Drawn to the Music is a collaborative arts project in which students listen to great works of western art music and create original illustrations in response. The resulting artwork (at least 150 images will be selected) will be scanned and projected above the orchestra during their performance of the piece.

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Since Drawn to the Music began in 2008, schoolchildren in grades K - 6 from schools across southern and central New Hampshire have submitted nearly 4000 illustrations. Participating students have created unique, illustrated versions of Stravinsky’s Firebird, Prokofiev’s Cinderella, Adams’ The Chairman Dances, Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and Ravel’s Mother Goose. In 2019, students were invited to illustrate a selection of pieces all of which fall under the theme exploring the beauty of the earth through music.

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NH Philharmonic Orchestra Presents Drawn to the Music in April, 2027, featuring your artistic interpretations of Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite, joining the composer in expanding the canvas into five pictorial scenes: sunrise, desert stillness, a burro ride, sunset, and storm. Our program journeys across vivid musical landscapes. John William's The Cowboys Overture opens with cinematic sweep, galloping rhythms, brass fanfares, and the heroic spirit of the American West. Arutunian's Trumpet Concerto places the soloist at center stage in a brilliant, lyrical, and dramatic work that blends virtuosity with Armenian-inflected color.  Together, these works celebrate the orchestra's power to tell stories, paint landscapes, and evoke adventure, character, motion, and grandeur through richly colored, immediately engaging sound, with warmth and theatrical immediacy.

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The New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra is excited to present Drawn to the Music bringing you across the wide expanses of America's plains and deserts. This interactive concert invites students to explore nature as told by American composer Ferde Grofe. This collaborative experience is designed to inspire young artists and immerse audiences in a unique fusion of sound and creativity. Drawn to the Music provides an unparalleled opportunity for students to engage with music in a deeply personal way, offering two afternoon performances on April 17 and 18 at 2:00 p.m. Join us for this extraordinary event where music and art come together to explore the mysteries of the universe.

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Students, parents and teachers will check in at will-call upon arrival at the venue, Seifert Performing Arts Center, to receive free entrance to the concert.

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Teachers, registration opens soon. Please check back for dates. 

 

​For more information, please contact Toni DeGennaro toni@nhphil.org or (603) 785-8770.