The Phil

Welcome to The Phil's 2025-2026 Season!

Our 2025-2026 season explores themes of history, life, nature, and culture. Our October concert opens with Peter Boyer's "Ellis Island" and closes with the contrasting "Symphony #12" of Dimitri Shostakovich. You may remember that Peter Boyer was also the composer of "Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue", which opened our season last year. We move into the Holiday Season performing with the New England Dance Ensemble's "Nutcracker" and finishing with our popular Holiday Pops concert. In February, we awaken your inner romantic with a special Valentine's Day program. In April, we welcome David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, as soloist in Vivaldi's always magical ode to nature, "The Four Seasons", and conclude with Vaughn William's serene "Symphony #5". Our final concert of the year features Carlos Chavez's homage to his Mexican heritage, "Sinfonia India", Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy" highlighting young violin virtuoso William Yeh, and concluding with Stravinsky's exciting "Petrushka". In a change for this season, both Saturday and Sunday concerts will be 2:00 pm matinees.

History in Sound: From Ellis Island to the Russian Revolution

Peter Boyer - Ellis Island: The Dream of America

Dimitri Shostakovich - Symphony #12: The Year 1917

 

Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America is a stirring tribute to the immigrant experience, blending spoken word and orchestral music to bring to life real stories from Ellis Island’s Oral History Project. With vivid emotion, it captures the hope, struggle, and determination of those who crossed oceans in search of a new beginning in America.

In contrast, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12, The Year 1917 delivers a dramatic, state-sanctioned homage to Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution. While patriotic in tone, the symphony’s deeper meaning has long sparked debate among scholars and listeners alike.

Together, these works offer powerful musical portraits of transformation—one deeply personal and aspirational, the other profoundly political and revolutionary—illuminating two defining chapters of the 20th century.

The Phil

October 18 and 19, 2025. Both performances are at 2:00 pm at Seifert Performing Arts Center, Salem, NH.

Available Pricing Options

  • Adult : $35.00
  • Adult : $35.00
  • Senior : $30.00
  • Senior : $30.00
  • Streaming : $15.00
  • Student : $10.00
  • Student : $10.00
  • Salem Student : $5.00
  • Salem Student : $5.00

Events

Sat Oct 18 2025 - 2:00 PM EDT

Sun Oct 19 2025 - 2:00 PM EDT

Run Time

2 hours

Venue

Seifert Performing Arts Center

Genre

Classical

Box Office Contact

603-647-6476

info@nhphil.org

Website

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Accessibility Offerings

Wheelchair Seating