
July 29, 2025
7:00 pm
PSU Silver Center For The Arts – Plymouth, NH
Program: TBD
For our Season Finale, we open the gates to a world of vivid sound and striking imagery. Valerie Coleman’s Umoja explores the meaning of freedom and unity, Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F features energetic blues rhythms, and finally, Mussorgsky’s iconic Pictures at an Exhibition brings Victor Hartmann’s paintings to life, invoking awe and wonder.
July 31, 2025
7:00 pm
PSU Silver Center For The Arts – Plymouth, NH
Program
Coleman, Valerie (b.1970) – Umoja: Anthem of Unity
Gershwin, George (1898-1937) – Piano Concerto in F
Mussorgsky, Modest (1839-1881) – Pictures at an Exhibition, arr. Ravel
Artists
Mélisse Brunet, Guest Conductor
Artina McCain, Piano
This concert is sponsored by the Bank of New Hampshire.
