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.

Folk Voices and Fantasies: Music Rooted in Culture and Imagination

Carlos Chavez - Sinfonia India

Max Bruch - Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra - William Yeh, soloist

Igor Stravinsky - Suite from Petrushka

 

This concert celebrates folk traditions and cultural storytelling. Chavez's "Sinfonia India" (1935-1936) incorporates indiginous Mexican melodies and percussion, honoring native heritage with rhythmic vitality. Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy" (1880) evokes the spirit of Scotland through folk tunes and Romantic lyricism, with the solo violin portraying a poetic narrator. Stravinsky's "Suite from Petrushka" (1947) condenses his ballet about a tragic puppet into a vivid concert piece, blending Russian folk color, bold rhythms, and shifting moods. Together, these works offer a journey through national identity, folklore, and fantasy, revelaing how composers reimagine tradition through bold orchestration and imaginative storytelling.

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

Run Time

2 hours

Venue

Seifert Performing Arts Center

Genre

Classical

Box Office Contact

6036476476

info@nhphil.org

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Accessibility Offerings

Wheelchair Seating