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.

Nature and Reflection: From Vivaldi's Seasons to Vaughn Williams' Serenity

Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - David Kim, soloist and conductor

Ralph Vaughn-Williams - Symphony #5

 

Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" (c. 1723) is a vivid musical depiction of nature's cycle, with four concertos - Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter - each paired with descriptive sonnets. Birds, storms, harvest dances, and icy winds come alive through inventive violin writing and Baroque energy. In contrast, Vaughn-Williams' "Symphony No. 5" (1943), composed during World War II, offers introspective beauty and spirtual calm. Drawing from his opera "The Pilgrim's Progress", it features lyrical themes, pastoral harmonies, and serene orchestration. Together, these works balance the outer world's drama with inner reflection, celebrating the richness of both nature and the human spirit.

The Phil

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

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